JOY DIVISION: AN IDEAL FOR LIVING. ANONYMOUS 12"
£
360
$
477
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I'M NOT SURE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS (POSSIBLY 1980?), I MUST HAVE BEEN BORED BECAUSE I GOT IT IN HMV IN OXFORD STREET. IT IS HARD TO CONVEY HOW INNOVATIVE THESE TRACKS WERE, EVEN WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THOSE REVOLUTIONARY PUNK/NEW WAVE TIMES. IN SPRING 1979 BUNKED UP WITH FRIENDS IN HAMMERSMITH, MY FIRST STAY IN LONDON, I CROSSED THE METROPOLIS TO NONDESCRIPT WALTHAMSTOW. THERE IN A SCOUT HUT, NO TICKETS, CASH (50p) ON THE DOOR, JOY DIVISION PLAYED A SHORT c. 20min. SET TO VERY FEW PEOPLE, MAINLY THEIR FRIENDS DOWN FROM MANCHESTER. YES, I WAS THERE, HAIRS STOOD ON MY NECK AND I KNEW I'D EXPERIENCED SOMETHING GREAT, JUST A YEAR LATER IAN CURTIS TRAGICALLY TOOK HIS LIFE. WELL NOW I'M OLD & I HAVE THE MEMORIES, I CAN LET MY JOY DIVISION RECORD COLLECTION GO.
I HAVE TO ADMIT TO BEING AN 'ANORAK', LOVINGLY CARING FOR MY VINYL BUT THAT IS TO YOUR BENEFIT DEAR BUYER BECAUSE YOU WILL GET THIS RECORD IN GREAT/ EXCELLENT CONDITION. I THINK I COULD DESCRIBE THIS AS 'MINT' ,THOUGH I MUST HAVE PLAYED IT, 12" SOUND IS SUPERIOR TO THAT ON A 7". IT IS STILL IN IT'S CELLOPHANE WRAPPER, CAREFULLY CUT AT THE OPENING, THE PRICE STICKER IS ON THE SLEEVE. USING AN ANTI-STATIC CLOTH I'VE CAREFULLY TRIED TO RID THE VINYL OF ALL DUST BUT UNSUCCESSFULLY, HOW IS IT DONE?. I THINK THAT'S ALL. GOOD LUCK. I SHALL BE LISTING OTHER JD RARE RECORDS. I COULDN'T HAVE PARTED WITH THIS, EVEN LAST YEAR.
I NEED TO CHECK ON THE POSTAGE COSTS.
