The idea was that Martin was going to produce the bands, Saville would do the sleeves, Tony would be the talking head, and Alan Erasmus would be the enforcer. Saying that, I don’t think that from that day to this anyone has ever figured out exactly what Alan Erasmus did in Factory—he was just incredibly important in some way no one can seem to figure out. He always was, and remains, a complete mystery, a true enigma. The funny thing about Alan is that he always moans about his lack of presence in the Factory legacy but just you try coaxing him out of the woodwork to get involved.
