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November 18th, 2007 · or link to (permalink)
A friend who was familiar with the post apocalyptic urban areas of the US, such as downtown Detroit, could not believe how bad Manchester looked, when he visited (for a NASA conference, of all things). He also could not believe it when I told him that some of the richest areas in Britain surrounded it, that it had some of the best examples of uniquely British architecture and that it did not have the kind of reputation for decay, these days, that Detroit does. Manchester is a complicated and important place.
What he did buy, was the fact that Manchester, like Detroit, is one of the world’s most important cities, musically and therefore artistically. A documentary about Factory Records, in memory of the late, great Tony Wilson is therefore a must see.
BBC Television
1 hr 29 min 27 sec Oct 13, 2007
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richieboy : Nov 18, 2007 at 11:04 pm
that was quality television…..a very honest potrait in many ways……Many Thanks for posting it on yourexcellent site
poons : Jan 3, 2008 at 12:59 am
That was superb - I grew up in the North West with a sister who was besotted by Tony Wilson. Seeeing some old clips of the man took me way back.
Also loved his description of the 40odd bands he put on telly and how everyone went on to greatness but what about the 500odd he didn’t? They were all crap and that includes the Boomtown Rats!
Cheers - top site as always I really should come over here more often.
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