A Factory Sample
1979 EP by various artists
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, it was the first vinyl recording to be released by the label, assigned the catalogue number FAC-2 (FAC 1 was a poster designed by Peter Saville for a concert at The Russell Club). The cover of the EP, designed by Saville, is made of silver glassine, 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.
01Track listing
- 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
02Credits
Joy Division
- Ian Curtis , lead vocals
- Peter Hook , bass
- Stephen Morris , drums
- Bernard Sumner , guitar
The Durutti Column
- Colin Sharp , lead vocals
- Vini Reilly , guitar
- Dave Rowbotham , guitar
- Tony Bowers , bass
- Chris Joyce , drums
- Stephen Hopkins , keyboards
Cabaret Voltaire
- Stephen Mallinder , vocals, bass, keyboards
- Richard H. Kirk , guitars, keyboards, tapes
- Chris Watson , keyboards, tapes
Sources and credits
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