Factory Benelux discography
Encyclopedia
Factory Benelux was the Belgian imprint of Factory Records
, operated by licensee Les Disques du Crépuscule
. This is a list of the releases on the imprint.
Factory Records
Factory Records was a Manchester based British independent record label, started in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, Northside and James and...
, operated by licensee Les Disques du Crépuscule
Les Disques du Crepuscule
Les Disques Du Crépuscule was a Belgian independent record label.The label was started in 1980 by Michel Duval and Annik Honoré, residents of Brussels who had previously organised and promoted concerts in the city. Initial releases were by Factory Records artists, and were labelled as being...
. This is a list of the releases on the imprint.
| No. | Artist | Title | Format | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAC-BN-1-004 | A Certain Ratio A Certain Ratio A Certain Ratio are a Post-punk band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England. While originally part of the punk rock movement, they soon added funk and dance elements to their sound. They are sometimes referred to as "post punk funk"... |
Shack Up (3:21) / And Then Again (2:29) | 7" | 1980-07 | Also Crepuscule TWI-004 |
| FAC-BN-2-005, FBN-2 | The Durutti Column The Durutti Column The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan... |
Lips that Would Kiss (Form Prayers to Broken Stone) (3:40) / Madeleine (3:00) | 7", 12" | 1980-10 | Also Crepuscule TWI-005 |
| FBN-2CD | The Durutti Column The Durutti Column The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan... |
Lips That Would Kiss | CD | 1991 | Compilation of The Durutti Column The Durutti Column The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan... recordings for Factory Benelux, including tracks from unreleased album "Short Stories For Pauline" (see FBN-36). |
| FAC-BN-3-006 | Section 25 Section 25 Section 25 is an English post-punk band, best known for its single "Looking from a Hilltop" and its association with the Manchester record-label, Factory Records.-Early recordings 1977 - 1982 :... |
Charnel Ground (3:55) / Haunted (3:17) | 7" | 1980-10 | Also Crepuscule 006 |
| FAC-BN-4 | Crispy Ambulance Crispy Ambulance Crispy Ambulance were an English rock band, formed in Manchester, United Kingdom in late 1977 by Alan Hempsall , Keith Darbyshire , Gary Madeley and Robert Davenport... |
Live on a Hot August Night (The Presence (13:01) / Concorde Square (9:07)) | 12" | 1981-06 | |
| FAC-BN-5 | Section 25 Section 25 Section 25 is an English post-punk band, best known for its single "Looking from a Hilltop" and its association with the Manchester record-label, Factory Records.-Early recordings 1977 - 1982 :... |
Je Veux Ton Amour (5:16) / Oyo Achel Ada (4:21) | 7" | 1981-08 | |
| FAC-BN-6 | Crawling Chaos | The Gas Chair | LP | 1982-01 | |
| FAC-BN-7 | Various Artists | A Factory Complication | Video (VHS/Beta) | 1981-11 | |
| FBN-8 | New Order New Order New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris... |
Everything's Gone Green (5:33) // Mesh (3:25) / Cries & Whispers (3:00) | 12" | 1981-12 | CD single FBN-8CD 1990 |
| FBN-9 | The Names The Names (band) The Names are a post-punk band from Brussels , formed in 1978 around bassist and songwriter Michel Smordynia. After local gigs as The Passengers, they changed their name in time for their debut single, Spectators of Life, released by WEA in 1979 to test the market for home-grown new wave music.The... |
Calcutta (3:02) / Swimming (3:43) | 7"/12" | 1982-02 | |
| FBN-9CD | The Names The Names (band) The Names are a post-punk band from Brussels , formed in 1978 around bassist and songwriter Michel Smordynia. After local gigs as The Passengers, they changed their name in time for their debut single, Spectators of Life, released by WEA in 1979 to test the market for home-grown new wave music.The... |
Calcutta | CD | 1991 | Compilation of Factory and Crepuscule recordings |
| FBN-10 | The Durutti Column The Durutti Column The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan... |
Deux Triangles (Favourite Painting (4:59) / Zinni (5:58) // Piece for Out of Tune Grande [sic] Piano (12:55)) | 12" | 1982-10 | |
| FBN-11 | Minny Pops Minny Pops Minny Pops were an Amsterdam-based new wave/electronic/art punk band, associated with the Ultra post-punk movement in the Netherlands and the Factory Records label in the UK.... |
Time (3:40) / Lights (3:40) | 7" | 1982-04 | |
| FBN-12 | Crispy Ambulance Crispy Ambulance Crispy Ambulance were an English rock band, formed in Manchester, United Kingdom in late 1977 by Alan Hempsall , Keith Darbyshire , Gary Madeley and Robert Davenport... |
The Plateau Phase | LP | 1982-03 | CD FBN-12CD, 1990, with 3 extra tracks |
| FBN-13 | Various Artists | Vinyl Magazine flexi (Minny Pops Minny Pops Minny Pops were an Amsterdam-based new wave/electronic/art punk band, associated with the Ultra post-punk movement in the Netherlands and the Factory Records label in the UK.... "Een Kus" (0:38) / Mental: "Love In My Heart" (2:26)) |
7" flexidisc | 1981-11 | Included with Vinyl (Netherlands) #8, November 1981 |
| FBN-14 | Section 25 Section 25 Section 25 is an English post-punk band, best known for its single "Looking from a Hilltop" and its association with the Manchester record-label, Factory Records.-Early recordings 1977 - 1982 :... |
The Key of Dreams | LP | 1982-06 | |
| FAC-BN-15 | Minny Pops Minny Pops Minny Pops were an Amsterdam-based new wave/electronic/art punk band, associated with the Ultra post-punk movement in the Netherlands and the Factory Records label in the UK.... |
Sparks in a Dark Room | LP | 1982-06 | |
| FBN-16 | Swamp Children | Taste What's Rhythm (6:00) / You've Got Me Beat (4:55) / Softly Saying Goodbye (4:08) | 12" | 1982-09 | |
| FBN-17 | A Certain Ratio A Certain Ratio A Certain Ratio are a Post-punk band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England. While originally part of the punk rock movement, they soon added funk and dance elements to their sound. They are sometimes referred to as "post punk funk"... |
Guess Who? (6:50) | 12" | 1982-07 | |
| FBN-18 | Crispy Ambulance Crispy Ambulance Crispy Ambulance were an English rock band, formed in Manchester, United Kingdom in late 1977 by Alan Hempsall , Keith Darbyshire , Gary Madeley and Robert Davenport... |
Sexus (6:08) / Black Death/Life Is Knife (8:04) | 12" | 1984-04 | |
| FBN-19 | Stockholm Monsters Stockholm Monsters Stockholm Monsters were a Post-punk band from Manchester who recorded for Factory Records between 1981 and 1987.-History:The band formed in Manchester in 1980 with a line-up of Tony France , Karl France , Lita Hira , and Shan Hira... |
Miss Moonlight (4:45) // The Longing (1:46) / Lafayette (2:29) | 12" | 1983-03 | |
| FBN-20 | 52nd Street | Cool As Ice (7:25) / Twice As Nice (7:40) | 12" | 1983-06 | |
| FBN-20-BIS | 52nd Street | Cool As Ice (Jellybean Restructure) (7:29) / Twice As Nice (7:40) | 12" | 1983-06 | Also on A&M US "Of Factory New York" as FBN-20 |
| FBN-21 | Swamp Children | So Hot | LP | 1982-10 | Same tracks as UK version FACT-70 but different sleeve |
| FBN-22 | New Order New Order New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris... |
Murder (3:55) / Thieves Like Us Instrumental (6:57) | 12" | 1984-05 | |
| FBN-23 | Quando Quango Quando Quango Quando Quango was a British, Manchester based new wave and dance project, formed by The Haçienda DJ and Factory Records A&R man Mike Pickering, Hillegonda Rietveld and Reinier Rietveld. Their unique sound influenced the underground dance music scenes in New York and Chicago in the 1980s... |
Love Tempo (7:03) / Love Tempo (Mix) | 12" | 1983-06 | |
| FBN-23-BIS | Quando Quango Quando Quango Quando Quango was a British, Manchester based new wave and dance project, formed by The Haçienda DJ and Factory Records A&R man Mike Pickering, Hillegonda Rietveld and Reinier Rietveld. Their unique sound influenced the underground dance music scenes in New York and Chicago in the 1980s... |
Love Tempo (Mark Kamins Mix) / Love Tempo (Mix) | 12" | 1983-06 | |
| FBN-23-TER | Quando Quango Quando Quango Quando Quango was a British, Manchester based new wave and dance project, formed by The Haçienda DJ and Factory Records A&R man Mike Pickering, Hillegonda Rietveld and Reinier Rietveld. Their unique sound influenced the underground dance music scenes in New York and Chicago in the 1980s... |
Love Tempo (Benelux Edit) (3:18) / Love Tempo (Mix) (3:49) | 7" | 1983-06 | |
| FBN 24 | The Wake The Wake (band) The Wake were a British post punk and later indie pop band, founded in Glasgow in 1981 by Gerard "Caesar" McInulty , Steven Allen and Joe Donnelly, who was later replaced by Bobby Gillespie... |
Something Outside (7:42) / Host (7:55) | 12" | 1983-10 | |
| FBN 25 | Cabaret Voltaire Cabaret Voltaire (band) Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England.Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire, a nightclub in Zürich, Switzerland that was a centre for the early Dada movement.Their earliest performances... |
Yashar (5:00) / Yashar (7:20) | 12" | 1983-07 | Also FAC-82-12 - but only FBN edition has picture sleeve |
| FBN-26 | Surprize | In Movimento (5:35) / Parador Style (5:20) // Over Italia (4:18) / Stavolta (7:10) | 12" | 1984-04 | |
| FBN-27 | Various Artists | FBN Geatest Hits | LP | 1983-12 | |
| FBN-28 | Nyam Nyam | Fate/Hate (8:03) / So Long Ago (5:39) / Fate/Hate (Dub) (4:00) | 12" | 1984-04 | |
| FBN 29 | The Wake The Wake (band) The Wake were a British post punk and later indie pop band, founded in Glasgow in 1981 by Gerard "Caesar" McInulty , Steven Allen and Joe Donnelly, who was later replaced by Bobby Gillespie... |
Harmony | LP | 1984 | |
| FBN 30 | The Durutti Column The Durutti Column The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan... |
Another Setting | LP | 1984 | LP track listing incorrect |
| FBN 31 | Stockholm Monsters Stockholm Monsters Stockholm Monsters were a Post-punk band from Manchester who recorded for Factory Records between 1981 and 1987.-History:The band formed in Manchester in 1980 with a line-up of Tony France , Karl France , Lita Hira , and Shan Hira... |
Alma Mater | FACT-80, never released by FBN but assigned number | ||
| FBN-32 | A Certain Ratio A Certain Ratio A Certain Ratio are a Post-punk band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England. While originally part of the punk rock movement, they soon added funk and dance elements to their sound. They are sometimes referred to as "post punk funk"... |
Brazilia | 12" | 1984-12 | |
| FBN-33 | Section 25 Section 25 Section 25 is an English post-punk band, best known for its single "Looking from a Hilltop" and its association with the Manchester record-label, Factory Records.-Early recordings 1977 - 1982 :... |
From The Hip | LP | 1984-03 | Test pressing only, not released |
| FBN-34 | Lavolta Lakota Lavolta Lakota Lavolta Lakota were a British post-punk band, formed in 1982 by Jed Duffy of Stockholm Monsters and Davyth Hicks, later a member of Revenge, and notable in themselves for their single release "Prayer" on Factory Records. They split in 1985.... |
Prayer (3:33) / Mitawin (3:15) | 7" | 1984-07 | |
| FBN 35 | The Wake The Wake (band) The Wake were a British post punk and later indie pop band, founded in Glasgow in 1981 by Gerard "Caesar" McInulty , Steven Allen and Joe Donnelly, who was later replaced by Bobby Gillespie... |
Talk About the Past | FAC-88, never released by FBN but assigned number | ||
| FBN-36 | The Durutti Column The Durutti Column The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan... |
Circuses and Bread | LP | 1985-05 | FBN-36 was originally to have been unreleased album Short Stories for Pauline |
| FBN-37 | Life | Dites Moi (3:10) / Tell Me Theme (3:10) / Tell Me (3:10) | 12" | 1984-07 | |
| FBN-38 | Life | Dites Moi | Unreleased 7" of FBN-37 | ||
| FBN-39 | La Cosa Nostra | Coming Closer | 12" | 1984-10 | |
| FBN-40 | La Cosa Nostra | Coming Closer | 7" | 1984-10 | |
| FBN-41 | Simon Topping A Certain Ratio A Certain Ratio are a Post-punk band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England. While originally part of the punk rock movement, they soon added funk and dance elements to their sound. They are sometimes referred to as "post punk funk"... |
Prospect Park (4:54) / Chicas Del Mundo (5:01) Mission and 24 (6:21) | 12" | 1985-02 | |
| FBN-42 | Life | Better (3:10) / Optimism (4:35) / Optimism [instrumental] (4:35) | 12" | 1985-04 | |
| FBN-43 | Marcel King | Reach For Love | 12" | 1985-03 | Same as FAC-92 |
| FBN-44 | Stanton Miranda Stanton Miranda Stanton Miranda is a Factory Records artist from New York City from the 1980s. She achieved some notice for her single "Wheels Over Indian Trails" and her later cover of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division... |
Wheels Over Indian Trails | 7", 12" | 1986-05 | |
| FBN-45 | Section 25 Section 25 Section 25 is an English post-punk band, best known for its single "Looking from a Hilltop" and its association with the Manchester record-label, Factory Records.-Early recordings 1977 - 1982 :... |
Crazy Wisdom (4:33) / Dirty Disco II (5:19) /Guitar Waltz (3:00) | 12" | 1985-09 | Almost released on 7" as FAC-132 |
| FBN-46 | Stockholm Monsters Stockholm Monsters Stockholm Monsters were a Post-punk band from Manchester who recorded for Factory Records between 1981 and 1987.-History:The band formed in Manchester in 1980 with a line-up of Tony France , Karl France , Lita Hira , and Shan Hira... |
How Corrupt Is Rough Trade? (5:14) / Kan Kill! (7:19) | 12" | 1985-08 | |
| FBN-47 | The Executioner | Executioner's Theme | 7" | Unreleased collaboration by Paul Haig Paul Haig Paul Haig is a Scottish indie composer, musician and singer. He was originally a member of 1980s post-punk band Josef K who were signed to the Postcard record label... and Cabaret Voltaire Cabaret Voltaire (band) Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England.Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire, a nightclub in Zürich, Switzerland that was a centre for the early Dada movement.Their earliest performances... . Versions on Paul Haig European Sun LP and various artists The Quick Neat Job cassette compilation. |
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| FBN-48 | The Executioner | Executioner's Theme | 12" | Unreleased 12" of FBN-47 | |
| FBN-49 | Playgroup | Euphoria | 12" | 1985-08 | |
| FBN-50 | Playgroup | Euphoria | 7" | 1985-07 | |
| FBN-51 | The Durutti Column The Durutti Column The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan... |
Tomorrow (4:03) / Tomorrow (live in Japan) (3:00) / All That Love and Maths Can Do (3:33) | 7", 12" | 1986-03 | "All That Love and Maths Can Do" only on 12" |
| FBN-52 | Various Artists | The Factory Complication 1 | LP | Unreleased compilation, announced early 1986 but never finished | |
| FBN-55 | Various Artists | The Factory Complication 2 | LP | Unreleased compilation, announced early 1986 but never finished | |
| FBN-100 | The Durutti Column The Durutti Column The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan... |
For Patti / Weakness And Fever | 7" | 1982-10 | Limited edition of 100 copies with FBN-10. |
| FBN-100 | New Order New Order New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris... |
Low Life | LP | 1985-05 | Same as FACT-100. Number FBN-100 was reused. |
| FBN-123 | New Order New Order New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris... |
The Perfect Kiss | 7", 12" | 1985-05 | 12" same as FAC-123, different sleeves based on sleeve of Low Life |
| FBN 150 | New Order New Order New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris... |
Brotherhood | LP | 1986-09 | Same as FACT-150 |
| FBN 153 | New Order New Order New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris... |
State of the Nation / Shame of the Nation | 12" | 1986-09 | Same as FAC-153 |
| FBN-839-6, FBN-839-7 | New Order New Order New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris... |
Touched by the Hand of God | 7", 12" | 1987-12 | Same as FAC-193 |
Sources
- Factory Benelux Discography (Dennis Remmer)
- Factory Benelux: A Chronology (Frank Brinkhuis)