The First Four Albums

The First Four Albums

4CD: UK 02.88 (Factory FACD 224 comprised of FACT, FACD 44, FACD 74, FACD 84 inc FAC 114)
4CD: AU 02.88 (Factory Australasia FACD 224)*

FACT 14 The Return of The Durutti Column
FACD 44 LC
FACD 74 Another Setting
FACD 84 Without Mercy + FAC 114 Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say

[Components listed individually at their catalogue numbers]

* Imported UK issue only, initial copies with sticker having silhouette logo and "Factory Records Australasia Import".

CD Mastering info

~ CY-1356 3B4 C 9Z
~ CY-1357 1A2 84
~ CY-1358 1A1 bZ 84
~ CY-1359 2B1 54

Production: see individual releases
Design: 8vo

Notes

4-CD box consisting of FACT 14 + 44 + 74 + 84 (+ FAC 114) with new artwork.

FACT 400 ‘Palatine’ refers to this as 'The Early Years Japonica' because Factory Records used repressed Japanese CD editions of the individual albums in a special budget priced box.

The individual "First Four" albums were reissued again by Factory Once in the two waves released in 1996 and 1998.

LC

LC

LP: UK 11.81 (Factory FACT 44) [white label]
LP: UK 11.81 (Factory FACT 44) *
CS: UK 11.81 (Factory FACT 44C) [boxed] **
CD: UK 02.88 (Factory FACD 44) ***

Tracklisting

Sketch for Dawn 1 (5:14)
Portrait for Frazer (3:29)
Jacqueline (2:16)
Messidor (2:30)
Sketch for Dawn 2 (4:34)
Never Known (6:47)
The Act Committed (5:03)
Detail for Paul (1:57)
The Missing Boy (6:36)
The Sweet Cheat Gone (2:49)

Run-out groove

1st Edition

FACT 44 A1, EG, Strawberry
FACT 44 B1, EG, Strawberry

2nd Edition

FACT 44 A2, RW
FACT 44 B2, RW

Notes

* With heavy stock pastel-artwork insert (first edition only). Paper stock on outer sleeve varies on later pressings.
** With insert.
*** Released as part of FACD 224.

Production: Vini Reilly and Stuart Pickering
Design: Les Thompson

The Return of The Durutti Column

FACT 14c The Return of The Durutti Column

LP: UK 1980 (Factory FACT 14) [sandpaper sleeve] */**
LP: UK 1980 (Factory FACT 14) [black sleeve] *****
LP: UK 1980 (Factory FACT 14) [white label of black sleeve edition] *****
CS: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 14C) [boxed] ***
CD: UK 1988 (Factory FACD 14) ****
7": UK 1980 (Factory FACT 14) [flexi-disc] *
LP: AU 07.80 (GAP/EMI FACOZ 1002)
CS: AU 07.80 (GAP/EMI TC-FACOZ 1002, 500 copies)

Tracklisting

Sketch For Summer (3:01)
Requiem For A Father (5:08)
Katharine (5:30)
Conduct (5:02)
Beginning (2:28)
Jazz (1:38)
Sketch For Winter (2:24)
Collette (2:23)
In "D" (4:12)
Sketch For Winter (2:25) ****

Run-out groove

Stencilled

~ FACT 14 4 PBG A1, Sound Clinic, EG, S-6
~ FACT 14 4 PBG B1, EG, S-3

Not stencilled

~ FACT 14 4 PBG AI, FACT 14 A1, Sound Clinic, EG, S-4
~ FACT 14 B1 14 PBG BI, EG, S-2

Factory Australasia

~ FACOZ 1002 A, Maxicut At 301, Otto ******
~ FACOZ 1002 B, Maxicut By 301, Otto

Black sleeve and white label test pressing

~ FACT 14 A3, 4 PBG, Townhouse, CR
~ FACT 14 PBG A3, CR

Tracklisting - Martin Hannett's Testcard 7" flexi*

First Aspect of the Same Thing (3:42)
Second Aspect of the Same Thing (2:59)

~ LYN 7561

Credits

The Durutti Column is Vini Reilly on guitar
and Martin Hannett on switches
Recorded at Cargo, Rochdale
Mixed at Strawberry, Stockport
Engineers Chris Nagle and John Brierley
33 1/3 rpm
Published by Movement of 24th January Music
A Factory Records Product
(P) © 1979

Notes

* Martin Hannett's 'Testcard' 7" flexidisc. (Shares the same FAC number as the album.)
** There were three editions of the sandpaper sleeve (total edition of 2,000): Some have FACT 14 sprayed on (in black or white) and the 7"; some haven’t got the sprayed FACT 14 but the 7"; and some have no spray and no 7". (The sprayed FACT 14 was official.) There are initial pressings on dark-red (see-through) vinyl.
*** With sandpaper insert.
**** Released as part of FACD 224.
***** Black sleeve issue is an additional mix (version) with less reverb & more phasing. Variable textured sleeves.
****** Otto is the name of the cutting engineer

Production: Martin Hannett
Design: Dave Rowbotham and Anthony Wilson (Sandpaper sleeve concept) / Paintings by Dufy (Black sleeve reissue)

Notes

The sandpaper sleeve is an homage to Situationists Guy Debord & Asger Jorn's Memoires (book, w/sandpaper cover; original edition published 1959).

There is a promo poster for the Factory Australasia edition, 30" x 40", designed by Andrew Penhallow.