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Les Disques du Crépuscule is an independent record label founded in Belgium in 1980 by Michel Duval and Annik Honoré . It also had a prominent associated sublabel, Factory Benelux . Both are now run by former employee James Nice .

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61-524: "Crépuscule" translates as "twilight", with most of the label's catalogue numbers prefixed by the letters TWI. Duval and Honoré had previously organised and promoted concerts in Brussels at the Plan K venue. The name Les Disques du Crépuscule was coined by Honoré. Their first visible work as Crépuscule was the fanzine Plein Soleil , issued in June 1980. The company also issued recordings by Factory Records -affiliated artists as Factory Benelux. Les Disques du Crépuscule went on to release diverse recordings by

122-736: A bar (The Dry Bar, FAC 201) and a shop (The Area, FAC 281) in the Northern Quarter of Manchester. Factory's headquarters (FAC 251) on Charles Street, near the Oxford Road BBC building, were opened in September 1990 (prior to which the company was still registered at Alan Erasmus' flat in Didsbury ). In 1991, Factory suffered two tragedies: the deaths of Martin Hannett and Dave Rowbotham . Hannett had recently re-established

183-467: A brain haemorrhage. Although his involvement with Factory was brief, Sharp was an associate for a short while of Martin Hannett and wrote a book called Who Killed Martin Hannett , which upset Hannett's surviving relatives, who stated the book included numerous untruths and fiction. Only months after Sharp's death, Larry Cassidy , Section 25 's bassist and singer, died of unknown causes, on 27 February 2010. In early 2010, Peter Hook, in collaboration with

244-853: A bucket on a restored watermill (FAC 148), the Haçienda cat (FAC 191), a bet between Wilson and Gretton (FAC 253), a radio advertisement (FAC 294), and a website (FAC 421). Similar numbering was used for compact disc media releases (FACD), CD Video releases (FACDV), Factory Benelux releases (FAC BN or FBN), Factory US releases (FACTUS), and Gap Records Australia releases (FACOZ), with many available numbers restricted to record releases and other directly artist-related content. Numbers were not allocated in strict chronological order; numbers for Joy Division and New Order releases generally ended in 3, 5, or 0 (with most Joy Division and New Order albums featuring multiples of 25), A Certain Ratio and Happy Mondays in 2, and

305-647: A collection of previously-issued and specially-recorded tracks featuring curator Isabelle Antena plus Anna Domino , Paul Haig , The Names , Blaine L. Reininger and Cathy Claret . In 2012 and 2013, both Factory Benelux and Crépuscule were revived by James Nice of LTM with the blessing of Duval and Honoré. This gave rise to many reissues, along with new releases by Helen Marnie , Marsheaux , 23 Skidoo and Penelope Queen (daughter of Isabelle Antena), as well as Section 25 , The Wake and The Names on Factory Benelux. Nice has also worked with Duval on new Crépuscule projects. Factory Records Factory Records

366-540: A cosmopolitan roster that included Michael Nyman , Wim Mertens , Anna Domino , Paul Haig , Josef K , Cabaret Voltaire , Mikado , Cathy Claret, Isabelle Antena , Louis Philippe (under the aliases of The Border Boys and The Arcadians), Gavin Bryars , Bill Nelson , Richard Jobson , Isolation Ward, Thick Pigeon , The Pale Fountains , Tuxedomoon , Repetition and many others. Cosmopolitan, and notably popular in Japan,

427-425: A creative team (most notably record producer Martin Hannett and graphic designer Peter Saville ) which gave the label and the artists recording for it a particular sound and image. The label employed a unique cataloguing system that gave a number not just to its musical releases, but also to various other related miscellany, including artwork, films, living beings, and even Wilson's own coffin. The Factory name

488-421: A floppy disk, was so costly to make that the label lost 5 pence on every copy they sold. Saville noted that nobody at Factory expected Blue Monday to be a commercially successful record at all, so nobody expected the cost to be an issue. 1985 saw the first release by Happy Mondays . New Order and Happy Mondays became the most successful bands on the label, bankrolling a host of other projects. Factory, and

549-449: A glossy monthly post-punk life style / music magazine, Corbijn was a regular contributor. He made his name photographing in black-and-white but in May 1989 he began taking pictures in colour using filters. His first venture in this medium was for Siouxsie Sioux . Between 1998 and 2000, in collaboration with the painter Marlene Dumas , he worked on a project called "Stripping Girls", which took

610-420: A number of accompanying videos. Other album covers featuring work by Corbijn include those for Springsteen, Nick Cave , Siouxsie's second band The Creatures , Bryan Adams , Metallica , Therapy? , The Rolling Stones , Bon Jovi , The Killers , Simple Minds , R.E.M. , The Bee Gees , Saybia , Clannad and Moke . Corbijn began his music video directing career when Palais Schaumburg asked him to direct

671-421: A partner due to problems with payments, although he continued to work for Factory. Wilson, Erasmus and Gretton formed Factory Communications Ltd. The Haçienda (FAC 51) opened in May 1982. Although successful in terms of attendance, and attracting a lot of praise for Ben Kelly's interior design, the club lost large amounts of money in its first few years due largely to the low prices charged for entrance and at

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732-545: A planned tour of the US. The following month saw Joy Division's single " Love Will Tear Us Apart " reach the UK top twenty, and their second album Closer was released the following month. In late 1980, the remaining members of Joy Division decided to continue as New Order . Factory branched out, with Factory Benelux being run as an independent label in conjunction with Les Disques du Crepuscule , and Factory US organising distribution for

793-466: A recording of Erik Satie 's Socrate , Piers Adams playing Handel 's Recorder Sonatas , Walter Hus and further recordings both of Martland's compositions and of the composer playing Mozart . In 1994, Wilson attempted to revive Factory Records, in collaboration with London Records, as "Factory Too". The first release was by Factory stalwarts the Durutti Column ; the other main acts on

854-533: A relationship with the label, working with Happy Mondays, and tributes including a compilation album and a festival were organised. Rowbotham was one of the first musicians signed by the label; he was an original member of the Durutti Column and shared the guitar role with Vini Reilly; he was murdered and his body was found in his flat in Burnage . Saville's association with Factory was now reduced to simply designing for New Order and their solo projects (the band itself

915-632: A rise in fame for Brood and in exposure for Corbijn. From the late 1970s the London-based New Musical Express (NME), a weekly music paper, featured his work on a regular basis and would often have a photograph by him on the front page. One such occasion was a portrait of David Bowie wearing a loincloth backstage in New York when starring in The Elephant Man . In the early years of London-based The Face ,

976-797: A special mention for the Caméra d'Or prize for best debut feature film. In addition, the film also won the Michael Powell award for best new British feature at the Edinburgh International Film Festival . In 2010, Corbijn returned as a director with the character-based thriller The American , starring George Clooney. On 26 October 2011, Corbijn directed a webcast by Coldplay from the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid, Spain. His film A Most Wanted Man

1037-555: A video. After seeing the resulting video for "Hockey", the band Propaganda had Corbijn direct "Dr. Mabuse". After that he directed videos for David Sylvian , Echo & the Bunnymen , Golden Earring , Front 242 , Depeche Mode , Roxette and U2 . His first video in colour was made for U2 in 1984 for their single " Pride (In the Name of Love) ". In 2005 Palm Pictures released a DVD collection of Corbijn's music video output as part of

1098-534: A vinyl reissue of From the Hip by Section 25 . Nice subsequently revived the Factory Benelux imprint for Factory reissues, and for new recordings by Factory-associated bands. In 2019 Warner Music Group marked the 40th anniversary of Factory as a record label with a website, exhibition, and select vinyl editions including Unknown Pleasures and box set compilation Communications 1978-1992. The bands with

1159-411: A weekly agenda, featuring DJs and live bands of various genres. In May 2010, James Nice , owner of LTM Recordings , published the book Shadowplayers . The book charts the rise and fall of Factory and offers detailed accounts and information about many key figures involved with the label. Musical releases, and essentially anything closely associated with the label, were given a catalogue number in

1220-678: Is a younger brother. Grandfather Anton Johannes (Corbijn) van Willenswaard (1886–1959) was an art teacher at Christian schools in Hilversum and an active member in the local Dutch Reformed Church in Hilversum. Corbijn began his career as a music photographer when he saw the Dutch musician Herman Brood playing in a café in Groningen around 1975. He took a lot of photographs of the band Herman Brood & His Wild Romance and these led to

1281-555: Is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2 , having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both bands over three decades. His music videos include Depeche Mode's " Enjoy the Silence " (1990), U2's " One " (version 1) (1991), Bryan Adams ' " Do I Have to Say the Words? ", Nirvana 's " Heart-Shaped Box " (1993), Travis 's " Re-Offender " (2003) and Coldplay 's " Talk " (2005). He directed

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1342-682: The Director's Label series. In 1994 Corbijn directed a short film about Captain Beefheart/Don Van Vliet for the BBC called Some Yoyo Stuff . He made his feature film debut with Control , a film about the life of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis . It premiered to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2007. The film is based on Deborah Curtis ' book Touching from a Distance about her husband and

1403-737: The Factory Sample EP was released on 24 December 1978. Singles followed by A Certain Ratio (who would stay with the label) and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (who left for Virgin Records shortly afterwards). The first Factory LP, Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures , was released in June. In January 1980, The Return of the Durutti Column was released, the first in a long series of releases by guitarist Vini Reilly . In May, Joy Division singer Ian Curtis committed suicide shortly before

1464-570: The Waldbühne in Berlin . Some of this footage, intertwined with the stories of six life-long fans in the audience, became the film Spirits in the Forest , which was released in theaters worldwide on 21 November 2019. In Corbijn's interview with NME he spoke about the origins behind the idea of this film and said that they (him and Depeche Mode) "decided to look at the reason for why Depeche Mode

1525-447: The 2007 film directed by Anton Corbijn . Many of the artists, including Isabelle Antena , Blaine L. Reininger ( Tuxedomoon ), Winston Tong (Tuxedomoon), Paul Haig , Gavin Bryars , Anna Domino , Devine & Statton and Isolation Ward had their catalogue, old and new, re-issued by LTM Recordings retaining their original Crepuscule artwork. A few Crepuscule-themed collections also appeared on LTM, notably After Twilight (2011),

1586-634: The Banshees , Morrissey , Peter Murphy , Simple Minds , Clint Eastwood , The Cramps , Roxette , Herbert Grönemeyer , Annie Lennox , and Eurythmics , amongst others. Perhaps his most famous and longest standing associations are with Depeche Mode and U2 . Corbijn's work relationship with Depeche Mode began with the filming of a music video for their 1986 single " A Question of Time ". Corbijn says that he soon "started to realise that [his] visuals and their music went really well together. Then [he] did some live photos, and it eventually turned into designing

1647-463: The Dogs (whose tour manager was Rob Gretton ), John Cooper Clarke , and Jilted John . After his seminal TV series So It Goes , Tony Wilson was interested in the way Rabid Records ran, and was convinced that the real money and power were in album sales. With a lot of discussion, Tony Wilson, Rob Gretton and Alan Erasmus set up Factory Records, with Martin Hannett from Rabid. In 1978, Wilson compered

1708-451: The Durutti Column in 4. Factory Classical releases were 226, 236 and so on. Despite the demise of Factory Records in 1992, the catalogue was still active. Additions included the 24 Hour Party People film (FAC 401), its website (FAC 433) and DVD release (FACDVD 424), and a book, Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album (FAC 461). Even Tony Wilson's coffin received a Factory catalogue number; FAC 501. In 1989, Factory Classical

1769-459: The Factory archives, and objects loaned from the estates of both Tony Wilson and Rob Gretton, the former manager of Joy Division and New Order. Anton Corbijn Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔ ɲoːˈɦɑnəs ˈxɛrɪt kɔrˈbɛiɱ vɑɱ ˌʋɪlənsˈʋaːrt] ; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director. He

1830-428: The Haçienda's original interior designer Ben Kelly and British audio specialists Funktion-One , renovated and reopened FAC 251 (the former Factory Records headquarters on Charles Street) as a nightclub. The club still holds its original name, FAC 251, but people refer to it as "Factory". Despite Ben Kelly's design influences, Peter Hook insists, "It's not the Haçienda for fucks [ sic ] sake". The club has

1891-457: The Haçienda, became a cultural hub of the emerging techno and acid house genres and their amalgamation with post-punk guitar music (the " Madchester " scene). 1986 saw Mick Middles' book Joy Division to New Order published by Virgin Books (later being reprinted under the title Factory ). In 1989 the label extended its reach to fringe punk folk outfit To Hell With Burgundy. Factory also opened

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1952-639: The Ice Plant, Manchester, between 4 and 7 May 2012. The exhibition was called FACTVM (from the Latin for 'deed accomplished'). In October 2019 a new box set was released containing both rarities and the label’s releases from its first two years. From 19 June until 3 January 2022, Manchester's Science and Industry Museum hosted an exhibition commemorating Factory Records entitled ' Use Hearing Protection: The early years of Factory Records ' Featuring graphic designs by Peter Saville , previously unseen items from

2013-624: The Netherlands, where his father had been appointed as parson to the Dutch Reformed Church the previous year. His father, Anton Corbijn van Willenswaard (1917–2007), took up the same position in Hoogland (1966) and Groningen (1972), moving his wife and four children with him. His mother, Marietje Groeneboer (1925–2011), was a nurse and was raised in a parson's family. Photographer and director Maarten Corbijn (born 1960)

2074-584: The Original Sin" (TWI 035) was a lavish double-vinyl set featuring Orange Juice , Durutti Column , Richard Jobson and many more. Festive set "Ghosts of Christmas Past" (TWI 058) featured many label regulars as well as Aztec Camera . Later several retail promos also appeared, notably "Non Peut Etre" (issued to highlight new releases during 1988). Initial Factory Benelux releases were by Factory Records artists, and were labelled as being "Factory Benelux/Les Disques du Crépuscule" editions. The first of these

2135-482: The UK label's releases in America. In 1981, Factory and New Order opened a nightclub and preparations were made to convert a Victorian textile factory near the centre of Manchester, which had lately seen service as a motor boat showroom. Hannett left the label, as he had wanted to open a recording studio instead, and subsequently sued for unpaid royalties (the case was settled out of court in 1984). Saville also quit as

2196-578: The area and many upcoming post punk bands, it featured local bands including the Durutti Column (managed at the time by Erasmus and Wilson), Cabaret Voltaire from Sheffield and Joy Division . The club was demolished in 2001. The club was located on the NE corner of the now demolished Hulme Crescents development, on the corner of Royce Rd and Clayburn St ( 53°28′04.5″N 2°15′00.2″W  /  53.467917°N 2.250056°W  / 53.467917; -2.250056 ). Peter Saville designed advertising for

2257-420: The author's portrait on many of Gibson's books, including Neuromancer . Corbijn is the subject of Josh Whiteman's 2009 documentary film Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn . In May 2011, Corbijn presented Mandela Landscape , an artwork consisting of Corbijn's portrait of Nelson Mandela stitched by Dutch textile artist Berend Strik . Both the original work and 80 signed art prints were sold to fund

2318-451: The bar, which was markedly cheaper than nearby pubs. Adjusting bar prices failed to help matters as by the mid-1980s crowds were increasingly preferring ecstasy to alcohol. Therefore the Haçienda ended up costing tens of thousands of pounds every month. In 1983 New Order's " Blue Monday " (FAC 73) became an international chart hit. However, the label did not make any money from it since the original sleeve, die-cut and designed to look like

2379-605: The biography Torn Apart by Lindsay Reade ( Tony Wilson 's ex-wife) and Mick Middles. Although shown outside the Palme d'Or competition, Control was the big winner of the Director's Fortnight winning the CICAE Art & Essai prize for best film, the "Regards Jeunes" Prize award for best first or second directed feature film and the Europa Cinemas Label prize for best European film in the sidebar. It also received

2440-776: The club, and in September Factory released an EP of music by acts who had played at the club (the Durutti Column, Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire and comedian John Dowie ) called A Factory Sample . As a follow-on from the successful 'Factory Nights' held at the Russell Club, Factory Records made their first release, " A Factory Sample ", in January 1979. At that time there was a punk label in Manchester called Rabid Records, run by Tosh Ryan and Martin Hannett . It had several successful acts, including Slaughter &

2501-487: The deal fell through when it emerged that, due to Factory's early practice of eschewing contracts, New Order rather than the label owned New Order's back catalogue. Factory Communications Ltd, the company formed in 1981, declared bankruptcy in November 1992. Many former Factory acts, including New Order, found a new home at London Records. The Haçienda closed in 1997 and the building was demolished shortly afterwards. It

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2562-514: The films " Viva la Vida " (2008); the Ian Curtis biographical film Control (2007), The American (2010); A Most Wanted Man (2014), based on John le Carré 's 2008 novel of the same name ; and Life (2015), after the friendship between Life magazine photographer Dennis Stock and James Dean. Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard was born on 20 May 1955 in Strijen in

2623-456: The form of either FAC, or FACT, followed by a number. FACT was reserved for full-length albums, while FAC was used for both single song releases and many other Factory "productions", including: posters (FAC 1 advertised a club night), The Haçienda (FAC 51), a lawsuit filed against Factory Records by Martin Hannett (FAC 61), a hairdressing salon (FAC 98), a broadcast of Channel 4 's The Tube TV series (FAC 104), customised packing tape (FAC 136),

2684-489: The label is also celebrated for the artwork of design director Benoit Hennebert. Various compilations highlighting different aspects of the Crépuscule roster were issued by the label in its original form, including the landmark cassette release "From Brussels With Love" (TWI 007), featuring John Foxx , Thomas Dolby , Bill Nelson , Brian Eno (in conversation), Durutti Column and The Names among others. "The Fruit of

2745-528: The label were Hopper and Space Monkeys , and the label gave a UK release to the first album by Stephin Merritt 's side project the 6ths , Wasps' Nests . A further release ensued: a compilation EP featuring previously unsigned Manchester acts East West Coast , the Orch , Italian Love Party , and K-Track . This collection of 8 tracks (2 per band) was simply entitled A Factory Sample Too (FACD2.02). The label

2806-452: The launch of industrial label L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords (1984–1989), éL Benelux, Little Circle and Interior Music (run with James Nice of LTM). Having relocated to Paris in the late 1990s, the label became dormant after 2004 . Duval went on to work in music publishing at Virgin and Because Music . Honoré's relationship with Joy Division singer Ian Curtis was dramatized in Control ,

2867-460: The most numerous releases on Factory Records include Joy Division / New Order , Happy Mondays , Durutti Column and A Certain Ratio . Each of these bands has between 15 and 30 FAC numbers attributed to their releases. An exhibition By Colin Gibbins took place celebrating the 20th anniversary of the closing of Factory Records (1978–1992) and its musical output, Colin's collection was displayed at

2928-621: The new wave afternoon at Deeply Vale Festival . This was actually the fourth live appearance by the fledgling Durutti Column and that afternoon Wilson also introduced an appearance (very early in their career) by the Fall , featuring Mark E. Smith and Marc "Lard" Riley on bass guitar. The Factory label set up an office in Erasmus' home on the first floor of 86 Palatine Road ( 53°25′38.0″N 2°14′06.2″W  /  53.427222°N 2.235056°W  / 53.427222; -2.235056 ), and

2989-487: The people associated with Factory, including Tony Wilson , have minor parts; the central character, based on Wilson, is played by actor and comedian Steve Coogan . Anthony Wilson, Factory Records' founder, died on 10 August 2007 at age 57, from complications arising from renal cancer . Colin Sharp , the Durutti Column singer during 1978 who took part in the A Factory Sample EP, died on 7 September 2009, after suffering

3050-583: The strip clubs and peep shows of Amsterdam as their subject; while Corbijn later exhibited photographs, Dumas took Polaroids which she then used as sources for her paintings. Corbijn has photographed Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (formerly of Led Zeppelin ), Ai Weiwei , Bob Dylan , Joy Division , Tom Waits , Bruce Springsteen , Prāta Vētra , Peter Hammill , Miles Davis , Kate Bush , Björk , Captain Beefheart , Kim Wilde , Marc Almond , Robert De Niro , Stephen Hawking , Elvis Costello , Siouxsie and

3111-487: The whole live set. That's what [he's] been doing for them since 1993." Corbijn has directed over 20 of the band's music videos, the most recent of his works being 2024's " Before We Drown ". He has also designed most of the covers for Depeche Mode's albums and singles from 1990's Violator album and onwards. Corbijn's work with U2 includes taking pictures of the band on their first US tour, taking pictures for their albums The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby , and directing

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3172-441: Was a Manchester -based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus . The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division , New Order , A Certain Ratio , the Durutti Column , Happy Mondays , Northside , and (briefly) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and James . Factory also ran The Haçienda nightclub, in partnership with New Order. Factory Records used

3233-592: Was a 7" by A Certain Ratio in August 1980, and singles by The Durutti Column and Section 25 followed in November 1980. Thereafter Factory Benelux operated as a separate imprint, although the two labels shared the same premises and staff. Bands released were associated with Factory in Manchester, some being releases that one Factory director liked but another did not ( e.g. , Crispy Ambulance ). Factory Benelux ceased issuing new releases in 1988, although Crépuscule released some FBN-labeled CD reissues in 1990. The label

3294-405: Was active until the late 1990s, latterly independent of London Records, as was "Factory Once", which organised reissues of Factory material. Wilson founded a short-lived fourth incarnation, F4 Records, in the early 2000s. In 2012, Peter Saville and James Nice formed a new company called Factory Records Ltd., in association with Alan Erasmus and Oliver Wilson (son of Tony). This released only

3355-517: Was first used for a club in May 1978; the first Factory night was on the 26 May 1978. The club became a Manchester legend in its own right, being known variously as the Russell Club, Caribbean Club, PSV (Public Service Vehicles) Club (so titled as it was originally a social club for bus drivers who worked from the nearby depot) and 'The Factory'. The ‘Factory’ night at The Russell Club was launched by Alan Erasmus, Tony Wilson, and helped by promoter Alan Wise. As well as attracting numerous touring bands to

3416-486: Was in suspension, with various members recording as Electronic , Revenge and The Other Two ). By 1992, the label's two most successful bands caused the label serious financial trouble. The Happy Mondays were recording their troubled fourth album Yes Please! in Barbados , and New Order reportedly spent £400,000 on recording their comeback album Republic . London Records were interested in taking over Factory but

3477-753: Was launched with five albums by composer Steve Martland , the Kreisler String Orchestra , the Duke String Quartet (which included Durutti Column viola player John Metcalfe ), oboe player Robin Williams and pianist Rolf Hind . Composers included Martland, Benjamin Britten , Paul Hindemith , Francis Poulenc , Dmitri Shostakovich , Michael Tippett , György Ligeti and Elliott Carter . Releases continued until 1992, including albums by Graham Fitkin , vocal duo Red Byrd ,

3538-478: Was released in 2014. The John le Carré novel of the same name, which is loosely based on the true War on Terror story of Murat Kurnaz , was set in part in Hamburg , as parts of the film were. In February 2014, he started filming his next project Life about James Dean and photographer Dennis Stock . On 23 and 25 July 2018, Corbijn filmed the last two concerts of Depeche Mode 's Global Spirit Tour at

3599-459: Was replaced by a modern luxury apartment block in 2003, also called The Haçienda. In October 2009, Peter Hook published his book on his time as co-owner of the Haçienda, How Not to Run a Club , and in 2010 he had six bass guitars made using wood from the Haçienda's dancefloor. The 2002 film 24 Hour Party People is centred on Factory Records, the Haçienda, and the infamous, often unsubstantiated anecdotes and stories surrounding them. Many of

3660-509: Was revived in 2013. A UK-based sublabel, Operation Twilight , was run from 1982 to 1983 by Patrick Moore, who later achieved fame as writer Philip Hoare . Their second UK sub-label, Operation Afterglow (1985–1986) simply issued UK editions of Belgian releases. Other sub-labels include Crépuscule Section Française, Crépuscule America and Crépuscule Au Japon (1983–2002), Interference, Dancyclopaedia and Another Side (1984–1987), and video label Les Images Du Crépuscule. Crépuscule also assisted in

3721-544: Was still growing... they're the biggest cult band in the world. It's unbelievable." He further adds that "it's in the DNA of [Depeche Mode] to have these connection to their fans... there's something unusual about it and the fans go to great lengths", which inspired him to make the film in the style that he did. Author William Gibson refers to a fictitious portrait by Corbijn of the character Hollis Henry in his 2007 novel Spook Country . A Corbijn photograph has served as

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