Archive release

Closer

Joy Division · 1981 · Vinyl-LP · US · FACTUS VI, FACTUS 6

Comes in a thick textured rough cardboard cover with textured printed inner sleeve having rounded corners at the top. Back cover: FACTUS VI A Factory Records US Product Spine: Joy Division FACTUS VI A Factory Records US Product Closer Inner sleeve: Distributed by Rough Trade Produced at Brittania Row 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. The colors are the result of formulations used for the original pressings, with the purple believed to be the very first pressing. The red-tinted version was apparantly more widely distributed. Runouts on side A and side B have a monster head etched after matrix references. Was reissued in a smooth cardboard cover with a paper printed inner sleeve having straight corners.