Released in March 1980 on the tiny French imprint Sordide Sentimental run by Jean-Pierre Turmel and Yves von Bonteean, this is an absolute classic single and the first release of Atmosphere on seven inch as at the time this was a France only release. Limited to just 1578 copies, each one of the lavish package was individually numbered. Following the death of Ian Curtis two months later, this was released in the UK but with an alternate version of She’s Lost control as the B Side.
The jury is still out on whether this should or should not have a poly bag and whether it should or should not have the label logo printed on it, but having had a test pressing [#0000] of this directly from one of the the label founders which DID have a poly bag with logo, it seems fair to assume that some did and some didn’t.
The internal gatefold contains a narrative in French by Jean-Pierre Turmel & a picture of the band by Anton Corbijn. The centre has a tracing paper pocket which housed the 7″ itself, a fold out English translation of the narrative by Paul Buck and a smaller blue insert with just ‘AVERTISSEMENT’ and ‘GESAMTKUNSTWERK’ text.
The glue holding the pocket edges tends to turn brown over time on genuine copies due to the material used, and generally one of the seams comes unstuck
The labels are silver on black and the disc runs at 33RPM, making this technically an EP called Licht Und Blindheit, although it is often referred to as ‘Sordide Sentimental’, which was actually the label and occasionally as just Atmosphere which was the A Side.
This is a true holy grail Joy Division release, and is just as hard to find as their legendary debut 7″, An Ideal For Living. Find out more about this item here.
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- Joy Division - Atmosphere - 1st - UK - 12" vinyl - £30.00, $38.10, €36.30 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2024 18:00)
JOY DIVISION Atmosphere (1980 UK first issue 12'' single, with FACUS2/UKA/B label catalogue number, 2/9/80 release date & groove notations: 'Here Are The Young Men' / 'But Where Have They Been', also featuring a re-recording of She's Lost Control, picture sleeve with '[UK]' on the reverse bottom edge. This was released by Factory in the UK due to the fact that copies of a US version [with sides reversed] were being imported into the country. The sleeve shows some light shelf/ringwear with small residual sticker mark/scuff to front whilst the vinyl remains Excellent with few signs of play FACUS2)
- Joy Division - Transmission - 1st - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $31.75, €30.25 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2024 18:00)
JOY DIVISION Transmission (1980 UK first issue 12" single also including Novelty, with 'I've Seen The Real Atrocities' & 'Buried In The Sand' etched into the run-out grooves and the release date of 12-9-80 printed on labels, glossy embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve grades Excellent with some edgewear whilst the vinyl shows only light play FAC13.12)
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- Joy Division - Closer - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $57.15, €54.45 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2024 18:00)
JOY DIVISION Closer (1980 UK 9-track LP with 'Old Blue?' etched into the run-out groove on Side A, their second & final studio album. Comes housed in a thick card picture sleeve complete with the square cornered tracklist inner. The sleeve isExcellent with only minor shelf wear and light foxing to inner. The vinyl has some light spindle marks and minor signs of play. Overall Excellent condition FACT25) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Joy Division - Atmosphere - 1st - UK - 12" vinyl - £30.00, $38.10, €36.30 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2024 16:09)
JOY DIVISION Atmosphere (1980 UK first issue 12'' single, with FACUS2/UKA/B label catalogue number, 2/9/80 release date & groove notations: 'Here Are The Young Men' / 'But Where Have They Been', also featuring a re-recording of She's Lost Control, picture sleeve with '[UK]' on the reverse bottom edge. This was released by Factory in the UK due to the fact that copies of a US version [with sides reversed] were being imported into the country. The sleeve shows some light shelf/ringwear with small residual sticker mark/scuff to front whilst the vinyl remains Excellent with few signs of play FACUS2)
- Joy Division - Transmission - 1st - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $31.75, €30.25 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2024 16:06)
JOY DIVISION Transmission (1980 UK first issue 12" single also including Novelty, with 'I've Seen The Real Atrocities' & 'Buried In The Sand' etched into the run-out grooves and the release date of 12-9-80 printed on labels, glossy embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve grades Excellent with some edgewear whilst the vinyl shows only light play FAC13.12)
- Joy Division - Still - 4th - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £45.00, $57.15, €54.45 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2024 16:02)
JOY DIVISION Still (Scarce UK Factory issue of the 1981 20-track double LP, with blue and white labels, white gatefold sleeve with blue titles. The sleeve has just a little point of paper loss to the front & reverse, whilst the vinyl has just a couple of minor scuffs, but appears barely played FACT40)
- Joy Division - Closer - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $57.15, €54.45 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2024 09:26)
JOY DIVISION Closer (1980 UK 9-track LP with 'Old Blue?' etched into the run-out groove on Side A, their second & final studio album. Comes housed in a thick card picture sleeve complete with the square cornered tracklist inner. The sleeve isExcellent with only minor shelf wear and light foxing to inner. The vinyl has some light spindle marks and minor signs of play. Overall Excellent condition FACT25) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Joy Division - Atmosphere - 1st - Red Vinyl - UK Sleeve - VG - UK - 12" vinyl - £40.00, $50.80, €48.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 26-Nov-2024 15:51)
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- Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures - 1st - Black - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £295.00, $374.65, €356.95 (New Item) (arrived 22-Nov-2024 18:00)
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