Joy Division – Closer
Tracklist
| A1 | Atrocity Exhibition | 6:03 | |
| A2 | Isolation | 2:53 | |
| A3 | over | 4:44 | |
| A4 | Colony | 3:52 | |
| A5 | A Means To An End | 4:04 | |
| B1 | Heart And Soul | 5:48 | |
| B2 | Twenty Four Hours | 4:26 | |
| B3 | The Eternal | 6:01 | |
| B4 | Decades | 6:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Factory Records (5)
- Published By – Fractured Music
- Produced At – Britannia Row Studios
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
- Pressed By – Tranco Limited
Credits
- Design – Peter Saville (2)
- Engineer – Martin Hannett
- Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Johnson
- Photography By – Bernard Pierre Wolff
- Producer – Martin Hannett
Notes
Outer cover: thick and rough / textured cardboard sleeve.
Inner sleeve: rough / textured with rounded corners.
On dark red translucent or black / opaque vinyl.
Reverse:
A Factory Records Product
Inner sleeve:
Produced at Brittania Row.
Printed by Garrod And Lofthouse Limited
Labels:
A Fractured Music · A Factory Record
9/5/80
Cat#:
FACT·XXV on cover
FACT. 25 on labels
Inner sleeve: rough / textured with rounded corners.
On dark red translucent or black / opaque vinyl.
Reverse:
A Factory Records Product
Inner sleeve:
Produced at Brittania Row.
Printed by Garrod And Lofthouse Limited
Labels:
A Fractured Music · A Factory Record
9/5/80
Cat#:
FACT·XXV on cover
FACT. 25 on labels
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 1): FACT 25 A1 OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 1): FACT 25 B-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 2): FACT 25 A1 AT OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 2): FACT 25 B-1 BG
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 3): FACT 25 A1 1 OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 3): FACT 25 B-1 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 4): FACT 25 A1 BG OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 4): FACT 25 B-1 BJ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 5): FACT 25 A1 I BE OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 5): FACT 25 B-1 AW
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 6): FACT 25 A1 I OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 6): FACT 25 B-1 2 AD
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 7): FACT 25 A1 BH OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 7): FACT 25 B-1 BI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 8): FACT 25 A1 I 1 OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 8): FACT 25 B-1 2 S
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 9): FACT 25 A1 I X OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 9): FACT 25 B-1 2 AD
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 10): FACT 25 A1 I AB OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 10): FACT 25 B-1 2 AC
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 11): FACT 25 A1 AT OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 11): FACT 25 B-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 12): FACT 25 A1 I N OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 12): FACT 25 B-1 2 F
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 13): FACT 25 A1 T 1 OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 13): FACT 25 B-1 AX 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 14): FACT 25 A1 I C OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 14): FACT 25 B-1 2 U
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variation 15): FACT 25 A1 I Q OLD BLUE?
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variation 15): FACT 25 B-1 2 AX
Other Versions (5 of 253)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Closer (LP, Album) | Factory | FACT∙XXV, FACT. 25 | Italy | 1980 | |||
| Closer (LP, Album, Stereo, Tranco Pressing) | Factory | FACT·XXV, FACT. 25 | UK | 1980 | |||
| Closer (Cassette, Album, Orange Paper Labels) | Factory | FACT XXV MC | Italy | 1980 | |||
| Closer (LP, Album, Misprint) | Factory | FACT∙XXV, FACT. 25 | Italy | 1980 | |||
| Closer (LP, Album) | Factory | FACT∙XXV, FACT. 25 | Ireland | 1980 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Hi I am looking for help in selling a copy of closer on vinyl. Can't work out what year it was pressed & side B has been pressed on both sides, wondering if this is worth anything to collectors? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! -
Original pressing is a masterpiece. After hearing the ‘crystal’ 2020 pressing I set out on a mission to find a first press original copy, wanting to hear how it sounded when it was released. Found what I was seeking here in Discogs, shipped with care, this copy that was loved and cared for.. incredible. Comparing both side by side, there is no audible difference. Subjectively, this album brings me great peace and joy during the depths of winter, as I cannot listen to this in spring and summer. This single release is one of my top 5 albums of all time and a jewel in my collection. RIP Ian. -
Right up there with the very best albums of the 20th century, astounding from beginning to end; songs, performance, packaging, and production merging into a flawless whole.
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Edited 3 years agoCan't listen to this makes me want to commit suicide. Heavy dark depressing self indulgent angsty LP. I will avoid in future no wonder poor IC committed sluicide. -
the of joy-division-central has found out that the colour of translucency depends on which sort of lightbulb is used.please check here for yourself (scroll to the bottom):
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The advance promo pics of this implied there would be a clear (presumably plastic of some sort) insert included, when it is just white embossed card. It still looks very cool though.
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Edited 4 years agoIt arrived today and I played it. Perfect. High and Lo ends are precise and there is nothing on the record except a perfect album. As was already posted, they didn't put the record or sleeve into the inner printed cardboard sleeve. So they looked after collectors by doing so. The vinyl on the turntable is mesmerising. They did everything right. For 26 sterling, this album brought me back to my youth when I first bought it on Vinyl. Worth every penny. I have the original somewhere in the house, but can't find it to compare the sound
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