A Factory Sample
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. 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 (Joy [Division 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;;Side A
- Joy Division: "Digital" – 2:50
- Joy Division: "Glass" – 3:51
- Vinyl etching: EVERYTHING
- The Durutti Column: "No Communication" – 4:57
- The Durutti Column: "Thin Ice " – 3:16
- Vinyl etching: IS REPAIRABLE
- John Dowie: "Acne" – 1:43
- John Dowie: "Idiot" – 1:53
- John Dowie: "Hitler's Liver" – 2:27
- Vinyl etching: EVERYTHING
- Cabaret Voltaire: "Baader Meinhof" – 3:15
- Cabaret Voltaire: "Sex in Secret" – 3:28
- Vinyl etching: IS BROKEN
Credits
Joy Division
- Ian Curtis – lead vocals
- Peter Hook – bass
- Stephen Morris – drums
- Bernard Sumner – guitar
The Durutti Column
- Colin Sharp – lead vocals
- Vini Reilly – guitar
- Dave Rowbotham – guitar
- Tony Bowers – bass
- Chris Joyce – drums
- Stephen Hopkins – keyboards
Cabaret Voltaire
- Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass, keyboards
- Richard H. Kirk – guitars, keyboards, tapes
- Chris Watson – keyboards, tapes