Joy Division co-founder and bassist Peter Hook’s original birth certificate, issued under his birth name, Peter Woodhead (Hook later used his stepfather Ernest Hook’s last name.)

His date of birth was February 13, 1956, and this birth certificate is dated 5 March 1956, and signed by the County Borough of Salford’s Registrar of Births and Deaths, R. Clifford Davis.  His place of birth is listed as Hope Hospital, Pendleton, a part of Greater Manchester.  His father, John Woodhead, is listed as a plasterer, and his mother is Irene Woodhead, who’s maiden name was Acton.  His birth was registered March 5, the date of this birth certificate.

The birth certificate was sold by Hook as part of the 2001 Peter Hook Signature Collection Auction.  Included is a poster size Certificate of Authenticity hand signed by Peter Hook, for the birth certificate and his first passport, which we sold previously.

An exceptional Joy Division collectible, with Recordmecca’s written lifetime guarantee of authenticity.

Birth Certificate: 14″ x 6 1/2″, in very good condition, folded in quarters likely for mailing when issued. Small pieces of white tape on back, likely for attaching it to a wall at some point.

A one-of-a-kind Joy Division/New Order collectible, with impeccable provenance.

Signed Certificate of Authenticity: 11 3/4″ x 16 1/2″, in Near Mint condition.