Joy Division celebrate 30th Anniversary with new reissues


On the eve of their 30th anniversary, Joy Division will be releasing a series of special releases. Among the plans are an an expanded reissue program, a special vinyl boxed set, download and ringtone releases and the soundtrack to "Control," Anton Corbijn's critically lauded Curtis biopic.

Rhino Records, who were also responsible for deluxe packages from the likes of The Ramones, are overseeing the reissue project and are promising double–CD deluxe editions of those albums, expanded with rare and unreleased music, in physical and digital formats. The first disc of each set features the original album remastered, while the second disc contains unreleased live performances.

Both Closer, Unknown Pleasures and Still will be released on October 30th.