JOY DIVISION UNKNOWN PLEASURES DEEP RED PORKY PRIME CUT
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JOY DIVISION UNKNOWN PLEASURES 1ST PRESSING
FACT 10 "INSIDE/OUTSIDE 1A/1B" ETCHINGS!
TEXTURED SLEEVE
ROUNDED CORNER INNER
"A PORKY PRIME CUT" ETCHINGS BOTH SIDES
"STEP" ETCHING SIDE 1 "THIS IS THE WAY" ETCHING SIDE 2
VERY DEEP RED VINYL WHEN HELD UP TO A STRONG LIGHT
UP FOR AUCTION HERE IS THE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE AND ICONIC ALBUM "UNKNOWN PLEASURES" BY JOY DIVISION FEATURING THE LATE IAN CURTIS. THIS RECORD IS THE RARE FIRST PRESSING HOUSED IN A MATT TEXTURED SLEEVE, WITH THE INNER WHICH HAS ROUNDED CORNERS, WITH FIRST PRESSING ETCHINGS IN THE DEAD WAX. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHEN HELD UP TO A VERY STRONG LIGHT, THE VINYL IS A VERY DEEP, DARK RED COLOUR. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION.
SLEEVE
FIRST ISSUE MATT BLACK TEXTURED SLEEVE "PRINTED AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD". THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH MINOR WEAR FRONT AND BACK TO THE TEXTURE. THE SIDE OPENING IS NICE AND SHARP, AS ARE THE CORNERS. THESE COVERS ARE PRONE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO THE MATT TEXTURE OF THE SLEEVE, THIS ONE IS AT THE MUCH BETTER END OF THE SCALE IN MY OPINION.THERE ARE NO RIPS, PEN MARKINGS OR STICKERS.PLEASE CHECK PICS THOROUGHLY!
INNER
FIRST ISSUE, ROUNDED CORNER INNER, LATER ISSUES BEING SQUARE CORNERED. THE INNER IS OFF WHITE IN COLOUR, IT HAS SOME "FOXING" (faint brown mottling) TO THE FRONT AND BACK AS IS QUITE COMMON WITH THESE INNERS. THERE ARE NO RIPS, PEN MARKINGS OR STICKERS.PLEASE CHECK PICS THOROUGHLY!
VINYL
THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF THE VERY FAINTEST HAIRLINES ON EITHER SIDE, AND THE PLAYBACK IS SUPERB. A LOVELY DEEP RICH SOUND, WITH ONLY SLIGHT, FAINT, BACKGROUND RECORDING HISS/CRACKLE BETWEEN TRACKS.
WHEN HELD UP TO A VERY STRONG LIGHT THE VINYL IS A VERY VERY DARK RED COLOUR, I HAVE TRIED TO SHOW THIS IN MY PHOTOS BUT ALL THE PIC SHOWS IS A LIGHT PURPLE GLOW. "IN PERSON", YOU WILL SEE IT IS THE LOVELY DEEP RED COLOUR.PLEASE CHECK PICS THOROUGHLY. (note: i have had two other copies of this record and this is the deepest red version i have had, some are quite red and can almost be seen in daylight, this one has to be held to a bright light when you can clearly see the deep red colour)
SIDE ONE ETCHINGS
"STEP" "A PORKY PRIME CUT" FACT-10-INSIDE 1 A
SIDE TWO ETCHINGS
"THIS IS THE WAY" "A PORKY PRIME CUT" FACT-10-OUTSIDE 1 B
THERE YOU GO THEN, A VERY RARE, FIRST PRESSING OF JOY DIVISIONS UNKNOWN PLEASURES ALBUM. THE MOST COLLECTIBLE VERSION WITH FIRST PRESS ETCHINGS, TEXTURED SLEEVE, ROUNDED CORNER INNER, AND THE DEEP RED VINYL. PLAYBACK IS SUPERB. CHECK MY 100% FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE, RECORD WILL BE SENT SECURELY PACKAGED IN A STRONG MAILER.
PLEASE TAKE TIME TO THOROUGHLY STUDY THE PHOTOS, THANKS.
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