Factory Records: FAC 201 Dry

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Design: BEN KELLY

Identity: PETER SAVILLE

Notes: Bar at 28-30 Oldham Street, Manchester, opened July 1989. Its official name is 'FAC 201'. 'Hungry' was a rejected name suggested by BERNARD SUMNER (but was used on flyers etc promoting the food).

The number was used on numerous Dry items (glassware, menus, aprons, matches, coasters, counter cards, flyers, posters, doggy bag, etc) and merchandise (including a black enamel badge), as well as the following: Invitation for the opening: (FAC 201) "DRY 201 Opens It's Door, Invitation, July 24th 1989"; Launch party poster (a b&w blueprint architectural-drawing/plan of the bar itself w/silver "DRY 201" logo; 15cm x 21cm); Set of 4 matching launch party posters (logo only) in silver, black, red & blue.

Post-Factory it became 'Dry Bar' until its eventual closure in late July 2017.

FAC 201 Dry

FAC 201 Dry