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Rip It Up, Issue 46, 1 May 1981, Page 11

JOY © DIVISION / :: /£- • I V IS I V * mm r HR Sr's# sr?; SifM . vfiV; A SHORT STORY FOR THE UNINITIATED CHAPTER 1 Not so long ago, Brian Pitts phoned Rob Gretton at Factory,Records in Manchester and reminded him it was time Factory sorted out Mpw 7 \n HictriKntir\n Thm iconrlc Hicpprnino ** Trv»r A >ution. 1 New Zealand distribution. Thousands of discerning people wanted Joy Division singles and albums and couldn’t get them. ■ CHAPTER 2 So Rob was told all about RTC (small is beautiful?), thajJßXOWas an independent record company and all manner of amazing things (it was a good sales pitch). Rob said, (sort of); “Great, ITifgetting a bit choked with getting no response from multi-nationals." CHAPTER 3 *sgKßsjs§z Then, after sorting out mundane things like royalty advances and royalty rates, we agreed it was essential that all the record covers, inner covers, labels etc., had to be exactly]like the English releases: and the deal was done. mmmmmgmk CHAPTER 4 : m, m ■ Then came the fun part, the long wait for production parts (you know, tapes and cover films) something to do with Very Fast Airlines Ltclr Anyway fltheyjre here now! forproduction parts (you know, tapes and cover films) something do with Ver> Fast to CHAPTER (If you got this far you may as well wait round for the finale.) Thp fircf rplpocpc IIM II Kp in I’/Mlr rpp/if/1 ki, nUCtk 1...... TUa.. ...ill Lp. M ' V The first Joy Division releases will be in your nearest record store by about sth June. They will be M m . SINGLES V. ; r : >r mm SINGLES . -V ‘LOVE WILL TEAR US APART’ (FAC 2312). A very limited edition 12 inch single in a picture sleeve. ‘LOVE WILL TEAR US APART’ (FAC 23). A 7 inch single in picture sleeve. Special labels.: - :• s m:. ALBUMtm i . ■ ALBUM vm V ‘UNKNOWN PLEASURES’ (FACT 10 & FACTC 10). Special sleeve and labels. 10 FACTC 10) Special sleeve and labels ■ -1; •v£ THEY LOOK LIKE THIS: BmnmnMmMmn v- LOVE WILL TEAR US APART :. ■ if: tk & .7v\ SI . FAC 23FAC FAC 2312 FACT 10 10 FACTC 10 23 FAC FACTC 10 \ wmm* i m a THEY WILL BE YOUR MUSICAL EXPERIENCE OF 1981 OF mm