Factory
The Story of the Record Label
$24.03
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2009
Summary
NOW UPDATED, THE STORY OF THE RISE AND FALL OF ONE OF THE UK’S MOST INFLUENTIAL RECORD LABELS
Factory Records’ fame and fortune were based on two bands - Joy Division and New Order - and one personality - that of its director, Tony Wilson. At the height of the label’s success in the late 1980s, it ran its own club, the legendary Haçienda, had a string of international hit records, and was admired and emulated around the world. But by the 1990s the story had changed. The back catalogue…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753518250 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753518252 |
| Author: | Mick Middles |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Virgin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 327g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 129mm x 199mm |
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Critics Review
Informed and informative … a smart, well-researched view of the Manchester music scene
Informed and informative … a smart, well-researched view of the Manchester music scene * Maxim *
A fascinating account … richly detailed * Q *
Mick Middles
Mick Middles is the author of nineteen books, most of which have concentrated on Manchester’s music artists from punk to the present. He was the Manchester correspondent for Sounds magazine and his work has appeared in publications as diverse as the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, the Express, Manchester Evening News, the Face, Kerraang, Classic Rock, Record Collector and Rock’n’Reel. He lives in Warrington.
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