What does the cover of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures mean
Joy Division’s iconic debut album cover features a strange white-on-black pattern that has appeared on a million t-shirts since 1979. But what actually IS it?
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Disney's Joy Division T-Shirt a 'Backhanded Compliment,' Says Peter Hook
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Joy Division's 'Unknown Pleasures': How they made the masterpiece
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Why the sleeve to Closer by Joy Division was controversial - Radio X
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ALLAROUND Joy Division design bag
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Joy Division: 40 years on from 'Unknown Pleasures', astronomers have revisited the pulsar from the iconic album cover
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Waiting for a Guide: Forty Years of Unknown Pleasures - Rock and Roll Globe
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Joy Division launch Unknown Pleasures 40th anniversary merchandise range - Radio X
Ian Curtis was radical and unique says Joy Division bandmates - Radio X
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