SECTION 25 ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF A VIENNESE SHOW TO THEIR AUTUMN/WINTER GIG SCHEDULE…………………..SUN 5TH DEC AT RHIZ MODERN,LERCHENFELDER GURTEL 37,VIENNA,AUSTRIA

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The latest issue of the ‘all things Fac’ fanzine features the late Larry Cassidy in a touching piece by Dave Nolan about how not to do an interview,also with the initial copies(first 160 copies) is a free 10 track compilation CDR including a track by Section 25 recorded live at Plan K,Brussels and mixed by Graham Massey,other bands including The Durutti Column and The Wake.

Scream City,the Factory Records fanzine from the people who brought you Cerysmatic Factory plus special guest contributors is back(finally)with its fifth(and biggest ever)issue.Scream City is still and old school fanzine and is made from paper,ink and staples.

Scream City 5 (60 pages in colour and b+w)is priced 3.00 GBP+worldwide postage and packing via eBay(buy it now paypal only)

WE HAVE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING A SHOW AT THE FACTORY CLUB,MANCHESTER.SAT 20TH NOV.

THE BAND HAVE DECIDED TO RESUME LIVEWORK STARTING FROM SEPTEMBER,TO COINCIDE WITH THE RELEASE OF ‘RETROFIT’.THE FIRST SHOWS,LEICESTER,BLACKBURN AND BLACKPOOL ARE LISTED IN THE GIG SECTION ON THIS SITE.MORE DETAILS AND SHOWS TO BE ANNOUNCED OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

“The Rise and Fall of Factory Records” by James Nice is published on June 10th 2010

Vin and Larry Cassidy gave extensive candid interviews for this book that  we are sure will quickly become seen as the definitive history of events at Factory Records. Section 25 were with Factory from 1979 until the final demise and bankruptcy in 1992 and so Vin and Larry are well placed to give their account of the sometimes madcap often brilliant chain of events at Factory Communications.This was the last interview/contribution Larry made before his death in Feb earlier this year.

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Vinyl Reissue of the bands debut album Always Now.A limited edition of only 1000 copies in 180gm vinyl is available using the original die cut envelope sleeve design/artwork by Peter Saville and digitally re-mastered Martin Hannett produced original tracks.Originally released by Factory Records in 1981.This rivals the the original FAC45 for quality. Produced by Drastic Plastic and available mail order through www.darla.com at $18.98

Lawrence Cassidy was born and bred in Blackpool Lancashire and always kept a local loyalty but his artistic outlook was international and diverse. Educated by the Christian Brothers he originally opted for a career as a lawyer but after one term of a law degree he changed to fine art(sculpture) and gained first class honours. The spark for making music came from his early exposure to Londons punk scene during those university days and the fire it kindled never went out .

He was rightly proud of our bands contributions to the Factory canon and the later work with LTM Recordings. From the attic in my late mothers house on to the four corners of the world over a period of over 30 years my brother and I who were always punks at heart have waged a sonic assault .

My brothers approach to music and art generally was a boundless ethusiasm coupled with a non compromising attitude. His ability to tell you exactly and truthfully what he was thinking of you, to your face! is in my opinion a rare gift. Life for Larry was not a popularity contest. He also had a vast capacity to forgive, he never bore grudges, again a rare gift, he left that sort of thing to me. If there is compassion in this universe, and Larry had a strong faith that there is, then he is at peace.

I will miss you my brother more than words can say.

Vincent Cassidy 03/03/2010

Funeral to be held at:

St John The Evangelist R.C. Church, Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire FY6 7HT on Friday 12th March at mid-day

Flowers may be sent or donations if so desired to St Vincent House or Trinity Hospice
c/o C.T. Hull Funeral Directors, 2 Birchway Poulton-le Fylde, FY6 7SF

The band are currently working at West Orange Studios and are about 75% through recording and mixing ‘Retrofit’. Like Ridley Scott’s transformation of the Warners backlot for Blade Runner,Retrofit signposts a glittering if slightly grubby neon techno future for Section 25. The band plan to have the project, a collection of 10 re-recorded, re-mixed, re-nourished and re-imagined songs, finished in March.To be released by LTM in May and coinciding with some selected live appearances.

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Following the release of Nature + Degree reveiws are starting to hit the web. We particularly like the review by Paul Pledger writing for AllGigs.co.uk Read the full review here

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