A Factory Sample


A Factory Sample is a 7-inch double sampler EP released on 24 December 1978 by Factory Records of Manchester, England. Funded by a small inheritance which had recently been bequeathed to Tony Wilson, it was the first vinyl recording to be released by the label. The cover of the EP is made of rice paper, dyed silver and sealed inside a thin plastic bag.
The Joy Division tracks were later re-released on the band's 1988 compilation album Substance.
The Cabaret Voltaire tracks were later re-released on the 1990 double disc rarities compilation Listen Up With Cabaret Voltaire.

Track listing

;2x7" vinyl
;;Side A
  1. Joy Division: "Digital" – 2:50
  2. Joy Division: "Glass" – 3:51
;;Side B
  1. The Durutti Column: "No Communication" – 4:57
  2. The Durutti Column: "Thin Ice " – 3:16
;;Side C
  1. John Dowie: "Acne" – 1:43
  2. John Dowie: "Idiot" – 1:53
  3. John Dowie: "Hitler's Liver" – 2:27
;;Side D
  1. Cabaret Voltaire: "Baader Meinhof" – 3:15
  2. Cabaret Voltaire: "Sex in Secret" – 3:28

Joy Division