Calcutta / Postcards [FBN 9] | The Names

February 1982 single released on Factory Benelux.

Tracklisting

7": BL 1982 (Factory Benelux FBN 9)

3:02 Calcutta
3:43 Postcards

~ FAC BN 9-A1, Where are the Low Countries
~ FAC BN 9-B1, Where are the Low Countries

12": BL 1982 (Factory Benelux FBN 9) +

3:02 Calcutta
3:43 Postcards

~ FAC BN 9-A, Names on the Move
~ FAC BN 9-B

Notes

Martin Hannett was in Manchester when we recorded this single at the then brand new ICP studio in Brussels, with Robert Van Hove as sound engineer (Robert was also our sound engineer for live gigs). Martin did the fantastic mix in Stockport, and Benoît Hennebert the art cover. « Calcutta » went on to be our biggest hit. Many post-punk and new wave compilations have the song in their selection, even more often than « Nightshift »...