Record of the Week: Two In One (New Dance)

Another "oldie but goodie." This is the original 'Two In One' released on the New Dance label in 1982. It would later be released with updated art (will post those soon).
It is catalogued ND 009.

Side 1 lists U-Men and Ethics; Side 2 contains Principles and Body To Body. The picture sleeve is very minimalistic in blue-green hues and black. The front also states 'Limited Edition' but I have not seen exact numbers (1000 maybe?). The reverse pictures the same. Although it would seem rare, this vinyl is seen quite often and I have seen it retail from $25-50.00 range.

This particular copy also has an orange typed insert from Play It Again Sam. It is in dutch and Google Translate does not give the best translation, so I'll leave it up to the fans to translate:

"Pers bericht

Na meerdere vynil aanslagen door Front 242 hoort men en terug op een uitzon-derlijken maxi single, getitelt "Two in one" de welke hun de welke hun vier eerste nummers herneemt. "

Record of the Week: Principles/Body To Body 7"

 Up next we go way, way back to the first Front 242 single release: "Principles/Body To Body" released as a 7" (45 RPM) on the New Dance Label. Catalogue Number is ND 002. The picture sleeve is the gorgeous "mask" face in green, yellow-orange, and black tones. The reverse gives the credits:
                Prothese Synthi, Guitar (!)
                Dirk Synthi
                Bruno Percussion
                Studio Prothese
                Thanks Kambier - Hills Music   Design Noir

Of course Prothese is the original band/name of Daniel B. and Dirk is original member Dirk Bergen.  Reportedly released at 1000 copies, this one still goes for high dollar figures. I have seen it listed between $100 - $500. You can see this artwork in the liner notes for the Geography (limited) re-release on Alfa Matrix (which will be spotlighted someday...)