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13 Nov 2024

Artefact of the day

Photograph
26th June 1983
Added 2nd November 2024
by Red
Image by photographer Tim Sinclair

Bernard Sumner, New Order, Hacienda 1982, later the same year the club opened.

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Woman: Breaking the Rules. Part 5: Denise Johnson

Woman: Breaking The Rules is a project celebrating women in Greater Manchester music. The project, which comprises 5 films, a pop-up exhibition and several events, is part of Manchester Digital Music Archive's HLF-funded Rebel Music programme and is led by MDMA co-founder Alison Surtees.

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“I've just found this archive whilst idly searching for any information online about my grandfather, Leonard Latchford. I'm pleased to confirm that next to him in the photo is his wife, Tita Joan Latchford (née Hindley).”
10 Nov
“Great find”
07 Nov
“Dave Booth started the Tuesday Psychedelic nights. He turned me on to so many great tunes. I took over after Dave decided to move on.”
25 Oct
“Thanks, it's now correct.”
17 Oct
“1968?”
17 Oct
“Hi Roy I drink with Moley every Friday in Jolly Butcher Wythenshawe, Graham Iggy Ingham is in Wythenshawe town FC aka Chicken Hut mainly as he has a lot to do with the football team, Dave Gleave aka Glez plays at Spinning Top Stockport often, infact I spoke to Dave a few days ago as he is going to visit his daughter in Perth Oz where I left my daughter Gemma last Monday after 3 weeks, he wanted to know how the flying was.”
14 Oct
“Great set of artefacts Roy thanks for uploading”
12 Oct
“Hello. Roy (original drummer here). The very first Naughties gig was in Eccles at the Trades club... Bob Williamson was in attendance and was flirting elastic bands at me from the side of the stage. We played The Gallery one night and in the afternoon when we turned up to set up and soundcheck we were told not to make a noise until the Quality Street Gang had finished their meeting upstairs! I also remember we played Salford Uni supporting Tariq Ali. The very first recordings of the band were made in Gar's cellar on Trafford Road in Eccles and I still have a recording of them transferred to CD. I also kept the promo posters and badges for some of the venues. Sadly, Gar died some years ago, Tweedy is still going strong living on the Isle of Wight. Dave and Iggy are still around and Dave is still playing with a couple of bands.”
11 Oct
“Taken at Victoria Mill, Miles Platting, Manchester”
01 Oct
“Gig was 6th November not 7th”
30 Sep

Latest People & Places

John Shaw - Person rncmarchives 05 Nov
Duncan Jones - Band / Artist Red 02 Nov
Tim Sinclair - Person Red 02 Nov
Chris Turner - Band / Artist pavlos61 23 Oct
Hardcore - vik123456789puxer 21 Oct
Dennis Bourne - Person DBmcr75 11 Oct
Buffalo 66/the Electric Milk Band/hippy Mafia - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Cressa - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Johnny Vegas - Person DBmcr75 11 Oct
John Thompson - Person DBmcr75 11 Oct
David Mcalmont And Bernard Butler - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Electric Milk Band / Hippy Mafia - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Scratch - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Sweet Female Attitude - Band / Artist MDMAshley 09 Oct
Fac 281 - Place Garreth Hughes 02 Oct

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