Simon Campbell · @simon
410 followers · 1507 posts · Server toot.supertonerecords.comGreat read. I help install the last sound system at the Hacienda and knew Tony Wilson, Rob Gretton and the New Order guys well. He’s right, the nostalgia brings you to tears.
#Music #Club #TheHacienda #Manchester #TonyWilson #24HourPartyPeople #Film #NewOrder #RobGretton
#music #club #thehacienda #manchester #tonywilson #24hourpartypeople #film #neworder #robgretton
JoeyX · @JoeyX
82 followers · 432 posts · Server mastodon.online
On this day, January 15, in 1953: Rob Gretton was born in Manchester, England.
Today’s soundtrack: Joy Division, New Order, and the sound of Factory Records.
Today’s screening: “24 Hour Party People” and “Control.”
Today’s photo: c. Kevin Cummins
Today’s club: The Haçienda
Today’s exchange:
Tony Wilson: “What's wrong with London Records?”
Rob Gretton: “The name, for a start.”
#otd #joydivision #neworder #factoryrecords #robgretton
Dave Haslam · @DaveHaslam
454 followers · 11 posts · Server mstdn.social
Exactly 30 years ago #OTD November 23rd 1992, Factory Records went into receivership... The end of one of the most incredible labels in music history #FactoryRecords #TonyWilson #RobGretton #JoyDivision #AlanErasmus #NewOrder #ACertainRatio #HappyMondays #Electronic #PeterSavilleCBE #OMD #MartinHannett #Section25 #TheWake #DuruttiColumn
#DuruttiColumn #thewake #section25 #martinhannett #omd #petersavillecbe #electronic #happymondays #ACertainRatio #neworder #alanerasmus #joydivision #robgretton #TonyWilson #factoryrecords #otd