Unknown Pleasures

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The vinyl for this release has several variations (hold up to a light source to see): Purple translucent or red translucent or green translucent or brown translucent. Unfortunately it was from the drug dealer who lived next door to my mate, and he'd cut up the sleeve to put the pictures on his wall.

Tracks A2 and B4 were recorded in October and November 1979 at Cargo Studios, Rochdale, during the sessions for "Licht und Blindheit". Concerning the colour variations: when putting the light of my smartphone under the vinyl, the wax looks green translucent.Either way it's a pretty unlistenable version of the song and if I'm not mistaken is the only live recording of that track in existence which is a pity. This pointed notion via the juxtaposed images on contrasting sides of the foldout hasn't always been picked up on. From a live performance point, however, Joy Division are at best serving mere purpose of documentary evidence; those witnessing the energy and the charisma in the flesh may be right insisting on the unforgettable experience for all the right (or wrong) reasons, but from a level of just listening to it on record, Sumner and Hook's playing "skills" are at times insufferable, one can tell they struggle to keep up and maintain the "complete picture".

Shadowplay" continues with vibrant energy, the audience nicely adds to the atmosphere, greeting Peter Hook's bass introduction to the song. Track A4 recorded in October 1978 at Cargo Studios, Rochdale, originally released on "A Factory Sample" in 1979. Salford boy Sumner's sleeve mocks how the nazis can push an indoctrinated youth army on one hand and then with prejudice happily shoot children on the other. I used to think this was an awesome pressing… until I compared it to an ORG German press ( https://www. Often derided by critics weaned on supertramp and genesis who could be transported from hippy nostalgia by Hannett album production values, our reminiscence in time smiles on these early efforts.So if your question is will the baby CD ever be officially released, I'm guessing that either can't or just won't happen.

Then I realised why I felt there is some breathing lacking here, why it sounds almost a bit artificial at time (would give me a bit of headache). It's more open sounding than the more recent vinyl versions, like there's more air around the instruments.The colors are the result of formulations used for the original pressings, with the purple believed to be the very first pressing. A2 / B2 Townhouse / GG matrix (MVS or Carlton Productions (some brown translucent) or Linguaphone (with 25mm pressing ring) pressings). Stephen Morris on the other hand is one true amazing human drum machine and helps a great deal by saving the whole thing, grabbing listeners' attention away from a potential fiasco. Packaging needs careful use, the top and bottom of spine can tear over time and the cover is prone to getting dirty.