JOY DIVISION One-Of-A-Kind ORIGINAL ALBUM ARTWORK Hand-Drawn Drummer-Boy

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	$		20,160

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JOY DIVISION: Unique Historical, Bernard Sumner’s 1977 Hand-Drawn Drummer-Boy Artwork For “An Ideal For Living” EP, The Original Gareth Davy Photographs, And Others of His Personally Owned Items.

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Description:

The description for these historic items will be very detailed, as it is necessary to identify these special items clearly to anyone interested in their future ownership.

Unique Historical, Bernard Sumner’s Original And Authentic 1977 Hand-Drawn Drummer-Boy Artwork For “An Ideal For Living” 7in EP, The Original Gareth Davy Session Photographs Used on The EP, And Others of His Personally Owned Items.

These are the most relevant WARSAW/Joy Division items ever offered for sale, and they will remain so. This is because there is nothing more uniquely connected to them and powerfully controversial than Bernard Sumner’s Drummer-Boy Artwork.

There is no WARSAW/Joy Division story told/written without the mention of Bernard Sumner’s Drummer-Boy Artwork. Moreover, it is an iconic Punk/Post-Punk item of no comparison, an artwork cover completely envisaged and handmade by a lead-guitarist in one of, if not the most influential music bands in modern music.

Put together with his other personally owned WARSAW/Joy Division items, this sale encompasses perfectly in 360 degrees Bernard Sumner’s musical journey in his band WARSAW/Joy Division, from the first establishing footstep of “An Ideal For Living” to the ending musical notes at “The Birmingham University Gig” on the “STILL” LPs, and all the other three studio session albums in-between that, the “WARSAW” Sessions LP, the “Unknown Pleasures” “CLOSER” LPs, and the great “Transmission” “Atmosphere” singles, in addition to The Paradiso Gig on Tape.

More detailed description continued further below.

Provenance:

All the WARSAW/Joy Division historic items listed below once belonging to Bernard Sumner, originated from Susan Kay Sumner/Sue Barlow. She is the ex-wife of Bernard, and her connection with WARSAW/Joy Division goes back to the very beginning of their story. This is very clearly described in the book “Touching From a Distance”. And as told by Sue herself, the Drummer-Boy Artwork was gifted to her by Bernard after its completion in 1977, and was extremely well kept by Sue.

Anyone with knowledge of these maters will understand the origins of these items, as Susan Kay Sumner/Sue Barlow has also been mentioned by Peter Hook in his personal items auction sale at OMEGA Auctioneers. This needs to be point out now, for the important necessity of these items history and provenance facts.

A copy page of the sale transaction/receipt will be included with all personal information omitted, such as Susan Sumner’s email address.

All The Offered Items:

1 - Bernard Sumner’s Original And Authentic 1977 Hand-Drawn Drummer-Boy Artwork For Joy Division’s “An Ideal For Living” 7in EP.

2 - The only existing “Mistakenly/Incorrectly Folded” vertically and horizontally, then torn to be disposed off, however, then kept “An Ideal For Living” EP cover.

3 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned “An Ideal For Living” 7in Disc. This may well be the disc that Bernard took to the Disco in Manchester to boast about, only to discover how terrible its sound was, as told by him. More detail of this below.

4 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned, and used on the “An Ideal For Living” 7in EP cover design (Top Right, when unfolded) Gareth Davy photograph.

5 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned, and used on the “An Ideal For Living” 7in EP cover design (Below Left, when unfolded) Gareth Davy photograph.

6 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned, and unused on the “An Ideal For Living” 7in EP cover design, WARSAW/Joy Division “Iconic” photograph by Gareth Davy with a white background and all the band members standing together.

7 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned original copy “Transmission” 7in EP.

8 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned “Unknown Pleasures” 12in LP. This is not the 1979 copy, and was part of his few non-UK LPs. However, judging by the amount of times that Bernard has mentioned how he doesn’t like listening to “Unknown Pleasures” as it is too dark/heavy for him, it is an extremely special thing to see an “Unknown Pleasures” LP that once belonged to Bernard Sumner.

9 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned 1980 original copy “CLOSER” 12in LP.

10 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned original copy “STILL” double LPs.

11 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned original copy “RCA/WARSAW” Sessions LP, with the accompanying 7in EP extra that came with it.

12 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned original copy “Last Order” 12in LP.

13 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned original Japanese copy “STILL” double LPs.

14 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned original Japanese copy “Atmosphere” 12in EP.

15 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned old/early cassette tape with the January 1980 Joy Division Paradiso, Amsterdam Gig original/low quality recording on it.

16 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned old/early cassette tape with some mixed original/low quality Joy Division songs recorded on it, (All are available now).

17 - Bernard Sumner’s personally owned, and given to him in 1977 by Kevin Cummins, Rafters “Iconic” WARSAW photograph, with Kevin Cummins personal handwritten on the back date (30.6.77 Rafters).

This special photograph is inside an acid-free holder, and is part of a 18inx12in display, which also contains, a NME July 30th 1977 article cut-out, a Paul Morley autograph from his book, and a very special Kevin Cummins autograph from his WARSAW/Joy Division book with his comment “This is the way, step inside”.

18 - Bernard Sumner author signed unused/new “Chapter And Verse” book.

19 - Susan Sumner handwritten and signed letter relating to the sale of items.

20 - Susan Sumner handwritten and signed note relating to the sale of items.

21 - Some Susan Sumner handwritten, signed dated and addressed envelops relating to the sale of items. The addressed envelops are of her old residence in Manchester, so it is no longer private now, and are items provenance relevant.

The Drummer-Boy Artwork Description:

Bernard Sumner has been very humble over the years when describing his efforts to make the Drummer-Boy artwork, and going no further in his description than what he said in his last book “I traced it with a pencil from the book, inked it on to a piece of paper, and the Drummer-Boy became the illustration on the cover of our “An Ideal For Living” EP”.

This description sounds just about right when looking at the EP cover, however, the actual artwork is much more than that, and a large amount of intricate detail was lost in the scanning and printing from his original artwork, at least 60% gone.

The young Bernard Sumner of those days had put hours of hard work, with extreme professionalism and intent to produce a high quality work of art for his project. His Drummer-Boy artwork was made by young sharp eyes that helped make very subtle lines, with every element in the artwork blending perfectly together with the bright and dark technique he used.

Bernard used many different artistic methods to achieve his Drummer-Boy artwork, far from just “inking it” and the completed work is of such high quality, a magnifying glass is best used to see just how hard and precise he had worked.

His precision is also clearly visible in the flawless way that the Drummer-Boy artwork was cut-out, even the small drumstick-balls are cut-out perfectly.

There is nothing amateur about the Drummer-Boy artwork, and it is easy to see from this project that Bernard would have had a future in the visual arts. However, many are grateful he didn’t, and that music was his ultimate calling.

Items Description Continued:

By mid 1980 the Joy Division page was turned, and at some point after that in the years following, all the items went into storage of some kind, apart from the Drummer-Boy and the Photos, this is because they all have the same aged/damp smell, and some sunlight effect, as if they all sat in the same box for many years.

However, Bernard Sumner’s hand drawn Drummer-Boy artwork is yes old, and when you see it its age is felt, but it is the complete opposite to the other items. It is in excellent condition, and is the kind of old item that you just know that it was really treasured over the years, and all evidence points to it having been stored completely away from sunlight and air, as they both are detrimental.

This is because when it was received from Susan Sumner, the right-hand drumstick ball-head had fallen at some point from the artwork, and looked to have been glued to the chest of the Drummer-Boy figure, however, with a little nudge it just fell off, leaving no sign whatsoever, and indicating that it had by chance stayed in that place, because of some pressure over many years; Maybe in an envelope between books, or in the middle of stacked books, or something other.

The right-hand drumstick ball-head was put back in its original place on the artwork, with a very small piece of art grade acid-free stock paper and glue on the back. And the other left-hand drumstick ball-head was strengthened in the same way, and then placed in an acid-free holder as can be seen in the provided images.

There are three original Gareth Davy photographs from the “An Ideal For Living” photograph session in excellent condition, however, it is interesting to note that the two photos that were actually used on the EP cover are “very, very slightly” more yellowed/aged than the unused on the cover photo. This clearly indicates that those two used photos were more handled than the other one, as oils from the hands reacts over the years. Moreover, the used/selected photos were marked by Bernard or Gareth (S/S.) on the front or back with a green marker/pen.

The “Mistakenly/Incorrectly Folded” vertically and horizontally “An Ideal For Living” EP cover, and then torn, can only be described as the best verification of origin for such unique items. Its very possible that Joy Division had a good laugh at who did such a daft fold of the cover, and after it was torn, and about to be thrown away, Bernard said “Wait-on…I’ll keep that” and with it came the EP disc.

This “An Ideal For Living” EP disc could very well be the actual same disc that Bernard first took to the Disco in Manchester to have it played, and then was embarrassed to discover how bad the sound was on it, as told often by Bernard.

The clues pointing to this are two, and can only be verified by Bernard himself:

1 - Bernard/Sue Sumner owned two “An Ideal For Living” 7in EPs, this one offered with these items, and another one sold by Sue Sumner about a decade ago, of which clear detailed pictures have been seen, and can be confirmed without any doubt to be of excellent/unused quality, both cover and disc.

2 - However, and as can be verified from the included photographs, this “An Ideal For Living” 7in disc has been on turntables so many times, as turntable marks on both sides of it are numerous, and are possibly the most ever seen on “An Ideal For Living” disc, this clearly indicating that if it wasn’t the one used at the Manchester Disco, then at least it is a disc that has been in many Joy Division related occasions from their story. (Sue Sumner did confirm that it still plays.)

Final Notes:

Much has been written and told about the controversial/extreme aspect of Bernard Sumner’s Drummer-Boy Artwork, these opinions are all interesting, as good art is thought provoking, and to shed more light on this topic, there are some very simple facts that can be said now about this Drummer-Boy subject.

Bernard Sumner WAS NOT the first to artistically notice this specific Drummer-Boy youth image and what it evokes. It was first creatively used, and actually/physically “Brought to life” with all its/his minute details in the black and white (1947) wartime-romance movie (Golden Earrings) staring Marlene Dietrich and Ray Milland.

The original Drummer-Boy image was (Celebratory), celebrating triumphantly the new radical mindset of the empowered youth, asserted by his aggressive frown.

And this was precisely what the film showed in a small scene of two drummer-boy youth banging their drums, as they lead a group of empowered “misguided” youth.

However, Bernard Sumner’s Drummer-Boy is completely on the other side of the spectrum, and to see this clearly, is by looking at all the cover to understand that the Drummer-Boy is only ONE element part of the cover’s art composition.

Bernard Sumner’s Drummer-Boy, as with all the imagery on the unfolded “An Ideal For Living” cover are (Non-Celebratory), carrying a heavy weight of melancholy in opposition to man’s harsh savagery. With this in mind, the symbolism can be seen:

*The expressionless “Non-frowning” face of the Drummer-Boy is next to the “bleeding heart” of the band’s name, as a blood-drop falls heavily from the name of Joy Division, with the almost sarcastic, cynical print and title “An Ideal For Living”.

*Beside that, on the right side are two images of four “Downtrodden” plain looking youth, with their pictures separated by four song titles that call to mind nothing more than uncomfortable (Non-Celebratory) imagery…

“WARSAW” “No Love Lost” “Leaders of Men” “Failures”.

*The below Left photograph speaks in abundance for itself, with four uninterested youth standing in a “Prison Cell” looking room, and the only light falling on them is passing through an eerie door with long confining, harsh metal-bars.

*The below right photo encapsulates with powerful clarity man’s ignorance and arrogance through all the ages, and then truthfully crowned with Ian Curtis’s poignant (Non-Celebratory) lyrics from the song “Leaders of Men”.

The above can now be somewhat substantiated, because the unused Gareth Davy photograph with the white background is absolutely great, however, it is the only (Celebratory) image with the band members looking up in a sculpted way, and both Hooky and Stephen are smiling, making it incompatible with the artistic cover tone.

The vigorous Drummer-Boy image in this art composition is only that, (A Dynamic Drummer-Boy Image), as he has no harsh symbols on him to indicate anything else that could point to him as being a “H.” youth. So Bernard Sumner’s statement in his book is extremely truthful when he said “I thought it was a powerful image”.

This Powerful Drummer-Boy image is ceremonially placed by Bernard at the front of a Non-Celebratory “Lonely Entrance”, banging his drum to vigorously proclaim “This Is The Way, Step Inside”.

All items are kept in easy to remove acid-free holders.