FACTORY

Factory, a rock band originally formed in Hastings, UK, in the '70s, and re-formed in 2015, return with their new album, "Aiming High". Aiming High is an album with something for everyone - positive vibes, adventurous rock and catchy hooks, delivered with superb musicianship and vocals.

The band members have been friends since teenagers, and after much success going their separate ways, (with Icehouse, Hazel O'Connor, Edgar Winter, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, plus co-writing John Farnham's You're The Voice), decided to reunite many years later.

In their early days they were a busy touring band, supporting Fleetwood Mac, Status Quo, The Scorpions, Suzi Quatro, 10cc etc, and were the test band for Roger Daltrey's home studio, but they never made an album.

All the original members are still there - TONY QUNTA - lead guitar, electric violin & vocals ANDY QUNTA - keyboards, electric 12-string guitar, vocals LAURIE COOKSEY - drums & vocals GEOFF "Jaffa" PECKHAM - bass & vocals plus Jaffa's replacement from '74-'76, bassist STEVE KINCH (from Manfred Mann's Earth Band)

SCARLET LADY

After 45 years of incubation, Factory finally felt that the world was ready to hear the band’s musical creations. With the help of that Internet thingy, Andy, Lol, Tone and Jaffa reconnected as the original lineup of the band. They confessed that they had each always wanted to reunite to record an album and play live together.

As Andy was stuck in LA (poor chap,) the other three started rehearsing from the summer of 2014. In March 2015, Andy crossed the pond and the band spent a week in an undisclosed location somewhere in France for intense rehearsals after which they played an emotional gig in a bar nearby, Andy then returned to the US.

That October, Factory resurfaced in the UK as a four-piece again. After a few days of rehearsal, they entered Broadoak Studios. Under the guidance of the all-knowing Harvey Summers, they proceeded to record the long awaited album.

All the songs had been performed during Factory’s first incarnation (1970-76) and were faithfully remembered and relearned using old studio reel-to-reels and a cassette tape of a 1974 live gig recorded in Peterborough UK found in various cellars and attics.

Scarlet Lady

Is a song that has been described as "classy pop". Swirling keyboards and vocal harmonies, with twin lead vocals alternating between falsetto and full voice. The verses have an unusual time signature, but the band handle this so smoothly that it's hardly noticeable.