New Order - Blue Monday - 12 Inch

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Dec 12, 2015 Sold Date

Dec 7, 2015 Start Date

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New Order ?– Blue Monday Genre: Electronic Style: Electro, Synth-pop Year: 1983 Notes: New Order's fifth single. A milestone, both by musical standards and by design standards. Sold over 1 million copies globally. But because at the time of release, Factory weren't part of the BPI, there are no reliable figures nor certifications or awards. Initial editions were released in March 1983 with die-cut cover and cut outs and a thick silver inner sleeve, designed by Peter Saville. Cover variations: Die-cut with cut-outs, die-cut without cut-outs, plain printed. Inner sleeve variations: Thick glossy silver, thin matte silver, thick glossy black or thin matte black.All bear the colour code, spelling "FAC 73 Blue Monday And The Beach New Order". There is a common misconception that Factory lost money on the release due to the design. The sleeve did cost so much that it actually denied Factory an extra profit of just under 1 UK Pence on each copy sold. But demand and production cost and timings meant that the sleeve became progressively more simple with each repressing. Peaked at #9 in the UK Single charts and at #1 in the UK Indie Charts. Tracklist Blue Monday 7:29 The Beach 7:19