JOY DIVISION AN IDEAL FOR LIVING RARE AND ORIGINAL
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JOY DIVISION
~ AN IDEAL FOR LIVING ~
(1978 ENIGMA RECORDS - ULTIMATE JOY DIVISION RARITY!)
ON OFFER HERE IS THIS VERY RARE AND TOTALLY GENUINE ORIGINAL 7” VINYL PRESSING OF THE LEGENDARY DEBUT RELEASE ~ AN IDEAL FOR LIVING EP ~ BY JOY DIVISION ON THE ENIGMA LABEL.
Only 1,000 COPIES OF THIS AMAZING RECORD were pressed. IT COMES WITH IT’S FOLD-OUT COVER THAT WAS ALLEGEDLY HAND-folded by the MEMBERS OF JOY DIVISION THEMSELVES.
AS IT STATES ON THE COVER, BEFORE THIS RECORDING JOY DIVISION WERE KNOWN AS WARSAW
THIS MASSIVE RARITY HAS ALL THE ATTRIBUTES of a GENUINE original PRESSING:
· The vinyl IS BLACK AND next to the label IT has a serrated edge
· The label has a matte finish
· The gap between the copyright message around the edge of the label and
· the vinyl is 1mm
· The records poster sleeve is printed on matte paper
· The pictures on the sleeve are in focus
· THE INITIALS “EG” ARE ETCHED IN TO THE RUN OFF AREA
JOY DIVISION
· BERNARD ALBRECHT (SUMNER)
· IAN CURTIS
· STEPHEN MORRIS
· PETER HOOK
THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 1978 ENIGMA PSS 139
Side 1 run out groove is inscribed: PSS - 139 - EP - A-1 EG
Side 2 run out groove is inscribed: PSS - 139 - EP - B-1 eg
THE COVER
THE 14”x 14" FOLD-OUT COVER, WITH HUGELY CONTROVERSIAL “HITLER YOUTH DRUMMER BOY” IMAGERY IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS SOME WEAR, DISCOLOURATION (NOTABLY ALONG THE CREASE LINES), THERE ARE DRAWING PIN HOLES IN EACH CORNER FROM WHERE I HAD IT PINNED TO MY BEDROOM WALL AS A KID BUT IT HAS BEEN KEPT IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE SINCE.
THE VINYL
VISUALLY THE HEAVY, BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE SOME VERY LIGHT MARKS. THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT, WITH JUST OCCASIONAL AND MINOR BACKGROUND INTERFERENCE.
THE LABELS
THE MATTE BLACK & SILVER, PAPER LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
SIDE 1
1. Warsaw
2. No Love Lost
SIDE 2
1. Leaders Of Men
2. Failures Of The Modern Man
THE TIME HAS COME TO PART WITH THE JEWELS OF MY COLLECTION THAT WAS BOUGHT AT THE TIME OF RELEASE FROM `SPIN A DISK RECORDS` HIGHER ROAD, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, BY MY GOOD SELF WHILST STILL AT SCHOOL.
FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.
IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.
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