JOY DIVISION - Warsaw

Item Description

Vinyl,
LP Unofficial Release

On black vinyl, this is the first issue of this legendary and much reproduced LP and 7" EP.
In keeping with most later editions it has a black, glossy laminated sleeve.
On the rear of the sleeve, the laminate falls short of the edge on all sides, except the spine (by about 2mm.)
On the front of the sleeve, the laminate only falls short on the right hand side opening.
All 500 copies of this sleeve came with this defect.
Also, characteristic of this first issue sleeve is a small 1 mm. circular print fault not on any other later editions, see image.
Other noticeable differences, when compared with later editions, include: different ridge widths on the labels of both LP and 7".
On the LP, the outermost ridge extends all the way to the edge of the label.
Also, the titles printed on the label intersect with the ridges at different positions to those seen on later editions.
This copy also has very short run-off grooves, matrix numbers in small letters and "Warsaw" printed on the spine of the sleeve.
A1 to B5 were recorded for a first album scheduled to be released on RCA Records, but which never saw the light of day.
C1 to D2 feature their first Peel session, recorded 31st of January 1979.
C1 miss-named and given as "Excite One" on the label.