Love Will Tear Us Apart

The 7" was commercially released on 27 June 1980, the 12" followed in August 1980.
Until 17 July 1981, ca. 150,000 copies of the 7", and 25,075 of the 12" were pressed in total.
All side A versions were recorded in March 1980 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport;
All side B versions and These Days were recorded in January 1980 at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham.
The 7" cover comes in 4 sleeve variants:
- Glossy sleeve with squared cut-out and curved glue-flaps;
- Matte sleeve with squared cut-out and straight glue-flaps;
- Semi-glossy sleeve without cut-out and straight glue-flaps;
- Glossy sleeve without cut-out and straight glue-flaps.
The 12" cover photo is a detail of the Ribaudo family tomb in the Staglieno Cemetery in Genova, Italy. The sculpture was made by Onorato Toso.
The 12" comes in 6 pressing variants (with approximative timelines):
1st pressing (1980-1981), cut at Portland Studios, pressed by Lyntone: FAC-23-12-A // FAC-23-12-B.
2nd pressing (1983), cut at the Townhouse, pressed by MVS: FAC 23 A2 // FAC 23 B-2.
3rd pressing (1984), cut at the Townhouse, plated by Gedmal Galvanics, pressed by MVS: FAC 23 T A3 // FAC 23 T B3.
4th pressing (1985 - 1987), pressed by Linguaphone or Adrenalin (25mm rings): FAC 23 A4 // FAC 23 B4
5th pressing (1987 - 1988), scribes, pressed by Immediate Sound Solutions (32mm rings): FAC 23 A4 // FAC 23 B4
6th pressing (1989 - 1992), no scribes, pressed by Audio Services Ltd. (32mm rings): FAC 23 A4 // FAC 23 B4
Note: several hybrid versions (e.g. A2 / B3 or A3 / B2) exist.
Chart trivia:
UK Indie Singles Charts: Stayed for 195 weeks (the longest ever chart run), peaking at #1 for a total of 10 weeks.
UK Singles Charts: Stayed for 9 weeks between June and July 1980, peaking at #13. Re-entered in October 1983 for another 9 weeks, peaking at #19.
New Zealand charts: Peaked at #1 in June 1981.
In 1995, a 12" was reissued by London Records with new versions.
This MR contains all official and unofficial non-album releases, regardless of the track differences.
Exception: the and derived versions have a specific MR: Love Will Tear Us Apart.