To mark the 30th anniversary of the formation of Joy Division, Rhino will be re-issuing Joy Division’s two studio albums as two CD sets, the first disc being the remastered album and the second being unreleased live recordings. These will be available beginning October 30th. As if that wasn’t enough, they will also be issuing a vinyl box set exclusively at rhino.com on September 11th. These will be released to regular retail outlets as individual sets on September 25th. If for some reason you don’t already own these post-punk classics, it seems there’s no time like the present.
While we’re waiting, here’s the trailer for the Ian Curtis biopic, Control: