FACTORY · FACT 16

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1. The Graveyard
2. A1 Do The Du (Casse)
3. A2 Faceless
4. A3 Crippled Child
5. A4 Choir
6. A5 Flight
7. A6 I Feel
8. A7 Strain
9. The Ballroom
10. B1 All Night Party
11. B2 Oceans
12. B3 The Choir
13. B4 The Fox
14. B5 Suspect
15. B6 Flight
16. B7 Genotype/Phenotype

Running order of the main release. Pressings may split it differently.

• 2:52 A Certain Ratio - Do The Du (Official Audio)
• 2:22 A Certain Ratio - Faceless (Graveyard & Ballroom)
• 3:39 A Certain Ratio - "All Night Party" (Ballroom)
• 3:26 A Certain Ratio - "The Fox" (Ballroom)
• 2:29 A Certain Ratio - "Strain"
• 3:56 A Certain Ratio - "Oceans" (Ballroom)
• 3:34 A Certain Ratio - "The Choir" (Ballroom version)
• 5:33 A Certain Ratio - "Flight" (Ballroom)
• 2:55 A Certain Ratio-Crippled Child
• 2:13 A Certain Ratio I Feel 1979
• 2:25 A Certain Ratio - "Suspect"
• 3:34 Genotype-Phenotype (The Ballroom)
• 2:41 A Certain Ratio - And Then Again

Released in February 1980, it contains 14 tracks: 7 demo songs from a session recorded at Graveyard Studios in September 1979 (side A) and 7 songs from a gig at the Electric Ballroom on 26th October 1979 (side B), together with Joy Division and The Distractions. The pouches come in various colours and two designs: Orange (first edition of 400), blue, green, grey (can appear as brown), and red: 1 button and two pockets. A "new style plastic wallet" (Factory newsletter) with 2 buttons and 1 pocket was used since late May 1980 for blue, red and green reissues. The cassettes are either black with light grey paper labels or white/light grey with dark grey paper labels. The back photographs either show a band member with a trumpet or with a guitar or the four band members. Cassette reissue in 1985 in a blue cardboard box and an insert showing the orange pouch (Fact 16c). First CD reissue on Creation/Rev-Ola in 1994. Track A2 also included on Soul Jazz compilation CD "Early" and 2x10" "B-Sides, Rarities & Sessions", 2002. It's a wide-spread misconception that ACR were supporting Talking Heads on the day. However, Talking Heads only played there in December 1979. This error stems from a 1980 review in NME by Paul Morley.