Ep412: Celebrating Joy Division with Peter Hook
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Peter Hook shares stories & anecdotes about the rare records & recordings of Joy Division, the artwork of "Unknown Pleasures", unheard Joy Division tapes, Sex Pistols Manchester Free Trade Hall show & more.
- Peter is recovering from Covid
- New Order Substance was made for Tony Wilson's car
- Burying grief immediately after Ian Curtis' death
- Band-financing "An Ideal for Living" record
- The 45 single sounded dreadful
- New Order didn't want to play Joy Division
- The popularity of Joy Division so many years later
- What could have been on Joy Division's 3rd LP
- Did Ian hear or see the "Closer" album package?
- The band's music activity in the days after Ian's death
- What was the plan for "An Ideal for Living"?
- Changes for "An Ideal For Living" 12" repress
- Band changing name from "Warsaw" to "Joy Division"
- FAC-02 compilation & other early records
- "Licht Und Blindheit" single from France
- Band involvement with record artwork
- The image for "Unknown Pleasures" artwork
- The popularity of "Unknown Pleasures" artwork / Disney
- The fractures within the band members in later years
- Status of Joy Division master tapes
- Additional/unheard Joy Division music
- Ian Curtis' daughter & personal mementos
- Ticket stubs from the Sex Pistols Manchester show
- Memories of the Sex Pistols Free Trade Hall show
- Buying his 1st bass guitar
- When the Sex Pistols returned to Manchester
- Did Peter's parents ever see him play live?
- The runout groove of FAC-40 – Joy Division "Still"
- Interview wrapup
Peter Hook & the Light play Joy Division & New Order "Substance" Albums - Tour Dates
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Groove Washer, the best record cleaners and protective sleeves |
| 0:04.3 | for your vinyl collection. Ask for the groove washer from your local shop or go to groove washer.com. |
| 0:09.7 | Discount code, vinyl guide 10. And now on with the show. |
| 0:16.3 | Well, hello everybody. It's Nate. Welcome to episode 412 of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record |
| 0:22.6 | collectors and music nerds. And this week, I'm absolutely delighted to share. We have, as a guest |
| 0:28.2 | on the show, Mr. Peter Hook, discussing his time with and the records and recordings of Joy Division, |
| 0:34.7 | including talking about the ultra-rare and ideal for living band-financed |
| 0:39.3 | single. |
| 0:40.0 | We talk about album art, including the extraordinarily popular Unknown Pleasures cover image. |
| 0:45.3 | We talk about the days after Ian Curtis's passing, what the band was doing. |
| 0:49.6 | What's up with the Joy Division Master Tapes? |
| 0:52.1 | We get into that. |
| 0:53.2 | We even talk about the infamous Sex Pistols |
| 0:55.3 | Manchester shows, which Peter saw and a whole lot more. Now look, I've always wanted to get |
| 1:00.7 | hooky on the show, and we finally got it done, and man, he does not disappoint. I think you guys |
| 1:05.8 | will absolutely love this conversation. Now, I'm pleased to share. |
| 1:11.0 | Peter Hook and The Light are heading to Australia and New Zealand, playing both substance |
| 1:16.7 | albums of Joy Division and New Order sequentially and in full. |
| 1:22.1 | Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, |
| 1:26.7 | reserve your tickets now before they're gone. |
| 1:29.1 | Go to metropolisturing.com for dates and details. |
| 1:34.2 | Finally, I want to welcome all newbies to the show. |
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