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Joy Division - Closer - 12" Vinyl LP Record
First Floor Exchange, 72-73 Old Market Street, Bristol, BS2 0EJ, UK On this album we have rare alternative mixes of Joy Division that were Martin's personal favourites and he had the forethought to get the band members to give him control of these recordings. Gatefold sleeve, and 2x180gm LPs. This pressing is limited to 500 copies only worldwide and will not be around for too long. B1 Heart And SoulB2 Twenty Four HoursB3 The EternalB4 Decades Format: 2 x LPCatalogue No. Tracklisting : Love Will Tear Us Apart, Ian Curtis Interview, Leaders Of Men, Steve Morris And Ian Curtis Interview, Failures, Ian Curtis Interview, Novelty, Martin Hannett Interview, New Dawn Fades, Ian Curtis Interview, Ice Age, Steve Morris And Ian Curtis Interview, Shadowplay,Ian Curtis Interview, Passover, Martin Hannett Interview, Transmission, Steve Morris And Ian Curtis Interview, At A Later Date, Digital, Bernard Sumner Interview, Colony, Ian Curtis Interview, Auto Suggestion, Dead Souls. A repress of this album now on milky clear double 180g vinyl. Heart And Soul (2007 Remastered Version) 2.
Reviews
O'Casey
I have to say the ruby red vinyl is rather striking, with a depth of colour not usually associated with vinyl pressings but I do remember, back in the day when coloured vinyl was the latest thing, the received wisdom was that the sound quality it offered was inferior to traditional black vinyl. I could instantly hear that the 40 year old vinyl sounded distinctly better.
Ramonn Vieitez
The cover leaves something to be desired, but this is irrelevant in my view, since the record comes with an excellent press (on a 180g vinyl), providing a clean and powerful sound. Production sounded more transparent and definitely more punchy.
Stevie65
The edgy, brittle attack of Stephen Morris's drum sound behind Hooky's rolling bass lines, instantly reproducing the impression I'd had as a teenager of a door being held open to to an undiscovered and gloriously dysfunctional Narnia. First impressions were OK but not overwhelming, so I did a direct side-by-side comparison with my original copy and was shocked. Cool addition to anyone’s music collection! Anyone thinking of buying it won't need me to tell them what an astonishingly brilliant musical achievement it is.
Aylyn Monica Ramirez Gonzalez
I had a copy of this record once that was an import reproduction and sounded a bit faded. Great sound and love the black inner and white textured cover. Great acquisition.
Paul Hankinson
The middle part looks a little bit strange ond the B Side (see picture), but it still works and the sound is very good. As an 18 year old it instantly went to the top of my list of life-changing albums and remains there to this day. Sounds as good as it looks
G.
However, to look specifically at this release; I was suckered into buying the 40th anniversary edition by all the nostalgia hype but was also hoping it might represent an uplift in sound quality from the 40 year old vinyl I still possess. Perhaps this is, ultimately, where it all ends. I suppose, for an industry which had spent decades perfecting the quality of it's vinyl production to optimise sonic performance, adding coloured pigment was a bit like throwing a bag of sand into the mix.
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