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Marcel Neville King (4 Jan 1958 - 5 Oct 1995) was the youngest member with soul/funk/disco outfit Sweet Sensation. Formed in Manchester in 1971 (as Sensation) the octet won the New Faces talent competition and their second single release Sad Sweet Dreamer topped the UK charts in September 1974. Sweet Sensation disbanded soon after failing the British finals for the Eurovision Song Contest.
In 1984 King teamed up with Donald Johnson (of A Certain Ratio) and Bernard Sumner (of New Order) to release one of Factory's finest moments - the one-off single Reach For Love / Keep On Dancing (FAC 92). A massive dancefloor filler in The Hacienda Reach For Love unfortunately never gained commercial success.
Marcel King died in 1995 from brain haemorrhage.

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New Order
Be Music
2017, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Post-Punk/Electro/Soul/Synth-pop/Indie Rock/Jazzdance
Various
Manchester North Of England (A Story Of Independent Music Greater Manchester 1977 - 1993)
2017, 7x CD, Box Set, ,
Indie Rock/Alternative Rock/Dub/Indie Pop/Jazz-Funk/Leftfield/New Wave/Post-Punk/Parody/Progressive House/Punk/Reggae/Techno/Vocal
Suns Of Arqa
Spiritual Sanity In An Insane Society, And Other Rarities Vol 7
2016, 18xFile, WAV, Album, Arka Sound
Various
Of Factory New York
2014, 2x Vinyl, ,
Synth-pop/Electro/Post-Punk/New Wave
Various
Fac. Dance: Factory Records 12" Mixes & Rarities 1980-1987
2011, 2x CD, ,
Leftfield/New Wave/Funk/Disco
Various
Auteur Labels: Factory Records 1984
2009, CD, ,
Electro/Synth-pop/Indie Rock/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Factory Records (Communications 1978-92)
2009, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Leftfield/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/House/Downtempo/Synth-pop
Various
Twice As Nice (Be Music / DoJo / Mark Kamins / Arthur Baker Productions)
2004, CD, Comp, LTM (4), ,
Synth-pop/Funk/Boogie/Electro/New Wave
Various
Cool As Ice (The Be Music Productions)
2003, CD, ,
Electro/Synth-pop
Various
Too Young To Know, Too Wild To Care...1978-1992 The Factory Story Part One
1997, CD, Comp, London Records, ,
Alternative Rock/Latin/Indie Rock/New Wave/Electro/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Funk
Various
House Warming Vol. One
1996, CD, Comp, Reality Bites Records
Intastella
What You Gonna Do
1995, CD, ,
Trip Hop/Indie Rock
Intastella
The Night
1995, CD, ,
House/Synth-pop
Prince Far I With The Suns Of Arqa*
Musical Revue
1993
Various
Palatine - The Factory Story / 1979-1990
1991, 4x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Leftfield/House/Synth-pop/New Wave
Various
Palatine - The Single
1991, Vinyl, ,
Industrial/Electro/Synth-pop
Various
Palatine - The Factory Story / Vol. 2 / 1981-1986 / Life's A Beach
1991, Cassette, ,
Leftfield/House/Synth-pop/New Wave
Various
Horse Meat Disco III
2011, 2x CD, ,
Soul/Synth-pop/Funk/Disco
Various
Factory Tracks Vol.1
2009, 13x File VBR, ,
Alternative Rock/New Wave
Various
Palatine - The Factory Story / Vol. 2 / 1981-1986 / Life's A Beach
1991, Vinyl, ,
Leftfield/House/Synth-pop/New Wave
Various
U.K. Buzz #001
1984, LP, Comp, Promo, Thirsty Ear, ,
Synth-pop
Mark Kamins
Producers Series #22
File, MP3, Mixed, Not On Label