A Factory Sample is a 7-inch double sampler EP released in January 1979 by Factory Records of Manchester, England. Funded by a small inheritance which had recently been bequeathed to Tony Wilson, it was the first vinyl recording to be released by the label, assigned the catalogue number FAC-2 (FAC 1 was a concert at The Factory). The cover of the EP is made of silver glassine, sealed inside a thin plastic bag.
The Joy Division tracks were later re-released on the band's 1988 compilation album Substance.
The Cabaret Voltaire tracks were later re-released on the 1990 double disc rarities compilation Listen Up with Cabaret Voltaire.
Track listing
2x7" vinyl (Factory FAC 2)
;Side A (Aside)
- Joy Division: "Digital" (Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner) â 2:50
- Joy Division: "Glass" (Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner) â 3:51
- Vinyl etching: EVERYTHING
;Side B (Beside)
- The Durutti Column: "No Communication" (The Durutti Column) â 4:57
- The Durutti Column: "Thin Ice (Detail)" (The Durutti Column) â 3:16
- Vinyl etching: IS REPAIRABLE
;Side C (Seaside)
- John Dowie: "Acne" (Dowie) â 1:43
- John Dowie: "Idiot" (Dowie) â 1:53
- John Dowie: "Hitler's Liver" (Dowie) â 2:27
- Vinyl etching: EVERYTHING
;Side D (Decide)
- Cabaret Voltaire: "Baader Meinhof" (Cabaret Voltaire) â 3:15
- Cabaret Voltaire: "Sex in Secret" (Cabaret Voltaire) â 3:28
Credits
Joy Division
The Durutti Column
Cabaret Voltaire
References