Editing Factory Records (section)

===1980s===
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 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 (Joy Division album)|Closer]]'' was released the following month. In late 1980, the remaining members of Joy Division decided to continue as [[New Order (band)|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 the UK label's releases in America.<ref name="FACorg" />

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 a partner due to problems with payments, although he continued to work for Factory. Wilson, Erasmus and Gretton formed Factory Communications Ltd.<ref name="Live4ever">{{cite web|url=http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2009/11/factory-records-the-rise-and-fall-of-uks-legendary-indie-label/|title=Factory Records – The Rise And Fall of UK's Legendary Indie Label|date=22 November 2009|publisher=Live4ever|language=en|access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Hacienda06.jpg|thumb|right|The Haçienda's interior before opening]] [[The Haçienda]] (FAC 51) opened in May 1982.<ref name="thevinylfactory/hacienda-opening">{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Ben |title=Not the hippest bunch: Behind the scenes of the Hacienda's opening party |url=https://thevinylfactory.com/features/photos-hacienda-opening-party/ |website=The Vinyl Factory |access-date=21 August 2023 |date=21 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="flashbak/427621">{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Josh |title=Opening Night at The Haçienda: New Order's Manchester Club Begins Its Legendary 15-Year Run in 1982 |url=https://flashbak.com/opening-night-at-the-hacienda-new-orders-manchester-club-begins-its-legendary-15-year-run-in-1982-427621/ |website=Flashbak |access-date=21 August 2023 |date=25 April 2020}}</ref> 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 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 (drug)|ecstasy]] to alcohol. Therefore the Haçienda ended up costing tens of thousands of pounds every month.<ref name="NME13082015" />

In 1983 New Order's "[[Blue Monday (New Order song)|Blue Monday]]" (FAC 73) became an international chart hit.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Le Blanc|first1=Ondine|title=New Order|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/New_Order.aspx|website=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=29 August 2015}}</ref> However, the label did not make any money from it since the original sleeve, die-cut and designed to look like a floppy disk, was so costly to make that the label lost 5 [[Penny (British decimal coin)|pence]] on every copy they sold.<ref name="Live4ever" /><ref>{{cite book|author= Matthew Robertson |title= Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album |year= 2007 |publisher= Chronicle Books |location= San Francisco |isbn= 978-0-8118-5642-3 |page= 224}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://testpressing.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/design-tony-wilson-peter-saville-in-conversation/|title=Design: Tony Wilson & Peter Saville In Conversation|work=24 Hour Party People DVD commentary|date=10 July 2011|access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Live4ever" /> Factory and the Haçienda became a cultural hub of the emerging [[techno music|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 a bar (The Dry Bar, FAC 201) and a shop (The Area, FAC 281) in the [[Northern Quarter (Manchester)|Northern Quarter]] of Manchester.<ref name="FACorg" />