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Factory Records
The Complete Graphic Album
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The definitive overview of the artwork of seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging
Between 1978 and 1992, Factory was one of the most important record labels in Britain. It launched the careers of Joy Division, New Order and the Happy Mondays, to name but a few; it opened the legendary Haçienda club and Dry bar; and it introduced to music the concept of high-quality, cutting-edge design. The visual languages developed alongside the music, by designers such as Peter Saville, Central Station Design and 8vo, are still widely recognized and imitated today.
This brilliantly rich and varied volume documents the label's entire visual legacy. After a foreword by the man most closely associated with Factory, Tony Wilson, who died in 2007, and an introduction that explores the label's role in bringing design into the mainstream, the book is organized more or less as a chronological catalogue. Every item with a famous Factory inventory number is illustrated or listed, including album sleeves, singles, special editions, flyers, posters, stationery and architectural projects.
Whether you are into design, or simply nostalgic about some of the greatest bands of the past forty years, this book amply conveys the energy, creativity and enthusiasm of one of the most dynamic (and chaotic) record labels ever.
This brilliantly rich and varied volume documents the label's entire visual legacy. After a foreword by the man most closely associated with Factory, Tony Wilson, who died in 2007, and an introduction that explores the label's role in bringing design into the mainstream, the book is organized more or less as a chronological catalogue. Every item with a famous Factory inventory number is illustrated or listed, including album sleeves, singles, special editions, flyers, posters, stationery and architectural projects.
Whether you are into design, or simply nostalgic about some of the greatest bands of the past forty years, this book amply conveys the energy, creativity and enthusiasm of one of the most dynamic (and chaotic) record labels ever.
Extent: 224 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: Illustrated in colour
Publication date: 2007-11-02
Size: 29.0 x 25.3 cm
ISBN: 9780500286364
Praise for Factory Records
Breathtaking ... a must-have reference for music aficionados
Computer Arts Projects
As an indicator of time's passing, a document of an important pop-culture moment and just as great a book of superb looks, serial number Fac 461 is the business
GQ
By the time you reach the Happy Mondays' explosions of graffiti and goo you're properly convinced of the genius of everyone involved
The Word
A collectible item in its own right
iD Magazine
About the Author
Matthew Robertson works as a designer in Bath, England. His personal collection of Factory items includes a number of rare pieces, and he works alongside several former Factory artists.
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