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Chapter and Verse - New Order, Joy Division and Me

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by Bernard Sumner

breast cancer 276, 285

  Ginsberg, Allen 290

  Glass, Philip

  compositions 289–90

  Tibet House benefit 283, 288–93

  Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The 37–8

  Grafton-Green, Paddy 253

  Granada Reports, performance 95–6

  Granada TV 51

  Best and Marsh 225

  Green, Peter 40

  Greendow Commercials 51, 98

  Greengate flat 26–9, 41, 65

  Gresty 8, 33–5, 38

  Gretton, Rob, manager 80, 89–93, 95, 105, 106, 109, 254–6, 257, 322–3, 324–5

  and American tour 1989 207–8, 209–10

  BS made singer 142

  and Emulator 1 sampler 155

  and encores 160–2

  and finance 251–3, 254

  and Haçienda 185–91, 197–8, 238, 239, 248–50, 253

  and Ian 126, 131–2, 134–5

  and Martin 127

  and promotion 164, 166

  and vibrating beds 177–8

  breakdowns 253–4

  death 251, 255–6, 263

  Gretton, Lesley, and Haçienda name 276–7

  Grey Mare pub, Weaste 67, 72, 74

  guitars, learning to play 2, 46, 62–4

  Haçienda, Manchester 186–91, 197–200, 204–6

  1991 shut down 233–4

  closed down by magistrates 248

  financial drain 238, 243

  rebuilt as set for 24 Hour Party People 260

  reopening 235

  violence 233–4, 235–9, 248–9

  Hague, Stephen, producer 247

  Haley, Bill, ‘Rock Around The Clock’ 9, 63

  Hall, Mark 51–2

  Hannett, Martin, producer 151, 153–4

  and Closer 124–9

  and Haçienda 186, 189

  and Music Force 324

  and Unknown Pleasures 109–14

  death 263

  Happy Mondays 189, 193, 199, 243

  Hardfloor, ‘Blauer Montag’ 177

  Heaton Park 135

  Hells Angels 56

  Hempsall, Alan, standby singer 131

  Hendrix, Jimi, songs 35, 39–40

  Herman the German (Spanish barman) 192, 195

  Hoboken gig 141

  Hoffman’s Circus 331

  Honoré, Annik 125–7, 129, 130, 131

  Hook, Peter (Hooky) 8, 38–9, 53, 55, 56, 77, 91, 92, 100, 117–20, 325

  and ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ 81

  and Andy Robinson 268

  and Haçienda 248–50, 256–7, 276–9

  and Ian 126

  and Lost Sirens 291

  and sound mixing 154, 156, 160

  and success 246–7

  and touring 210, 242

  and Unknown Pleasures 279

  as bass player 63–4, 141, 280

  checks into the Priory 269–70

  knocked out in Holland 161

  Hope and Anchor Islington, gig 101–3

  Hughes, John 157

  Human League, Dare 100

  hypnotic regression, Ian Curtis and 301–20

  Ibiza

  not origin of house music 190, 191

  studio, and Technique 191–7

  Iggy Pop 66, 150, 290, 291

  and ‘Californian Grass’ 290, 291–2

  and ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ 282, 293

  Inbetweeners, The 33

  Inland Revenue, and Joy Division, unpaid royalties 251–3

  Iroquois Hotel, Manhattan 138

  Jackson, Carl, and Bad Lieutenant 276

  James, Alex, and Bad Lieutenant 276, 286

  James, Douglas Thomas 322, 325

  Jamie and the Magic Torch 52

  Jilted John 109

  Jodrell Bank Observatory gig 290

  Johnson, Michael, engineer 163

  Jones Music Store, Macclesfield 77

  Jones, Quincy 175, 176–8, 183

  Joy Division 7, 8, 54

  albums

  An Ideal for Living EP 84–7, 91, 97 cover picture 85, 86–7

  Closer 105, 106, 124–9 cover 115, 116

  Still 137

  Unknown Pleasures 3, 72, 109–14, 117, 119, 122, 125, 128, 151, 152, 279

  cover 114–15

  songs

  ‘Ceremony’ 133, 138

  collaborative songs 78–84

  ‘Decades’ 125

  ‘Digital’ 100, 259

  ‘Failures’ 84

  ‘Glass’ 100

  ‘Heart and Soul’ 79, 80

  ‘In a Lonely Place’ 133, 138

  ‘Interzone’ 100

  ‘Leaders of Men’ 84

  ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ 79, 81–2, 90, 161

  covers 115–16

  video 133, 137

  ‘No Love Lost’ 84

  ‘Novelty’ 73, 81

  ‘Shadowplay’ 95–6

  ‘The Eternal’ 125

  ‘Transmission’ 113, 119

  ‘Warsaw’ 84

  Corbijn’s Control about 261–3

  development 74–87

  early gigs 82–7, 88–97, 101–3

  fans 3–5

  last gig 133

  name origin 83–4

  Rafters gigs 324–5

  seriousness 117–18

  Joy rave 202–3

  Kelly, Ben 187, 205

  Killers, The 77

  Kinks, The 35, 60

  Kinski, Natassja 176

  Kiss FM 145

  Kitchen, The, Hulme 200–1, 202

  Knopfler, Mark 67

  Koyaanisqatsi 289–90

  Kraftwerk 7, 99, 118, 219, 220, 222–3, 243

  ‘Trans-Europe Express’ 150, 169

  Kubrick, Stanley 132

  Lambretta, BS’s 36, 53

  Led Zeppelin 37, 118

  Leone, Sergio 38

  Les Bains Douches, Paris, gig 113

  Lincoln town car episode 171–3

  Lobsang Rampa 288, 289

  local government, work and study 47–50

  Lollapalooza South America tour 224

  Los Angeles, visits 176–8, 180–4

  Love, ‘7 And 7 Is’ 80

  Lower Broughton 1, 9–10, 17, 25, 295

  Lower Broughton Modern (school) 25

  Madonna 189, 204

  Mal 201

  Manchester, sound of 8–9, 53–6

  Manchester Town Hall purchase 238–9

  Mancunian pride 93–5

  Manhattan, Ibiza 193

  Manning, Bernard 188

  Marcus Music studio 142, 152

  Marr, Ange 223

  Marr, Johnny 210–11, 213–20, 222–4, 230, 284, 286

  Marsh, Rodney 225

  Marshall Time Modulator 112

  Mason, Paul 204

  Mason, Terry 33, 65, 67–9, 77–8, 253

  and Ibiza studio parties 196

  and the demo tapes 78

  and the ‘Northern Industrial Gay’ 175–6

  and the porn film 123–4

  as roadie 139, 140, 171, 180, 229

  going to gigs with 53–5, 58

  McLaren, Malcolm 58

  Mellotron 156

  meteor shower 57

  Metro, Chicago 207

  MFS label 145–6

  miners’ benefit, Royal Festival Hall 175–6

  Mitchell, Bruce 324

  Mitchell, Jack, and Bad Lieutenant 276

  Morley, Paul 59, 74, 89

  Moroder, Giorgio 150, 152

  Morricone, Ennio 38

  Morris, Owen, engineer 220

  Morris, Steve, drummer 77, 81, 91, 92, 104, 147, 265, 269, 275, 278

  and ‘World In Motion’ 228

  and Bad Lieutenant 276

  and electronic music 243

  and Haçienda 248–50

  and Ian’s first grand mal 101–3

  and Ibiza 192

  and New Order 284, 285–6

  and Powell film 226–7

  and synthesizers 152–3, 156, 160 />
  and Unknown Pleasures 113

  Morrissey 59

  Moss Side, blues at 201–2, 245–6, 326

  Music Force 323–4

  Nagel, Chris 154

  National, The 290

  New Musical Express 58

  New Order

  albums

  Get Ready 263, 266

  Lost Sirens 290–1

  Movement 137, 142–3

  cover 115

  Republic 239, 243, 247

  Substance 235

  Technique 191–8, 239, 247

  Waiting for the Siren’s Call 265, 266–70, 290–1

  songs

  ‘Atmosphere’ 154

  ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ 156

  ‘Blue Monday’ 159–61, 162–7, 169, 239, 294

  cover 167

  remixes 177

  ‘Californian Grass’ 290, 291–2

  ‘Ceremony’ 133, 138

  ‘Confusion’ 171–5

  video 173–4

  ‘Ecstasy’ 190–1

  ‘Elegia’ 157

  ‘Everything’s Gone Green’ 79, 153–4

  ‘Fine Time’ 197

  ‘Guilty Partner’ 192

  ‘In a Lonely Place’ 133, 138

  ‘Love Vigilantes’ 120–1

  ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ 282, 293, 294

  ‘Run’ 210

  ‘Saint Anthony’ 292

  ‘Shellshock’ 157, 170

  ‘Temptation’ 293–4

  ‘The Perfect Kiss’ 243

  ‘Thieves Like Us’ 157

  ‘Touched by the Hand of God’ 285

  ‘Transmission’ 293

  ‘World In Motion’ 225–6, 227–32

  video 229–30

  and acid house 190–1

  and Dry bar 204–6

  and encores 160–2

  and Haçienda 186–91, 197–200, 204–6

  and mainstream 157–8

  and session players 174

  BS on strike from 211–13

  development 147–58

  early videos 168–9, 173–4

  fans 3–5, 297–8

  name origin 147–8

  playing live 294–5

  pushing boundaries 159–67

  South American tour 2006 272–3

  Warner Brothers, signed to 161

  world tour 2012 287–8

  New Orleans promoters 178–80

  New York

  equipment stolen 139–41

  music world, influences 144–6, 150, 169–74

  Nico 332

  NME 108, 127

  Noonan Brothers 238

  North Salford Youth Club 36–7

  Northern Soul, ‘Keep On Keeping On’ 100

  Oberheim synthesizer 152–3, 160

  Olympic Studios Barnes 268

  Ostin, Mo, on encores 162

  Panik, The 91

  Pearce, Dave 33

  Pearson, James Anthony, as BS 261

  Peel Green 108, 132

  Peel, John 129

  Penetration (Newcastle band) 72

  Pet Shop Boys 200–1, 219

  Pickering, Mike 210

  Pink Floyd 124, 128

  Pips, Manchester 88, 144

  Platt family

  Auntie Amy 12

  great-grandfather 11

  great-grandmother Laura (Big Laura) 11–12, 27, 29

  Polsky, Ruth 144, 150, 178, 204

  Portmeirion Festival No. 6 288

  Powell, Michael 151, 226–7, 232

  Power, Vince 251

  Powertran 1024 Composer sequencer 160

  Presley, Elvis, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ 9, 63

  Pressburger, Emeric 151, 226

  Prestwich mental hospital 12

  Pretty In Pink 157, 170

  recording session 182

  Prog rock 60

  Prozac, TV documentary and 220–2

  Public Image Ltd 209

  punk rock, as cultural focus 60–2

  Quadrant Park, Bootle 234

  Quinn, Raymond 12, 86

  Qwest label 175, 176, 184

  Rafters, Manchester 88–9, 91, 322, 324, 325

  rappers, early 145

  raves 202–4

  RCA Records 93, 97

  Reading Festival 1989 211

  Reading Festival 1993 230, 231

  Reading Festival 1998 251

  Real World studio, Bath 195–6, 197–8, 229, 247, 266

  Reed, Lou 118, 54–5, 59

  Berlin 55

  Rock and Roll Animal 54–5

  Transformer 54

  Reeder, Mark 145–6, 150

  rehearsing, attitudes to 212–13

  Rezillos, The 101

  Rhyl, sea at 295

  Riley, Sam, as Ian Curtis 261

  Robie, John 170, 173, 174, 182–3

  Robinson, Andy, engineer 256, 268, 272, 275, 287

  Rock Against Racism gigs 148

  Rolling Stones 35, 36, 37, 40, 60, 118

  Rough Trade America, unpaid royalties 251–3

  Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes 67

  Royal Festival Hall, miners’ benefit 175–6

  Rushent, Martin 93, 100–1

  Russell Club, Hulme 185–6, 324, 327–9

  Russell, Marcus 216

  Ryan, Tosh 324

  Salford

  community and rehousing 42–5

  life in 1–2, 7–30, 41–5, 53, 75, 86, 91, 94–5, 122, 162, 182, 227, 254, 273, 289

  town hall, BS in treasury department 47–50

  Salford Grammar School 25, 30–6

  samplers 110–11, 113, 151–2, 155–6

  Santa Eulalia 193

  Santana, Carlos 37, 56

  Saville, Peter, designer 92, 114–17, 167, 266

  and Haçienda 186–7

  Scala cinema, multimedia nights 161

  scooter boys 36–7, 53–7

  Seal 216, 217

  Searling, Richard 97

  Section 25 133–5, 185

  Sex Pistols 58–61, 75, 84

  ‘Anarchy in the UK’ 81, 259

  Seymour, Jane 265

  Shamberg, Michael, video producer 168

  ill health 285–6, 288

  P.S. Beirut 285

  Salvation 285

  Shanahan, Joe 207

  sharks, collision with 296–7

  Shelley, Pete 59, 69, 323, 326

  Sheringham, Teddy 232

  Shoom 190

  Shop Floor Entertainments Ltd 328

  shoplifting 39

  Simm, John, as BS 259

  Slaughter and the Dogs 323

  Smashing Pumpkins, The 212

  Smith, Mark E. 59, 322

  Smith, Patti 290, 292

  Smiths, The 189, 210, 211, 213

  Solskjaer, Ole Gunnar 232

  Sounds interview 117

  South American concerts 2011 287

  Spectrum 190

  Spencer, Jim, engineer 220, 268–9

  St Catherine’s Court, Bath 265–6, 267

  St Clement’s Primary School 23–5, 30, 33, 36, 45

  Stiff Kittens, playing as 69–74

  Stiff Records, Rafters gig 88–9, 91, 104

  Stone Roses, at Haçienda 189

  Strawberry Studios Stockport 110–14, 117

  Stretford Hardrock Hall 56

  Sturridge, Charles 174

  Sub Club, Glasgow 190

  Sugarcubes, The 209

  Suicide 185

  Summer, Donna 99, 150, 160

  Sumner, Bernard, personal life

  beginnings/family

  birth 1, 8–9

  extended family 10–13, 19

  father 9

  grandparents see Sumner, John; Sumner, Laura

  great-grandparents see Platt family

  mother see Sumner, Laura jr.

  countryside, discovering 41

  early life in Salford 1–2, 7–30, 41–5, 53, 75, 86, 91, 94–5, 122, 162, 182, 227, 254, 273, 289

  early work experience 47–52


  advertising 50–2

  art career, search for 46–7, 50–2

  gardening 51

  town hall 47–50

  girls, impressing 38–9

  health

  dentistry experience 22–3

  depression 16

  ill in Chicago 207–10

  writer’s block, non-existent 220–2

  musical influences, early

  creative process 240–1

  early 35–40

  gigs, going to 53–62

  names

  as Barney 86

  as Bernard Albrecht 85–6

  as Bernard Dickin 27–8, 86

  sailing 295–7

  school 23–5, 30–6, 45

  clay modelling 23–4

  maths problems 23, 30, 33–5

  music 35–6

  wife see Sumner, Sarah

  Sumner, Dylan (BS’s son) 241, 296

  Sumner, James (BS’s son) 242

  Sumner, John (BS’s grandfather) 1, 10–11, 22, 27, 29–30

  and Lambretta 53

  brain tumour 29–30, 43–5

  teaches BS to swim 72–3

  Sumner, Laura (Little Laura, BS’s grandmother) 1, 11–12, 27

  at Swinton 43, 44, 237

  blindness 30, 43–5, 237

  singing 76

  Sumner, Laura jr. (BS’s mother) 1, 9, 26–8

  Sumner, Laura jr. (BS’s mother), cerebral palsy 9, 13–17

  Sumner, Laura jr. (BS’s mother), protective anger/depression 13–17, 28

  mother, death 237–8

  Sumner, Sarah (BS’s wife) 193, 194, 195, 201, 207, 223, 237, 246, 257, 283

  BS wedding to 264

  threatened outside Haçienda 236–7

  Sunkist UK promotion 166

  Sunset Marquis, West Hollywood 177

  Sweat It Out rave 202–3

  Sylvester, ‘You Make Me Feel’ 160

  synthesizers 124–5, 151–6

  T in the Park 298

  T Rex, ‘Ride a White Swan’ 37

  Tabac, Tony, drummer 70, 76

  Tamla Motown 36

  Tennant, Neil, and Electronic 214

  Thames Television 51–2

  Thatcher government 122, 175

  Throbbing Gristle 126

  Tibet House benefit 283, 288–93

  TJ Davidson’s 90, 104, 133, 264

  Tonay, Don 326–8

  Top of the Pops, performing live 164–5, 168

  Topping, Simon 135

  touring, secondary to creativity 240–2

  Transcendent 2000 synthesizer 125, 151

  Transdynamic sound system 163

  Trenton, New Jersey, recording 138–9

  Tropicana motel, LA 180–2

  Troxy, London, 2011 gig 287

  Truckers’ Hour 132

  Turing, Alan 93

  24 Hour Party People 258–61, 263

  TV advertising 51

  TV Times commercials 51

  Twinny, roadie 139

  U2 125

  Ultra Music Festival, Miami 288

  Usher, Martin 111, 151–2

  Velvet Underground 54–5, 66, 118

  vinyl, test pressings 163–4

  Viz 148

  Vox AC30 120

  Vox Phantom guitar 79

  Waddle, Chris 228

  Walkden gig 82–3

  Warner Brothers 161, 215

  Warren, Tony 10

 

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