New Order ‎– Blue Monday: Factory ‎– FAC 73 UK 1983 A1/B1 first press 12" vinyl with rare silver inner sleeve in very good condition.
Vinyl: VG, plays great, a few light surface marks and minor scuffs. Cover: VG, Original die cut sleeve with first press silver card inner. Scuffs around  corners and edgewear, but no rips, pretty good .
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Record Grading:
MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items are in perfect condition. EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played,  but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing. VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable. GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 
Postage Rates:
United Kingdom: £3.75 for up to 2kg. Europe: £6.95 for one 12" LP. Australasia: £10.50 for one 12" LP. Rest of the World: £9.50 for one 12" LP. Please request a quote for posting additional items internationally. If buying more than one record please request an invoice before paying by PayPal.

 ‎– Blue Monday Label:  ‎– FAC 73 Format: , 12", 45 RPM, Single 
Country: Released: Genre: Style: ,  Tracklist ABlue Monday7:29BThe Beach7:19 Companies, etc. Published By –  Mastered At –  Mastered At –  Credits Design [Uncredited] –  Engineer –  Engineer [Assistant] – ,  Producer –  Notes Published by B Music 1983.
A Factory Record.

First edition. Later UK editions can have a die-cut cover with thin matte black inner sleeve, or a die-cut cover with thick glossy black inner sleeve, or a plain black with just the colour coding and different inner sleeves.

The coloured strip is not random - it spells out the Catalog#, band name and both song titles.
The back cover of "Power, Corruption and Lies" has the same colour coding, done with the alphabet (a decoder ring).

First pressing: 60,000 copies (30,000 pre-sales).
Initial A1/B1 pressings are characterised by a heavy and opaque vinyl. Runout space is 0.35 inches. The first edition thick silver inner sleeve has straight top corners.

"Outvoted" in the runout refers to an error made by the Strawberry engineer, who brought up the fader too late and missed the first drumbeat. New Order took a vote as to whether the mistake should stay, and the yes vote prevailed. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side A - Variation 1): FAC-73-A-1 MT.1 Strawberry Out Voted! Matrix / Runout (Side B - Variation 1): FAC-73-B-1 MT.1 Strawberry Ho.El + Tel!