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New Order ‎Blue Monday 12” Vinyl Single FAC73 VG Condition 1983 First Press.

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.

Vinyl Condition is VG has a few small light surface marks when held in a strong light, plays through nicely wouldn’t say plays far from VG+ condition

Sleeve Condition is F has a big rip on the rear cover, also some edgewear, cornerwear and spinewear

Inner Condition is G+ has a small rip mark in the bottom as seen in photos

Despatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class