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Factory Records

A model wears a Madchester Factory Records T-shirt during a show featuring Rock and Pop memorabilia at Christie's auction house in New York, November 16, 2007.
A model wears a Madchester Factory Records T-shirt during a show featuring Rock and Pop memorabilia at Christie's auction house in New York, November 16, 2007.EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images
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by Jake Rudh

October 14, 2022

This week’s program is all about a former Manchester, England, record label called Factory. It wasn't around long, just a bit over a decade, but the influence of the label and the artists who were on it are still very much felt in today's music world. Tonight on the show, I'll cover the early days of the label all the way through to the end.

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Factory Records logo
courtesy Jake Rudh