This label is no longer active. Operations ceased in 1992. Catalog currently owned by Warner Music Group (catalog owner).
Registry ID
RLR-2026-00092
DEFUNCT (1992)VERIFIED
Factory Records
British independent record label founded by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus in Manchester. Original label dissolved in 1992. Catalog now owned by Warner Music Group through London Records/Rhino. One of the most influential post-punk labels. Operated The Haçienda nightclub. Historically home to Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays, and A Certain Ratio.
Parent Company
Warner Music Group (catalog owner)
Not registered in this directory
Label Information
- Label Name
- Factory Records
- Registry ID
- RLR-2026-00092
- Year Founded
- 1978
- Location
- Manchester, GB
- Genres
- Post-PunkNew WaveElectronicMadchester
- Current Status
- Defunct (1992)
- Submission Status
- VERIFIED
- Date Registered
- June 26, 2026
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