A Factory Sample

A Factory Sample is a 7-inch double sampler EP. It was released in January 1979 by Factory Records of Manchester, England.

A Factory Sample
EP by Various artists
Released	January 1979
Recorded	Cargo Studios, Rochdale (11 October 1978)
Genre	Post-punk, industrial, comedy
Length	27:40
Label	Factory Records
Producer	Martin Zero, Laurie Latham, C.P. Lee and Cabaret Voltaire
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Track listing

2x7" vinyl (Factory FAC 2)

Side A (Aside)

1. The Cure: "Play with Me" (Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 3:30
2. The Cure: "Winter" (Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 3:46

• 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

The Cure

• Robert Smith – lead vocals, guitar
• Michael Dempsey – vocals, bass
• Lol Tolhurst – drums

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

John Dowie Band

• John Dowie - vocals
• CP Lee - backing vocals
• Bruce Mitchell - drums
• Simon White - guitar
• Ged Green - bass, keyboards