FACTORY BENELUX

(CD)
Genre Punk
StylePost Punk
FormatCD
Cat. noLTMCD2521
Label LTM
Artist VARIOUS
Release Date24/11/2008
CarrierCD
Barcode5024545508727
*LTM present a new volume in the ongoing compilation series Auteur Labels, here profiling cult Brussels imprint Factory Benelux. *Factory Benelux was founded in April 1980 as a collaboration between Factory Records and Les Disques du Crepuscule. Early releases were 'spare' recordings by A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column and Section 25, after which Factory Benelux released a mixture of all-new recordings by Factory artists and licensed repertoire. Thus Benelux recorded key albums and singles by New Order, Section 25, The Names, Minny Pops, Crispy Ambulance, Stockholm Monsters, The Wake and others which never appeared on the more famous parent label. *The 72 minute, remastered CD covers the years 1980-1985 and features a detailed label history by Frank Brinkhuis, together with interviews and archive images. *Tracklist: 1. THE DURUTTI COLUMN lips that would kiss 2. SECTION 25 je veux ton amour 3. THE NAMES calcutta 4. MINNY POPS time 5. CRISPY AMBULANCE the presence 6. CRAWLING CHAOS breaking down 7. STOCKHOLM MONSTERS miss moonlight 8. THE WAKE something outside 9. LIFE dites-moi 10. SWAMP CHILDREN you've got me beat 11. QUANDO QUANGO love tempo 12. NYAM NYAM fate/hate 13. SIMON TOPPING prospect park