Torn Apart
The Life of Ian Curtis
Published on 30. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-84609-754-6 (ISBN)
Description
Over 25 years later, the cult surrounding Curtis shows no signs of fading. Fans make regular pilgrimages to his hometown of Macclesfield and to Manchester, where the legacy of Joy Division and Factory Records has passed into legend.
Reviews / Votes
This "down-to-earth picture of life in a band in the 70s is nothing short of revelatory" - Record Collector magazineMore details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
ill
ISBN-13
978-1-84609-754-6 (9781846097546)
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Mick Middles
Torn Apart: The Life of Ian Curtis
Book
05/2009
3rd Edition
Omnibus Press
€33.56
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Previous edition
Book
04/2006
Omnibus Press
€44.70
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Persons
Mick Middles was the first journalist to interview Joy Division for the music press and formed a close association with the band. Lindsay Reade was a co-founder of Factory Records along with her then-husband, Tony Wilson.