Section 25
Encyclopedia
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
.
, Lancashire
in November 1977
. Initially it was a duo, consisting of brothers Larry Cassidy
(bass, vocals) and Vincent Cassidy (drums). In June 1978
they made their live debut and were joined by Duncan Jowitt (now with UFX
) on guitar. Jowitt left after only a couple of gigs to form his own band, and in November the Cassidy brothers were joined by guitarist Paul Wiggin. Their first record release was a single track on the Blackpool Rox EP released on John Robb's Vinyl Drip label in 1979, which also featured The Membranes, Syntax and The Kenneth Turner Set.
Their debut 7", "Girls Don't Count", was released in July 1980
on Factory Records
, produced by Ian Curtis
and Rob Gretton
of Joy Division
. All Section 25 releases would be released through either Factory Records
(until the demise of that label), or the subsidiary label Factory Benelux . Their debut LP, Always Now, was released in 1981
and produced by Martin Hannett
. It was rumoured to have been housed in the most expensive and elaborate sleeve in the label's history (designed by Peter Saville) utilising an exclusive 'marble' effect design printed on the inner jacket and a fold-out cover that resembled a match-book similar to the cover used by Cabaret Voltaire
for their 2x45
album.
The three-piece group played many gigs in Britain and Northern Europe between 1979 and 1981, both as a headline act and with other Factory Records
artists, such as Joy Division
, A Certain Ratio
, Blurt
, The Durutti Column
, Crispy Ambulance
and New Order
. The group also released a self-produced second album, The Key of Dreams. However the original line-up split in September 1981 shortly after Paul Wiggin declined to fly to a concert in Helsinki
supporting New Order, swallowing up most of their fee by travelling overland. With a North American tour already being planned, this fear of flying made his departure inevitable. Factory label boss Tony Wilson
then tried and failed to recruit then-unknown guitarist Johnny Marr
as a replacement.
Abandoning much of the existing live set, the Cassidy brothers prepared for an upcoming European tour with backing tapes and an extra percussionist. Following a warm-up date in London, the group visited Belgium, Holland and Germany in January 1982 in tandem with Factory labelmates Crispy Ambulance. The band then undertook their first North American tour.
of New Order
. This new version of the band also featured Angela Flowers aka Angela Cassidy (vocals, keyboards) and Jenny Ross
(vocals, keyboards). This line-up completed a second tour of North America in 1985 and the single "Looking From A Hilltop" achieved modest sales as a result.
In 1985, a single, "Crazy Wisdom", was released on Factory Benelux as a 12". The other tracks on the EP are "Dirty Disco 2", a reworking of a song on the album, Always Now, and "The Guitar Waltz". Initially the single was planned as a 7" on Factory Records
(FAC 132) but was shelved. Once again, the harder electronic sound developed on the From The Hip album, was continued with the appointment of Bernard Sumner
and Donald Johnson
as producers.
In 1986 the group again splintered, leaving husband-and-wife team Larry Cassidy and Jenny Ross
to complete a fourth album, Love & Hate, finally released by Factory in 1988. Section 25 then fell silent for more than a decade, although its entire catalogue was reissued on CD on LTM as well as an archive DVD, So Far. There have also been several live and rarity CDs released by the same label.
In 2001 the band regrouped and started composing new material. It was originally expected that this would form the basis for a new album but these plans were derailed by the death of Jenny Ross
in 2004.
A new studio album by the quartet, Part-Primitiv
, was released by LTM in April 2007, together with Communicants, a DVD assembled from live performances in 2006.
Larry and Vin Cassidy also featured in the 2006 Factory documentary film Shadowplayers
.
Interest in the band began to increase with the release of the new studio album Part-Primitiv in 2007. Its back catalogue has since risen in stature with much of it being featured in their live appearances. They played at Plan K in 2007 as part of the Factory Night (Once Again) event, being joined onstage by Peter Hook of New Order for a cover of "Temptation". Further dates were announced in 2008 across 4 venues across Europe including Brussels - Peter Hook joined them on each date for several songs before retiring to the DJ booth for a couple of hours for the after-shows.
Roger Wikeley left Section 25 in 2008 and was replaced by Stephen Stringer. With the new line-up Section 25 performed a set of dates in November 2008 in Paris
, Brussels
, Oss
in the southern Netherlands
and Krefeld
in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
with former Joy Division
and New Order
bassist Peter Hook
. Ian Butterworth parted company with the Section 25 in 2008. Stephen Stringer moved on to guitar and Section 25's Sound engineer and programmer Stuart Hill moved on to Bass guitar. Both were no strangers to Larry and Vincent who had helped them record some demo material in 1983 and 1985.
The band released a new album in 2009 called Nature + Degree on LTM recordings. Many of the album's songs featured family member Bethany Cassidy on vocals. Four of the songs on the new album were also written,(or part-written), by previous members Wikeley and Butterworth,and they also perform on several of the songs,keeping a link with their work on "Part Primitiv". Section 25 appeared at the "Factory Night (And Then Again)" event at La Raffinere, Molenbeek, Brussels on 12 December 2009.
On 27 February 2010, it was announced that founding member, singer, and bass player for the group, Larry Cassidy, had died at the age of 56.
, which was released on September 14, 2010. The album is composed of electro reworkings and updates of previously issued Section 25 tracks, as well as one new song "Über Hymn". Bethany Cassidy, Larry's daughter, sang much of the content which was interspersed with some of her father's last recorded vocals.
Limited copies came with an extra CD of a 16 minute recording of Larry Cassidy reading selected lyrics of Joy Division's Ian Curtis. This was recorded in January 2010 and would be Larry's last visit to a recording studio.
The band have opted to continue to perform with their current line up. They played the recently-founded FAC251 club in Manchester on 20 November 2010.
In 2011, Section 25 issued their first release without Larry Cassidy. The "Invicta" EP, featuring Bethany Cassidy on vocals, appeared on Hacienda Records.
England
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post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
band, best known for its single "Looking from a Hilltop" and its association with the Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
record-label, Factory Records
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...
.
Early recordings 1977 - 1982 (Always Now)
Section 25 was formed in BlackpoolBlackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
in November 1977
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....
. Initially it was a duo, consisting of brothers Larry Cassidy
Larry Cassidy
Lawrence John Cassidy was an English musician, known for being the singer and bassist of post-punk and electronic band Section 25....
(bass, vocals) and Vincent Cassidy (drums). In June 1978
1978 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1978.-January–April:*January 14 – The Sex Pistols play their final show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom....
they made their live debut and were joined by Duncan Jowitt (now with UFX
UFX
UFX is an Alternative Rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in 2000.-History:Duncan Jowitt had been guitarist in an early line-up of Section 25 before the band signed to the Factory record label...
) on guitar. Jowitt left after only a couple of gigs to form his own band, and in November the Cassidy brothers were joined by guitarist Paul Wiggin. Their first record release was a single track on the Blackpool Rox EP released on John Robb's Vinyl Drip label in 1979, which also featured The Membranes, Syntax and The Kenneth Turner Set.
Their debut 7", "Girls Don't Count", was released in July 1980
1980 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....
on Factory Records
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...
, produced by Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis
Ian Kevin Curtis was an English singer and lyricist, famous for leading the post-punk band Joy Division. Joy Division released their debut album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979 and recorded their follow-up, Closer, in 1980...
and Rob Gretton
Rob Gretton
Rob Gretton was the manager of Joy Division and New Order. He was also a partner in Factory Records, proprietor of the Rob's Records label and a co-founder along with Tony Wilson of The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester, England. In 1977, Gretton became a leading figure in the Manchester punk...
of Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
. All Section 25 releases would be released through either Factory Records
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...
(until the demise of that label), or the subsidiary label Factory Benelux . Their debut LP, Always Now, was released in 1981
1981 in music
See also:* Timeline of musical eventsThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.-January–April:*January 10 – A revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith.*January 24 –...
and produced by Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett , sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was a record producer and an original partner in Factory Records with Tony Wilson...
. It was rumoured to have been housed in the most expensive and elaborate sleeve in the label's history (designed by Peter Saville) utilising an exclusive 'marble' effect design printed on the inner jacket and a fold-out cover that resembled a match-book similar to the cover used by 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...
for their 2x45
2x45
2x45 is an album by industrial/post-punk band Cabaret Voltaire, released in 1982 and re-released on CD on The Grey Area in 1990. The title comes from its original format - two 45 RPM 12" discs. The album features an industrial take on funk music, starting a trend featured on later albums...
album.
The three-piece group played many gigs in Britain and Northern Europe between 1979 and 1981, both as a headline act and with other Factory Records
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...
artists, such as Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
, 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"...
, Blurt
Blurt
Blurt is a British musical group founded by the poet, saxophonist and puppeteer Ted Milton in 1979 in Stroud, Gloucestershire; with Milton's brother Jake Milton, formerly of psychedelic group Quintessence, on drums and Peter Creese on guitar...
, 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...
, 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...
and New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
. The group also released a self-produced second album, The Key of Dreams. However the original line-up split in September 1981 shortly after Paul Wiggin declined to fly to a concert in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
supporting New Order, swallowing up most of their fee by travelling overland. With a North American tour already being planned, this fear of flying made his departure inevitable. Factory label boss Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson
Anthony Howard Wilson, commonly known as Tony Wilson , was an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC....
then tried and failed to recruit then-unknown guitarist Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr is an English musician and songwriter. Marr rose to fame in the 1980s as the guitarist in The Smiths, with whom he formed a prolific songwriting partnership with Morrissey. Marr has been a member of Electronic, The The, and Modest Mouse...
as a replacement.
Abandoning much of the existing live set, the Cassidy brothers prepared for an upcoming European tour with backing tapes and an extra percussionist. Following a warm-up date in London, the group visited Belgium, Holland and Germany in January 1982 in tandem with Factory labelmates Crispy Ambulance. The band then undertook their first North American tour.
1983 - 2006 (From The Hip to Love & Hate)
Joined by percussionist Lee Shallcross, Section 25 gradually evolved a more electronic-dance direction, a process which culminated in the album From the Hip and single "Looking From A Hilltop", both released in 1984 and produced by Bernard SumnerBernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner , also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken and Bernard Albrecht is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer....
of New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
. This new version of the band also featured Angela Flowers aka Angela Cassidy (vocals, keyboards) and Jenny Ross
Jenny Ross
Jenny Ross, also known by her married name, Jennifer Cassidy, was a member of the English post-punk band Section 25. After a long fight with cancer, she died on 20 November 2004 at the age of 42. The LTM DVD Section 25 So Far, which described as an audio-visual history of the band, and released in...
(vocals, keyboards). This line-up completed a second tour of North America in 1985 and the single "Looking From A Hilltop" achieved modest sales as a result.
In 1985, a single, "Crazy Wisdom", was released on Factory Benelux as a 12". The other tracks on the EP are "Dirty Disco 2", a reworking of a song on the album, Always Now, and "The Guitar Waltz". Initially the single was planned as a 7" on Factory Records
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...
(FAC 132) but was shelved. Once again, the harder electronic sound developed on the From The Hip album, was continued with the appointment of Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner , also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken and Bernard Albrecht is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer....
and Donald Johnson
Donald Johnson
----Donald James "Don" Johnson is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, PA he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania...
as producers.
In 1986 the group again splintered, leaving husband-and-wife team Larry Cassidy and Jenny Ross
Jenny Ross
Jenny Ross, also known by her married name, Jennifer Cassidy, was a member of the English post-punk band Section 25. After a long fight with cancer, she died on 20 November 2004 at the age of 42. The LTM DVD Section 25 So Far, which described as an audio-visual history of the band, and released in...
to complete a fourth album, Love & Hate, finally released by Factory in 1988. Section 25 then fell silent for more than a decade, although its entire catalogue was reissued on CD on LTM as well as an archive DVD, So Far. There have also been several live and rarity CDs released by the same label.
In 2001 the band regrouped and started composing new material. It was originally expected that this would form the basis for a new album but these plans were derailed by the death of Jenny Ross
Jenny Ross
Jenny Ross, also known by her married name, Jennifer Cassidy, was a member of the English post-punk band Section 25. After a long fight with cancer, she died on 20 November 2004 at the age of 42. The LTM DVD Section 25 So Far, which described as an audio-visual history of the band, and released in...
in 2004.
2006 - 2009 (Part-Primitiv & Nature and Degree)
Now with Ian Butterworth (formerly of fellow Factory act Tunnelvison) on guitar and Roger Wikeley on bass and keyboards the band performed its first live show in nearly two decades at their hometown Poulton-Le-Fylde in May 2006 followed by dates in Blackpool, Paris, Brussels, Leicester, London and Athens.A new studio album by the quartet, Part-Primitiv
Part-Primitiv
Part-Primitiv is a studio album by Section 25. It was released in June 2007 at West Orange studios in Preston. The two tracks featuring Jenny Ross, "Dream" and "Better Make Your Mind Up", were reworked versions of demos which had been recorded in the Temple of Din - a small home studio in...
, was released by LTM in April 2007, together with Communicants, a DVD assembled from live performances in 2006.
Larry and Vin Cassidy also featured in the 2006 Factory documentary film Shadowplayers
Shadowplayers
Shadowplayers is a documentary oral history film produced and directed by James Nice of LTM Recordings, released on DVD in May 2006. Tracing the detailed history of Factory Records and the Manchester post-punk music scene between 1978-1981, the extended film features interviews with 22 key...
.
Interest in the band began to increase with the release of the new studio album Part-Primitiv in 2007. Its back catalogue has since risen in stature with much of it being featured in their live appearances. They played at Plan K in 2007 as part of the Factory Night (Once Again) event, being joined onstage by Peter Hook of New Order for a cover of "Temptation". Further dates were announced in 2008 across 4 venues across Europe including Brussels - Peter Hook joined them on each date for several songs before retiring to the DJ booth for a couple of hours for the after-shows.
Roger Wikeley left Section 25 in 2008 and was replaced by Stephen Stringer. With the new line-up Section 25 performed a set of dates in November 2008 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Oss
Oss
Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :...
in the southern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Krefeld
Krefeld
Krefeld , also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine...
in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
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, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
with former Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
and New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
bassist Peter Hook
Peter Hook
Peter Hook is an English bass player, musician and author.He was a co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division along with Bernard Sumner in the mid-1970s. Following the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, the band reformed as New Order, and Hook played bass with them throughout their career until...
. Ian Butterworth parted company with the Section 25 in 2008. Stephen Stringer moved on to guitar and Section 25's Sound engineer and programmer Stuart Hill moved on to Bass guitar. Both were no strangers to Larry and Vincent who had helped them record some demo material in 1983 and 1985.
The band released a new album in 2009 called Nature + Degree on LTM recordings. Many of the album's songs featured family member Bethany Cassidy on vocals. Four of the songs on the new album were also written,(or part-written), by previous members Wikeley and Butterworth,and they also perform on several of the songs,keeping a link with their work on "Part Primitiv". Section 25 appeared at the "Factory Night (And Then Again)" event at La Raffinere, Molenbeek, Brussels on 12 December 2009.
On 27 February 2010, it was announced that founding member, singer, and bass player for the group, Larry Cassidy, had died at the age of 56.
2010 - present (Retrofit)
Before Larry Cassidy's death, the band had just completed a new album, RetrofitRetrofit
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, which was released on September 14, 2010. The album is composed of electro reworkings and updates of previously issued Section 25 tracks, as well as one new song "Über Hymn". Bethany Cassidy, Larry's daughter, sang much of the content which was interspersed with some of her father's last recorded vocals.
Limited copies came with an extra CD of a 16 minute recording of Larry Cassidy reading selected lyrics of Joy Division's Ian Curtis. This was recorded in January 2010 and would be Larry's last visit to a recording studio.
The band have opted to continue to perform with their current line up. They played the recently-founded FAC251 club in Manchester on 20 November 2010.
In 2011, Section 25 issued their first release without Larry Cassidy. The "Invicta" EP, featuring Bethany Cassidy on vocals, appeared on Hacienda Records.
Albums
- 1981: Always Now
- 1982: The Key of Dreams
- 1984: From the Hip
- 1988: Love & Hate
- 2007: Part-Primitiv
- 2009: Nature + Degree
- 2010: Retrofit
Singles
- FAC 18 "Girls Don't Count"/"Knew Noise"/"Up to You" 7" (With tracing paper sleeve)
- FAC 18-12 "Girls Don't Count"/"Knew Noise"/"Up to You" 12" (3 different sleeves ft 3 different girls)
- FAC 66 "The Beast"/"Sakura"/"Sakura" (Matrix Mix)/Trident" 12"
- FAC 68 "Back to Wonder"/"Beating Heart" 7" (There is also a test press 12", FAC 68-12)
- FAC 108 "Looking from a Hilltop"/"Looking from a Hilltop" (Megamix) 12"
- FAC 132 "Crazy Wisdom" 7" (Cancelled - also FAC 132(T) should have been the 12". Released by Factory Benelux instead)
- FAC 157 "Bad News Week"/"Bad News Week 2" (Cough Mix) 12". Produced by New OrderNew OrderNew Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
's Bernard SumnerBernard SumnerBernard Sumner , also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken and Bernard Albrecht is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer.... - MP3 Invicta EP (digital) - 4 tracks. "Colour, Movement, Sex & Violence" (Song Mix), "Inner Drive" (Chaos Mix), "Colour, Movement, Sex & Violence" (Alternative Mix), "Inner Drive" (Song Mix)
Other selected releases
- FACBN 3 - 006 "Charnel Ground"/"Haunted" 7" (produced by Martin HannettMartin HannettMartin Hannett , sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was a record producer and an original partner in Factory Records with Tony Wilson...
) (Picture sleeve) - FACBN 5 "Je Veux Ton Amour"/"Oyo Achel Ada" 7" (produced by Martin HannettMartin HannettMartin Hannett , sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was a record producer and an original partner in Factory Records with Tony Wilson...
) (Picture sleeve). The A-side is a FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
version of "Dirty Disco", a song issued on the album Always Now - FBN 45 "Crazy Wisdom"/"Dirty Disco 2"/"Guitar Waltz" 12". This was initially intended for release via Factory RecordsFactory RecordsFactory 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...
. Produced by Dojo / Be Music - FBN 14 The Key of Dreams LP (Reissued on CD via LTM)
Compilation albums
- Deus Ex Machina (1998) (Some of this material was previously released as a mail-order cassette in 1984)
- Live in America and Europe 1982 (1998)
- From the Hip / In the Flesh (2000)
- Dirty Disco (Best Of) (2008)