| Discography for the vinyl releases of Closer: |
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| Australia |
FACOZ 1001
Issued by EMI |
Inner sleeve is a 24" x 12" insert folded once.
Labels are silver on black like UK edition, but has "Sound recording by Factory Records. First published in
UK. (P) 1980, Factory Records" printed across the label.
There are red-stamped promo copies that often come with a similarly stamped LWTUA 7", an A4 booklet and a
couple of 10" x 8" b/w photographs.
Rarer yet - there is an official EMI promo poster for this LP. |
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| Australia |
FACOZ 1001
Issued by CBS |
Labels are silver on black, but the "(P) Factory Records" notice is missing.
This edition has a matrix number (the EMI edition does not) 207719/20.
The reference on the inner sleeve (manufactured & distributed by EMI) is generally over-stickered by one that
reads "M&D by CBS Australia" |
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| Japan |
Nippon Columbia YX-7338 AX |
Silver on black labels. Black & white on green OBI sash.
4 page insert including short biography and lyrics in Japanese and English.
This was released in July 1984.
Promo copies are identified by a tiny red sticker - normally on the rear sleeve.
Incidentally, Japanese releases originally retailed at LP's - 2500 Yen
12" singles - 1500 Yen
Still 2LP - 4000 Yen |
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| France |
Factory via Virgin
70162 |
Silver on black labels |
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| France |
Factory via Virgin
201882 |
Silver on black labels.
The two French editions are almost identical. Although the printer's logo is on the inner sleeve of 201882, the
outer of 70162.
70162 seems to have a slightly yellow cast to the card. |
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| Greece |
Factory via Virgin
VG 50086 |
Black on white labels |
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| Sweden |
NCB |
LP labels have got NCB printed on them
Back cover has FACT 25 printed in the top right corner
Inner has FACT 25 printed in the bottom right corner
The matrix numbers are:
FACT-25-A//48507-1Y (side A)
FACT-25-B//48508-1Y (side B)
Other differences; glossy sleeve, thin paper inner. |
 
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| Portugal |
Vimusica
VFACT 111-2 |
Silver on black labels.
Rear sleeve tells us that it is also available on cassette - VFACT 112-2
There were two pressings of this LP: One had a plain inner sleeve (and stated the printers name on the back). The
other had a lightweight 24" x 12" paper insert, folded once with song titles/ etc.. Both records have
the same matrix No. |
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| Brazil |
Counterfeit edition
LPJD10.006 |
Labels printed black on white with song titles/ etc on label.
Copy of UK sleeve - issued without inner.
Adds LWTUA as track 5 side 2. |
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| Brazil |
Stilletto |
Silver on black labels.
Issued with inner sleeve.
Adds LWTUA as track 5 side 2.
Promo copies exist with a square sticker on the rear sleeve. |
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| Poland |
Tonpress
SX-T 108 |
Black on red labels.
Inner sleeves only on early pressings. |
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| Italy |
Factory via Base Records |
First editions list address as 'Via Castiglione'.
Silver on black labels. Labels state "Made in Italy 1980". |
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| Italy |
Factory via Base Records |
Later editions show address as 'Via Collamarini'.
Issued without inner sleeve.
Labels printed black on white with song titles/ timings on labels.
The people at Base Records obviously had trouble with Bernard's ever-changing surname. A credit on the label reads
"Written by Curtis/ Albrecht-Dickens/ Morris/ Hook". |
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| New Zealand |
GAP Records
M&D by EMI
EMC 225 |
Completely different red/ buff/ black EMI labels. |
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| New Zealand |
Rough Trade |
Looks inside and out as if it is a UK copy. Although the only groove notation is FACT 25 A/ B.
Printed on coarser/ lighter-weight card than UK edition.
Small RTC logo on rear of inner sleeve. |
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| Spain |
Edigsa
19L0094 |
Silver/grey on black labels
Inner sleeve has "Edita por Edigsa" added to the credits in the same type-face.
There is writing on the spine |
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| Spain |
Edigsa
19L0094 |
Black on white labels.
Inner sleeve has "Edita por Edigsa" added to the credits in the same type-face.
No writing on spine |
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| Lituania |
Zona
ZN V11 |
Silver on black labels in a simple type-face.
Single sheet 12" x 12" insert for song titles/ etc. |
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| Germany |
Metronome
0060.361 |
Silver on black labels. |
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| Germany |
Rough Trade
RTD |
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| Canada |
Factory via Polygram
FACD 01 |
Silver on black labels.
Label dated 19/6/1981. |
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| UK |
Factory
FACT 25 |
Silver on black labels.
Originals are printed on a coarse fibre-board paper.
Inner sleeve has rounded corners and "Garrod & Lofthouse" in the credits. |
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| UK |
Factory
FACT 25 |
Later UK editions are printed on a smoother card.
Inner sleeve has square corners. No "Garrod & Lofthouse" in credits. |
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| UK |
Factory
FACT 25 |
There is a small batch of mispressings that have Side 2 tracks on BOTH sides. |
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| UK |
Factory
FACT 25 |
White label test-pressings exist on heavy vinyl. |
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| UK |
Factory
FACT 25 |
2007 re-pressing. Remastered and on 180gm vinyl. Otherwise identical to the original pressing. |
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| US |
Factory
FACTUS 6 |
Silver on black labels.
Has "ASCAP" printed where UK copies have "9/5/1980" - the UK label was designed with the USA
in mind. ASCAP must appear on US releases of this era, whereas, there was no such requirement on UK pressings.
Peter Saville, didn't want to re-design the labels to accommodate this - hence the dates on 'Closer', 'Ceremony'
and the 'For M.L.' on LWTUA.
"Distributed by Rough Trade" printed in credits on inner sleeve.
There are various 'translucent' editions, on red, brown, purple, green and (maybe ?) other colours. |
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| US |
Qwest
25841-1 |
Buff/ multi-colour Qwest label - features song titles and timings.
Small "© Factory Communications, made in USA" on inner.
There are gold-stamped promo editions of this. |
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