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Hull - officially Britains worst city!
Did anyone watch BBC4s documentary on Factory Records last friday? (repeated last night too).

Was very interesting, specially as my knowledge of Factory was pretty minor.
I now understand about all the catologue numbers (FAC 51 etc). They even gave the office selotape a FAC no.
Apparently Tony Wilsons coffin has been given the last ever no. FAC 501.

I also never knew that Blue Monday lost money on every 12" it sold!
Whats a fare price for the die-cut 12" of Blue Monday?

BBC - Music - Factory
 
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aye i really enjoyed it...

... was that Broken Glass as well at the Hacienda, anyone notice that bit??
 
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Random said:
Did anyone watch BBC4s documentary on Factory Records last friday? (repeated last night too).

Was very interesting, specially as my knowledge of Factory was pretty minor.
I now understand about all the catologue numbers (FAC 51 etc). They even gave the office selotape a FAC no.
Apparently Tony Wilsons coffin has been given the last ever no. FAC 501.

I also never knew that Blue Monday lost money on every 12" it sold!
Whats a fare price for the die-cut 12" of Blue Monday?

BBC - Music - Factory
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Watched this too, was a bit pissed when watching it though, but can remember it grabbing my attention, loved the bits where they went on about the mondays in barbados. Same story's in Shaun Ryders (or Bez's?) biography too. :thumbsup:
 
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I watched it too, really enjoyed it. :)

Even seen a girl I know who got asked a question whilst queing up to get into the Hac.

Not seen Mike Pickering for years, thought he'd aged a fair bit.

Top programme, watch it if you can :thumbsup:
 
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top program that. "what do you think of the drug ecstasy?" reply "brilliant" kinda made me laugh that snippet. not that i condone that sort of behaviour like.:fekked: :eyebrow:
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Yes, I think you're right there.
Later pressings when the record hit top 10 had a "standard" sleeve with the same overall design but without the die-cuts. A shadow black was used instead to imitate them.

Later import copies also had folowed the same format.
 


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