JOY DIVISION - CLOSER 1980 FACTORY FACT 25 XXV UK 1st Pr INNER RED VINYL EX

	£		68
	$		90

JOY DIVISION

~ CLOSER ~

(1980 FACTORY RECORDS – UK RED VINYL FIRST PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS A VERY RARE UK DARK RED VINYL FIRST PRESSING OF THE 1980 MASTERPEICE CLOSER BY JOY DIVISION ON THE BLACK & SILVER FACTORY LABEL. 

THIS RARE ALBUM IS HOUSED IN IT’S ORIGINAL LIGHTLY TEXTURED CARD INNER SLEEVE WHICH IN TURN IS HOUSED IN IT’S ORIGINAL, PETER SAVILLE DESIGNED, LIGHTLY TEXTURED PICTURE SLEEVE.

JOY DIVISION

• IAN CURTIS
• BERNARD SUMNER
• PETER HOOK
• STEPHEN MORRIS

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS FACT XXV (SLEEVE) FACTORY FACT 25 (LABELS)

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: FACT 25 A1 AT OLD BLUE / FACT 25 B-1 BC

OTHER ETCHINGS ARE: OLD BLUE? / -

THE SLEEVE

THE SUPERB SLEEVE WAS DESIGNED BY PETER SAVILL AND THIS GREAT LOOKING SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE ARE JUST A FEW MINOR SIGNS OF CAREFUL HANDLING. THIS SLEEVE IS STILL NICE AND CLEAN AND BRIGHT WHITE!! ALL OF THE CORNERS, EDGES AND THE SPINE ARE NICE AND STRAIGHT. THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS PERFECT & FULLY LEGIBLE.  

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE MINIMALISTIC BLACK & WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AGAIN, THERE ARE A FEW SIGNS OF CAREFUL HANDLING AND THERE IS SOME LIGHT DISCOLOURATION TO AN AREA ON ONE SIDE.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE GLOSSY, BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN SEE QUITE A FEW LIGHT MARKS. I HAVE CAREFULLY LISTENED TO BOTH SIDES AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT. WHEN YOU HOLD THE VINYL UP TO A BRIGHT LIGHT IT REVEALS ITSELF TO BE DARK TRANSLUCENT RED COLOURED!!

THE LABELS

THE BLACK & SILVER FACTORY LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW SIGNS OF CAREFUL HANDLING.

SIDE ONE

1. ATROCITY EXHIBITION
2. ISOLATION
3. PASSOVER
4. COLONY
5. A MEANS TO AN END

SIDE TWO

1. HEART AND SOUL
2. TWENTY FOUR HOURS
3. THE ETERNAL
4. DECADES

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE 'ENVELOPE STYLE' MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.50

£8.50

£12.00

£12.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.50

£12.75

£16.25

£16.75

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY 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 IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.