Transmission cover

Does anyone know what the star system or space photograph on the 7" cover is from and why it was chosen and by whom

It's, if I remember correctly, a photo of a ball bearing or something like that. I'll see if I can dig out the official description I found a long time ago, where Barney explained what it was.

A "ball bearing" blimey! thats some fucked up looking ball bearing!! be interesting to see what Barney had to say about it cheers!

Got it. It came from the same book that Bernard found the scream that was used for Unknown Pleasures, and is a photo of a ball bearing being dropped through an electric current. The 12" sleeve features time-exposuresof a fairground at night, and was photographed by Charles Herring.

Ahhh! nice one :)

Those old sleeves are fantastic imo :)

was Barney a bit of a science boff then reading these books!? ;)

It looks so much like a nebula or other space type thingy.

He wanted to use my avatar, but I told him to stop meddling in the future and sod back off in his time machine back to 1979

Originally posted by The DoN He wanted to use my avatar, but I told him to stop meddling in the future and sod back off in his time machine back to 1979

Originally posted by Detweiler It's, if I remember correctly, a photo of a ball bearing or something like that. I'll see if I can dig out the official description I found a long time ago, where Barney explained what it was.

The ball bearing thing is the backside of the cover... i think...

Originally posted by The DoNwas Barney a bit of a science boff then reading these books!? ;)

*He was interested in astronomy and had some skills to build synths...

As stated, the back of the sleeve is the ball bearing picture, the front is definitely astronomical, but I don't know what!

Yep, the back cover's the ball bearing image - apparently a typically arty Factory trick - putting the most striking image on the back of a cover, making it a "novelty", in keeping with the B-side. Fcuking Wilson...

well i had always beleived the cover was a pic of the crab nebulea.

I thought it was lighting.