New Order / Blue Monday

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Artist

New Order

Album Title:

Blue Monday

Album Cover:

Primary Genre

Electronica/Dance: Synth Pop

Format

Vinyl 12" Single

Released

00/00/1983

Label

Factory (US)

Catalog No

FACTUS 10

Bar Code No

none

Packaging

LP Sleeve (Die Cut)

Tracks

A1.	Blue Monday (7:29)
B1.	The Beach (7:19)

Date Acquired

10/11/1985

Personal Rating

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Record Sale Event

Purchase Price

25.00

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Notes

Published by B Music 1983
A Factory Record
Silver inner sleeve.
Some copies are stickered:
NEW ORDER
BLUE MONDAY
b/w THE BEACH
FACTUS 10
Factory anvil (logo)
Some have a second sticker on the back :
Factory anvil+cog logo plus
A
FACTORYUS
PROJECT
Mfg & Dist by
Rough TRADE inc.
SAN FRANCISCO
415 6214307
Special die cut sleeve; made to resemble a floppy disc.
Note:
The vinyl either comes in black/opaque or in translucent purple or translucent brown, only visible when held up against a strong light source. The translucent colors are the result of different vinyl formulations used accidentally by the pressing plant.
Design [Uncredited] – Peter Saville
Engineer – Michael Johnson
Engineer [Assistant] – Barry Sage, Mark Boyne
Producer – New Order
Published By – Be Music
Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 15850
Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 15851
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated
Manufactured By – Rough Trade Inc.
Distributed By – Rough Trade Inc.
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): FACTUS-10 A 15850 (3) +
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): FACTUS 10-B 15851 (3) +

Reviews

Blue Monday Review by William Ruhlmann:

New Order turned entirely toward a dance approach on the 12-inch single "Blue Monday," resulting in their biggest single hit ever, Top Ten in the U.K., and high in the U.S. dance charts. The single's B-side, "The Beach," is an instrumental version of "Blue Monday." (Originally released on Factory Records in March 1983, "Blue Monday" was reissued by Qwest Records in June 1985, and reissued a second time in a remixed version as "Blue Monday 1988" in April 1988.)

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