"Fun Factory" is a single by English

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band the Damned, released in December 1990 on Deltic Records. The band had split in 1989, but reformed shortly thereafter for touring.

Captain Sensible Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Captain Sensible co-founded the punk rock band the Damned, originally playing bass before switching to guitar. H ...

was set to return, and sought the other band members' permission to reissue the track "Fun Factory", recorded in late 1982 (and featuring

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), but shelved when the Damned's record company (

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) went bankrupt in early 1983. While it was not attached to any Damned album, it has been issued on several compilations. The B-side was a solo track by Sensible, a remix of a track from his 1989 solo album ''Revolution Now''. The bonus tracks on the 12" and CD singles were also solo Sensible works.

Track listing

# "Fun Factory" (Sensible) - 3:59 # "A Riot on Eastbourne Pier (Remix)" (Sensible) 12"/CD single: - #"Fun Factory" (Sensible) - 3:59 #"A Riot on Eastbourne Pier (Remix)" (Sensible) #"Freedom" (Sensible) # "Pasties" (Sensible)

Production credits

* Producer: **

* Musicians: **

Dave Vanian David Vanian (born David Lett, 12 October 1956) is an English rock musician, and lead singer of the punk rock band the Damned. Formed in 1976 in London, the Damned were the first British punk band to release a single, release an album, have ...

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on "Fun Factory" **

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, vocals **

Rat Scabies Christopher John Millar (born 30 July 1955), known by his stage name Rat Scabies, is a musician best known as the drummer for English punk rock band the Damned. Career Millar was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. He played drums with Tor ...

− drums ** Paul Gray − bass on "Fun Factory" & "A Riot On Eastbourne Pier" * Guest Musician **

− guitar on "Fun Factory"

External links

* 1991 singles Songs written by Captain Sensible The Damned (band) songs 1982 songs British rock songs {{1990s-rock-single-stub