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| A CERTAIN RATIO |
| Manchester, GB | | * 1977 |
Line-Up (2020):
Jeremy Kerr - voc,bg
Martin Moscrop - g,tr
Donald Johnson - ds
Former Members:
Andrew Connell (voc,kb, 1983-86)
Simon Topping (voc,tr, 1977-83); Anthony Quigley (sax, 1984-cca 1987)
Peter Terrel (g, 1977-83)
Martha Tilson (voc, 1981-10/82); Carol McKenzie (voc, 1983-84); Corrine Drewery (voc, 1985-86 g.a.); Denise Johnson (voc, 1990 g.a.)
Albums Discography:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | The Graveyard And The Ballroom | 12/1979 | Factory | | | | | 2. | To Each ... | 3/1981 | Factory | | 21 | | | 3. | Sextet | 1/1982 | Factory | | 53 | | | 4. | I'd Like To See You Again | 11/1982 | Factory | | | | | 5. | The Old And The New | 12/1985 | Factory |  | | | | 6. | Force | 11/1986 | Factory | | | | | 7. | Change The Station | 1/1987 | Mute | | | | | 8. | Live In America | 2/1987 | Dojo |  | | | | 9. | Good Together | 9/1989 | A&M | | | | | 10. | M.C.R. | 7/1990 | A&M | | | | | 11. | Twenty Seven Forever | 1991 | Rob's | | | | | 12. | Up In Downsville | 11/1992 | Robs | | | | | 13. | Looking For A Certain Ratio | 27.06.1994 | Creation | | | | | 14. | Sampler
(mini LP) | 14.11.1994 | Creation | | | | | 15. | Early | 01.04.2002 | Soul Jazz | | | | | 16. | Live America 1985 | 23.05.2005 | Melodic | | | | | 17. | Live 1980 | 12.07.2005 | LTM/Boutique | | | | | 18. | Live At Leigh Rock Festival August 1979
& Eltifits & Joy Division & Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
(2CD) | 02.06.2008 | Interstate | | | | | 19. | Mind Made Up | 05.06.2010 | LTM | | | | | 20. | Live In Groningen Holland 26/10/1980 | 13.12.2010 | Vinyl Lovers | | | | | 21. | acr:set | 10/2018 | Mute | | | | | 22. | ACR Loco | 25.09.2020 | Mute | | 69 | | | 23. | 1982 | 31.03.2023 | Mute | | | |
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Singles Discography:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | All Night Party / The Thin Boys | 18.05.1979 | Factory | | | | 2. | Shack Up / And The Again
(v Belgii) | 7/1980 | Factory Benelux | | | | 3. | Flight / Blown Away / And Then Again | 11/1980 | Factory | | | | 4. | Shack Up / Son And Heir / Do The Du (casse) / The Fox | 1/1981 | Factory | | | | 5. | The Waterline / Funaezekea | 12/1981 | Factory | | | | 6. | Abracadubra / Sommadub
credited to: Sir Horatio | 1/1982 | Rock Steady | | | | 7. | Guess Who / Guess Who Part 2 | 7/1982 | Factory Benelux | | | | 8. | Knife Slits Water / Tumba Rumba | 9/1982 | Factory | | | | 9. | I Need Someone Tonight / Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing | 29.08.1983 | Factory | | | | 10. | Life's A Scream / There' s Only This | 11/1984 | Factory | | | | 11. | Brazilia | 2/1985 | Factory Benelux | | | | 12. | Wild Party / Sounds Like Something Dirty
MC + Life's A Scream / Force / Wild Party (live) | 6/1985 | Factory | | | | 13. | Shack Up / The Thin Boys
(LP bonus) | 12/1985 | Factory | | | | 14. | Mickey Way (The Candy Bar) / Inside / Si Fermo O Grido | 12/1986 | Factory | | | | 15. | Greetings Four EP
(The Runner / Inside / Bootsy)
(v Itálii) | 7/1987 | Materiali Sonori | | | | 16. | The Big E (I Won't Stop Loving You) / Love Is The Way | 6/1989 | A&M | 96 | | | 17. | Backs To The Wall / Be What You Want To Be | 8/1989 | A&M | | | | 18. | Your Blue Eyes / Thin Grey Line
12",CD + Coldest Days | 10/1989 | A&M | | | | 19. | Good Together / Be What You Wanna Be
4 For The Floor EP
(12",CD + Spirit Dance / Tribeca)
(live) | 2/1990 | A&M | 81 | | | 20. | Won't Stop Loving You / The Big E
12" + Love Is The Way / Repercussions | 6/1990 | A&M | 55 | | | 21. | The Planet / Loosen Up Your Mind | 7/1991 | Rob's | | | | 22. | 27 Forever | 11/1991 | Rob's | | | | 23. | Mello | 10/1992 | Rob's | | | | 24. | Turn Me On
& Denice Johnson | 15.02.1993 | Rob's | | | | 25. | Tekno | 12/1993 | Rob's | | | | 26. | Shack Up / Life's A Scream | 16.05.1994 | Creation | | | | 27. | Live At Soundstation Vol 1
(Samba 123 / Yeah Boy / Desire / Funk Off) | 26.08.1996 | Rob's | | | | 28. | Live At The Soundstation Volume 2
(Samba 123 (Fila Brazilia Remix) / Yeah Boy) | 4/1997 | Rob's | | | | 29. | Shack Up / Being Boiled
& Human League | 04.12.2001 | Soul Jazz | | | | 30. | Starlight / Wild Party / I'm A Very Busy Man
& Fila Brazillia | 23.06.2003 | 23 | | | | 31. | Relish Compilation EP
(Way To Escape / Tar & Feather / The Man Who Paid Before / Don't Cash)
& David Gilmour Girls & Franz & Shape & Noia & Don Cash | 04.12.2006 | Relish | | | | 32. | Always In Love | 30.06.2020 | Mute | | | | 33. | Holy Smoke | 29.03.2023 | Mute | | |
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Simon Topping:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | Prospect Park / Chicas Del Mundo / Mission and 24 | 2/1985 | Factory Benelux | | |
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Videos:
1. A Factory Complication - 11/1981
6:15 Back to the Start
2. Below the Canal Video -? ?:?? Forced Laugh ?:?? Shack Up ?:?? [unknown - live from Music Machine and Heaven] ?:?? Back to the Start ?:?? Crippled Child ?:?? [unknown - TV appearances Manchester and Milan] ?:?? Tribeca ?:?? [other stuff] - Never completed. From the 'Factory Newsletter and Shareholders Analysis No. 5 September 1981': 2 Hours. Early promo's 'Forced Lauch'/'Shack Up', live from Music Machine and Heaven. 'Back to the Start', 'Crippled Child', TV stuff from Manchester and Milan, M. Shambergs 13 minute 'Tribeca' from the New York loft, plus art... lots of art. Postsynched erotica by Johnson. Available by December/January, same price and arrangements as 37 in similar apropros bridge bag with G&L flip-top convertible.
3. A Factory Video - 8/1982, live
?:?? Forced Laugh
4. A Factory Outing - 10/1983
3:43 Back to the Start
3:08 Showcase
- All tracks live at The Hacienda Club, Manchestedirected by
- Later releases on IKON with sticker stating:
5. Palatine. The Free Vid - 12/1991
?:?? Shack Up
- Subtitle: "With love from Factory to HMV for You".
- Came free with initial copies of the Palatine boxed set bought from HMV.
6. Palatine / MTV Special History of Factory - 1/1992
- A 27 minute documentary featuring various Factory artists, including Joy Division live excerpts, interviews with Tony Wilson, Jeremy Kerr and Martin Moscrop, Bernard Sumner, Steven Morris and Peter Hook, (a guy from Railway Children), (2 Guys from The Wendy's), and Vini Reilly. Has been shown on MTV Europe several times.
- First broadcast 26 January 1992 on MTV's '120 Minutes'.
- Released in Canada as 'Palatine' (!), given away at HMV stores with the 'Palatine' set.
?:?? Shack Up *
?:?? Tribecca
7. Rough Cut & Ready Dubbed
An award-winning music video featuring several acts, including Patrik Fitzgerald, Stiff Little Fingers, Sham 69, Purple Hearts, Selecter, A Certain Ratio and Johnny G, plus interview footage.
Movies:
1. Too Young to Know, Too Wild to Care
- A film, never made, which was to feature most of the Factory roster, but mainly A Certain Ratio and The Distractions attempting various forms of terrorism around Manchester, kidnapping Ian Curtis and blowing up Joy Division (!).
- The Factory catalogue number allocated was FAC 20.
- The name was later used for a Factory compilation issued through London Records.
WWW Links:
http://www.niagara.edu/~rpk/Factory/acr.html
Various:
own label Rob's
since 1993 ACR
Press References:
| Melody Maker | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1979 | 19 | 19.05.1979 | 32 | Singles | single review | | 1979 | 34 | 08.09.1979 | 31 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1979 | 38 | 06.10.1979 | 44 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1980 | 5 | 02.02.1980 | 21 | | interview | | 1980 | 6 | 09.02.1980 | 24 | Albums | album review | | 1981 | 10 | 07.03.1981 | 17 | Singles | single review | | 1981 | 14 | 04.04.1981 | 32 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1981 | 39 | 26.09.1981 | 32 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1981 | 51 | 19.12.1981 | 24 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1982 | 3 | 16.01.1982 | 17 | Albums | album review | | 1982 | 9 | 27.02.1982 | 23 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1982 | 29 | 17.07.1982 | 28 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1982 | 46 | 13.11.1982 | 30 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1982 | 49 | 04.12.1982 | 20 | Albums | album review | | 1983 | 2 | 08.01.1983 | 24 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1983 | 3 | 15.01.1983 | 8 | | interview | | 1983 | 6 | 05.02.1983 | 33 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1983 | 13 | 26.03.1983 | 19 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1983 | 40 | 01.10.1983 | 14 | Singles | single review | | 1984 | 3 | 21.01.1984 | 16 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1984 | 44 | 15.12.1984 | 21 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1992 | 46 | 14.11.1992 | 33 | Albums | album review | | 1992 | 47 | 21.11.1992 | 3 | News | | | 1993 | 3 | 16.01.1993 | 4 | News | | | 1993 | 8 | 20.02.1993 | 31 | Singles | single review | | 1994 | 20 | 21.05.1994 | 33 | Singles | single review |
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