Section 25 ALWAYS NOW '81 LP UK factory joy division
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Rare ORIGINAL PRESSING W/ MATCHBOOK/ENVELOPE COVER & MARBLE PRINTED INNER SLEEVE SECTION 25 ALWAYS NOW
Section 25 was formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in November 1977. Initially it was a duo, consisting of brothers Larry Cassidy (bass, vocals) and Vincent Cassidy (drums). In June1978 they made their live debut and were joined by Duncan Jowitt (now with UFX) on guitar. Jowitt left after only a couple of gigs to form his own band, and in November the Cassidy brothers were joined by guitarist Paul Wiggin. Their first record release was a single track on the Blackpool Rox EP released on John Robb's Vinyl Drip label in 1979, which also featured The Membranes, Syntax and The Kenneth Turner Set.
Their debut LP, Always Now, was released in 1981 and produced by Martin Hannett. It was rumoured to have been housed in the most expensive and elaborate sleeve in the label's history (designed by Peter Saville) utilising an exclusive 'marble' effect design printed on the inner jacket and a fold-out cover that resembled a match-book similar to the cover used by Cabaret Voltaire for their 2x45 album.
The three-piece group played many gigs in Britain and Northern Europe between 1979 and 1981, both as a headline act and with other Factory Records artists, such as Joy Division, A Certain Ratio, Blurt, The Durutti Column, Crispy Ambulance and New Order. However the original line-up split in September 1981 shortly after Paul Wiggin declined to fly to a concert in Helsinki supporting New Order, swallowing up most of their fee by travelling overland. With a North American tour already being planned, this fear of flying made his departure inevitable.
Pressing Date, Country, Label, #: 1981 UK FACTORY 45 FACT
Vinyl Condition: NEAR MINT/VERY GOOD +
Sleeve Condition: NEAR MINT (KEPT IN A PLASTIC COVER)
Other:
SHIPPING: Shipped BETWEEN 2 heavy cardboard flats w/alternating corregation for added strength.
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