Joy Division – Atmosphere

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Label:	Factory – FACUS 2/UK, Factory (US) – Facus 2
Format:	Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Single, Black Print
Country:	UK
Released:	Oct 1980
Genre:	Rock
Style:	New Wave, Post-Punk

Tracklist

A		Atmosphere	4:05
B		She's Lost Control	4:41

Companies, etc.

Published By – Fractured Music

Credits

Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5)
Photography By – Charles Meecham
Producer – Martin Hannett
Typography [Typographics] – Peter Saville (2)

Notes

Labels:
A Factory Records (U.S.) Inc. Product
re-released in the United Kingdom

First UK Pressing - Rear sleeve has (UK) printed at bottom.

This edition features black print text on white labels
Some copies were pressed on dark red translucent vinyl.

A mispress bearing the correct A and B-side paper labels but featuring She's Lost Control pressed on both sides can be found here: Joy Division - Atmosphere.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): FACUS 2 A ̶B̶ 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT. HERE ARE THE YOUNG MEN.
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): FACUS 2B A̶ 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT. BUT WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN.
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): FACUS 2 AB̶ 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT HERE ARE THE YOUNG MEN
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): FACUS 2 A̶2 B2 A PORKY PRIME CUT BUT WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN
Matrix / Runout (Printed on A side label): FACUS 2/UK A
Matrix / Runout (Printed on B side label): FACUS 2/UK B
Other (Printed on both labels): 2/9/80

Other Versions (5 of 34)

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Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
She's Lost Control / Atmosphere (12", 45 RPM, Single)	Factory (US), Factory (US)	Facus 2, FACUS 2	US	1980
Atmosphere (12", 45 RPM, Single, Repress)	Factory, Factory (US)	FACUS 2/UK, Facus 2	UK	1980
Atmosphere (12", 45 RPM, Single, Red, Dark Translucent)	Factory, Factory (US)	FACUS 2/UK, Facus 2	UK	1980
Atmosphere (12", Single, 45 RPM)	Factory	FACUS 2/UK	Italy	1980
Atmosphere (12", 45 RPM, Single, Red, Dark Translucent)	Factory, Factory (US)	FACUS 2/UK, Facus 2	UK	1980

Reviews

miss.erica Dec 20, 2021
the best cut JD record. (no need for more words)
Tony386932 Feb 12, 2021
I've got variant 1 with the reddish translucent vinyl, but it has the Atmosphere label stuck on both sides
Tony386932 Feb 12, 2021
The flexi disk was a separate giveaway in record stores at the time. Some extra tracks which wouldn't fit on the album.
sajelaelse Jan 11, 2020
Edited 3 years ago
Purchased my copy in 1980. There is included a free flex plastic 7" with on one side "Incubation" and other side "Komakino" Does anyone know about this?
DogBouy Jan 14, 2018
Just added my mispress of this. I remember how pissed I was when I bought it. I had to go down and buy another copy because the store wouldn’t return it - lol.
maxal Apr 28, 2017
I love this record, playing it countless times. For me, Atmosphere is more rarified than Love Will Tear Us Apart. Atmosphere is closest to the sense of loss and LWTUA is about loss from a safer distance. The snowscene cover art is also pitched perfectly - a cold, still beauty.
Ianzombie Jul 26, 2015
My vinyl seems to be green when held up to a bright light, no red. Everything else matches however.
Omind Jun 14, 2014
Great version of "She's Lost Control" ~ different than the one on Unknown Pleasures.
dj_unknown23 Jul 19, 2006
Edited 16 years ago
Although not exactly rare or hard to find, this 12'' is one of the most cherished in my collection simply for the fact that when I first purchased this record ( i still own the copy i purchased in 1987 )it was the beginning for me as an avid collector and DJ.

For those of us whom are fortunate enough to be able to play records such as this out in clubs and bars effectivley, it's great to be able to have on 12'' as opposed to any other format, for reasons relative to both sound and mixing.