Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus.
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14 Facts About Factory Records
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Factory Records used a creative team which gave the label and the artists recording for it a particular sound and image.
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Factory Records name was first used for a club in May 1978; the first Factory Records night was on the 26 May 1978.
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Factory Records label set up an office in Erasmus' home on the first floor of 86 Palatine Road, and the Factory Records Sample EP was released on 24 December 1978.
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Saville noted that nobody at Factory Records expected Blue Monday to be a commercially successful record at all, so nobody expected the cost to be an issue.
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Factory Records opened a bar and a shop in the Northern Quarter of Manchester.
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In 1991, Factory Records suffered two tragedies: the deaths of Martin Hannett and Dave Rowbotham.
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Saville's association with Factory Records was now reduced to simply designing for New Order and their solo projects.
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Many former Factory acts, including New Order, found a new home at London Records.
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Many of the people associated with Factory Records, including Tony Wilson, have minor parts; the central character, based on Wilson, is played by actor and comedian Steve Coogan.
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Anthony Wilson, Factory Records' founder, died on 10 August 2007 at age 57, from complications arising from renal cancer.
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The book charts the rise and fall of Factory Records and offers detailed accounts and information about many key figures involved with the label.
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In 1989, Factory Records Classical was launched with five albums by composer Steve Martland, the Kreisler String Orchestra, the Duke String Quartet, oboe player Robin Williams and pianist Rolf Hind.
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From 19 June until 3 January 2022, Manchester's Science and Industry Museum is hosting an exhibition commemorating Factory Records entitled 'Use Hearing Protection: The early years of Factory Records' Featuring graphic designs by Peter Saville, previously unseen items from the Factory archives, and objects loaned from the estates of both Tony Wilson and Rob Gretton, the former manager of Joy Division and New Order.
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