I just took this for a spin for the first time in ages, looked at the sleeve and noticed that it was made in 1983. It sounds so clear, so beautifully produced. Crisp bass, Matt J's vocals. This is a great record.
I picked this book up to read the other day, having bought it some time ago in Aixe-sur-Vienne, France, and these two photos fell out.
The photos are pure 1970s faded colour, and could have been taken in Scotland. The building looks like it could be Scottish. I can't be sure, but I suspect Mr curly head and Mr long hair took turns to wear the same kilt. Mr long hair appears to be in scout uniform.
The book is by a MacDonald, but the pic's too faded to tell whether the men are wearing a MacDonald tartan.
The book was originally purchased in the US, in dollars. My guess would be at an airport.
City as league champions playing in the FA Cup semi-final (they'd go on to win it that year v Leicester City - ask Gary Lineker), and about to draw 0-0 in the first round of the forerunner of the Champions League, before losing 2-1 away.
My very kind neighbour just found these 2 programmes on a market stall and bought them for me.
This image is from the Times' obituary of the photographer John Claridge.
I'm seeing the front of a Morris Minor (left), and an Austin A40 (right).
But what's going on with the back of the Moggy?
I've had the first UK pressings of both JD studio albums since they came out, and when my Unknown Pleasures (left) got a bit crackly in the 1990s I bought a more recent pressing (Spanish, right, white and black labels the other way round to my earlier record).
I'm not an audio snob, but that Spanish pressing feels and sounds thin.
I'd like to buy another vinyl copy, but there are now so many pressings that I'm lost. Which one is the best?
UPDATE: Based on a couple of recs on here, I got the 180G pressing from Amazon Germany, on sale for around €22. Thank you for the recommendations.
The only 4 records I can recall buying duplicates for are from Manchester and from the late 1970s (as am I). They are Unknown Pleasures, Another Music in a Different Kitchen (Buzzcocks), Real Life (Magazine), and Live at The Witch Trials (The Fall).
From a distance I assumed I'd put the disc back in upside down. I was wrong, and now I have to live with this thing.
I picked up a DVD box set of Foyle's War at a charity shop recently. How did I miss this show first time around? It's brilliantly acted and written and deals with its period superbly. If you haven't seen it, do track it down.
Lots of Joy Division/New Order chat in this vintage BBCshow, plus bonus narration by the late John Peel.