New Order ‘Blue Monday” 12” 45rpm Original 1st UK Edition The iconic and dance floor filling track by Manchester’s finest New Order B Side – The Beach Published by B Music 1983. A Factory Record. First edition. Later UK editions can have a die-cut cover with thin matte black inner sleeve, or a die-cut cover with thick glossy black inner sleeve, or a plain black with just the colour coding and different inner sleeves. First pressing: 60,000 copies (30,000 pre-sales). Initial A1/B1 pressings are characterised by a heavy and opaque vinyl. The first edition thick silver inner sleeve has straight top corners. "Outvoted" in the runout refers to an error made by the Strawberry engineer, who brought up the fader too late and missed the first drumbeat. New Order took a vote as to whether the mistake should stay, and the yes vote prevailed. This original edition misses the first 2 beats of the 16-bar intro are cut off due to a mastering error by the Strawberry engineer, who brought up the fader too late and missed the first drumbeats. "Out Voted!" refers to New Order taking a vote as to whether the mistake should stay, and the yes vote prevailed. (runoff space 0,8 cm // 1,6 cm) Details Matrrix code on the Record: Side A inscribed runoff: Strawberry Outvoted! FAC - 73 - A-1 - MT. Side B inscribed runoff: Strawberry FAC-73-B1 MT. 1 H0.EL + TEL