Factory Benelux discography

Factory Benelux was the Belgian imprint of Factory Records, operated by licensee Les Disques du Crépuscule. This is a list of the releases on the imprint.

No. Artist Title Format Date Notes
FAC-BN-1-004 A Certain Ratio Shack Up (3:21) / And Then Again (2:29) 7" 1980-07 Also Crepuscule TWI-004
FAC-BN-2-005, FBN-2 The Durutti Column Lips that Would Kiss (Form Prayers to Broken Stone) (3:40) / Madeleine (3:00) 7", 12" 1980-10 Also Crepuscule TWI-005
FBN-2CD The Durutti Column Lips That Would Kiss CD 1991 Compilation of The Durutti Column recordings for Factory Benelux, including tracks from unreleased album "Short Stories For Pauline" (see FBN-36).
FAC-BN-3-006 Section 25 Charnel Ground (3:55) / Haunted (3:17) 7" 1980-10 Also Crepuscule 006
FAC-BN-4 Crispy Ambulance Live on a Hot August Night (The Presence (13:01) / Concorde Square (9:07)) 12" 1981-06
FAC-BN-5 Section 25 Je Veux Ton Amour (5:16) / Oyo Achel Ada (4:21) 7" 1981-08
FAC-BN-6 Crawling Chaos The Gas Chair LP 1982-01
FAC-BN-7 Various Artists A Factory Complication Video (VHS/Beta) 1981-11
FBN-8 New Order Everything's Gone Green (5:33) // Mesh (3:25) / Cries & Whispers (3:00) 12" 1981-12 CD single FBN-8CD 1990
FBN-9 The Names Calcutta (3:02) / Swimming (3:43) 7"/12" 1982-02
FBN-9CD The Names Calcutta CD 1991 Compilation of Factory and Crepuscule recordings
FBN-10 The Durutti Column Deux Triangles (Favourite Painting (4:59) / Zinni (5:58) // Piece for Out of Tune Grande [sic] Piano (12:55)) 12" 1982-10
FBN-11 Minny Pops Time (3:40) / Lights (3:40) 7" 1982-04
FBN-12 Crispy Ambulance The Plateau Phase LP 1982-03 CD FBN-12CD, 1990, with 3 extra tracks
FBN-13 Various Artists Vinyl Magazine flexi (Minny Pops "Een Kus" (0:38) / Mental: "Love In My Heart" (2:26)) 7" flexidisc 1981-11 Included with Vinyl (Netherlands) #8, November 1981
FBN-14 Section 25 The Key of Dreams LP 1982-06
FAC-BN-15 Minny Pops Sparks in a Dark Room LP 1982-06
FBN-16 Swamp Children Taste What's Rhythm (6:00) / You've Got Me Beat (4:55) / Softly Saying Goodbye (4:08) 12" 1982-09
FBN-17 A Certain Ratio Guess Who? (6:50) 12" 1982-07
FBN-18 Crispy Ambulance Sexus (6:08) / Black Death/Life Is Knife (8:04) 12" 1984-04
FBN-19 Stockholm Monsters Miss Moonlight (4:45) // The Longing (1:46) / Lafayette (2:29) 12" 1983-03
FBN-20 52nd Street Cool As Ice (7:25) / Twice As Nice (7:40) 12" 1983-06
FBN-20-BIS 52nd Street Cool As Ice (Jellybean Restructure) (7:29) / Twice As Nice (7:40) 12" 1983-06 Also on A&M US "Of Factory New York" as FBN-20
FBN-21 Swamp Children So Hot LP 1982-10 Same tracks as UK version FACT-70 but different sleeve
FBN-22 New Order Murder (3:55) / Thieves Like Us Instrumental (6:57) 12" 1984-05
FBN-23 Quando Quango Love Tempo (7:03) / Love Tempo (Mix) 12" 1983-06
FBN-23-BIS Quando Quango Love Tempo (Mark Kamins Mix) / Love Tempo (Mix) 12" 1983-06
FBN-23-TER Quando Quango Love Tempo (Benelux Edit) (3:18) / Love Tempo (Mix) (3:49) 7" 1983-06
FBN 24 The Wake Something Outside (7:42) / Host (7:55) 12" 1983-10
FBN 25 Cabaret Voltaire Yashar (5:00) / Yashar (7:20) 12" 1983-07 Also FAC-82-12 - but only FBN edition has picture sleeve
FBN-26 Surprize In Movimento (5:35) / Parador Style (5:20) // Over Italia (4:18) / Stavolta (7:10) 12" 1984-04
FBN-27 Various Artists FBN Geatest Hits LP 1983-12
FBN-28 Nyam Nyam Fate/Hate (8:03) / So Long Ago (5:39) / Fate/Hate (Dub) (4:00) 12" 1984-04
FBN 29 The Wake Harmony LP 1984
FBN 30 The Durutti Column Another Setting LP 1984 LP track listing incorrect
FBN 31 Stockholm Monsters Alma Mater FACT-80, never released by FBN but assigned number
FBN-32 A Certain Ratio Brazilia 12" 1984-12
FBN-33 Section 25 From The Hip LP 1984-03 Test pressing only, not released
FBN-34 Lavolta Lakota Prayer (3:33) / Mitawin (3:15) 7" 1984-07
FBN 35 The Wake Talk About the Past FAC-88, never released by FBN but assigned number
FBN-36 The Durutti Column Circuses and Bread LP 1985-05 FBN-36 was originally to have been unreleased album Short Stories for Pauline
FBN-37 Life Dites Moi (3:10) / Tell Me Theme (3:10) / Tell Me (3:10) 12" 1984-07
FBN-38 Life Dites Moi Unreleased 7" of FBN-37
FBN-39 La Cosa Nostra Coming Closer 12" 1984-10
FBN-40 La Cosa Nostra Coming Closer 7" 1984-10
FBN-41 Simon Topping Prospect Park (4:54) / Chicas Del Mundo (5:01) Mission and 24 (6:21) 12" 1985-02
FBN-42 Life Better (3:10) / Optimism (4:35) / Optimism [instrumental] (4:35) 12" 1985-04
FBN-43 Marcel King Reach For Love 12" 1985-03 Same as FAC-92
FBN-44 Stanton Miranda Wheels Over Indian Trails 7", 12" 1986-05
FBN-45 Section 25 Crazy Wisdom (4:33) / Dirty Disco II (5:19) /Guitar Waltz (3:00) 12" 1985-09 Almost released on 7" as FAC-132
FBN-46 Stockholm Monsters How Corrupt Is Rough Trade? (5:14) / Kan Kill! (7:19) 12" 1985-08
FBN-47 The Executioner Executioner's Theme 7" Unreleased collaboration by Paul Haig and Cabaret Voltaire. Versions on Paul Haig European Sun LP and various artists The Quick Neat Job cassette compilation.
FBN-48 The Executioner Executioner's Theme 12" Unreleased 12" of FBN-47
FBN-49 Playgroup Euphoria 12" 1985-08
FBN-50 Playgroup Euphoria 7" 1985-07
FBN-51 The Durutti Column Tomorrow (4:03) / Tomorrow (live in Japan) (3:00) / All That Love and Maths Can Do (3:33) 7", 12" 1986-03 "All That Love and Maths Can Do" only on 12"
FBN-52 Various Artists The Factory Complication 1 LP Unreleased compilation, announced early 1986 but never finished
FBN-55 Various Artists The Factory Complication 2 LP Unreleased compilation, announced early 1986 but never finished
FBN-100 The Durutti Column For Patti / Weakness And Fever 7" 1982-10 Limited edition of 100 copies with FBN-10.
FBN-100 New Order Low Life LP 1985-05 Same as FACT-100. Number FBN-100 was reused.
FBN-123 New Order The Perfect Kiss 7", 12" 1985-05 12" same as FAC-123, different sleeves based on sleeve of Low Life
FBN 150 New Order Brotherhood LP 1986-09 Same as FACT-150
FBN 153 New Order State of the Nation / Shame of the Nation 12" 1986-09 Same as FAC-153
FBN-839-6, FBN-839-7 New Order Touched by the Hand of God 7", 12" 1987-12 Same as FAC-193

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