If you've got the dough to shell out nearly $400, then you could get your hands on one (out of 500) of these Limited Edition Joyal Division Zune 80 from
Zune Originals starting June 17th. It will honor the DVD release of Joy Division, a much-anticipated documentary chronicling the life of
the influential but short-lived Brit post-punkers which will be preloaded into the special edition player.
"Joy Division and Peter Saville share a story full of innovation," Tom Atencio, producer of the Joy Division documentary, told SPIN.com. "The band made history with their pioneering digital music. Peter Saville placed the music and the band in a visual context equally as innovative. It is completely in character for the film to be a debut Zune preload."
"Zune's involvement with the Joy Division documentary is a way of saying 'Thank You' to the band for doing what they did, and is not only a tribute to them but to an entire musical journey through Factory Records and the artists and movements it spawned," Chris Stephenson, GM Global Marketing, Zune, told SPIN.com. "It's a tribute to deep respect for graphic design that lives on through artists like Peter Saville, and to independent film-makers that believe in more than just commercial success. Ultimately it's a tribute to the self-belief and self-expression that inspires true authentic art."
On a side note, is that a black backing to the black Zune 80 with silver engraving (as opposed to the regular silver backing with black engraving)?? Discuss!
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SPIN]
New LE Joyal Division Zune [Is that a Black Back?]
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