'Here Comes Everybody', the 1985 album by acclaimed Factory band The Wake, will be re-released in a special remastered double disc 30th anniversary CD edition by Factory Benelux on 4 May 2015. Comprising the entire original album plus time-appropriate singles Talk About The Past and Of The Matter, radio session tracks, the Something That No-One Else Could Bring E.P. and seven (count 'em) unreleased demos from 1988-90 this is indeed a very special package.

And that's not all pop-pickers...

Captured Tracks, the specialist boutique vinyl re-releasers, will be putting out a double vinyl edition very soon and the Sarah Records back catalogue is also set for long-overdue re-release later in the year.

Enjoy!

Here Comes Everybody 2CD [FBN 35 CD] Tracklisting

CD1

1. O Pamela
2. Send Them Away
3. Sail Through
4. Melancholy Man
5. World Of Her Own
6. Torn Calendar
7. All I Asked You To Do
8. Here Comes Everybody
9. Talk About the Past (7" version)
10. Of the Matter
11. Talk About the Past (radio session)
12. Rise and Shine (radio session)
13. Make You Understand (radio session)

14. The Calendar (radio session)

15. Torn Calendar (dub version)
16. Everybody Works So Hard (7" version)

CD2

1. Gruesome Castle
2. Pale Spectre
3. Furious Sea
4. Plastic Flowers
5. Hated Forsaken (demo)
6. English Rain (demo)
7. The Plastic Flowers (demo)
8. Bob's Empty Head (demo)
9. Are They Chaste? (demo)
10. Crush the Flowers (demo)
11. Carbrain (demo)
12. Pale Spectre (7" edit)
13. Talk About the Past (12" version)

Labels: album, Factory_Benelux, Record_Store_Day, The_Wake, vinyl

The brand new single by The Wake is Clouds Disco b/w The Sun Is a Star which will come in a special limited edition of 500 vinyl 7" on Record Store Day 2015 (18 April) via Factory Benelux.

Clouds Disco is taken from last year's Testament 'best of' and was produced by the group with Ian Catt (St Etienne, Field Mice).

"These recordings were made during sessions for the A Light Far Out album," says singer/guitarist Caesar. "Clouds Disco is about the burgeoning Glasgow music scene of the early 1980s and our perceived place within it. The idea was to capture a little bit of the atmosphere of the time for the present day, rather than be nostalgic. Clouds Disco was an actual venue, later renamed Satellite City, which in turn became the title of an early Orange Juice song."

B-Side The Sun Is a Star is exclusive to this 7" single, and will not be made available elsewhere.

The cover art for FBN 94 is based on an original design by Peter Saville for an unreleased Factory cassette box edition of Here Comes Everybody.

Tracklisting

1. Clouds Disco
2. The Sun is a Star

Labels: Factory_Benelux, Record_Store_Day, single, The_Wake, vinyl

Vinyl Revival Presents Record Store Day at The Deaf Institute, Manchester on Saturday 18 April 2015 from 6.30pm.

The line-up is Section 25, Crispy Ambulance and B-Movie.

Tickets priced £10.00 plus booking fee are available now via SeeTickets, ENTS24 and The Deaf Institute.

Please note that this event is for over-14s only. No refunds will be issued for under-14s.

Labels: Crispy_Ambulance, gigs, Manchester, Record_Store_Day, Section_25, Vinyl_Revival

Mirror b/w You Leave Me No Choice is the brand new single by Section 25 which will be released by Factory Benelux in a limited edition of 500 copies for this year's Record Store Day on Saturday 18 April 2015.

The 7-inch vinyl single (FBN 73) features brand new recordings of two songs originally performed live by Section 25 in 1980/81, but which were not recorded in the studio. Vocal duties are performed by special guest Simon Topping (A Certain Ratio, Quando Quango and T-Coy).

The artwork is based on Peter Saville's original cover design with the colour scheme now reversed.

Section 25 are Vin Cassidy, Beth Cassidy, Steve Stringer, Jo Cassidy and Simon Topping.

Tracklisting

A: Mirror
B: You Leave Me No Choice

Labels: Factory_Benelux, Record_Store_Day, Section_25

Factory Benelux will release a new studio album by Crispy Ambulance on 18 April, Record Store Day 2015. 'Compulsion' (FBN 54) will be a limited edition of 500 vinyl copies and there'll be a free digital download version with each copy.

In many respects Compulsion is the second album Crispy Ambulance might have recorded in 1982 after the release of The Plateau Phase, with six of the eight tracks written and performed live at that time. To these are now added Rain Without Clouds, an outtake from The Plateau Phase newly restored from the original multitrack masters, and WMTP.2 with added synth lines by producer-cum fifth member Graham Massey, of 808 State and Biting Tongues.

Almost uniquely, Crispy Ambulance has retained the same line-up since the group was originally founded in 1978: Alan Hempsall (vocals, keyboards), Gary Madeley (drums), Robert Davenport (guitars), Keith Darbyshire (bass).

"There's a sense of feeling compelled by irresistible forces," explains Alan Hempsall. "Compulsion is an apt way to describe our constant urge to go back and make music with people we've known since childhood. While the world may have changed, our music continues to be the product of the same influences - the passing of time, the changing of the seasons, the content of our sleeping dreams, and the existence of space."

Cover art by Peter Staessens. The package also features a free digital download of the album.

Tracklisting

A1. Rainforest Ritual
A2. Say Shake
A3. Nightfall Ends the Ceasefire
A4. At the Sounding of the Klaxon

B1. WMTP.2
B2. Rain Without Clouds
B3. Lucifer Rising
B4. Open, Gates of Fire

Labels: album, Crispy_Ambulance, Factory_Benelux, Record_Store_Day

In the wake of his surprise appearance at the recent Martin Hannett event in Manchester, we catch up with Kevin Hewick's upcoming live and recorded activity.

Brittle Heaven have released a new 4CD box set of The Sound featuring their three classic albums for Warner Brothers and their BBC sessions plus my songs recorded with them for the 1984 'Reality/Unreal' 12-inch EP on Cherry Red, including 'Plenty', the 1981 original of which was turned down by Tony Wilson because he said he wouldn't have "any Southern bands on Factory".

Kevin is one of many artists and associates interviewed on the new Martin Hannett documentary DVD by Chris and Tom Hewitt. Kev also had the honour of being the opening act on the Martin Hannett - The Redemption night at Manchester Gorilla on 10 April 2014.

Two Headed Snake Productions have made a video for 'A Young Man's Dream Of Revolution' from the 'The Heat Of Molten Diamonds' album. It was filmed on location in Leicester in Clarendon Park, on London Road and at The Exchange shopping precinct in Eyres Monsell days before it's partial demolition. Noam Chomsky makes a special guest appearance.

Upcoming live itinerary

19 April - Carnival Records, Great Malvern - from 2-3pm as part of Record Store Day.
7 June - Leicester Riverside Festival, acoustic tent at 5pm
21 June - Foxton Locks Festival on at 4pm
21 July - The Criterion, Leicester - the now infamous as-long-as-they-let-me-play set from 3.00pm to 5/6/7pm + depending
25 August - The Metropolitan, Bury with with Crispy Ambulance and Section 25

Labels: Cherry_Red, Kevin_Hewick, Martin_Hannett, Record_Store_Day, video

Here's your final call for A Factory Night for Record Store Day featuring Crispy Ambulance, Section 25 and Minny Pops (+ DJ FAC Col MCR) at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester on Record Store Day - Saturday 19 April 2014 from 6.30pm.

Tickets are still available (but selling fast) now priced 10.00 GBP over the counter (no booking fee) via Vinyl Revival, Hilton St, Manchester and online via Ticketline (plus booking fee).

Don't forget that on the same day at The Bay Horse there is the Manchester Spins Vinyl EP Launch #1 featuring a special exhibition of vinyl record artwork by Factory Records design maestro Trevor Johnson.

Labels: Crispy_Ambulance, exhibition, gigs, Manchester, Minny_Pops, Record_Store_Day, Section_25, Trevor_Johnson

Manchester Spins, the independent, non‐profit making, promotional recording project from Yvonne G. Rybka Erskine and Manchester based artists, launches on Record Store Day with the release of its first Limited Edition EP featuring Ash Mountain, in conjunction with an exhibition of work by noted Factory Records vinyl sleeve designer Trevor Johnson.

Both Ash Mountain and Josh Lisuik will be performing tracks from the EP throughout the day. The limited edition coloured vinyl will also be on sale for a special price of only 5.00 GBP.

Saturday 19 April
2pm
The Bay Horse
35-37 Thomas Street
Manchester
M4 1NA

Admission free

Participating local record shops will also be stocking Manchester Spins #1 with Ash Mountain for Record Store Day! (RRP 8.00 GBP)

More info at the Facebook event.

Labels: design, exhibition, graphic_design, Manchester, Record_Store_Day, Trevor_Johnson

Joy Division's debut single An Ideal For Living will be released as a unnumbered limited edition 12" single for Record Store Day 2014. The record features a new spin on the classic scaffolding image from the original record.

Labels: Joy_Division, Record_Store_Day

The full line-up featuring three (count 'em) ex-Factory Records bands has finally been confirmed for this special Record Store Day event to be held on 19 April 2014 at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester.

Minny Pops will now join Section 25 and Crispy Ambulance (plus DJ Fac Col) for a night of Factoryesque fun.

Tickets are on sale now priced 10.00 GBP over the counter (no booking fee) via Vinyl Revival, Hilton St, Manchester and online via Ticketline (plus booking fee).

More info at minnypops.com, section25.com and crispyambulance.com

Labels: Crispy_Ambulance, gigs, Minny_Pops, Record_Store_Day, Section_25, Vinyl_Revival

It's another Record Store Day limited edition vinyl single release for Section 25 in the form of Reflection (Young Image) which will be released on 19 April 2014 via Factory Benelux (on the same day the band play The Ruby Lounge with Crispy Ambulance).

There will be only 500 copies on orange vinyl complete with exclusive b-side Change. The a-side is taken from the forthcoming release From The Hip (30th Anniversary Edition) and is a reworking of the track from side one of the original 1984 album.

SXXV's Beth Cassidy says: "On first listening Reflection is a whimsical yet heartfelt expression of true love," says Beth Cassidy. "But strip this back and we discover an inner core which explores the surreal nature of life itself. Even after 30 years there are layers to this song that conceal its true meaning."

Art direction is based on Peter Saville's original designs for classic 1984 club single Looking From A Hilltop (FAC 108).

Record Store Day 2014 will be the 7th annual celebration of independent record shops in the UK.

Labels: Factory_Benelux, From_The_Hip, Record_Store_Day, Section_25

Kooky Records has confirmed details of its Record Store Day release for 2013 - A Paean To Wilson by The Durutti Column.

Over to Phil Kooky for the full description:

"It is pressed on 2 x 180gram vinyl discs, remastered and gently coaxed since the CD release in 2009.
The main alteration is the omission of the 'hidden track wind noise' at the end of the album; to bring timings in within the limits of four sides!

Artwork has been restructured by Trevor Johnson and the album also contains the following:

a) A free download code with every copy.
b) A copy of the original folded poster programme from the MIF show.
c) A postcard - using the cover image of Tony Wilson and Vini sat at the piano, with information on the flip side.

Both these physical artefacts ( b) and c) ) will be packed in a black envelope foil block stamped and inserted in the album before shrink wrapping.

Pressing :- There are exactly 497 copies one run only
Availability :- Released 20th April 2013 for Record Store Day*

* Please note - This means that it will only be sold through record shops primarily to support our independent retailers.

It will retail at £26.00.

However... Should there be any remaining stock, it will be sold here at Kooky and I will be putting the relevant details here (i.e. via kookydisc.co.uk)."

Labels: Kooky_Records, Record_Store_Day, release, The_Durutti_Column, Tony_Wilson, Vini_Reilly

Section 25's final Factory Records album is scheduled for a Factory Benelux edition in May 2013.

Full details and tracklisting to be confirmed.

Don't forget that the new album Dark Light is out now and that there is a special 7" single of My Outrage available on Record Store Day.

Labels: Factory_Benelux, labels, Record_Store_Day, release, Section_25

Slicing Up Eyeballs reports (via Wax Poetic) that Rhino Records plans a 10" vinyl Factory Records sample for Record Store Day 2013. The 4-track E.P. looks set to feature Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays and The Durutti Column.

Tracklisting

Joy Division - She's Lost Control
New Order - 1963 (12" Remastered Version)
Happy Mondays - Loose Fit (12" Version)
The Durutti Column - Otis

Other Factory-esque Record Store Day releases include A Light Far Out by The Wake and My Outrage by Section 25 on Factory Benelux and A Paean To Wilson by The Durutti Column on Kooky Records.

Labels: Happy_Mondays, Joy_Division, New_Order, Record_Store_Day, Section_25, The_Durutti_Column, The_Wake

Another Record Store Day release for Factory Benelux in the form of My Outrage b/w Hinterland [7 FBN 62], the brand new single by Section 25, issued in a limited edition of just 500 copies to mark RSD 2013 this April.

Taken from the new album Dark Light, My Outrage was produced by the band and remixed by collaborator Derek Miller of Outernationale.

"The song is a comment on the small pleasures of the everyday," says vocalist Beth Cassidy, "and when they run parallel to/mirror with the purely outrageous. One is just as important as the other. Outrage is the Yin to Sunday morning's Yang."

B-side Hinterland is an exclusive track and will not appear elsewhere.

The cover image by Peter Saville is an extension of the Dark Light cover and was designed by Matt Robertson at Peter Saville Studio.

Tracklisting

Side A: My Outrage
Side B: Hinterland

Artist: Section 25
Title: My Outrage
Format: 7-inch single
Catalogue number: 7 FBN 62
Release date: 20 April 2013

Labels: Factory_Benelux, Peter_Saville, Record_Store_Day, Section_25

Joy Division, New Order and The Wake are all celebrating this year's Record Store Day with special vinyl re-releases:

1. New Order / Joy Division

Ceremony / In A Lonely Place

New Order:

a: Ceremony (Original Version)
b: In A Lonely Place (12" Version)

Joy Division:

a: Ceremony (Previously released Heart & Soul rehearsal version)
b: In A Lonely Place (Unreleased take from a recording of a Joy Division rehearsal session)

All tracks remastered by Stephen Morris and Frank Arkwright 2011. Design by Studio Parris Wakefield after the original design by Peter Saville. Limited edition of 500 copies via Rhino.

2. The Wake

Special Pack

THREE RECORDS IN ONE OVERSIZED PACKAGE! 100 available. The singles are:

CT-103 The Wake On Our Honeymoon 7" Reissue

a: On Our Honeymoon
b: Give Up

CT-104 The Wake Crush The Flowers 7" Reissue

a: Crush The Flowers
b: Carbrain

CT-105 Gruesome Flowers: A Tribute To The Wake 7"

a: Beach Fossils - Plastic Flowers
b: Wild Nothing - Gruesome Castle

via Captured Tracks

Labels: Joy_Division, New_Order, Record_Store_Day, The_Wake

Some of you may have been lucky enough to secure a copy of the recent 10" sampler issued by Warners on Record Store Day last Saturday. The 4-track vinyl sampler featured four tracks taken from last years 4CD Factory Records Communications 1978-1992 box set. 750 copies only exist.

Tracklisting

Joy Division - Transmission
New Order - Ceremony (Original Version)
The Durutti Column - Sketch For Summer
Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Club Mix)

Labels: Happy_Mondays, Joy_Division, New_Order, Record_Store_Day, The_Durutti_Column

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