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Condition Details
| Media: | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
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| Sleeve: | Very Good (VG) |
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Product Details
| Artist: | Joy Division |
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| Title: | Unknown Pleasures |
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| Label: | Factory (US) (FACTUS 1) |
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| Format: | Vinyl (LP, Album) (Smooth Cover) |
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| Country: | US |
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| Released: | Oct 1980 |
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| Genre: | Rock |
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| Style: | New Wave, Post-Punk |
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Track Listing
| Position | Title | Duration |
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| Outside | |
| A1 | Disorder | 3:36 |
| A2 | Day Of The Lords | 4:43 |
| A3 | Candidate | 3:00 |
| A4 | Insight | 4:00 |
| A5 | New Dawn Fades | 4:47 |
| Inside | |
| B1 | She's Lost Control | 3:40 |
| B2 | Shadowplay | 3:50 |
| B3 | Wilderness | 2:35 |
| B4 | Interzone | 2:10 |
| B5 | I Remember Nothing | 6:00 |
| Total | | 38:21 |
Release Notes
Heavy card sleeve constructed differently to the UK (and other) issues. This cover has a smooth finish. A version with a textured cover was also released. Correctly applied labels are black on side A, white side B. Some copies were mispressed with white labels on A side, black on B side. Issued with printed inner sleeve with tracklist and credits. Sleeve spine notation: "JOY DIVISION UNKNOWN PLEASURES FACTUS1 · A Factory Records (U.S.) Product" Side 2 ends in locked groove Vinyl is either solid black or may look translucent when held against a strong light source: it could be dark purple, reddish-brown or olive green. RTI numbers (9838 / 9839): The "+" has 1 (top left), 2 (upper), 3 (left and upper right) or 4 dots in its corners. Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport.
Note: This section is retrieved from a database and reflects the original release contents. It may reference items lost over time (e.g. lyric sheets, stickers). Please check the photos to see what’s included, or message us with any questions.
Companies
| Record Company | Factory Records (U.S.) Inc. |
| Record Company | Factory Records (5) |
| Published By | Fractured Music |
| Recorded At | Strawberry Studios |
| Lacquer Cut At | Sonic Arts |
| Plated At | Greg Lee Processing |
| Pressed By | Record Technology Incorporated |
| Pressed By | Record Technology Incorporated |
Identifiers
| Rights Society | ASCAP | |
| Matrix / Runout | SACC 008A Factus 1 LKulka ⊏◯⊐ 9838+ L-1835 | Runout side A, variant 1 |
| Matrix / Runout | SACC 008B FACTUS 1. L-1835-X 9839 + I've been looking for a guide | Runout side B, variant 1 |
| Matrix / Runout | SACC 008A Factus 1 LKulka ⊏◯⊐ L-1835 #9838 | Runout side A, variant 2 |
| Matrix / Runout | SACC 008B FACTUS 1. L-1835-X 9839ꔰ+ I've been looking for a guide | Runout side B, variant 2 |
| Matrix / Runout | SACC 008A Factus 1 LKulka ⊏◯⊐ 9837+ L-1835 | Runout side A, variant 3 |
| Matrix / Runout | SACC 008B FACTUS 1. L-1835-X 9839 + I've been looking for a guide | Runout side B, variant 3 |