Meet the real Mr Manchester

Tony Wilson may have got the plaudits, but any Mancunian musician will tell you that Bruce Mitchell is the heart and soul of the city. Dave Simpson meets himWhen Anthony H Wilson died in 2007, the obituaries described the Factory Records founder as "Mr Manchester". The people coining the phrase tended to come from outside the city - those Mancunians who make music award the title of Mr Manchester to a 69-year-old drummer and light and sound engineer called Bruce Mitchell. In fact, it was Wilson...

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