Drums / Joy Division

Stephen Morris

Morris played drums in Joy Division and went on to New Order. His precise, propulsive playing is a defining part of the record. Along with Sumner, he appears in accounts of how the pulsar image reached Saville.

The full history

Read how the scientific diagram reached Joy Division and became the album sleeve.

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Research reviewed 24 October 2026.