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 (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.

Track listing

 * 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

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