A Factory Sample
| A Factory Sample | ||||
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| EP by Various artists | ||||
| Released | January 1979 [1] | |||
| Recorded | Cargo Studios, Rochdale 11 October 1978 (Joy Division) | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, industrial, comedy | |||
| Length | 27:40 | |||
| Label | Factory Records | |||
| Producer | Martin Zero, Laurie Latham, C.P. Lee and Cabaret Voltaire | |||
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| The Durutti Column chronology | ||||
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| John Dowie chronology | ||||
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| Cabaret Voltaire chronology | ||||
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A Factory Sample is a 7-inch double sampler EP released in January 1979 by Factory Records of Manchester, England. Funded by a small inheritance which had recently been bequeathed to Tony Wilson,[2] it was the first vinyl recording to be released by the label (FAC 1 was a concert at The Factory). The cover of the EP is made of rice paper, dyed silver and sealed inside a thin plastic bag.
The Joy Division tracks were later re-released on the band's 1988 compilation album Substance.
The Cabaret Voltaire tracks were later re-released on the 1990 double disc rarities compilation Listen Up with Cabaret Voltaire.[3]
Track listing[edit]
- 2x7" vinyl (Factory FAC 2)
- Side A (Aside)
- Joy Division: "Digital" (Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner) – 2:50
- Joy Division: "Glass" (Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner) – 3:51
- Vinyl etching: EVERYTHING
- Side B (Beside)
- The Durutti Column: "No Communication" (The Durutti Column) – 4:57
- The Durutti Column: "Thin Ice (Detail)" (The Durutti Column) – 3:16
- Vinyl etching: IS REPAIRABLE
- Side C (Seaside)
- John Dowie: "Acne" (Dowie) – 1:43
- John Dowie: "Idiot" (Dowie) – 1:53
- John Dowie: "Hitler's Liver" (Dowie) – 2:27
- Vinyl etching: EVERYTHING
- Side D (Decide)
- Cabaret Voltaire: "Baader Meinhof" (Cabaret Voltaire) – 3:15
- Cabaret Voltaire: "Sex in Secret" (Cabaret Voltaire) – 3:28
- Vinyl etching: IS BROKEN
Credits[edit]
Joy Division[edit]
- Ian Curtis – lead vocals
- Peter Hook – bass
- Stephen Morris – drums
- Bernard Sumner – guitar
The Durutti Column[edit]
- Colin Sharp – lead vocals
- Vini Reilly – guitar
- Dave Rowbotham – guitar
- Tony Bowers – bass
- Chris Joyce – drums
- Stephen Hopkins – keyboards
Cabaret Voltaire[edit]
- Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass, keyboards
- Richard H. Kirk – guitars, keyboards, tapes
- Chris Watson – keyboards, tapes
References[edit]
- ^ Hook, Peter (2012). Unknown Pleasures. Simon & Schuster. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-4711-4833-0.
- ^ Touching From a Distance ISBN 978-0-571-17445-4 p. 68
- ^ "Cabaret Voltaire - Listen Up With Cabaret Voltaire at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
