What’s Joy Division, New Order and Factory? Joy Division was a band that existed in a brief period of time between the late 1970s and the early 1980s. The band ceased to exist when the lead singer, Ian Curtis, committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Macclesfield, England on the morning of May 18, 1980. The band became New Order unofficially about 1 - 2 months after this tragedy. Factory was both bands’ record label.

Joy Division : a work in progress

My obsession with the band, and with punk and new wave in general, started in the early 1980s.Here is the smallest tribute I could possibly perform - a collection of images you can use as wallpaper or anything else.

77 Barton Street, where Ian had lived and died.
77 Barton Street, Macclesfield, England.
Ian worked in the room that has the window to the left of the door.

The spot where the Electric Circus once stood.
This is the spot in Manchester where the Electric Cirus once stood.
It looks like it was replaced by Council flats.

51201 Flag atop the Hacienda.

FAC51 The Hacienda
This is actually in the brickwork of the Hacienda.

Ian’s memorial stone - IAN CURTIS 18-5-80
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Photo taken 10 years and 10 days from the day Ian took his own life.

Ian’s memorial stone with flowers, cards and poems from friends and family.
"How I wish you were here with me now."

The old Factory I in Hulme.
This was the original Factory.
This was the PSV Caribbean Club in 1990.

The Factory Must Be Built.
The new Factory circa 1990 - Manchester, England.

Rare Records - where Ian used to work in the 1970s.
Rare Records in City Centre. Ian had a job here.
It was originally on another street adjacent to it, or so I’m told.

Some pictures will be posted on my My Photo Album