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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark released just one single on Factory; they may have become 'prominent' later on, but I think it's misleading to imply that they were during their very brief time there. Silver plane 17:22, 9 March 2003 (UTC)
Does anyone know the dates for when Factory Records started business? For when they stopped? -- Infrogmation 20:34, 21 August 2003 (UTC)
"Against the commercially controlling attitudes of contempory record labels, Wilson wrote a contract, written in his own blood, which was displayed on the wall of the Factory Records office stating "The label owns nothing, the band owns everything, the bands have the freedom to fuck off whenever they want"."
This is a tall tale from 24 Hour Party People. Factory did actually have a similar piece of paper for New Order/Joy Division - which is why they couldn't leverage those works when they were going bust - but did own the recordings of the other bands (except where excluded by deal) in the normal fashion, as I understand it. - David Gerard 12:56, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
I made a simple template for listing FAC numbers. I don't know how useful it is, but if anyone wants to use it, write {{FACnumber | FAC=foo}}, where foo is the full FAC number, like "FAC 123". It's a full-width template, so i suggest putting it near the bottom of the page. Improvements are welcome. Or, if it feels silly, remove it... // S4ndp4pper 20060603 17.16 UTC+1
Here's an example: {{FACnumber | FAC=FAC 78}} — Preceding unsigned comment added by S4ndp4pper ( talk • contribs) 15:19, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
It looks like Howard Cheng is responsible for the factory logo, no? 68.8.80.9 ( talk) 04:41, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
No. Peter Saville designed the logo, which was inspired by Bauhaus imagery. That's a copy created by Howard Cheng, a Wikipedia admin, to illustrate the article. Sfgreenwood ( talk) 15:44, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
The Haçienda (FAC 51) opened in May 1982. Although successful in terms of attendance, and attracting a lot of praise for Ben Kelly's interior design, the club lost large amounts of money in its first few years. This was due to the fact that the crowds were all fueled by ecstasy as opposed to purchasing alcohol at the bar.
Whilst the popularity of E (and other drugs) reduced alcohol sales which contributed to the downfall of the Hac, it wasn't "in it's first years". E wasn't common before the Second Summer of Love in 1988, 6 years after the Hac opened. SlamTilt 13:42, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
I have deleted the infobox at the bottom. I think it doesn't fit in here. Joy Division is ofcourse one of the more known acts from Factory Records, but this article is about the record label, which had numerous bands and artists. -- Soetermans 21:14, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
Is anyone planning to write an article about Dry 201 by any chance? Would it be feasible? – Unint 07:39, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
It should be stated in the history section that New Order joint-financed and owned the Hacienda alongside Factory. People who don't know this might be confused by 'Therefore the Hacienda ended up costing New Order 10,000 pounds a month', since it's not stated earlier in the article. - FullyClothedMike 23:27, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
I added the tone template because I feel that although this article contains great information, its writing style is awkward and needs a lot of attention. I hope that someone with more time than myself can improve it. This is an encyclopedia, not a fan newsletter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.241.132.22 ( talk) 18:09, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
I feel that the article should be made longer, if possible, with more detail. I although have some basic knowledge about Factory, would need more time and effort than I can afford at this time. TorontonianOnlines ( talk) 05:29, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 |
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark released just one single on Factory; they may have become 'prominent' later on, but I think it's misleading to imply that they were during their very brief time there. Silver plane 17:22, 9 March 2003 (UTC)
Does anyone know the dates for when Factory Records started business? For when they stopped? -- Infrogmation 20:34, 21 August 2003 (UTC)
"Against the commercially controlling attitudes of contempory record labels, Wilson wrote a contract, written in his own blood, which was displayed on the wall of the Factory Records office stating "The label owns nothing, the band owns everything, the bands have the freedom to fuck off whenever they want"."
This is a tall tale from 24 Hour Party People. Factory did actually have a similar piece of paper for New Order/Joy Division - which is why they couldn't leverage those works when they were going bust - but did own the recordings of the other bands (except where excluded by deal) in the normal fashion, as I understand it. - David Gerard 12:56, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
I made a simple template for listing FAC numbers. I don't know how useful it is, but if anyone wants to use it, write {{FACnumber | FAC=foo}}, where foo is the full FAC number, like "FAC 123". It's a full-width template, so i suggest putting it near the bottom of the page. Improvements are welcome. Or, if it feels silly, remove it... // S4ndp4pper 20060603 17.16 UTC+1
Here's an example: {{FACnumber | FAC=FAC 78}} — Preceding unsigned comment added by S4ndp4pper ( talk • contribs) 15:19, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
It looks like Howard Cheng is responsible for the factory logo, no? 68.8.80.9 ( talk) 04:41, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
No. Peter Saville designed the logo, which was inspired by Bauhaus imagery. That's a copy created by Howard Cheng, a Wikipedia admin, to illustrate the article. Sfgreenwood ( talk) 15:44, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
The Haçienda (FAC 51) opened in May 1982. Although successful in terms of attendance, and attracting a lot of praise for Ben Kelly's interior design, the club lost large amounts of money in its first few years. This was due to the fact that the crowds were all fueled by ecstasy as opposed to purchasing alcohol at the bar.
Whilst the popularity of E (and other drugs) reduced alcohol sales which contributed to the downfall of the Hac, it wasn't "in it's first years". E wasn't common before the Second Summer of Love in 1988, 6 years after the Hac opened. SlamTilt 13:42, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
I have deleted the infobox at the bottom. I think it doesn't fit in here. Joy Division is ofcourse one of the more known acts from Factory Records, but this article is about the record label, which had numerous bands and artists. -- Soetermans 21:14, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
Is anyone planning to write an article about Dry 201 by any chance? Would it be feasible? – Unint 07:39, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
It should be stated in the history section that New Order joint-financed and owned the Hacienda alongside Factory. People who don't know this might be confused by 'Therefore the Hacienda ended up costing New Order 10,000 pounds a month', since it's not stated earlier in the article. - FullyClothedMike 23:27, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
I added the tone template because I feel that although this article contains great information, its writing style is awkward and needs a lot of attention. I hope that someone with more time than myself can improve it. This is an encyclopedia, not a fan newsletter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.241.132.22 ( talk) 18:09, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
I feel that the article should be made longer, if possible, with more detail. I although have some basic knowledge about Factory, would need more time and effort than I can afford at this time. TorontonianOnlines ( talk) 05:29, 17 August 2011 (UTC)