Their association with the legendary Manchester label Factory Records, which began in 1980, would see them produced by Martin Hannett, tour with Joy Division and then New Order, and become the first Dutch group to record a Peel Session.
In 2012, van Middendorp and collaborators old and new regrouped for Minny Pops’ first live performances since 1981, touring the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium, and, along the way, recording a 7” single at the invitation of The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess for his O Genesis label. 2014 has brought the re-release of the acclaimed ‘Sparks in a Dark Room’ and ‘Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement’ albums on the Factory Benelux label, and, with the band now based in the UK, the opportunity to undertake further erratic, irresponsible and unexpected live engagements.