Factory Communications UK (Part 3: FAC 101 to 150)

Additional Notes:

Disused warehouses in Manchester. Tony Wilson wanted to convert them into flats, but it never happened.

FAC 102 QUANDO QUANGO: Atom Rock Jun 84 / Feb 85

Contents:

7": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 102) [white label promo]
 
	4:53	Atom Rock (Edit)
	4:35	Triangle (Edit)
 
12": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 102) *
 
	6:42	Atom Rock 
	6:58	Triangle 
 
12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 102R) **	
 
	7:21	Atom Rock (Mark Kamins New York Remix)
	6:10	Atom Rock (Mark Kamins Dub Mix) 

*  Record titled '2 From Quando'.
** In stickered red 'A Factory Records Giant Single' custom bag.

Additional Notes:

FAC 103 NEW ORDER: Thieves Like Us Apr 84

Contents:

7": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 103) [promo] 
 
	3:54	Thieves Like Us (edit) 
	3:52	Lonesome Tonight (edit) 
 
12": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 103) 
 
	6:36	Thieves Like Us  
	5:11	Lonesome Tonight 

Additional Notes:

12" was released with 'Murder' as the B-side in some countries.

FAC 104 'The Tube' at The Hacienda Jan 84

Additional Notes:

A broadcast of Channel 4's "The Tube" from The Hacienda, featuring Madonna's first UK performance, and included an interview with Tony Wilson and Paul Morley, as well as 'The Factory All Stars' (including members of New Order, Quando Quango, The Wake, ACR, 52nd Street, etc) doing 'Cool As Ice', 'Shack Up', 'Confusion', and 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'.

T-shirts, posters, and booklets were also produced for this event.

FACT 105V HOWARD WALMSLEY: Feverhouse Feb 85

Contents:

VHS: UK 1985 (Factory FACT 105)

	50:00	{black & white movie}

Additional Notes:

FACT 105 BITING TONGUES: Feverhouse Soundtrack Mar 85

Contents:

LP: UK 1985 (Factory FACT 105) 
 
	2:44	Feverhouse Part 1
	2:35	Feverhouse Part 2
	3:36	Feverhouse Part 3
	8:02	Feverhouse Part 4
	3:23	Feverhouse Part 5
	3:10	Feverhouse Part 6
	2:20	Feverhouse Part 7
	1:40	Feverhouse Part 8
	3:30	Feverhouse Part 9
	2:30	Feverhouse Part 10

FAC 106 LIFE: Tell Me Jul 84

Contents:

7": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 106) 
 
	3:04	Tell Me 
	2:57	Tell Me Theme 
                
~ It's a Start Jackie!

FAC 107 STOCKHOLM MONSTERS: National Pastime Jun 84

Contents:

7": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 107)
    
	2:52	All At Once
	2:38	National Pastime 

~ When a Man's Mind!
~ Turns to Romance!

FAC 108 SECTION 25: Looking From a Hilltop Jun 84

Contents:

12": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 108) 
 
	4:34	Looking From a Hilltop *
	8:04	Looking From a Hilltop ** 

~ Zen

*  Restructure from FACT 90.
** Megamix from FAC 108A.

Additional Notes:

A 12" slated for release by the Durutti Column cellist that was never released.

FACT 110 QUANDO QUANGO: Pigs & Battleships Nov 85

Contents:

LP: UK 1985 (Factory FACT 110) 
LP: AU 1985 (Factory FACT 110) *
CS: UK 1985 (Factory FACT 110C) [boxed] **
 
	6:19	Genius 
	5:50	Go Exciting 
	5:05	Happy Boy 
	5:38	Rebel 
	5:01	This Feeling 
	4:36	S.T. 
	5:51	40 Dreams 
	4:20	Low Rider 
	?:??	Love Tempo **
 
*  Australian copies came free with FACT 110/12 below. 
** With inserts.
 
12": AU 1985 (Factory FACT 110/12) 
 
	?:??	Love Tempo (Remix) 
	?:??	Atom Rock (Remix) 
 
~ Watch the Woofer. 

Additional Notes:

Apparently 'Pigs and Battleships' is a 1961 Shohei Imamura movie about "the damaging effects of American military presence and the mutual exploitation of the low life yakuza gangsters."

FAC 111 SHARK VEGAS: You Hurt Me Aug 84

Contents:

CS: UK 1984 (Factory FAC 111D) *
12": UK 1986 (Factory FAC 111)

	7:59	You Hurt Me
	5:43	You Hurt Me (version)
	6:37	But Now Your Flesh Lies Rotting In Hell 

* Strange catalogue number (would've expected FAC 111C). Includes inserts.
  The tape was a semi-official promotional device.

FAC 112 A CERTAIN RATIO: Life's a Scream Dec 84

Contents:

7": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 112P) [Promo] *
 
	3:52	Life's A Scream (Edit)
	4:11	There's Only This (Edit)

12": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 112) **
 
	[Dance Side] 
	6:31	Life's A Scream 
	[Trance Side] 
	4:18	There's Only This 

*  Includes photo and ACR envelope with biography.
** Sleeve issued with paper sash, known as an 'obi'.

Additional Notes:

FAC 113 THE WAKE: Of the Matter Oct 85

Contents:

7": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 113)

	2:54	Of the Matter
	2:54	Of the Matter 

~ All This Time

* Different mix.

FAC 114 DURUTTI COLUMN: Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say Jan 85

Contents:

12": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 114) 

	1:50	Goodbye
	6:00	The Room
	3:37	A Little Mercy
	7:44	Silence
	4:35	E.E.
	1:05	Hello

Additional Notes:

Included on FACD 84.

FAC 115 PETER SAVILLE ASSOCIATES: Second Generation Stationary ??? 84

Additional Notes:

Onion skin paper with red and black (!) thermographic printing. Grey envelope with black printing. Both sport the 1984 logo.

FAC 116 RED TURNS TO: Deep Sleep Mar 85

Contents:

12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 116)

	5:29	Deep Sleep
	3:47	Lost Again
	5:04	Wave

Additional Notes:

In F-dot die-cut custom bag.

FAC 116 ABECEDARIANS: Smiling Monarchs Apr 85

Contents:

12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 117)

	6:34	Smiling Monarchs
	5:08	Benway's Carnival

FAC 118 52nd STREET: Can't Afford to Let You Go Oct 84

Contents:

7": UK 1984 (Factory FAC 118) [white label promo]

	3:44	Can't Afford to Let You Go (Edit)
	4:14	Can't Afford to Let You Go (Disorganised Mix) 

~ Half a Tennis Ball Head
~ Mom & Pauline

12": UK 1984	(Factory FAC 118)

	6:50	Can't Afford to Let You Go
	9:56	Can't Afford to Let You Go (Unorganised Mix) 

~ Marcia, George & Christian
~ Kev & Sheila. Red Stock Close Gang

FAC 119 JAMES: James Feb 85

Contents:

7": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 119)

	2:48	Hymn From A Village
	3:03	If Things Were Perfect 

FAC 120 PETER SAVILLE ASSOCIATES: Factory 1984 Logo (Silhouette) Jul 84

Additional Notes:

2 Badges (crimson and black) also issued (200 of each) with this number.

FAC 121 Riverside Exhibition Aug 84

Additional Notes:

A series of London premieres plus a leaflet. Also referred to as 'From the North'. Factory bands, Hacienda live videos, Peter Saville design and Hacienda Hairdressers 'Swing' (FAC 98) reside for 5 days at Hammersmith's Riverside Studios 13-18/8/84.

Also a poster, probably the best Factory ever did. It has the same basic design as the leaflet, printed in gold on a coral red background.

FAC 122 LIFE: Optimism Apr 85

Contents:

7": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 122)

	3:55	Optimism
	3:09	Better

FAC 123 NEW ORDER: The Perfect Kiss May 85

Contents:

7": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 123) 
7": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 123-7) [promo] 
 
	3:47	The Perfect Kiss (edit) 
	3:00	Kiss of Death (edit)

~ That's Soul Folks!
~ Feel It's a Hottie
 
12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 123) 

	8:45	The Perfect Kiss 
	7:00	The Kiss of Death 
	1:23	Perfect Pit 
                
~ All these crabs
~ Are making me itch

Additional Notes:

FAC 124 STREETLIFE: No More Silence Mar 85

Contents:

12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 124)

	6:07	No More Silence
	3:42	No More Silence (Short Version)
	4:38	Chopper's Delight

FACT 125 VARIOUS: Bessy Talks Turkey Dec 84

Contents:

VHS: UK 1984 (Factory FACT 125)

Additional Notes:

Christmas video of Factory Acts discussed and presented by Claude Bessy. Snippets/mentions include James ("The're vegans, they have a lot of liver trouble..."), Section 25, Abecedarians, Shark Vegas, Streetlife, Thick Pigeon, 52nd Street ("Disco Cult"), Quando Quango, A Certain Ratio ("They have a new single and, well, we know its great" [Life's A Scream]), The Wake ("They're recording a new mini album - mini albums are a new leisure device..."), Kalima, The Jazz Defektors ("They spend a lot of money in the Hacienda"), Stockholm Monsters ("Heavy"), Durutti Column, Life, Marcel King, RF&TP, Red Turns To, New Order, and some of Bessy's work ("but who cares").

Additional Notes:

FAC 126 Alan Goes To Moscow Apr 84

Additional Notes:

Infosheet/Poster/Event of Alan Erasmus's trip to the USSR.

Factory's first move into the field of Classical music. Alan Erasmus went to Moscow to contract young Russian classical musicians. The project failed because Factory's Russian contact in the UK was kicked out of the country.

FAC 127 KALIMA: Four Songs Oct 85

Contents:

12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 127)

	4:21	Trickery
	6:47	Land of Dreams
	3:39	Sparkle
	4:13	So Sad

~ Loos Shoes, Tight Pussy *
~ ...And a Warm Place to Shit *

* The running grooves were, not surprisingly, struck out.

FAC 128 A CERTAIN RATIO: Wild Party Jun 85

Contents:

7": UK 1985  (Factory FAC 128) [White Label Promo]

	[Dance Side]
	3:23	Wild Party (Version) *
	[Another Dance Side]
	3:54	Sounds Like Something Dirty (Edit) 

CS: UK 1985 (Factory FAC 128C)  
 
	4:12	Wild Party 
	6:52	Sounds Like Something Dirty 
	?:??	Life's a Scream (Live) **
	?:??	Force (Live) **
	?:??	Wild Party (Live) **

12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 128)  
 
	4:12	Wild Party 
	6:52	Sounds Like Something Dirty 

~ What Do You Think Of That Like 

*  Possibly the same version as that on the Letter to Brezhnev OST.
** Live tracks from BBC Saturday Live session.

Additional Notes:

FAC 129 HAPPY MONDAYS: Delightful Sep 85

Contents:

12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 129) 
 
	3:38	Delightful 
	4:17	This Feeling 
	3:40	Oasis 

FACT 130 THE WAKE: Here Comes Everybody Nov 85

Contents:

LP: UK 1985 (Factory FACT 130)

	6:01	O Pamela
	3:37	Send Them Away
	3:22	Sail Through
	7:17	Melancholy Man
	2:50	World Of Her Own
	4:42	Torn Calendar
	4:14	All I Asked You To Do
	6:58	Here Comes Everybody

~ Don't Even Think It!    

Additional Notes:

A boxed cassette (light brown) edition as FACT 130C was scheduled for release, but didn't make it.

Additional Notes:

Poster listing future releases: 'It Isn't Only Lowlife Who Record for Factory'. Subtitle is 'The Album Collection 84/85 From Factory by Way of Rough Trade/The Cartel'.

Additional Notes:

FAC 133 NEW ORDER: Subculture Nov 85

Contents:

7": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 133) 
 
	3:25	Sub-culture 
	3:34	Dub-vulture 
 
12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 133) 
 
	7:26	Sub-culture 
	7:57	Dub-vulture 

Additional Notes:

Apparently Peter Saville did not want to design a sleeve for the record, because he thought the remixes sucked!

FAC 134 BITING TONGUES: Trouble Hand Nov 85

Contents:

12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 134) 
 
	6:51	Trouble Hand 
	3:23	Panorama 
	4:53	Meat Mask Separatist 
	5:30	Boss Toyota Trouble 
	1:56	Probate 

FACT 135 A CERTAIN RATIO: The Old & The New Jan 86

Contents:

LP: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 135) *
   
	[East] 
	6:04	Flight 
	2:46	Do the Du 
	2:37	And Then Again 
	3:02	The Fox 
	3:10	Blown Away    
	[West]
	6:53	Sounds Like Something Dirty 
	6:32	Life's A Scream 
	4:17	There's Only This 
	4:15	Wild Party 

~ Stonked Again 
~ One More Time 

7": UK 1986 (Factory 7 FAC 135) 
 
	3:13	Shack Up
	3:11	The Thin Boys

CS: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 135C) [boxed]  **
   
	6:04	Flight 
	2:46	Do the Du 
	2:37	And Then Again 
	3:02	The Fox 
	3:13	Shack Up 
	3:11	The Thin Boys 
	6:53	Sounds Like Something Dirty 
	6:32	Life's A Scream 
	4:17	There's Only This 
	4:15	Wild Party 
                
*  Came packaged with 7 FAC 135.
** With inserts.

Additional Notes:

Additional Notes:

Signal green tape with silver logo and 'FAC 136'.

FAC 137 QUANDO QUANGO: Genius Oct 85

Contents:

7": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 137) [white label promo]

	?:??	Genius (Edit)
	?:??	Rebel (Edit)
 
12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 137)

	6:23	Genius
	5:43	Rebel 

12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 137) [white label promo]

	6:23	Genius
	?:??	This Feeling

Additional Notes:

The 137 number is shared with the Shorts video (see below)

FACT 137 VARIOUS: Shorts Jun 85

Contents:

VHS: UK 1985 (Factory FACT 137) 
BETA: UK 1985 (Factory FACT 137) 
 
	3:18	DURUTTI COLUMN - Prayer 
	?:??	STOCKHOLM MONSTERS - The Longing 
	?:??	THE WAKE - Talk About the Past 
	?:??	ROYAL FAMILY & THE POOR - British Empire 
	3:19	SECTION 25 - Back to Wonder 
	4:37	SECTION 25 - Looking From a Hilltop 
	?:??	KALIMA - The Smiling Hour 
	?:??	JAZZ DEFEKTORS - Hanki Panki 
	?:??	QUANDO QUANGO - Tingle 
	?:??	52ND STREET - Can't Afford (To Let You Go) 
	?:??	NEW ORDER - Blue Monday * 
 
* Original "Blue Monday" promo video. 

FAC 138 JAMES: Village Fire, 5 Offerings From... Oct 85

Contents:

12": UK 1985 (Factory FAC 138)
   
	1:55	What's the World 
	2:47	Folklore 
	1:47	Fire So Close 
	3:04	If Things Were Perfect 
	2:49	Hymn From A Village

~ Is anybody there?

FAC 139 ROYAL FAMILY & THE POOR: We Love the Moon Apr 86

Contents:

7": UK 1986 (Factory FAC 139) [picture disc]

	4:43	We Love The Moon
	4:13	White Stains

~ Hymn to Kali No. 1
~ Don't Look Down

Additional Notes:

When the band parted with Factory, they took the stock of FAC 139 and sold them in a numbered picture sleeve.

FACT 140 ROYAL FAMILY & THE POOR: The Project - Phase 2 We Love the Moon Apr 86

Contents:

LP: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 140) 

	4:24	Visions 
	5:15	Sex Goddess 
	4:15	White Stars 
	5:36	Living Room Alchemy 
	6:01	Transparent 
	5:34	Pagan Way 
	5:44	Heartbeat 
	4:43	We Love the Moon 
	1:30	Conspire (To Breath Together) 
 
~ Don't Buy it, Steal It 
~ Losing the Human Form, Again 

Additional Notes:

FAC 141 PETER SAVILLE ASSOCIATES: Third Generation Stationary ??? 87

Additional Notes:

Waxed white paper, envelopes, visiting cards and additional stationary with thermographic black printing and embossed logo.

Lists directors as: Alan Erasmus, Tina Simmons, and Anthony Wilson; Consultant: Peter Saville; Registered in England No: 1524272; VAT No: 3832 66632

FAC 142 HAPPY MONDAYS: Freaky Dancing Jun 86

Contents:

12": UK 1986 (Factory FAC 142) 
 
	3:42	Freaky Dancin' 
	3:58	The Egg 

12": UK 1986 (Factory FAC 142) 
 
	6:47	Freaky Dancin' (Live) 
	4:57	The Egg (Mix) 
	5:13	Freaky Dancin'

Additional Notes:

There is an official T-shirt with the 'Freaky Dancin' logo and the catalogue number.

FAC 143 NEW ORDER: Shellshock Mar 86

Contents:

7": UK 1986 (Factory FAC 143) 
 
	4:19	Shellshock (edit) 
	3:55	Thieves Like Us (instrumental edit) 
 
~ So Hip It Hurts 
~ Watch Out for the Dwarf 
 
   12": UK 1986 (Factory FAC 143) 
 
	9:40 	Shellshock 
	7:31	Shellcock 
                 
~ So Hip It Hurts 
~ Watch Out for the Dwarf 

Additional Notes:

FACT 144 DURUTTI COLUMN: Domo Arigato Aug 85

Contents:

FAC 145 PETER SAVILLE ASSOCIATES: Christmas 1985 Dec 85

Additional Notes:

This is a cardboard CD sleeve (a la the 'car carry cases'), in blue with a huge silver embossed Factory logo and a molecule-design by PSA. The sleeve includes a cardboard CD with a Xmas message and is signed by the Factory staff.

"The chemical symbol is in fact water and hence snow. 1985 had seen the dawn of the CD, 'Power Corruption and Lies' coming out of the Denon CD pressing plant outside Tokyo. This was Factory's way of celebrating the fact. 300 produced." (AHW)

FAC 146 STOCKHOLM MONSTERS: Party Line Apr 87

Contents:

12": UK 1987 (Factory FAC 146)
		
	4:45	Party Line
	3:35	Militia
	4:09	Partylive

~ The 3 Golden Rules
~ Don't Mess With...

FAC 147 KALIMA: Whispered Words May 86

Contents:

7": UK 1986 (Factory FAC 147) [promo]

	?:??	Whispered Words
	:

12": UK 1986 (Factory FAC 147)

	4:37	Whispered Words
	5:07	Sugar and Spice
	1:54	In Time

Additional Notes:

A watermill blade/bucket donated to the rebuilt mill. A plaque on the bucket itself reads 'This Bucket Donated By FAC 148'. A plaque inside the mill reads 'The trustees of the Quarry Bank Mill Trust record their gratitude to the following for their support. Factory Communications Ltd.

In 'Styal Village', near Manchester Airport.

FACT 150 NEW ORDER: Brotherhood Sep 86

Contents:

LP: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 150) 
LP: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 150SP) [limited metallic sleeve] 
CS: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 150C) [boxed] *
CD: UK 1986 (Factory FACD 150) **
CD: UK 1986 (Factory FACD 150) [limited metallic sleeve] **
 
	3:48	Paradise 
	3:51	Weirdo 
	3:43	As It Was When It Was 
	3:44	Broken Promise 
	4:03	Way of Life 
	4:20	Bizarre Love Triangle 
	5:09	All Day Long 
	3:40	Angel Dust 
	4:25	Every Little Counts 
	6:32	State of the Nation **
 
~ See An Old Soldier Right 
~ More Juice Please 

*  With insert.
** First edition with 'car carry case' and a more glossy 
   insert minus the 'Titaanzink'. Other editions have variations 
   on the inside of the insert; some blank, some with details 
   as per back of CD.

Additional Notes: