The Factory

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There are at least seven artists that have recorded as The Factory. 1. The Factory were a trio of 17-year-olds from Surrey in England at the height of flower power in 1967. Originally named Souvenir Badge Factory, the line-up consisted of Ian Oates (guitar), Jack Brand (vocals, bass) and Bill MacLeod (drums). "Why don't you come and see us play" said The Factory to Brian Carroll at a party during the summer of love. The group were lucky. Brian and his friend Damon Lyon Shaw worked for IBC, the leading independent recording studios in London and they were looking for a band to record for their newly formed production company, Homegrown Music. They were both recording engineers who had worked with such legends as Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Cream, Status Quo and many more. Surrounded by all this talent the engineers decided they had to find a raw young group that could use the knowledge they had learnt. Brian went to see the band and although only 21 himself, he was impressed by the energy from these teenagers. Time was spent searching for a debut single and finally they came upon an obscure track by Clifford T. Ward called "Path Through The Forest". Backed by the B-side "Gone", a cover version of a track by Paul Revere & The Raiders, the record was released by CBS. Their second single "Try A Little Sunshine" came from a meeting of the band with John Pantry, a talented writer who was also an engineer at IBC and ended up doing lead vocals on both tracks of

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Path through the forest

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