I have tried to leave out the crap. Also no Electronic or Revenge.
I consider this on-topic as certain NO members are involved in these bands some way or another!
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Select your favourite non NO/JD group that has released on the Factory label ...
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The Durutti Column 6 (11%)
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Cabaret Voltaire 4 (7%)
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A Certain Ratio 9 (16%)
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OMD 2 (4%)
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The Happy Mondays 17 (30%)
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Crawling Chaos 0 (0%)
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Section 25 4 (7%)
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John Dowie 0 (0%)
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Cath Carroll 1 (2%)
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The Royal Family & The Poor 1 (2%)
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The Railway Children 1 (2%)
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Minny Pops 0 (0%)
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Crispy Ambulance 0 (0%)
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Stockholm Monsters 2 (4%)
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Swamp Children 0 (0%)
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52nd Street 1 (2%)
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The Wake 1 (2%)
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Quando Quango 0 (0%)
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James 7 (12%)
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Kalima 0 (0%)
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This is actually quite difficult, because nearly all of them have done something worthwhile at some stage. Happy Mondays were probably the best of them all though, even though I cancelled my fanclub membership in about 1966.
Voted for Cabaret Voltaire, though ACR is a close second. Most all of the others had a moment or two that I liked, though I'd never heard any Royal Family stuff, and the Railway Children were quite mediocre.
Happy Mondays before they went baggy. Loved The Railway Children. ACR are a firm favourite and I'm just discovering, 20 years too late, that The Stockholm Monsters were a damn fine band.
Went with The Wake on this one as I prefer the miserable Factory rather than the funky one. I just couldn't get my head round the likes of 52nd Street, Quando Qaungo or Kalima and The Royal Family & The Poor must be one of the most appaling bands I've ever seen live in my life.
What a f****** rotten question to ask! How the hell am I supposed to choose! Went for the Durutti Column cos (a) I love 'em (b)they are still around (c) shelves groaning with their stuff. Could have been Cabaret Voltaire (not enough Factory Produce to get my vote - otherwise second favourite band of all time) ACR, The Stockholm Monsters or The Wake or Section 25.... even the Mondays, god bless 'em.
Where's the Adventure Babies?! 
Even though it was a short-lived romance, it has to be another vote for the Mondays (sorry, ACR!). I still get a perverted thrill out of playing "Kuff Dam" and watching people balk at that line!
PS. Where did the 'The' come from all of a sudden in 'The Happy Mondays'?
In the day they were only called 'Happy Mondays' and - to the best of my knowledge, although I'm not at home with me record collection in front of me - there was never ever a 'the' on any of their output?
Originally posted by Al Jarvis Where's the Adventure Babies?!
The Adventure Babies indeed :D
Hey they even appeared on the Cities in the park video so are deserving of a mention for that reason alone ;) (it includes the mecurial F.E.B. performance)
To be honest I never really liked any of them much. But if I have to choose then OMD get my vote, saw them a few times in 81/82 and they were alright.
Even though I voted for the Cabs, I have to admit I like their Virgin Records years more than their Factory tenure.
Hadta go with Section 25. I've been listening to them almost as long as JD & NO.
The Mondays came in a very close second but I'm 'relatively' new to them so I think I've an excuse...
Depends on my mood, but it's always between the mondays and james...
For now it's James
I never got over the fact that I didn't go to the Athens gig 
Originally posted by feline Depends on my mood, but it's always between the mondays and james...For now it's JamesI never got over the fact that I didn't go to the Athens gig
Ahhhh SHOOT!! I totally forgot aboot James!! They freaking kick booty!! Good call...hey, wait a minute, they were on FACTORY? I knew about Rough Trade. 
I looked through me stuff...STUTTER was released under Sire, however, their first 3 singles were FACTORY...so I guess that settle it then!
I fully expect the Mondays to win this but I much prefer the music of James.
Crispy Ambulance is by far the best name though :D
Read a quote recently about how Sean is meant to have asked The Farm to teach them to dress like scousers. Might explain the Admiral phase. Still perhaps they could have returned the favour and taught The Farm how to write an album as great as Bummed.
Went for ACR. I would have gone for James but i dont really like their early stuff from the factory label.
Can you still get the stuff from all the old factory bands?
Just voted 52nd Street because I saw they hadn't any votes and they deserved some, I love their electro stuff. By the way I think Crispy Ambulance are still left without a vote so please someone vote them, they were great too. My actual favourite band is a tough choice between the Mondays, ACR and Section 25. Guess the Mondays, at first I underrated them, but their debut is perfect modern funk and Yes Please isn't bad at all like they wanted us to believe, it's a great album.
Originally posted by Uncle Liam Can you still get the stuff from all the old factory bands?
That's what LTM's website is for!
However, you should be able to buy the likes of yer Mondays and ACR in any major record shop, I would've thought.
Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by Uncle Liam> > Can you still get the stuff from all the old factory bands?
That's what LTM's website is for!
However, you should be able to buy the likes of yer Mondays and ACR in any major record shop, I would've thought.
Got all the Mondays stuff, and you can get the ACR 'early' collection in HMV. But not sure about the other. Cheers anyway :)
