Record / CD / Tape
Joy Division
1979

“Hi Mat. What is the number of this copy? It looks in pristine condition and complete!
In fact, there must be 2 copies here! I'm confused!?”

“i'm not sure what number this is- it may not be numbered as this is one of Rob Gretton's own copies, from his archive. Jsz may be able to shed more light on it....”

“These are two copies from the Rob Gretton Archive. I wanted to get a rare (and expensive) shot that showed all aspects of the artwork. The numbers were in the 700s”

“The top one was used in Mojo recently.”

“A hobby of mine is to track all the known copies of SS33002. See www.new-order.net/jd/facs/sordidesent...”

“I wonder if thehappyone's list will include the one I saw in Poo Bah Records (Pasadena, California) when it came out - I was skint at the time (it was only priced US $4.58 too! Under 2 quid at the time!) and tried to hide it at the back of the bin, told the clerk I'd come back for it; I did but of course by then someone else had found it and bought it! I've never seen another original in person since ... (I ended up buying one of the "Medusa label" bootlegs - very well done btw!)”

“"limited to 1578 copies"
any ideas as to why it was limited to such precise but strange number?”

“I seem to remember it was some significant date in French history, but can't for the life of me remember what exactly.”