S1E3: An Ideal For Living

Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order

Rhino UK

Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Music, Factory Records, Music History, Joy Division, Documentary, Stephen Morris, Society & Culture, Peter Hook, New Order, Ian Curtis

4.8 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Maxine Peake narrates the story of the legendarily chaotic record label Factory, with memorable contributions from founder Tony Wilson ("We were clever enough at the very beginning to know that musicians know f**k-all about music”). Also: FAC numbers explained.

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0:00.0	Nothing would have stopped us. Nothing did stop us, did it?
0:03.1	For over four decades, they've only ever moved forward.
0:06.9	It was like everyone wants to come and see the band that used to be Joy Division.
0:10.2	Nobody.
0:10.8	Through tragedy after tragedy and a complete reinvention.
0:15.1	I think I brought calmness.
0:17.0	And that's like how I knew we were on to a winner.
0:19.7	They've never really stopped to take a breath until now.
0:24.7	You were happy not being a normal group.
0:28.1	They sort of changed the world twice.
0:29.8	The fact that they were combining post-punk with club culture, club sounds.
0:35.1	I was thinking, how can anybody dance do this?
0:37.4	Which was like an anti-dance record, really.
0:40.3	Down the phone goes in.
0:41.8	Hello, is there?
0:42.7	Somebody from Catharck, the band would like to know.
0:45.5	How you achieved the bass drum sounds?
0:48.3	You're just happy to be doing something that you love.
0:51.4	This is Transmissions, the definitive story
0:54.7	of New Order and Joy Division.
1:08.6	Coming up in episode three,
1:15.6	we rewine the tape back to before unknown pleasures to introduce you to a figure who could be considered the father of the band.
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