| 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 | |||
| Joy Division singles and EPs chronology | ||||
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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,assigned the catalogue number FAC-2 (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.
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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]
