8/26/2023 0 Comments Unknown pleasures![]() ![]() ![]() It was the post-punk moment and we were against overblown stardom. I asked Rob about it and, between us, we felt it wasn’t a cool thing to do. Having the title on the front just didn’t seem necessary. It’s tight, like Stephen Morris’ drumming, but it’s also fluid: lots of people think it’s a heartbeat. ![]() Saville added, “And it’s both technical and sensual. It was from CP 1919, the first pulsar, so it’s likely that the graph emanated from Jodrell Bank, which is local to Manchester and Joy Division.” “I went to see Rob Gretton, who managed them, and he gave me a folder of material, which contained the wave image from the ‘Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy.’ They gave me the title too but I didn’t hear the album. “This was the first and only time that the band gave me something that they’d like for a cover,” said Saville in 2011. The band first brought the image of the rotating star to graphic designer Peter Saville to rework as the art they wanted for the cover. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |