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Factory Records

by Jake Rudh

May 09, 2025

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Last week on the show, Jake Rudh spotlighted one of the most important record labels in the Transmission world, located right here in the United States, Sire Records. Well, this week on the program, we're headed overseas to England, naturally, to focus on a record label that still gets brought up as being one of the most influential UK labels ever, Manchester's Factory Records. And here's a glimpse of two reasons why: Joy Division and New Order. 

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