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 (FAC 1 was a concert at The Factory). The cover of the EP is made of rice paper, dyed silver and 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.

2x7" vinyl (Factory FAC 2)

Side A (Aside)

1. Joy Division: "Digital" (Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner) – 2:50
2. Joy Division: "Glass" (Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner) – 3:51

• Vinyl etching: EVERYTHING

Side B (Beside)

1. The Durutti Column: "No Communication" (The Durutti Column) – 4:57
2. The Durutti Column: "Thin Ice (Detail)" (The Durutti Column) – 3:16

• Vinyl etching: IS REPAIRABLE

Side C (Seaside)

1. John Dowie: "Acne" (Dowie) – 1:43
2. John Dowie: "Idiot" (Dowie) – 1:53
3. John Dowie: "Hitler's Liver" (Dowie) – 2:27

• Vinyl etching: EVERYTHING

Side D (Decide)

1. Cabaret Voltaire: "Baader Meinhof" (Cabaret Voltaire) – 3:15
2. Cabaret Voltaire: "Sex in Secret" (Cabaret Voltaire) – 3:28

• Vinyl etching: IS BROKEN

• Ian Curtis – lead vocals
• Peter Hook – bass
• Stephen Morris – drums
• Bernard Sumner – guitar

• Colin Sharp – lead vocals
• Vini Reilly – guitar
• Dave Rowbotham – guitar
• Tony Bowers – bass
• Chris Joyce – drums
• Stephen Hopkins – keyboards

• Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass, keyboards
• Richard H. Kirk – guitars, keyboards, tapes
• Chris Watson – keyboards, tapes