[1] Minny Pops' first single for Factory, "Dolphin's Spurt"/"Goddess" (FAC 31) was produced by Martin Hannett and recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport.
[2] They went on to share further bills with Joy Division and, after Ian Curtis' death, New Order, as well as appearing with A Certain Ratio, Scritti Politti, the Au Pairs and Comsat Angels.
Under the alias "White Birds", Minny Pops contributed the song "Possessed By The Stars" to the holiday compilation album Chantons Noël - Ghosts Of Christmas Past, which was released in 1981 by Les Disques Du Crépuscule.
[9] In 2012, the band (original members van Middendorp, Dekker and Mulder, with guitarist Mark Ritsema) performed to some acclaim in Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester and London.
[10] This lineup, augmented by programmer/keyboard player Thomas Myrmel, also recorded a double A-sided 7" single, "Waiting for This To Happen" / "Glistering", for Tim Burgess' label O-Genesis, which was released in November 2012.
A recording of a complete live performance at the Melkweg in Amsterdam on 7 April 2012 was included as a bonus disc with the 2014 reissue of Sparks in a Dark Room via Factory Benelux.
Minny Pops members Wally Van Middendorp and Pieter Mulder worked with guitarists Mark Ritsema and Lee McFadden, bassist Thomas David Ford, and drummer John Barrett.