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Joy Division SUBSTANCE 1977-1980, Vinyl, Qwest PROMO (1988) First Pressing, Mint

Sold Date: March 30, 2021
Start Date: February 25, 2021
Final Price: $100.00 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 2627
Buyer Feedback: 20

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Grading is based on visual inspection.

I package records outside the cover to avoid seam splits.

New and vintage vinyl is hard to grade strictly using eBay’s system because the record and the cover are two different components. Therefore, I call a record new and mint if it is opened but has never been played.  I use the grading category to describe the cover condition.

This is a Qwest Records Promotional Copy of the First Pressing of the original 1988 release. It has never been played. The gold foil Promo stamp is top left front cover. The matte board cover has tight seams and shows no wear. The semi-gloss inner sleeve has an image on one side. This is a one-owner that the Seller got new from Qwest Records in 1988. It has been in storage for 33 years. Tracklist A1Warsaw2:25A2Leaders Of Men2:35A3Digital2:50A4Autosuggestion6:08A5Transmission3:36B1She's Lost Control4:43B2Incubation2:50B3Dead Souls4:53B4Atmosphere4:07B5Love Will Tear Us Apart3:24 Credits Art Direction –  Artwork [Inner Sleeve] –  Design – ,  Photography By –  Producer – ,  Written-By –  Notes Inner sleeve image: 'Energie-Peak ijs' (detail) by Jan Van Munster, 1981. © Jan Van Munster/DACS 1988