Transmission
Joy Division
Single
1 October 1979
Versions & Track Listings
7"
uk
1979
Factory
FAC 13
Three different textured sleeves (commercial) also white label test press
12"
uk
1980
Factory
FAC 13.12
First press with embossed picture and later pressings flat
7"
se
1979
NCB
Fac13
With label like in 12" UK issue matrix no. 48518-1Y
7"
au
1979
GAP/EMI
SFA-490
No red on label
7"
fr
1979
Virgin
AE130
7"
nz
1979
Factory
13
UK vynil pressing/RTC made sleeve. very coarse paper.
12"
nz
1980
RTC
FAC13.12
Numbered edition of 2000
12"
ca
1980
Polygram
FAC13
12"
it
1980
Base Records
FAC13.12
Different pressings noted with various addresses in the back sleeve: "Via Castiglione 109" or "Via Collamarini 26" address
12"
au
1980
GAP/CBS
FAC13.12
White label promo. flat black bakground. matrix no 215049
12"
fr
1980
Virgin
600209
Indented pict square. commercial and promo (with embosed seal)
12"
nz
1980
EMI
GOOD 40
12"
it
1994
Base Records
FAC13.12
Reissue with track times on label
| 1 | Transmission (Single Version) | 3:36 |
| 2 | Novelty (Original Version) | 3:59 |
Notes
Note: Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, July 1979.
Rerelease of the original 7" single (FAC 13) from October 1979 with a new cover.
Said to have been released in the US in September 1980 (does anyone know for sure?).
Groove Notations
7":
~ And How I'll Never Know
~ Just Why or Understand
12":
~ I've seen the real atrocities
~ Buried in the sand