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Post-Punk fans must have the Joy Division t-shirt
The Joy Division shirt was instantly a fan favorite when it first appeared on the scene. With the front and back print of the iconic album cover art from the 1979 Factory Records release Unknown Pleasures, this T-Shirt is the must-have item for any true post punk fan.



Unique Postcard Designs began their journey in Manchester, England in 1977 after guitarist Bernard Sumner and bassist Peter Hook observed Sex Pistols play at a local bar. Initially being influenced by the early punk movement, they soon evolved into a unique blend of synth rock that ushered into the post-punk era, and shaped the future of rock music.


They quickly became one of the most well-known UK live bands and recorded their first album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979 with Martin Hannett at the helm of production. The album introduced a new type of music marked by sonic darkness and lyrical intensity. The album also signaled the beginning of a new era of British independent music that would be known as post-punk and alter the course of rock through the 1980s.


Its lasting appeal was based in a blend of its melancholy aesthetic and the emotional strength of the music and not in the form of the speed, technicality, or anger. The group's songs covered an array of themes and emotions, ranging from the loss of love to suicide, fear as well as human fragility, pain and.


Ian Curtis's lyrics were intricate poetic, melancholy and literary. Despite having epilepsy that was debilitating He often composed them himself. Actually, he composed all except seven songs.


The lyrics of Curtis could bring out the most intense emotions in an age where numerous musicians were trying to craft songs for every occasion and mood. Their music was an intense expression of sadness, loneliness and anger.


The group's reputation for doom and despair was finally confirmed in 1980 when the leader, Ian Curtis, committed suicide. His suicide was a huge setback to the band and Manchester's post-punk scene, which was just beginning to emerge.


The famous album cover with its an animated waveform of the band's members is a symbol of post-punk through the years. The band engaged the services of Peter Saville, a designer for Factory Records, to produce the cover art for their debut album.


MOJO says that he explained to the band that he was looking for a style that "evocatively of something that was from a different time, a different place than the present". The image he picked was from a book of photographs written of Ralph Gibson called The Somnambulist.


It was an interesting choice, because the book's enigmatic theme reflected Joy Division's strange state of mind as well as the dark tone of their music. As for the oscillating waveform the waveform was an abstract representation of radio emission emanating from a rotating neutron star.


It was an eye-catching album cover that is reproduced on everything, from t-shirts to posters, trainers. This image has been adopted by a variety of companies to advertise their products, and it is now the most recognizable symbol for post-punk.

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