Joy Division / Warsaw - The Ideal Beginning - V Rare 7"
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Description
Very rare 7" single from 1981 on the ENIGMA label by WARSAW (the group that became JOY DIVISION).
This is a rare (ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER WERE PRESSED) single entitled "THE IDEAL BEGINNING", containing three tracks recorded on 18th July 1977 (before tthey became famous).
Comes in a fold-out sleeve (similar to the original official An Ideal For Living 7" EP folder cover), the scans above only feature the front and back cover
So, is it a bootleg?
According to Neil Woodvine's privately published 1992 "book" (a stapled together computer print-out) entitled Joy Division:
"In May 1981 a most interesting item surfaced. An EP, or more accurately, a pair of EP's, titled 'THE IDEAL BEGINNING' featuring four unheard tracks, At a Later Date, Gutz, The Kill and Inside The Line. Released in excellent quality stereo, at first whether this was a bootleg or an officially sanctioned release was unclear. A little detective work revealed the source to be Manchester's Chaos Cassettes who claimed that it was not so much a bootleg as 'An underground collectors edition'. John West, the man responsible for Chaos releases said "We only had 2000 pressed so that it would remain collectable. It was done with the approval of the group's management. They did it just the same as they did the Sordide Sentimental deal last year. They did it just to show people what early Joy Division were like". Enclosed in a sleeve designed after An Ideal For Living the EP's were issued on May 18th 1981, exactly one year after Ian's death. A bootleg in all but name, royalties of a fashion were paid to the band."
Label: Enigma Cat no: PSS 138 Year: 1981 Condition: vinyl: ex sleeve: vg (has yellowing and small sticker mark)
Track listing
- Inside the Line
- Gutz / At a Later Date
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