{"product_id":"joy-division-unknown-pleasures","title":"JOY DIVISION unknown pleasures Band T-shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eMinimal. Monochrome. Misery you can wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack tee with the OG waveforms, crisp white lines undulating like your brain at 2am. No band name, no title, just the anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for:\u003cbr\u003e• Watching snow fall in silence\u003cbr\u003e• Gatekeeping post-punk\u003cbr\u003e• Pretending you’re fine (you’re not)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e• Officially licensed\u003cbr\u003e• 100% cotton\u003cbr\u003e• Original Unknown Pleasures graphic\u003cbr\u003e• Iconic nihilism, no captions necessary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCare Instructions:\u003cbr\u003eMachine wash cold. Dry to the sound of rain on windows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnknown Pleasures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut \u003ca title=\"Album\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Album\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003estudio album\u003c\/a\u003e by the English \u003ca title=\"Rock music\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rock_music\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003erock\u003c\/a\u003e band \u003ca title=\"Joy Division\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joy_Division\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eJoy Division\u003c\/a\u003e. It was released on 15 June 1979 through \u003ca title=\"Factory Records\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Factory_Records\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eFactory Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-official_5-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unknown_Pleasures#cite_note-official-5\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e5\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The album was recorded and mixed over three successive weekends at \u003ca title=\"Stockport\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stockport\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eStockport\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003ca title=\"Strawberry Studios\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strawberry_Studios\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eStrawberry Studios\u003c\/a\u003e in April 1979, with producer \u003ca title=\"Martin Hannett\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Hannett\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eMartin Hannett\u003c\/a\u003e contributing a number of unconventional \u003ca title=\"Sound recording\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sound_recording\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003erecording techniques\u003c\/a\u003e to the group's sound. The cover artwork was designed by artist \u003ca title=\"Peter Saville (graphic designer)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Saville_(graphic_designer)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ePeter Saville\u003c\/a\u003e, using a data plot of signals from a \u003ca title=\"Radio pulsar\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radio_pulsar\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eradio pulsar\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-6\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unknown_Pleasures#cite_note-6\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e6\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e It is the only Joy Division album released during lead singer \u003ca title=\"Ian Curtis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_Curtis\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eIan Curtis\u003c\/a\u003e's lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eFactory Records did not release any singles from \u003ci\u003eUnknown Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e. In January 1980 the album placed at no.\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2 on the first publication of the \u003ca title=\"UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UK_Independent_Singles_and_Albums_Charts\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eIndie Albums Chart\u003c\/a\u003e. It reached no.\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e71 on the \u003ca title=\"UK Albums Chart\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UK_Albums_Chart\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eAlbums Chart\u003c\/a\u003e when reissued in July 1980 just after the release of the subsequent album \u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Closer (Joy Division album)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Closer_(Joy_Division_album)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eCloser\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. It has since received sustained critical acclaim as an influential \u003ca title=\"Post-punk\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Post-punk\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003epost-punk\u003c\/a\u003e album, and has been named as one of the best albums of all time by publications such as \u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"NME\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NME\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eNME\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ca title=\"AllMusic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AllMusic\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Select (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Select_(magazine)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eSelect\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Rolling Stone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolling_Stone\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Spin (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spin_(magazine)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eSpin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockstar Merch","offers":[{"title":"S \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46305514881283,"sku":"JDTS01MB01AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46305514914051,"sku":"JDTS01MB02AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46305514946819,"sku":"JDTS01MB03AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46305514979587,"sku":"JDTS01MB04AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46305515012355,"sku":"JDTS01MB05AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266058440963,"sku":"JDTS01MB06AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266058473731,"sku":"JDTS01MB07AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46990999847171,"sku":"JDTS01MB08AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4964\/2499\/files\/JOY_DIVISION_unknown_pleasures_03.jpg?v=1772386689","url":"https:\/\/rockstar-merch.com\/products\/joy-division-unknown-pleasures","provider":"Rockstar Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}