NEW ORDER Fact. 50 1981 Movement UK Factory 50 VG+/VG+/EX Post Joy Division 1st

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Movement is the debut studio album by English rock band New Order, released on 13 November 1981 by Factory Records. Recorded in the wake of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis' suicide the previous year, the album is a continuation of the dark post-punk sound of Joy Division's material, increasing the use of synthesizers while still being predominantly rooted in rock. References to Ian Curtis appear on the song "ICB" (an initialism for 'Ian Curtis Buried', as confirmed by Peter Hook in a 2013 interview).

The album's cover was designed by Peter Saville and is based on a poster by the Italian Futurist Fortunato Depero.  The shape created by the top three lines is an 'F' (lying on its back), which refers to Factory Records/Factory Communications Limited and the bottom two lines create an 'L' (lying on its front), the Roman numeral 50, the original catalogue was FACT 50. The blue colour of the lines was chosen by the band; the first copies in the US had the same design in brown on an ivory background.

THIS COPY is an original UK A2/Carlton pressing from 1981 on the Factory label (see Notes, below).

The vinyl is in Very Good Plus [VG+] or better condition.  There is only one pop at the beginning of the second song on side two corresponding to a small white blemish at that location.  It is hardly noticeable during playback. Note that the rest of the record may be near mint.

The original cover has a stain on the left side of the front cover and a small dot near the bottom also on the front cover. (See photos.)  There is also slight ring wear.  Overall, though, the cover is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition, with no flaws save those identified here.

The original inner sleeve is one of the nice ones. Made of paper with a poly lining, it has tapered corners and a central label hole in the paper only so that the plastic still covers the label. Overall it is in Excellent [EX] condition.

Notes

Cover: Published by B Music.
Labels: Publishing Be Music.
Printed by Garrod and Lofthouse Limited.
A Factory Communications Product.

Outer: printed on blue cardboard.
Inner: white paper polylined sleeve with "FCL PRODUCT Nr.50" and logo printed on it.
Labels: "double dipped" (2 pressing rings - 3,2 and 6,5 cm diameter). FACT 50 without following dot.
Vinyl: opaque black.

Several other Gedmal Galvanic plated editions exist.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side etched; “TOWN HOUSE” stamped): FACT 50 A2 GG TOWN HOUSE

Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side etched; “TOWN HOUSE” stamped): FACT 50 B2 GG TOWN HOUSE

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