Name: Swimming
Brand: The Names

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FBN9

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Colour

Clear

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-06-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

708527303115

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / clear

Artist

The Names

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Factory Benelux

Factory Benelux is the Belgian counterpart of Factory Records, established in Brussels in 1980 by journalists Michel Duval and Annik Honoré. The label operated under the umbrella of Les Disques Du Crépuscule until 1988. It initially released singles by A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column, and Section 25, which were spare recordings donated by Factory Records. Over the next few years, Factory Benelux exclusively released music from New Order, Crispy Ambulance, The Names, Minny Pops, Cabaret Voltaire, Crawling Chaos, Stockholm Monsters, and The Wake. In addition to pioneering dance singles by Quando Quango and 52nd Street.

Between 1983 and 1986, Factory Benelux mainly focused on European editions of regular Factory releases. This period also saw production work by members of New Order under the name Be Music for artists like Life, Nyam Nyam, Surprize,and Lavolta Lakota. Notably during this time were two complete albums by The Durutti Column: Short Stories for Pauline and Circuses and Bread.

The label stopped releasing new material in 1988 but retained its name for early CD reissues through Crépuscule in the early '90s. In 2012,FBN was revived with James Nice at the helm who previously worked at Crépuscule during the late '80s.The revived F

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Limited to 300 copies on Clear Vinyl. Factory Benelux presents a double vinyl edition of Swimming, the debut album by Belgian new wave group the Names, Originally issued in June 1982. Between 1979 and 1983 Belgian new wavers the Names released a string of classic singles on WEA, Factory and Crepuscule, including Calcutta, The Astronaut, and best of all Nightshift. Their sole album, Swimming, appeared in 1982 on Crepuscule, and like the singles was produced by the late, great Martin Hannett. the music of the names boasts a dark, romantic majesty and grace, sometimes redolent of Magazine, early Simple Minds and Joy Division. Bonus tracks include the popular singles Calcutta and Nightshift and the band's John Peel session from february 1982, the first ever recorded by a Belgian band. The Gatefold sleeve features original artwork and poster design by Benoit Hennebert, and photographs by Marc Portee.

Swimming

Music GB