Factory

Factory on vinyl: Manchester, New Order and FAC numbers

In short: Factory Records was founded in Manchester in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus. Joy Division, later New Order and the Happy Mondays released records on the label – and the label combined music with striking design, for example by Peter Saville. The Vinyl Room currently has 4 records on Factory.

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Records on Factory

→ New Order · New wave · Synth-pop · Rock on vinyl

What makes Factory special?

New Order, formed out of Joy Division, combined guitars with synthesizers and club rhythms: here you’ll find the early single “Procession / Everything’s Gone Green”, the 1985 album “Low-Life” and “Touched By The Hand Of God”.

In the late eighties Factory released the Happy Mondays, who combined guitar music with danceable rhythms and shaped the Madchester sound.

FAQ

Where does Factory come from? From Manchester, founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus.

What are FAC numbers? Factory’s catalogue numbers – the label even gave them to things like the Haçienda club.

What do New Order have to do with Joy Division? New Order were formed by the remaining members of Joy Division.

What do you have on Factory? Records from the eighties – 4 records in all.