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Factory Communications

@factory_comms

Celebrating the life and legacy of Factory Records. 1978 - 1992.

 Manchester, England
RhinoUK.lnk.to/FactoryTA
Joined October 2018
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Chelsea Space@CHELSEAspace23 Oct 2019
LAST WEEK to see 'Use Hearing Protection: FAC 1 - 50 / 40'! Tomorrow Thursday 24 October we will be open late until 7pm. Winner of the poster competition to be announced at 6pm! @ChelseaUAL @JonSavage1966 @factory_comms @WarnerMusicUK Image: example of comp entry.
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Factory Communications@factory_comms3 Oct 2019
Which of you lot have been to the FAC 1 - 40 / 50 exhibition at @CHELSEAspace? Audio commentary from @JonSavage1966 and more information are available at usehearingprotection.com.
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Happy Mondays@Happy_Mondays2 Oct 2019
New Happy Mondays video by @petefowlerart for 'The Egg' - remastered from original analogue tapes and out now digitally for the first time. happymondays.ffm.to/EarlyEPs youtu.be/KxsvHzPrcGY

Happy Mondays - “The Early EPs"

"The Early EPs” is available now! Buy and stream

happymondays.ffm.to
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Virgin Radio UK
@VirginRadioUK4 Aug 2019
Listen again: Revolutions In Music: The Story of Factory Records Celebrating one of the world's most successful indie labels that formed 40 years ago. Listen again here: virginradio.co.uk/highlights…
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Virgin Radio UK
@VirginRadioUK2 Aug 2019
Listen to Revolutions In Music – The Story of Factory Records with @petemitchelldj in conversation with @neworder and more this Sunday at 9pm. virginradio.co.uk
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40 years ago today we released our debut single Electricity via Factory Records (catalogue number FAC 6). Later this year we will be celebrating our 40th anniversary with a variety of releases and concerts. More details of the releases will follow in the coming weeks and months.
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Joy Division@joydivision18 May 2019
Ian Curtis, always remembered. 📸 @KCMANC
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BCA@britcultarchive15 May 2019
Remembering Rob Gretton who passed away on this day 20 years ago. Rafters DJ, Joy Division/New Order Manager, Factory Records Partner, Hacienda Co-founder, Label Boss & much missed Mancunian. 15th January 1953 - 15th May 1999. Photo @KCMANC
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Joy Division@joydivision7 May 2019
A limited edition 40th anniversary version of Unknown Pleasures will be released on June 14th. The LP will be pressed on 180g ruby red vinyl with an alternative white sleeve resembling the original design idea. Order here: bit.ly/2JnKLiU
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BBC Radio 6 Music
@BBC6Music10 Apr 2019
Dreams Never End... First released in 1981, and now reissued with a host of vault-raiding bonus tracks, @neworder's classic, eight-track debut Movement is our Album Of The Day.
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Joy Division Central@JD_Central25 Mar 2019
New Order on the cover of Melody Maker October 4th 1986 Pic: cdandlp.com/en/new-order/mel…
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Jon Savage@JonSavage196625 Mar 2019
Around this time 40 years ago I moved to Manchester to work at Granada TV and write about Tony Wilson's bands - including Joy Division. This pic by Daniel Meadows shows me in the glamorous GTV offices, putting a smiley face on but not having a clue
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