Arguably the greatest ever British Independent to put out a record. This four disk box set chronicles (near-enough in order) 63 of its best releases, ranging from Joy Division and New Order (of which there is a lot of) to James and the Happy Mondays. All of the Factory greats are featured and during this turbulent period of financial decline, looking back on the late 70s and 80s music of industrial Britain gives you hope.
Think of all of the fantastic moments in music to have come from these shores during the Thatcher-era and the angst which went with such grim economic decline. Let's hope we have a similar creative explosion and some "go-to-the streets" political activism.
This incredible era of Manchester music is compiled to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the label, although released last month (sorry for the lateness) is a must have purchase. I'm a big Ian Curtis fan, and due to my northern heritage have always had a strong yearning for great Mancunian icons and culture. They don't come much more manc than this!
Disclaimer: Ian Curtis is atually from Macclesfield.
Check out:
'24 Hour Party People'
and the amazing:
'Control'
A Factory Box Set:
Disc 1:
01 Joy Division: "Digital"
02 Cabaret Voltaire: "Baader Meinhof"
03 A Certain Ratio: "All Night Party"
04 OMD: "Electricity (Original Version)"
05 Joy Division: "She's Lost Control"
06 The Distractions: "Times Goes By So Slow"
07 Joy Division: "Transmission"
08 The Durutti Column: "Sketch for Summer"
09 X-O-Dus: "English Black Boys"
10 Joy Division: "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
11 A Certain Ratio: "Shack Up"
12 Section 25: "Girls Don't Count"
13 Crawling Chaos: "Sex Machine"
14 A Certain Ratio: "Flight"
15 The Names: "Night Shift"
16 New Order: "Ceremony (Original Version)"
17 Minny Pops: "Dolphin's Spurt"
18 John Dowie: "It's Hard to Be an Egg"
19 Crispy Ambulance: "Deaf"
20 Section 25: "Dirty Disco"
Disc 2:
01 New Order: "Everything's Gone Green"
02 Tunnel Vision: "Watching the Hydroplanes"
03 The Durutti Column: "Messidor"
04 A Certain Ratio: "Knife Slits Water (LP Version)"
05 Royal Family and the Poor: "Art on 45"
06 Swamp Children: "Taste What's Rhythm"
07 New Order: "Temptation"
08 52nd Street: "Cool as Ice"
09 New Order: "Blue Monday"
10 Cabaret Voltaire: "Yasher (John Robie Remix)"
11 Quando Quango: "Love Tempo"
12 The Wake: "Talk About the Past"
Disc 3:
01 New Order: "Confusion"
02 Marcel King: "Reach for Love"
03 Section 25: "Looking From a Hilltop (Restructure)"
04 Stockholm Monsters: "All at Once"
05 Life: "Tell Me"
06 The Durutti Column: "A Little Mercy (Duet)"
07 James: "Hymn From a Village"
08 Kalima: "Trickery"
09 A Certain Ratio: "Sounds Like Something Dirty"
10 Quando Quango: "Genius"
11 Happy Mondays: "Freaky Dancin'"
12 Miaow: "When It All Comes Down"
13 The Railway Children: "Brighter"
14 Biting Tongues: "Compressor"
15 New Order: "True Faith"
16 Happy Mondays: "24 Hour Party People"
Disc 4:
01 New Order: "Fine Time"
02 Happy Mondays: "W.F.L. (Think About the Future)"
03 Revenge: "Seven Reasons"
04 Happy Mondays: "Hallelujah (Club Mix)"
05 Electronic: "Getting Away With It"
06 Happy Mondays: "Step On (Lionrock Remix)"
07 Northside: "Shall We Take a Trip"
08 New Order: "World in Motion"
09 Happy Mondays: "Kinky Afro"
10 The Durutti Column: "Home"
11 Electronic: "Get the Message (DNA Remix)"
12 Northside: "Take 5"
13 Cath Carroll: "Moves Like You (Remix)"
14 The Other Two: "Tasty Fish (12" Mix)"
15 Happy Mondays: "Sunshine and Love"
Video: New Order: Blue Monday [from the Power, Corruption & Lies LP]
Buy It Here
Posts
