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24 Hour Party People: What the Sleeve Notes Never Tell You
Tony Wilson
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Description for 24 Hour Party People: What the Sleeve Notes Never Tell You
Paperback. This is the bizarre and not entirely fabricated story of Factory founder Anthony Wilson. Part fiction, part reality, comic and tragic turns, Wilson tells his own unique story in his own unique way for the very first time. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: APF; APT; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
'The musicians own everything. The company owns nothing. All our bands have the freedom to f**k off''
Written in blood, The Factory non-contract set out the manifesto for one of the most influential and progressive record labels of our time...
Manchester, 1976: Anthony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at an early Sex Pistols gig. Inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up Factory Records. They go on to conquer the world with Joy Division (who become New Order) then again with the Happy Mondays.
Riding high on their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Pubns
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752220253
SKU
V9780752220253
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99-2
About Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson and his friends set up Factory Records. The founder and manager of the Haçienda nightclub, Wilson was the man behind some of Manchester's most successful bands, including Happy Mondays, Joy Division and New Order. He was also a journalist and TV presenter for Granada Television and the BBC. He died in 2007.
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