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This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History by Jon Savage (Hardcover, 2019)

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Get ready to dive deep into the world of Joy Division with Jon Savage's This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: the Oral History. This hardback book, published by Faber & Faber in 2019, offers a comprehensive look at the band's story, featuring 336 pages of in-depth coverage of their music, influences, and impact on the music industry. This book is a must-have for any music enthusiast who appreciates the artistry and innovation of Joy Division. With a height of 234mm and width of 153mm, it's the perfect size for reading at home or on the go. Don't miss out on this insightful and thought-provoking exploration of one of the most influential bands of all time.

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Joy Division emerged in the mid-70s at the start of a two-decades long Manchester scene that was to become much mythologised. It was then a city still labouring in the wake of the war and entering a phase of huge social and physical change, and something of this spirit made its way into the DNA of the band. Over the course of two albums, a handful of other seminal releases, and some legendary gigs, Joy Division became the most successful and exciting underground band of their generation. Then, on the brink of a tour to America, Ian Curtis took his own life. In This searing light, the sun and everything else, Jon Savage has assembled three decades worth of interviews with the principle players in the Joy Division story: Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Deborah Curtis, Peter Saville, Tony Wilson, Paul Morley, Alan Hempsall, Lesley Gilbert, Terry Mason, Anik Honore, and many more. It is the story of how a band resurrected a city, how they came together in circumstances that are both accidental and extraordinary, and how their music galvanised a generation of fans, artists and musicians. It is a classic story of how young men armed with electric guitars and good taste in literature can change the world with four chords and three-and-a-half minutes of music. And it is the story of how illness and demons can rob the world of a shamanic lead singer and visionary lyricist. This searing light, the sun and everything else presents the history of Joy Division in an intimate and candid way, as orchestrated by the lodestar of British music writing, Jon Savage.