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Factory Records: Communications 1978-92 [Box set] [Limited Edition]

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  • Audio CD (19 Jan 2009)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set, Limited Edition
  • Label: Rhino
  • ASIN: B001E1GXP0
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,689 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Joy Division: Digital
2. Cabaret Voltaire: Baader Meinhof
3. A Certain Ratio: All Night Party
4. OMD: Electricity (Original version)
5. Joy Division: She's Lost Control
See all 19 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. New Order: Everything's Gone Green
2. Tunnel Vision: Watching The Hydroplanes
3. The Durutti Column: Messidor
4. A Certain Ratio: Knife Slits Water (LP version)
5. Royal Family and the Poor: Art on 45
See all 12 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. New Order: Confusion
2. Marcel King: Reach For Love
3. Section 25: Looking from A Hilltop (Restructure)
4. Stockholm Monsters: All At Once
5. Life: Tell Me
See all 16 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. New Order: Fine Time
2. Happy Mondays: W.F.L. (Think About the Future)
3. Revenge: Seven Reasons
4. Happy Mondays: Hallelujah (Club Mix)
5. Electronic: Getting Away With It
See all 15 tracks on this disc

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4.0 out of 5 stars If you've ever wondered what Factory Records was about, here's your chance to find out, 19 Jan 2009
By Colin Mccartney (Manchester, Lancashire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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If you already own "Palatine" of course (which this reviewer doesn't - his younger self saw compilations as a sell out!) you might not want to bother with this release. Many have already commented (Amazon reviews and elsewhere) upon the similarity between this and that aforementionmed previous Factory box set but, in his compiler's note to "Communications" Jon Savage admits that "Palatine" was a starting point on which he was trying to improve - so one way to approach this is as "Palatine" mk 2.

No doubt some fans will have seen the track listing and felt disappointment that some crucial artists are missing (Abecedarians? The Wendys?) but, as Savage goes on to point out "to include everything would be impossible as well as barely listenable".

I may as well get my other gripes out of the way now: Section 25, Durutti Column and A Certain Ratio were three of the best bands of all time, never mind on Factory but this collection doesn't always showcase their best material - and is a wasted opportunity in that respect. Also there are a few pointless inclusions on here - how many people purchasing this will not already own "Blue Monday"? Zero. And "Get the Message (DNA Mix)"? The beginning of the end for Factory that one if you ask me.

Anyway, these are minor criticisms - this really is a rather well put together package - sleeve notes by Paul Morley at his more readable (no "Why are New Order?"-type stuff), 100+ words on each and every track by LTM's James Nice. And then there's the music...I think I'll let that speak for itself but here are a few hidden gems: "Baader Meinhof" (unless you're already a member of the Fac-2 Owners' Club), "English Black Boys (hadn't realised Dennis Bovell had ever done anything for Factory?), "Reach for Love" (of course,...typified the Factory sound by being atypical). Also, disc 4 has a nice early nineties home-tape/Balearic feel to it - probably the only one of the four discs you could play at a house party without raising eyebrows.

So, a creditable attempt by Rhino to round up my all-time favourite record label. Factory re-invented music and now more than ever is the time for re-invention - so check it out.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Well Palatine was 19 years ago!, 13 Jan 2009
I think its about time for a good factory records round up. Palatine was a while ago and hasn't been available for ages so why not. The tracklisting is a tad familiar with the usual new order/joy division tracks but there are definitely some hidden gems in there. Definitely worth a purchase by any new fans unfamiliar with the rest of the factory back catalogue.
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6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Factory favourites, 13 Nov 2008
By Colin Smith "colinsmith761" (Cambridge ,UK) - See all my reviews
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With the increase in interest around Joy Division and New Order following the film "Control" and the deluxe album releases for both artists,it's about time we saw an authoritive overview of the Factory label itself.This boxset has been compiled by Jon Savage,includes an essay by Paul Morley and art work by Peter Saville and it moves chronologically through the history of the label.
What is Factory to us? There was so much more than Joy Division/New Order or the Madchester days of the Happy Mondays.We are reminded of A Certain Ratio and Durutti Column,great one off singles by OMD and the Distractions,the emerging dance influences from America on many latter Factory acts.The well known artists and tracks are here and plenty of the lesser known ones ,whose work has most recently been kept in print by the LTM label.Everything about Factory ,the acts ,Tony Wilson ,Rob Gretton,Martin Hannett and others were special and still influential and loved today.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Just A Quick Primer on 'Palatine' versus 'Communications'
A lot of people have made mention that the 'Communications' box set is simply a rehash of the 'Palatine' box set. This isn't strictly true (though there is some overlap). Read more
Published 1 month ago by Synthpopguy

3.0 out of 5 stars Missed Opportunity
The compilers of this often brilliant but ultimately frustrating collection have - considering the magnificent back-catalogue they've access to - made the fatal mistake of cowing... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Paul Ess.

2.0 out of 5 stars Think I was fooled by New Order
Having bought a few Factory 12" singles during the eightees my perception of Factory Records was still "cool" some twenty years later. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Goran Ekstrom

2.0 out of 5 stars Another Rehash?
Not sure about this release, as the previous reviewer stated this looks like a rehash of the excellent PALATINE release by Factory Records back in the 1990's. Read more
Published 10 months ago by P. A. Kirk

3.0 out of 5 stars Factory box set
I think it's good to release the best songs from the Factory-label, but this box is almost the same as the Palantine-boxset from 1990 ( The Story Of Factory Records 1979-1990).
Published 10 months ago by R. VAN HEMERT

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