Factory Benelux presents a limited edition 180gm vinyl singles collection by Marcel King, best known for his sparkling 1984 dance single ÔReach For LoveÕ on Factory Records, as well as the youthful vocalist on ÔSad Sweet Dreamer by Sweet Sensation, a UK number one back in 1974. Limited to just 1000 copies, Reach For Love: Singles 1983-88 features both sides of the infectious electro single co-produced by Bernard Sumner (New Order) and Donald Johnson (A Certain Ratio) and released as Fac 92 in April 1984, as well as a previously unreleased demo for ÔLove To ShineÕ, the planned follow-up single on Factory produced by Tony Henry of 52nd Street. Limited to just 1000 copies, Reach For Love: Singles 1983-88 features both sides of the infectious electro single co-produced by Bernard Sumner (New Order) and Donald Johnson (A Certain Ratio) and released as Fac 92 in April 1984, as well as a previously unreleased demo for ÔLove To Shine, the planned follow-up single on Factory produced by Tony Henry of 52nd Street. The album also features ÔHollywood NightsÕ, a later single cut by Marcel with Gee Bello of Light of the World, along with a rare US remix of ÔReach For LoveÕ by noted New York DJ Mark Kamins, and extended dub and instrumental versions. King was invited to record for Factory in 1983 by Joy Division/New Order manager Rob Gretton, a devotee of soul and black music, and prime mover behind the famous Hacienda nightclub. Rob was a massive fan of Marcel and thought he was as good a singer as Michael Jackson, explains Tony Henry. Not just a gifted and plaintive soul singer, King also wrote both sides of his Factory single, ÔReach For Love and ÔKeep On DancinÕ, both paeans to perseverance and enduring Hacienda classics. A classic video clip for the single, filmed at The Hacienda with local breakdancing crews, is available in YouTube:

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