1 album cover in our archive
Joy Division is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1970s. Released on Factory Records, the artwork sits in the alternative, rock tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering graphic design, minimalist, conceptual, monochrome, pre existing artwork, debut album. Below you'll find the full story behind each Joy Division cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
A blizzard of white lines on a black field, this 1979 debut carries no band name, no title, nothing. The shape is actually a stack of radio pulses from the first pulsar ever found, and the man who plotted them had no idea his data had become one of rock's most copied images.
