If Unknown Pleasures was Joy Division at their most obsessively, carefully focused, ten songs yet of a piece, Closer was the sprawl, the chaotic explosion that went every direction at once. Who knows what the next path would have been had Ian Curtis not chosen his end? But steer away from the rereading of his every lyric after that date; treat Closer as what everyone else thought it was at first – simply the next album – and Joy Division's power just seems to have grown. Allmusic 5/5

Joy Division are rivalled only by The Velvet Underground in the establishment of such an influential legacy with such a small canon of recorded work. When their career was abruptly re-routed by the suicide of singer Ian Curtis in 1980, they had recorded just two complete albums and were still a month away from their biggest hit, “Love Will Tear Us Apart” - which has endured to become as universally adored an English pop classic as “Waterloo Sunset”. Uncut.

These guys are WELSH?!?!? Who knew? The John Cafferty of U2's, I have a bit of a soft spot for them. Upbeat, 80's Anthem Rock at it's best!

Following the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, "Atmosphere" was released as a double-a sided single with "She's Lost Control". "Atmosphere" was the A-side for the UK release but the B-side for the US release. "She's Lost Control" is an alternate version from the one that appears on the debut album Unknown Pleasures.
"Atmosphere" was originally released in 1980 as a France-only single under the title Licht und Blindheit with "Dead Souls" as the B-side

Salena Jones - Ballad With Luv
Vinyl Rip in 24-Bit/96-kHz | FLAC tracks | no cue | no log | Covers | Rapidshare + FileFactory | 803 MB + 3% recovery
1980 | Genre: Jazz vocal | Label: JVC | VIJ-6323 | Japanese pressing, High Quality recording | Vinyl: NM

Since winning a talent contest at the Apollo Theater in 1949 Salena Jones has recorded and released over 40 albums. As with every album Salena records she pours her heart and soul into each recording making every one a memorable experience. "Ballad With Luv" is the same and does not disappoint the listener. Containing 10 of her favorite interpretations of well know songs.
( The recording presented here, is the original version, not the remastered)

A nice set. The focus is squarely on Mr. Sharon's piano. Off and on, Ralph was Tony Bennett's longtime accompanist, and this was recorded after the first stint.