Sorry if this has been asked too many times.
I'm trying to find the an image online of the decoder for the Blue Monday single.
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Blue Monday Decoder ?
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Bigger version on cerysmatic. Start with A at the top and work round clockwise.
Doesn't seem to work as an img 
Actually, anyone seen the color-calm DVD based on Savilles colour wheel?
All Your Base Will Belong to Me wrote: What is this decoder supposed to represent and what are you trying to decode?
The colour codes on BM (and other NO records) are representative of letters that spell out Blue Monday - New Order or whatever. The colour chart helps decode what the seemlingly random colours mean
All Your Base Will Belong to Me wrote: What is this decoder supposed to represent and what are you trying to decode?
You mean you never got your official NO decoder ring? And you call yourself a fan...
This explains everything:
"What do the colour codes on PC&L, BM and Confusion stand for?[/innerurl]
Peter Saville designed a colour code for use on several releases circa-83. The decoder is the wheel design on the reverse of the cover to Power, Corruption and Lies. To clear things up a little, the colour wheel describes the meaning of the coloured squares on (not only) Power Corruption & Lies, (but also) Blue Monday and Confusion.
To decode the wheel, use only the outer two rings. You could divide the outer two rings into full colour, various on green, and various on yellow. The inner segments appear to be meaningless. Start with the full colour sections, the first of which will be the green one... This is 'A'. Work your way clockwise naming each colour the next letter. There are exactly 26 segments around the disc. From 'Z' work back into the full colours, the first of which is '1'. This means that the full green segment is either 'A' or '1', and the colour for 'I' is also that for '9'.
You should be able to decode the squares now. Start with the 5 on the front of Power Corruption & Lies, and you will find (if you have the vinyl) that the first 4 squares spell 'FACT' then next square is divided into two, with the lower half being '7' and the upper half being '5'. Therefore the code is 'FACT 75' which is the Factory number for this release. The code for the CD front cover is 'FACD 75'.
Other codes for the various items having the coloured squares are:
Inner cover PC&L: Power Corruption And Lies New Order Blue Monday 12" Sleeve: FAC 73 Blue Monday And The Beach New Order Confusion Outer Sleeve: FAC 93"
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