Vinyl, , White LP Compilation Limited Edition Unofficial Release
[back sleeve]
A 1984 limited edition
M.I.E. Records Limited
(Controlled by Musical Industries & Electric Ltd.)
Made and printed in Great Britain
Warsaw
Tracks A1-A4 '[url=http://www.discogs.com/Warsaw-The-Ideal-Beginning/release/3857118]The Ideal Beginning[/url]' EP. [first demo recorded at Pennine Sound Studios, July 18, 1977]
Tracks A5-A8 'An Ideal For Living' [Pennine Sound Studios, December 14, 1977] EP Enigma PSS 139 ([url=http://www.discogs.com/Joy-Division-An-Ideal-For-Living/release/498855]7"[/url]), Anonymous ([url=http://www.discogs.com/Warsaw-The-Ideal-Beginning/release/934965]12"[/url]).
Joy Division
Track A9 recorded at The Electric Circus 1977. '[url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Short-Circuit-Live-At-The-Electric-Circus/master/69129]Short Circuit[/url]' Virgin VCL 5003 (10" LP).
Track B1 on '[url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-A-Factory-Sample/release/11395]A Factory Sample[/url]' double EP Factory FAC 2. [Cargo Studios, October 11, 1978]
Tracks B2 & B3 included on '[url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Earcom-2/release/290071]Earcom 2[/url]' Fast FAST 9. [Strawberry Studios, April 1979]
Tracks B4 to B6 ['Komakino'] Factory [url=http://www.discogs.com/Joy-Division-Komakino/release/185044]FAC 28[/url] (flexidisc). [misprinted FACT 28, from the '[url=http://www.discogs.com/Joy-Division-Closer/master/4734]Closer[/url]' sessions, Britannia Row Studios, March 1980]
Tracks B7 & B8 [from the '[url=http://www.discogs.com/Joy-Division-Unknown-Pleasures/master/4805]Unknown Pleasures[/url]' sessions, Strawberry Studios, April 1979]
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The band known as [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Warsaw+(3)]Warsaw[/url] changed its name to Joy Division during the recording sessions for 'An Ideal For Living'.
This is the first issue, 500 copies in white vinyl with black and white labels.
Subsequent pressings in [url=http://www.discogs.com/Joy-Division-A-Retrospective-On-The-Vinyl-Pain-And-Pleasure-Of-Joy-Division/release/1603648]black vinyl with b&w labels[/url] or black vinyl with blue and white labels .
Title on spine is 'A Retrospective, The Singles 1977/1979'.
Catalog number 'HAWKEYE/////005///' on spine, 'HE 005' on labels.
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