In 1978, a ' Factory for Sale' sign gave Alan Erasmus and Tony Wilson a name for their fledgling Manchester club night. Though they couldn' t have known it at the time, this was the launch of one of the most significant musical and cultural legacies of the late twentieth century. The club' s electrifying live scene soon translated to vinyl, and Factory Records went on to become the most innovative and celebrated record label of the next thirty years. Always breaking new ...
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In 1978, a ' Factory for Sale' sign gave Alan Erasmus and Tony Wilson a name for their fledgling Manchester club night. Though they couldn' t have known it at the time, this was the launch of one of the most significant musical and cultural legacies of the late twentieth century. The club' s electrifying live scene soon translated to vinyl, and Factory Records went on to become the most innovative and celebrated record label of the next thirty years. Always breaking new musical ground, Factory introduced the listening public to bands such as Joy Division, whose Unknown Pleasures was the label' s first album release, New Order, Durutti Column and Happy Mondays. Propelled onwards by the inspirational cultural entrepreneur, Tony Wilson, Factory always sought new ways to energise the popular consciousness, such as the infamous Hacienda nightclub, which enjoyed a chequered 15-year history after opening in 1982. Shadowplayers is the most complete, authoritative and thoroughly researched account of how a group of provincial anarchists and entrepreneurs saw off bankers, journalists and gun-toting gangsters to create the most influential record label of modern times. Based on both archive and contemporary sources, the book tells the full story of Factory' s heroic struggles, its complex web of inventive, idiosyncratic and tragic personalities, and ultimately, the acclaimed and much-loved music it produced.
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Collectable-Good Condition. 9781845135409. Music Reviews & Criticism. VG-1st print 2010 Aurum hardback, indent to lower rear edge of board with area of mild foxing to front edge of pages, bright and unmarked otherwise. More related books available. Size: 6 x 1.9 x 8 inches. 432 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Music; Music Reviews & Criticism; ISBN: 1845135407. ISBN/EAN: 9781845135409. Dewey Code: 338.4778166094273. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 089660.
