On August 10, 2007, Anthony Howard Wilson died aged 57. He was radio and television presenter, a journalist for Granada Television and the BBC, nightclub manager (Haçienda), manager of bands A Certain Radio and Durutti Column, best known as one of the co-founders of “Factory Records” (Happy Mondays, Joy Division and New Order). Wilson was known as “Mr. Manchester”, for his work in the promotion of the culture of Manchester.
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New Order: Get Ready
On August 27, 2001, “London” label released “Get Ready”, the seventh New Order studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, and was produced by Steve Osborne, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Morris, Flood and David Kahne. “Get Ready” was dedicated to Rob Gretton, the manager of Joy Division and New Order, who died in 1999.
Personnel:
- Bernard Sumner– lead and backing vocals, guitars, melodica, synthesizers, programming, mixing
- Gillian Gilbert– keyboards
- Peter Hook– stringed bass, guitars, backing vocals
- Stephen Morris– drums, programming
- Andrew Innes- guitar
- Billy Corgan- vocals
- Bobby Gillespie- vocals
- Dawn Zee – backing vocals
- Pete Davis – programmer
- Simon Hale – strings arrangements, conductor
- Andrew Robinson, Bruno Ellingham – engineer
- Rob Kirwan – engineer
- Jan “Stan” Kybert – engineer, Pro-tools – mix pre-production
- Owen Mulcahy – engineer assistant
- Matt Fields – engineer assistant
- Mark ‘Spike’ Stent- mixing
- Adrian Bushby – mixing
- Paul ‘P-dub’ Walton – mixing
- Steve Osborne- mixing
- Flood – mixing, additional production
- Tim Young – mastering
- Marco Migliari – studio assistant
- Bruno Ellingham – studio assistant
- Tom Hannen – studio assistant
- Peter Saville – cover art
- Howard Wakefield – design
- Jürgen Teller- photography
- Nicolette Krebitz – cover model
Track listing:
All tracks by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.
- Crystal
- 60 Miles an Hour
- Turn My Way
- Vicious Streak
- Primitive Notion
- Slow Jam
- Rock the Shack
- Someone Like You
- Close Range
- Run Wild
Joy Division: Closer
On July 18, 1980, “Factory” label released “Closer”, the second and final Joy Division studio album.It was released following the May 1980 suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. “Closer” was recorded in March 1980, at “Britannia Row Studios” in London, and was produced by Martin Hannett. “NME” ranked the album at number 72 on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”; “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Closer” at number 157 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2006, “Q” magazine ranked the album at number 8 on its list of the “Best Albums of the 1980s”, and “Slant” magazine ranked it at number 7 on its list of the “Best Albums of the 1980s”.
Personnel:
- Ian Curtis– lead vocals, guitar, melodica
- Bernard Sumner – guitar, bass guitar, synthesizers
- Peter Hook– bass guitar, guitar, six-string bass guitar
- Stephen Morris– drums, electronic drums, percussion
- Martin Hannett– engineer
- John Caffery – engineer
- Michael Johnson – engineer assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.
- Atrocity Exhibition
- Isolation
- Passover
- Colony
- A Means to an End
- Heart and Soul
- Twenty Four Hours
- The Eternal
- Decades
James Hannett
On April 9, 1991, James Martin Hannett died aged 43. Initially credited as Martin Zero, he was a record producer and an original partner and director at “Factory Records” (together with Tony Wilson). Zero worked with The Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, Happy Mondays, Magazine, U2 and The Psychedelic Furs.
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