Rhino Records celebrated JOY DIVISION's 30-year anniversary last year, reissuing expanded Collector's Editions of the influential Manchester quartet's essential recordings. This year, Rhino extends the celebration with the release of THE BEST OF JOY DIVISION, a single-disc collection that distills the essence of the band's signature mix of shadow and beauty. The Best of Joy Division mixes 14 album tracks, singles and live recordings that span the short yet significant career of this iconic UK post-punk band. Fittingly, the album opens with "Digital," an early song that appeared in 1979 on A Factory Sampler, a seven-inch released by Tony Wilson, the founder of Factory Records and one of the band's biggest supporters.

The Best of Joy Division also offers several tracks from the group's only two studio albums, Unknown Pleasures (1979) – #157 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Album of All Time" – and Closer (1980). Featured songs include "Disorder," "She's Lost Control," "Heart and Soul" and "Isolation." The collection also spotlights Joy Division's legacy as live performers and a singles band with the inclusion of "24 Hours" – recorded live on John Peel's BBC show - and the singles "Transmission" and "Atmosphere," the latter climbing to #34 when it was reissued in 1988. An album of the band's best would be incomplete without "Love Will Tear Us Apart Again." Following Curtis' death, the dark and elegant song became Joy Division's signature track, reaching #13 in Britain after its re-release.

Last fall, Rhino reissued 2CD Collector's Editions of Unknown Pleasures, Closer and Still, each expanded with rare and unreleased music. The first disc of each set features the original album remastered, while the second disc contains unreleased live performances. All together, the trio of reissues offers fans nearly three hours of previously unavailable music. Also currently available from Rhino is the soundtrack for Control, an award-winning biopic that profiles Joy Division's enigmatic lead singer. Winner of nine film festival awards, including three at the Cannes Film Festival, the film was directed by acclaimed music photographer Anton Corbijn and loosely based on Curtis' wife's book, Touching From A Distance. Like the film, the soundtrack features music by Joy Division alongside music from artists of the era, including David Bowie, The Buzzcocks, Roxy Music, Iggy Pop and Velvet Underground. The set also contains previously unreleased music, including parts of New Order's score for the film, as well as a recording of "Shadowplay" by The Killers.

In June, The Miriam Collection from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company will release a pair of Joy Division DVDs. The first, Control, will be released June 3 and the second, a documentary titled Joy Division, will be available June 17. Directed by music-video veteran Grant Gee, Joy Division chronicles the band's progression, as well as social and external conditions that influenced them. Blending archival footage and revealing testimonies from band members and key musical players, giving an inside look at everything surrounding the rock scene of the 1970's. Originally premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, Joy Division covers the group's early days as the band Warsaw, its post-punk glory as Joy Division, and the untimely death of its lead singer Ian Curtis. The Best of Joy Division will be released and available in stores on April 29 from Rhino Records.