"The Factory (music venue)" redirects here. For the arts venue due to open in early 2020, see The Factory (Manchester).
Factory Records
Founded
1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Founder
Alan Erasmus
Rob Gretton
Martin Hannett
Tony Wilson
Defunct
1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Status
Defunct
Distributor(s)
Pinnacle Distribution (in the UK) Warner Records (in the US) WEA International (worldwide) Rhino Entertainment (Reissues) Virgin Music Label & Artist Services (select)
Genre
Post-punk, alternative dance
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Location
Manchester
Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus.
The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, the Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, Northside, and (briefly) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and James. Factory also ran The Haçienda nightclub, in partnership with New Order.
Factory Records used a creative team (most notably record producer Martin Hannett and graphic designer Peter Saville) which gave the label and the artists recording for it a particular sound and image. The label employed a unique cataloguing system that gave a number not just to its musical releases, but also to various other related miscellany, including artwork, films, living beings, and even Wilson's own coffin.[1]
^Lynskey, Dorian. "A fitting headstone for Tony Wilson's grave". The Guardian.
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