Factory Records Australasia was officially launched in July 1985 by Andrew Penhallow in partnership with Factory. Penhallow had previously been a partner with Paul Gardiner in GAP Records, a label distributed by (and later by ) which licensed Factory releases and other foreign labels for Australia. Factory Australasia was Factory's most successful foreign offshoot with a number of singles and albums reaching into the Australian Top 20, Top 10 and even Top 5 charts. All Factory Australasia records and three CDs were manufactured and distributed by CBS Records Australia. via Discogs →