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 (FAC 1 was a poster designed by Peter Saville for a concert at The Russell Club). The cover of the EP, designed by Saville, 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.

The Cabaret Voltaire tracks were later re-released on the 1990 double disc rarities compilation Listen Up with Cabaret Voltaire.

Track listing

1. 2x7" vinyl (Factory FAC 2)

   1. Side A (Aside)

   Joy Division: "Digital" (Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner)– 2:50

2. Joy Division: "Glass" (Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner)– 3:51

3. Vinyl etching: EVERYTHING

   1. Side B (Beside)

   The Durutti Column: "No Communication" (The Durutti Column)– 4:57

4. The Durutti Column: "Thin Ice (Detail)" (The Durutti Column)– 3:16

5. Vinyl etching: IS REPAIRABLE

   1. Side C (Seaside)

   John Dowie: "Acne" (Dowie)– 1:43

6. John Dowie: "Idiot" (Dowie)– 1:53

7. John Dowie: "Hitler's Liver" (Dowie)– 2:27

8. Vinyl etching: EVERYTHING

   1. Side D (Decide)

   Cabaret Voltaire: "Baader Meinhof" (Cabaret Voltaire)– 3:15

9. Cabaret Voltaire: "Sex in Secret" (Cabaret Voltaire)– 3:28

10. 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

References