Howard DeVoto
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Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
2006-08-21
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
Overview: Shadowplayers is a two hour documentary film by James Nice tracing the early history of iconic Manchester Label Factory Records between 1978 and 1981. The facts and the fictions are explored through candid interviews with 22 key participants, including Anthony H. Wilson (Founder) and Peter Saville (Designer), as well as musicians including Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order), Vini Reilly (Durutti Common), Simon Topping and Martin Moscrop (A Certain Ratio), Chris Watson (Cabaret Voltaire) and Howard Devoto (Buzzcocks/Magazine). The film is divided into 19 chapters, covering subjects such as The Factory Club, sleeve art and graphic design, producer Martin Hannett, the riot at the Joy Division concert at Bury in April 1980, The Factory Beneleux connection, the tragic suicide of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, the beginnings of New Order, and the decline of the post-punk culture in 1981.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-21
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I Swear I Was There
2001-05-31
I Swear I Was There
Overview: A one-hour documentary narrated by Ralf Little about the Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester which changed the face of music forever.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-31
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Magazine – Real Life + Thereafter (In Concert - Manchester 02.09)
2009-09-21
Magazine – Real Life + Thereafter (In Concert - Manchester 02.09)
Overview: This DVD is a complete record of the final date on the 'Real Life + Thereafter' tour. Recorded live at Manchester Academy on 17 February 2009.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-21
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24 Hour Party People
2002-02-13
24 Hour Party People
Overview: Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-13
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