Factory Benelux discography

Factory Benelux was the Belgian imprint of Factory Records, operated by Les Disques du Crépuscule from August 1980 until March 1988, releasing a large number of exclusive recordings as well as Benelux issues of regular Factory releases. The imprint was founded by Michel Duval and Annik Honoré. A detailed history of both Factory Benelux and Crépuscule can be found in the book Shadowplayers: The Rise & Fall of Factory Records by James Nice (Aurum Press, 2010).

Factory Benelux was reactivated in 2012 by James Nice for select reissues and special editions, as well as new recordings by original FBN artists.[1]

Catalogue number 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 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
FBN-3-045-CD Section 25 Always Now 2×CD 2015-04-06 1981 album plus singles, Peel Sessions and live tracks[2]
FAC-BN-4 Crispy Ambulance Live on a Hot August Night (The Presence (13:01) / Concorde Square (9:07)) 12" 1981-06
FACBN-4-011 Claude Stassart Factory Night poster 1980-10 Poster for "Factory Night "show at Free University of Brussels, 31 October 1980: A Certain Ratio, Section 25, Durutti Column, The Names. Designed by Claude Stassart.
FAC-BN-5 Section 25 Je Veux Ton Amour (5:16) / Oyo Achel Ada (4:21) 7" 1981-08
FBN-5 Blurt Live In Berlin 10" mini-album 2013-02-11 1980 release cancelled as band had left Factory; later issued on Armageddon as In Berlin, and finally issued on 10" (with bonus 7") as FBN 5 in February 2013[3]
FAC-BN-6 Crawling Chaos The Gas Chair LP 1982-01
FACBN-6 Manhattan Project Nicky 7" unreleased
FAC-BN-7 Various Artists A Factory Complication VHS, Beta 1981-11 UK: Ikon FCL IKON-1[4]
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) / Postcards (3:43) 7"/12" 1982-02
FBN-9CD The Names Swimming + Singles CD 1991 Album plus Factory and Crepuscule recordings; later reissued on LTM
FBN-9 The Names Swimming 2×LP 2013-02-11 Reissue of 1982 Crépuscule LP, with bonus tracks[5]
FBN-9-CD The Names Swimming CD 2013-02-11 Reissue of 1982 Crépuscule LP, with bonus tracks (different from LP and previous FBN-9-CD)[6]
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-10-CD The Durutti Column LC CD 2013-02-11 Reissue with bonus CD of compilation tracks and demos[7]
FBN-11 Minny Pops Time (3:40) / Lights (3:40) 7" 1982-04
FBN-11(-CD) A Certain Ratio Sextet LP, 2×CD 2014-11-03 Reissue of FACT-55 with 12" and Peel Session tracks, more on CD[8]
FBN-12 Crispy Ambulance The Plateau Phase LP 1982-03 CD FBN-12CD, 1990, with 3 extra tracks as Comprising: The Plateau Phase, Live On A Hot August Night, Sexus; also reissued 2013-02-11 with original title and sleeve[9]
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-15-CD Minny Pops Sparks in a Dark Room CD 2014-02-17 with second CD of live performance 20 April 2012[10][11]
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-17-CD A Certain Ratio I'd Like To See You Again CD 2013-07 Reissue of FACT-65 with 5 bonus tracks[12][13]
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 EP tracks produced by Bernard Sumner and Donald Johnson.
FBN-26-CD Surprize In Movimento CD 2013-08 CD reissue with 6 extra tracks
FBN-27 Various Artists Factory Benelux Greatest 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 Contains extra track "Chance" not on FACT-60
FBN-29-CD The Wake Harmony CD 2013-02-11 Includes FBN-24 and 1983 Peel session[14]
FBN-29 The Wake Harmony 2×LP 2013-08-26 includes FBN-24 and 1983 Peel session[15]
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 Benelux release of FACT-90. Test pressing only, not released
FBN-33-CD Section 25 From the Hip CD 2014-05-05 extra CD of remixes and sessions[16]
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-35-CD The Wake Here Comes Everybody CD 2014 reissue of FACT-130[17]
FBN-35-CD The Wake Here Comes Everybody 2×CD 2015-05-04 30th anniversary reissue, with second disc of singles, sessions and demos[18]
FBN-36 The Durutti Column Circuses and Bread LP, Cassette 1985-05 FBN-36 was originally to have been unreleased album Short Stories for Pauline
FBN-36 The Durutti Column Short Stories for Pauline LP/CD 2012-06-18 Limited edition vinyl (1000 copies) in 2012, followed by unlimited CD in 2013[19]
FBN-37 Life Dites Moi (3:10) / Tell Me Theme (3:10) / Tell Me (3:10) 12" 1984-07 French language version of "Tell Me" (FAC-106)
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 A-side as FAC-92-R (New York remix), B-side is dub version[20]
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-45-CD Section 25 Love & Hate CD 2013-05-20 different bonus tracks to 1999 LTM reissue CD[21][22]
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 After Twilight CD 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 Test pressing only, not released
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
7-FBN-53 Section 25 Reflection (Young Image) / Change 7" 2014-04-19 For Record Store Day 2014[23]
FBN-54 Crispy Ambulance Compulsion LP 2015-04-18 500-copy vinyl edition for Record Store Day[24]
FBN-55 Various Artists The Factory Complication 2 LP Unreleased compilation, announced early 1986 but never finished
FBN-55(-CD) Various Artists Of Factory New York 2×LP, CD 2014 Benefit album for Michael Shamberg of Factory US and Of Factory New York[25]
FBN-57 Factory Benelux Factory Benelux teeshirt T-shirt 2012-12 Limited edition of 50 T-shirts with FBN logo[26]
7-FBN-62 Section 25 My Outrage / Hinterland 7" 2013-04 500 copies only for Record Store Day, 2013.
FBN-63-CD The Durutti Column Treatise on the Steppenwolf CD 2013-05 identical to LTMCD 2518, 2008
FBN-64 The Wake A Light Far Out LP 2013-04 Limited edition of 500 copies, vinyl only.
FBN-65 Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins The Invisible Girls CD 2015-02 Rare and unreleased recordings[27]
FBN-73 Section 25 Mirror / You Leave Me No Choice 7" 2015-04-18 500 copies for Record Store Day, 2015[28]
FBN-94 The Wake Clouds Disco / The Sun is a Star 7" 2015-04-18 500-copy edition for Record Store Day 2015[29]
FBN-95 The Wake Testament (Best Of) CD 2014 [30]
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, Cassette 1985-05 Same as FACT-100. Number FBN-100 was reused.
FBN-110-CD Quando Quango Pigs + Battleships CD 2013-06 FACT 110 was also pressed by Factory Benelux in 1985 (with the UK catalogue number). 2013 CD edition uses composite catalogue number and has five bonus tracks;[31] different bonus tracks to LTM 2003 reissue[32]
FBN-111-CD Mark Reeder Collaborator CD 2014-04 Compilation of remixes of various mostly-Factory- or Crépuscule-associated bands[33]
FBN-112(-CD) The Names In Time CD, LP 2014-01-14 [34][35][36]
FBN-113
TWI-1174		 Various Artists Sampler et Sans Reproche CD 2014-11-09 Factory Benelux/Crépuscule sampler CD, given away with mail-orders[37]
FBN-114 Durutti Column The Return of the Durutti Column LP+7" 2013-12-08 Sandpaper on front of sleeve[38][39]
FBN-114-CD Durutti Column The Return of the Durutti Column CD 2013-03-23 Vinyl tracks, plus six bonus tracks from rare second pressing of original FACT-10[40][41]
FBN-119(-CD) The Names Stranger Than You CD, LP 2015-05-18 (scheduled) [42]
FBN-123 New Order The Perfect Kiss 7", 12" 1985-05 12" includes "The Perfect Dub" (not on FAC-123), different sleeves based on sleeve of Low Life
FBN-145-CD Section 25 Dark Light CD 2013-02-25 First all-new release by resurrected label[43]
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
TWI-774 Various Artists Salvation! LP 1988-02 Factory Benelux/Crépuscule, issued in other countries by Factory affiliates as FACT-182

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2012/12/a-factory-benelux-story.html
  2. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2015/02/section-25-always-now-fbn-3-045-cd-factory-benelux.html
  3. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2012/11/blurt-live-in-berlin-fbn-5.html
  4. ↑ http://blog.factoryrecords.org/2012/02/ikon-1-various-artists-factory.html
  5. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2012/11/the-names-swimming-double-vinyl-fbn-9.html
  6. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2012/11/the-names-swimming-fbn-9-cd.html
  7. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2012/11/the-durutti-column-lc-fbn-10-cd.html
  8. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2014/08/a-certain-ratio-sextet-album-factory-benelux-fbn-11-fbn-11-cd.html
  9. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2012/11/crispy-ambulance-plateau-phase-fbn12-cd.html
  10. ↑ http://news.factorybenelux.com/2014/02/minny-pops-fbn-15-cd.html
  11. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2014/01/minny-pops-sparks-in-dark-room-fbn15cd.html
  12. ↑ http://factorybenelux.com/id_like_to_see_you_again_fbn17cd.html
  13. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2013/09/acr-to-headline-blackpool-alfresco-2014.html
  14. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2012/11/the-wake-harmony-fbn-29-cd.html
  15. ↑ http://news.factorybenelux.com/2013/08/the-wake-harmony-2xlp.html
  16. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2014/01/section-25-from-hip-fbn-33-cd.html
  17. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2013/12/the-wake-here-comes-everybody-fbn-35-cd.html
  18. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2015/02/the-wake-here-comes-everybody-fbn-35-cd-factory-benelux.html
  19. ↑ http://cerysmaticfactory.info/fbn36_short_stories_for_pauline.html
  20. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Marcel-King-Reach-For-Love/release/647975
  21. ↑ http://flipsideflipsidereviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/album-review-section-25-love-and-hate.html
  22. ↑ http://news.factorybenelux.com/2013/05/section-25-love-hate-fbn-45-cd.html
  23. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2014/01/section-25-reflection-young-image-7fbn53-factory-benelux.html
  24. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2015/02/crispy-ambulance-compulsion-fbn-54.html
  25. ↑ http://factorybenelux.com/of_factory_new_york_fbn55.html
  26. ↑ http://home.wxs.nl/~frankbri/fbnshirt.html
  27. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2014/12/the-invisible-girls-fbn-65-cd-martin-hannett-steve-hopkins.html
  28. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2015/02/section-25-mirror-fbn-73-factory-benelux-record-store-day-single.html
  29. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2015/02/the-wake-clouds-disco-fbn-94-record-store-day-2015-vinyl-single.html
  30. ↑ http://factorybenelux.com/testament_fbn95.html
  31. ↑ http://factorybenelux.com/pigs_and_battleships_fbn110cd.html
  32. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Quando-Quango-Pigs-Battleships/release/288593
  33. ↑ http://news.factorybenelux.com/2014/04/mark-reeder-collaborator-fbn-111-cd.html
  34. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2013/11/the-names-in-time-fbn-112.html
  35. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2013/12/the-names-in-time-fbn112cd-factory-benelux.html
  36. ↑ http://news.factorybenelux.com/2014/01/the-names-in-time-fbn-112-cd.html
  37. ↑ http://news.factorybenelux.com/2014/11/sampler-et-sans-reproche-is-free.html
  38. ↑ http://news.factorybenelux.com/2013/10/the-return-of-return-fbn-114.html
  39. ↑ http://news.factorybenelux.com/2013/12/fbn-114-now-in-stock.html
  40. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2014/02/the-return-of-durutti-column-fbn-114-cd.html
  41. ↑ http://news.factorybenelux.com/2014/03/factory-benelux-presents-expanded-cd.html
  42. ↑ "The Names - Stranger Than You [FBN 119 + FBN 119 CD]". Cerysmatic Factory. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  43. ↑ http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2013/01/section-25-dark-light-fbn-145.html

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