JOY DIVISION - Unknown Pleasures

Item Description

Vinyl,
LP Album

A lacquer was made at the Bovema / EMI Studios in Holland (to be identified in the runouts). The same plates were used for different pressings to serve the Scandinavian area (as from the "n©b" rights society notion on the labels), as well as for a Factory Benelux release.

All following editions show could be considered "mispress" : "B" was engraved in the runouts on the side that has the Outside A-side tracks and vice versa.

The outer sleeves of these editions all have a glossy look, but some have a light textured pattern if you look closely from the side, and others clearly not. Some have the "Garrod & Lofthouse" printer on the back of the sleeve.

The square paper printed inner sleeves are exactly the same on all 5 editions.

5 known pressings came up over the years with following characteristics for differentiation :

[url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11633589]- no specific logo at the bottom of the labels / "Garrod & Lofthouse" on the back of the non-textured sleeve[/url]
[url=https://www.discogs.com/release/20632987]- "n©b" logo at the bottom of the labels / "Garrod & Lofthouse" on the back of the non-textured sleeve[/url]
[url=https://www.discogs.com/release/22382329-Joy-Division-Unknown-Pleasures]- "n©b" logo at the bottom of the labels / no "Garrod & Lofthouse" on the back of the non-textured sleeve[/url]
[url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2331409]- "n©b" logo at the bottom of the labels / no "Garrod & Lofthouse" on the back of the textured sleeve[/url]
Factory Benelux logo at the bottom of the labels / no "Garrod & Lofthouse" on the back of the textured sleeve (this edition)

Glossy and slightly textured sleeve (visible from the side) without the "Garrod & Lofthouse" notation on the back..
Square printed paper inner sleeve.
Factory Benelux logo on labels.
Some copies from this edition also have switched labels.

Published by Fractured Music.
Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport.
FACT 10 A Factory Records Product.

Released around August / September 1981.