Counterfeit Guide
Joy Division — Love Will Tear Us Apart (7 inch)
Factory FAC 23
Last updated June 4, 2026
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The UK first-pressing 7-inch single on Factory, catalogue FAC 23, came in a textured sleeve consistent with Factory's design language. Genuine copies carry the FAC 23 catalogue on the centre label and matrix, with the period-correct sleeve finish and typography.
Matrix / Runout
Runout in the style 'FAC 23 A' / 'FAC 23 B' with stamped/etched plant codes; genuine copies show period-correct UK pressing marks.
3 Tells That Reveal a Fake
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Counterfeits use a smooth printed sleeve rather than the textured card finish of the genuine Factory single.
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Fakes carry an incorrect centre label design or colour, with blurred Factory catalogue text around the spindle hole.
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Bootleg runouts are crudely etched and omit the period-correct plant codes present on authentic 1980 FAC 23 copies.
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