Sold Date: July 10, 2022
Start Date: July 3, 2022
Final Price: £53.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 41
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Joy Division - 'Unknown Pleasures' 

Factory - FACT 10 - UK 1979

Vinyl/Sleeve: EX/VG+

Matrix: (a) FACT-10-OUTSIDE 1 THIS IS THE WAY  A PORKY PRIME CUT

             (b) FACT 10-INSIDE 1 STEP.  A PORKY PRIME CUT

Vinyl: Excellent  

This is the solid black version of this release. The record has been cleaned and play checked. Overall, audio is excellent with some minor faults. On side one (Outside) there are some light tics in the first 10-15 seconds of track three. Side two (Inside) opens with a touch of crackle in the deadwax which quickly disappears as the music starts, this is due to a light mark on the record's edge. There are occasional tics, and some light surface noise in some track intervals but these aren't particularly distracting and no more than you'd expect with a record of this age. Visually, the playing surface has no worrying marks, just light scuff/brush marks (which maybe within the vinyl itself) and a light hairline on side two (Inside) track two.            

Sleeve: Very Good +  

This is the first press textured sleeve (not the lighter textured sleeve issued with re-releases). It has a sticker removal mark on the front which is a shame as it's otherwise in pretty decent condition. It also has a 1 cm tear on the sleeve opening, and some ring rub but this is minor compared to what you often find. The ring wear in the photo of the back sleeve looks pronounced, but in actual fact it's not as noticeable as the picture suggests. The bottom and top edges only have minor shelf wear whilst the spine has a little more rubbing. This has the square cut inner sleeve and it's in excellent condition with no seam splits (the record will be sent in a separate poly-lined inner sleeve.  

Side One (Outside):  Disorder / Day Of The Lords / Candidate / Insight / New Dawn Fades     

Side Two (Inside):     She's Lost Control / Shadowplay / Wilderness / Interzone / I Remember Nothing 

Combined postage offered to UK destinations ONLY. I'll send an invoice if you've bought more than one record.

NON-UK shipping - NO COMBINED POSTAGE - International shipping is with eBay's Global Shipping Program (GSP) and combined postage is not available. It may appear expensive, and delivery may take a few extra days, but I'm sorry, it's the only international shipping option I offer.

A few words on Vinyl Grades.........

My vinyl grades are pretty much in line with those commonly used here on eBay and other specialist vinyl sites. The descriptions I provide are of equal significance as they will include any details I would consider useful to know when deciding whether to purchase a vinyl record. I normally examine a record’s playing surface in more than one daylight condition, this is because the lighting at different times of day tend to reveal details that might not be noticeable at other times of day. For example, bright angled morning light shining through a window will reveal a multitude of fine lines and dust that are often superficial, and these can distract from significant surface imperfections which might be more noticeable later in the day. Sleeve grades shouldn't really require an explanation, needless to say, the photos and descriptions should speak for themselves.    

Mint (M) : Never played, and the only way you can be fairly confident that it hasn’t been played, is if the record is still sealed (and that’s not foolproof).

Near Mint (NM) : A record that shows hardly any evidence of being played – both in appearance and sound quality.

Excellent (EX) : A record that may have minor surface marks and/or minimal surface noise or tics.

Very Good + (VG+) : The record will be close to excellent but may have some distinct marks or hairlines that may even be feelable - but not to excess. Sound quality may be slightly impaired with light surface noise/crackle or tics.

Very Good (VG) : The record will have several marks or scratches, and/or sound quality that isn’t that great

Good+ (G+) : This will be a record that has many surface marks or scratches and poor sound quality. I wouldn’t normally sell anything that would grade below this (ie ‘good’ or ‘acceptable’). Anything below this grade would probably have skips and I rarely sell records that have skips.