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Factory Records
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Founded | Manchester |
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United Kingdom | |
Parent company | Warner Music Group |
Because Music | |
Ceased operations | November 1992 |
Founders | Tony Wilson |
Martin Hannett | |
Peter Saville | |
Alan Erasmus | |
Albums | Kraken V: El Símbolo de la Huella |
Chicken Rhythms | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 857891 |
About Factory Records
Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label, started in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division, . . .
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