The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club by Peter Hook

The founders of Manchester's Haçienda were true revolutionaries, says Luke BainbridgeWalking through today's regenerated and gentrified Manchester, it's almost impossible to recall how dark and depressing the city was in the late 70s. The home of the industrial revolution was at a low ebb and the only people who believed any kind of revolution was now possible were the romantic idealists behind Factory Records. Emboldened by the spirit of punk and an excess of civic pride, Factory's founders,...

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