Joy Division > FACD 213 Atmosphere < Peter Saville < Designers

Release date

June 1988

Format

7": UK 1988 (Factory FAC 213) [white label/promo]
7": UK 1988 (Factory FAC 213)

4:11 Atmosphere
4:15 The Only Mistake

White label

~ FAC-213-7 A1 *, Townhouse, Max
~ FAC-213-7 B1 *, Townhouse, Max

Standard

~ FAC 213-7-A-2, LYN-20796, C, (-)
~ FAC 213-7-B-2, LYN-20797, C

12": UK 1988 (Factory FAC 213.12) [white label]
12": UK 1988 (Factory FAC 213.12)

4:11 Atmosphere
4:15 The Only Mistake
3:53 Sound Of Music

~ FAC-213-12-A1 *, Townhouse, Max
~ FAC-213-12-B1 *, Townhouse, Max

CDS: UK 1988 (Factory FACD 213)

4:11 Atmosphere
3:45 Transmission [live]
3:14 Love Will Tear Us Apart

~ FACD 213 128931 01 %

VHS: UK 1988 (Factory FACV 213) [promo] *

?:?? Atmosphere [promo video]

CDV: UK 1988 (Factory FACDV 213) [promo] **

?:?? Atmosphere [promo video]

(unknown audio track content)

* In custom silver case.
** Allegedly a blank label CDV (i.e no artwork and no info).

Tracklisting

Atmosphere
Transmission Live at The Factory, Hulme, Manchester
Love Will Tear Us Apart

Credits

Art direction: Peter Saville
Design: Brett Wickens, Peter Saville Associates
Photography: Trevor Key
© 1988 Factory Communications Limited

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A new video directed by Anton Corbijn was made to accompany the reissue of Atmosphere. Some people criticised it for glamourising the death of Ian Curtis as it featured a lot of small kids dressed in Jawa-like black and white robes carrying huge oversize photos of Ian Curtis around amongst sand dunes. However, apparently the surviving members of Joy Division (i.e. New Order) are said to really like it. Clips of the video appear in the Fac 211 Wired Documentary.

In November 2010, the Teen Beat record label created a small stir by seemingly alleging that Peter Saville had ripped off their work for the band +/- (Plus Minus). However, it all turned out to be a hoax.