"Still" Misspressing?

Has anyone heard of or can shed some light on a misspressing of the "Still" albumn. It features 'Digital' instead of 'Glass' and you can hear Ian say 'I still can't hear myself' after 'Exercise one'. Some of the other tracks are slightly different than the 'normal' versions too. I am getting it on cdr, but to be honest have never heard of a misspressing, so it will be interesting to have a listen to.

I have heard something about this, but was given to believe that it was an elaborate bootleg rather than a genuine Still mispressing. I can't see any way in which the wrong tracks would be featured on a mispressing, let alone background talking. That wouldn't be a mispressing, rather someone taking a set of studio tapes from the various sessions and producing their own version, maybe before the tracklisting was finalised.

As some of the songs on Still were unfinished when they came to compile it, and needed some work from the remainder of the band and Martin Hannett in the studio, it is unlikely that the errors you refer to could have happened. Then again, this is Factory we are talking about !

...aren't you referring to the alleged first pressing from italy on base records, later pressings corrected this mastering issue so you'll find originals hard to find

I am not sure about any of it to be honest. All I know is that I have a cdr copy of it. Judging by what was said I tend to go with Tim regarding a "bootleg" version, maybe distributed by Base Records in Italy! But then again as Tim said..."It is Factory"!!

Originally posted by johnny james ...aren't you referring to the alleged first pressing from italy on base records, later pressings corrected this mastering issue so you'll find originals hard to find

That's the story that I heard and the explanation given at Joy Division Central too http://members.aol.com/lwtua/st.htm

This mispressing is genuine, it's one of the early Italian pressings. Ian's talking at the end of Exercise One is unmistakeable (i.e. Emlyn Hughes-esque). I've got a CD-R of it, taken from an original. Here's the tracklisting:

01 exercise one (IC talking at end) 02 ice age 03 sound of music (band talking before start) 04 digital (sleeve says "glass") 05 the only mistake 06 dead souls (sleeve says "walked in line") 07 the kill (bass can be heard before start of song) 08 something must break (longer intro) 09 walked in line (sleeve says "dead souls") 10 sister ray (tiny snippet of the live tape cutting in before the song starts)

Nothing earth-shattering, but a nice addition to the discerning JD fan's collection.

Atrocity

Thanks for that, I will have to ask Dave for a copy

Thanks

Mike

Here's the details about the Still Mispressing:

The only (as far as known!) way of telling this "mis-pressing" from the later Italian pressings with the approved mix (all are on the Base Record label) is that this one has a different address on the back cover. The address is "Via Castiglione", and all the later pressings with the regular mix/master (same as the UK pressing etc.) have another address on the back cover, i.e.: "Via Collamarini". It's not sure how many copies were made, but it's a bit hard to find.

The labels list the correct songs/running order though (it's got black labels with white writing, and the song titles are listed too unlike on the UK version).

SIDE A

• After track 1 "Excercise One", Ian can be heard saying: "I still can't hear meself"

• Before track 2 "Ice Age" there's some 'instrumental tuning'

• Track 3 "The Sound Of Music" starts with some (very silent) talking

• Track 4 is "Digital" instead of "Glass"

• Track 5 "The Only Mistake" has the same intro and outro, although according to some this song has a little bit of extra "noise"/"sound" at the start.

SIDE B

• "Dead Souls" replaces "Walked In Line" as track 6

• Although track 7, "The Kill", is supposed to have extra "noise"/"sound" at the start, actually the very short note at the start is missing (the rather faint note, sounding like Peter Hook is moving his finger lightly across one of the strings on his bass guitar, like at the start of Walked In Line too)

• The intro of track 8 "Something Must Break" is slightly longer, with some additional (synth/keyboards?) "noises"

• "Walked In Line" replaces "Dead Souls" as track 9

• "Sister Ray" has no differences

Hafta keep me eye's peeled for this...this would make a nice Valentine's gift!!!

Just kidding folks... If someone's plans on doing any CDR's...drop me and email por favor!