Factory Records
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Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus.
The first Factory Records office, 86 Palatine Road in West Didsbury, Manchester.
The Haçienda's interior before opening
The new Haçienda apartments in 2007
The top of Wilson's gravestone, designed by Peter Saville and Ben Kelly.
Martin Hannett
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James Martin Hannett, was an English record producer, musician, and an original partner and director at Tony Wilson's Factory Records. He was also a co-founder of the musicians' collective Music Force
Factory Records
…and James. Factory also ran The Haçienda nightclub, in partnership with New Order. Factory Records used a creative team (most notably record producer Martin Hannett and graphic designer Peter Saville) which gave the label and the artists recording for it a particular sound and image. The label employed a unique…
Hannett c. 1980
Martin Hannett's grave in Southern Cemetery, Manchester