Joy Division Komackino
1981 Vinyl
New Wave
Post-Punk

Main image
Joy Division Records, ,
design [sleeve design] Charles Meecham
engineer Chris Mason
lyrics by, music by, producer Joy Division
Recorded At The Lyceum, London
Published By Frantic Music Ltd.
Generally recognized as the first pressing.
• No runout etchings
• Small, 36mm (1 3/8) pressing-ring
• All labels appear to be reversed [Inside plays B-side tracks, Outside plays A tracks, etc.]
• Thin grey cardboard sleeve (typical European weight) with offset or litho printing.
• Vinyl weight is typical for Italian indie pressings of the period (similar to US and Canadian) with a raised/beaded outer edge.
• Printed labels: the Inside label has a cropped version of the front sleeve image; Outside label with artist, title & cat no.
• Spine text •JOY DIVISION• •KOMACKINO• 01

B5 is misspelt Welcome to the atrocity exibition on back sleeve.
Catalog number PRODUCT 01 on sleeve, 01 on spine, J.D. o1 and GD 01 on Outside label.

A special limited edition in memory of Ian Curtis
Recorded at The Lyceum, London, 29 February 1980
Sleeve and label art Taken from 'Lancelot du lac' by R. Bresson.



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