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What's up everyone? I need some help with a Joy Division record I recently purchased. I picked up a used copy of the 12" single version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" from a local record store and hit the web to find pressing info to see if I scored an original. Well I've found mixed results and now I'm not sure if it's an original or a repress. http://blog.factoryrecords.org/1980/06/fac-23-joy-division-love-will-tear-us.html : If I'm reading the info on this site correctly, then I believe I have an original. My copy is in the thinner sleeve with a semi-glossy finish. It has the correct songs, and what appears to be the correct labeling (song info, dates, etc.), but another site has me worried... http://www.joydiv.org/lwtua12.htm : According to this site I have a repress 'cos my copy doesn't say "SPECTACLE IS A RITUAL / PURE SPIRIT" on the run off grooves. My run off grooves are blank, but factoryrecords.org site has no mention of the run off groove text. I saw on discogs.com that there were various represses made in the early to mid 80s but discogs makes no mention of the run off groove text on the original press either. I feel like I've done all the research but the conflicting info from the two links worries me. Or maybe I'm just not seeing something right in front of me that is the clear cut answer. Anyone have any answers, help, info, etc.? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your time! - Zach