The Guitar and Other Marketing Devices

The Guitar and Other Marketing Devices

7": UK 1987 (Factory FAC 214) [square shaped flexi-disc]

Tracklisting

Jongleur Grey [1:22]
Bordeaux Sequence [1:17]
English Landscape Tradition [1:16]
U.S.P. [0:56]

~ LYN-19388-2-IT

Credits

Extracts from the Factory Album, CD, Cassette and DAT, 'The Guitar and Other Machines' by The Durutti Column, written by Vini Reilly and produced by Stephen Street; Fact 204

Details from:
Jongleur Grey
Bordeaux Sequence
English Landscape Tradition
U.S.P.

Related Products and Concerts

'When The World'. a short film on CDV and Video Tape in collaboration with the dance group DV8; Facdv 194 and Fac 194. 'When The World' (Newson Mix), a CD single including two more tracks new to digital; Facd 194. 'The First Four Albums', a specially priced 4 CD set; Facd 224

'The Guitar in London', Astoria Theatre, Charing Cross Road, December 6th 1987, with Shelleyann Orphan and friends. 'The Guitar Elsewhere', a series of Sunday night concerts that reaches the other parts of the country in January and February 1988. Vini Reilly's Guitar will also be appearing in collaboration with the Stephens - Morrissey and Street - live and on record in the New Year.

A Factory Disc. Made in the UK by Lyntone. LYN 19386. 33 1/3 rpm

Notes

A free promo record containing excerpts from FACT 204 The Guitar and Other Machines. A small number of custom display boxes (holding multiple copies of the flexi) were provided for instore use. Box (7 x 19 x 19.5 cm) is numbered 204, and uses the 204 graphics; printed with black and metallic silver inks on cream paperstock.

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.