<P> In August 1977 , the band placed an advertisement in a music shop window seeking a replacement drummer . Stephen Morris , who had attended the same school as Curtis , was the sole respondent . Deborah Curtis , Ian 's wife , stated that Morris `` fitted perfectly '' with the other men , and that with his addition Warsaw became a `` complete ' family ' '' . To avoid confusion with the London punk band Warsaw Pakt , the band renamed themselves Joy Division in early 1978 , borrowing their new name from the sexual slavery wing of a Nazi concentration camp mentioned in the 1955 novel House of Dolls . In December , the group recorded what became their debut EP , An Ideal for Living , at Pennine Sound Studio and played their final gig as Warsaw on New Year 's Eve at The Swinging Apple in Liverpool . Billed as Warsaw to ensure an audience , the band played their first gig as Joy Division on 25 January 1978 at Pip 's Disco in Manchester . </P>
<P> In August 1977 , the band placed an advertisement in a music shop window seeking a replacement drummer . Stephen Morris , who had attended the same school as Curtis , was the sole respondent . Deborah Curtis , Ian 's wife , stated that Morris `` fitted perfectly '' with the other men , and that with his addition Warsaw became a `` complete ' family ' '' . To avoid confusion with the London punk band Warsaw Pakt , the band renamed themselves Joy Division in early 1978 , borrowing their new name from the sexual slavery wing of a Nazi concentration camp mentioned in the 1955 novel House of Dolls . In December , the group recorded what became their debut EP , An Ideal for Living , at Pennine Sound Studio and played their final gig as Warsaw on New Year 's Eve at The Swinging Apple in Liverpool . Billed as Warsaw to ensure an audience , the band played their first gig as Joy Division on 25 January 1978 at Pip 's Disco in Manchester . </P>
where does the name joy division come from
where does the name joy division come from
from the sexual slavery wing of a Nazi concentration camp mentioned in the 1955 novel House of Dolls
from the sexual slavery wing of a Nazi concentration camp mentioned in the 1955 novel House of Dolls