Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart
1980 Vinyl Tranco Pressing
Post-Punk
New Wave

Main image
Factory
design [uncredited] Ben Kelly
design [uncredited] Peter Saville
producer Martin Hannett
Published By Fractured Music
Pressed By Tranco Limited
A Fractured Music
A Factory Record

Side A: For ∙ ML
Side B: 18/4/80

For ML refers to Martha Ladly, Peter Saville's then girlfriend.

Track B2 not credited on sleeve or label.
Side A plays 45rpm, side B plays 33 1/3 rpm.

The final numbers in the matrices are written horizontally and are separate from the other etchings.

Glossy sleeve, with cut-out and curved, at the bottom, glue-flaps.
Vinyl can appear to be red translucent when held up to a light.
Some copies were post-manufacturing dinked to be played in jukebox (see images).

Other 1980 UK versions exist, both without additional numbers at the end of the matrix:
Matte sleeve, with squared cut-out on reverse and straight glue flaps.
Semi-glossy sleeve without cut-out and straight glue-flaps.

The 1983 repress by MVS can be found in glossy sleeve, without cut-out and straight glue-flaps.
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 ‒ AK DON'T DISILLUSION ME (Side A, etched var. 1)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 2 AB I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT (Side B, etched var. 1)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 DON’T DISILLUSION ME 7 (Side A, etched var. 2)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT 8 (Side B, etched var. 2)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 DON'T DISILLUSION ME 4 (Side A, etched var. 3)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B1 I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT 4 (Side B, etched var. 3)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 DON'T DISILLUSION ME· (Side A, etched var. 4)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT (Side B, etched var. 4)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 DF DON'T DISILLUSION ME (Side A, etched var. 5)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 BY I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT 2 (Side B, etched var. 5)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 DON'T DISILLUSION ME 1 BW (Side A, etched var. 6)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 2 BN I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT (Side B, etched var. 6)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 DON'T DISILLUSION ME (Side A, etched var. 7)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT (Side B, etched var. 7)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 1 Z DON'T DISILLUSION ME (Side A, etched var. 8)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 2 G I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT (Side B, etched var. 8)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 1 AC DON'T DISILLUSION ME (Side A, etched var. 9)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 2 W I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT (Side B, etched var. 9)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 ‒ AK DON'T DISILLUSION ME 1 (Side A, etched var. 10)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 D I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT 3 (Side B, etched var. 10)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 ‒ E DON'T DISILLUSION ME 1 (Side A, etched var. 11)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 I I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT 1 (Side B, etched var. 11)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 ‒ BW DON'T DISILLUSION ME 1 (Side A, etched var. 12)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 CF I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT 2 (Side B, etched var. 12)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 1 BK DON'T DISILLUSION ME (Side A, etched var. 13 )
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 2 BO I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT (Side B, etched var. 13 )
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 A1 ‒ CN DON'T DISILLUSION ME (Side A, etched var. 14)
Matrix / Runout: FAC 23 B-1 3 P I'VE ONLY GOT RECORD SHOPS LEFT (Side B, etched var. 14)



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