Joy Division's second album Closer has endured more than most other records released in its time and it has done so by the sheer quality of its form. Forged from jams, live performance and the future-proofing production of a musical visionary, the record is powerful and influential. It's also survived legions of fans who were bizarrely worshipful of the band that sang of such despair and gloom (I was such an one). In the sobering light of its 40th birthday last July, Closer sounds as vital, architecturally stunning and vivid as it did in 1980. Glenn and I chatted to find out why.
There's a moment in the episode where I intervened as editor as something was bugging me about one of the track discussions. We'd got a single word wrong which threw us off compass. I sought and found a direct source of the story behind the song The Eternal as recollected by Joy Division guitarist Bernard Sumner. You can find the interview here.
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