Factory Records

Name: Factory Records
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500286364
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The Complete Graphic Album

By Matthew Robertson

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Summary

Factory Records offers a definitive overview of the artwork behind the iconic Manchester-based label. It explores the design of record sleeves, posters, venues, packaging, and ephemera, with a foreword by founder Tony Wilson. An introductory essay highlights the label's influence in bringing innovative design to mainstream culture. The richly illustrated catalogue is organised by Factory's unique reference system, making the book a collectable item itself with its own number, Fac 461.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This beautifully compiled volume will appeal to music fans, graphic design enthusiasts, collectors, and those with an interest in pop culture history and Manchester's vibrant scene.

Provides an overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging. This title discusses the label's role in bringing design to the mainstream.

The definitive overview of the artwork of seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging

Description

This is the definitive overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging.

After a foreword by the late founder of Factory, Tony Wilson, an introductory essay discusses the label's role in bringing design to the mainstream. Thereafter the book is organised as a generously illustrated catalogue, arranged by the famous Factory reference system.

Factory Records, as part of the story, has been given its own reference number - Fac 461 - making it a collectable item in its own right.

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Critical acclaim praises Factory Records as a breathtaking and must-have reference for music and design enthusiasts. Reviews highlight its depth, brilliance, and status as a superb collection commemorating a vital pop-culture moment. It is described as a collectible gem, lauded for its detail and visual impact, with notable endorsements from Computer Arts Projects, GQ, The Word, and NME.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500286364

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 September 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 400 Illustrations, color

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 1390g

Pages: 224

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Arts & Culture Matthew Robertson Non-Fiction

About the Author

Matthew Robertson works as a designer in Bath, England. His personal collection of Factory items includes a number of rare pieces, and he works alongside several former Factory artists.