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hello everyone (it seems ages since i've posted on here)
today, i was offered blue monday on 7", except this one is "extremely rare" and only 100 pressings were made. this one is apparently number 96 out of 100. £30 is the asking price, but i'm not sure.
what do you all think?
thanks 
Which extremely rare one is this? Did you see the thread last week concerning the Japanese one sold for nearly $800 on e-bay?
well i'm gonna ask the guy i know to bring it in so i can have a look at it, then i'll get back to you guys.
Originally posted by death of art Which extremely rare one is this? Did you see the thread last week concerning the Japanese one sold for nearly $800 on e-bay?
You are pulling my chain aren't you? I have a copy of this which I bought in a second hand market (Camden I think) when I was living in London (1993/1994) for 18 months over from New Zealand. Think I only paid a few pounds. It's backed with Confusion.
Originally posted by Matthew Smyth > Originally posted by death of art> Which extremely rare one is this? Did you see the thread last week concerning the Japanese one sold for nearly $800 on e-bay?
You are pulling my chain aren't you? I have a copy of this which I bought in a second hand market (Camden I think) when I was living in London (1993/1994) for 18 months over from New Zealand. Think I only paid a few pounds. It's backed with Confusion.
He's serious about that. 
No chain pulling I assure you! If it is the yellow sleeve with the Factory logo on it, with the edits of Blue Monday and Confusion, you are a very lucky chap indeed! Only 25 (possibly 30?) copies are said to have been pressed and the BM edit has never been released on any other format.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2559505299&category=43715&rd=1
Have a look at this link (you might need to type it out, cos I don't think it has formatted properly). You can see for yourself the $790 item that is no longer for sale!
It was bought by someone from the other New Order site.
Of course, if you want to sell yours for "a few pounds", be sure to let me know first!!!!!!!!
You mean this one! Hell, I had no idea there were only 30 of the buggers! I feel - er - so extraordinary!
 
Er, I think I might keep it for now! :)
As far as I know, Blue Monday comes in three different flavours of 7":
The fabled Japanese edit...
A Polish one with Thieves on the b-side (plays at 33rpm, both are full length versions)...
and a promo of the Polish one, 60 copies and supposedly a faded out version...
None of which match the description above. I'm intrigued!
The Rare and the Rarest
UK 1983 Fac 73/7 Blue Monday 7" promo, fac or fiction ?? copies ($???)
NZ 1983 12": (EMI/GAP GOOD 10)Blue Monday unreleased red vinyl only 1 or 2 copies ($???)
UK 1992 CS(Factory FACT 300)Republic [pre-mix listening cassette] About 5 of these were made as official Factory pre-mix listening cassettes with 'FACT 300' on them. They contained mostly instrumental versions of the songs that ended up on the proper release of 'Republic' on London. ($???)
4.UK 1982 7"(Factory/Mute FAC 63b/Mute 22b) Hurt/ Oberkorn [by Depeche Mode]Testpress mispress, only 8 made. ($???)
6.UK 1994 True faith 12"WLP (London Records 90 Ltd NUXXDJ6) The first 15 pressings containing two True Faith remixes. True Faith-94 (eschreamer mix) True Faith-94 (eschreamer dub) ($???)
7.JP 1984 7" Blue Monday (Factory/Nippon Columbia TD-1098) [promo]4:09 Blue Monday 4:09 Confusion 25 copies $790
9.PL 1988 7" Blue Monday (Tonpress DS-25-A) [promo] 5:05 Blue Monday Unique purple-ish sleeve. The promo was made in 60 copies. $150.00
10.JP 1993 CD: Joy Division New Order Collection (Polydor K.K. DCI-3098) [promo] 100 copies $200-$220
12.GE 1983 LP:POWER, CORRUPTION AND LIES (Factory/Rough Trade RTD11A)[marble vinyl] [testpressing, 250 made]c/w Rough Trade promo sheet. $300-$360
13.US 1983 12":Confusion (Streetwise SWRL 2213) played at the Garage on July 7, 1983.Has red testpress stamp or handwritten on a white lable. A New Music Seminar Special Edition. Approximately 400 were made. $20-$40
15.UK 1987 LP:Substance 2x (Factory FACT 200S) [gatefold sleeve] numbered limited edition of 1000 $75.00
16.JP 1993 CD:Republic (Polydor K.K. POCD-1110)Limited edition, includes lyrics and extra tracks, 1500 copies $40.00
=17.UK 1987 CS:Substance (Factory FACT 200C) [white linen box with inserts ltd.ed. 2000] $20-$40
=17. CA 1986 7": Bizarre Love Triangle PolyGram [FAC 26) [gatefold sleeve] ltd.ed. 2000 $15.00
=17. FR 2001 CD:Get Ready WEA/London 8573 89621-2) limited edition of 2000 in combination with comic type booklet [in French] entitled "old kids return" and T-shirt $50.00
20.UK 1982 7": (Factory FAC 51b) [flexi] Limited edition of 4400 given away at the Hacienda Christmas Eve 1982. $10-$40
the next 30 21.UK 1989 12":Run 2 UK 1989 (Factory FAC 273) [ltd. ed. 20000]
...phew,impressive trivia, murv...;).....good to know i have 2 items in the top 20 at least :D - Substance Linen Box & the JP 1993 CD:Republic with extra tracks ( yeah, the 2 extra tracks are the full length Regret Weatherall mixes )
Originally posted by Find-My-'Bowl'-As-I-Go-Home ...phew,impressive trivia, murv...;).....good to know i have 2 items in the top 20 at least :D - Substance Linen Box & the JP 1993 CD:Republic with extra tracks ( yeah, the 2 extra tracks are the full length Regret Weatherall mixes )
Thanks Mate!! Ive flogged this dead horse over and over, in one form or another...one more time and Ill call it a day
As well as the silver labled copy of FAC51b there is a "promo" with no label that I have, but I've no idea how scarce it is, or if it was really some kind of re-issue rather than a promo...
Originally posted by death of art As well as the silver labled copy of FAC51b there is a "promo" with no label that I have, but I've no idea how scarce it is, or if it was really some kind of re-issue rather than a promo...
I remember the Rocket said that there were a lot of bootlegged Fac 51 flexi`s in circulation, maybe its one of them
Could well be. It was rather cheap!
It has the correct Lyntone matrix numbers on the run-off, so I really don't know...
