the stockholm monsters (1980)
the stockholm monsters were a young band signed to factory by tony wilson, and as such, suffered the fate that many such bands did. coming onto factory in 1980 was a blessing and a curse: a blessing for the notice it would bring a band, but a curse for being labelled as a joy division clone, or otherwise inconsequential. tony would, in later years, be particularly bitter about the failure of the monsters to earn acclaim or sales, disappearing along with other factory acquistions, such as the northside, the distractions, and the adventure babies.
hannett's involvement with the band appears to be quite brief - only one song survives as half a single. the other half is produced by the producer who would unofficially take the mantle of factory's inhouse producer after hannett, "be music productions", bernard sumner. the track, "fairy tales", is alarmingly charming, and one of their better songs. the bass is much less noticeable than on other hannett productions, though the drum machine provides the song with a good stiff structure. altogether agreeable.
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