by Hook, Peter
Sasha and all at the Warehouse Project.
John Drape at Ear To The Ground.
David Vincent and all at Sankeys.
Ricky at Colours.
Oliver Wilson.
Ken Niblock and David Potts for our wild nights at the Hac.
Clint Boon for teaching me to DJ.
Mani for refining it.
Imelda for the gigs.
Andy Fisher.
Gary Aspden at Adidas.
Bobby Langley and Slipstream.
Kickers.
Sam Findlay.
Taka Motomura.
808 State and The Happy Mondays.
Terry Christian for the tapes.
Alan Erasmus, man of mystery.
Peter Saville, it’s great working with you again.
Trevor Johnson.
Ben Kelly, a great man despite what I say, and for the plans and the pictures too.
Bill and Ben at Morph.
Dave (Dee) Harman R.I.P.
Gill Smith R.I.P.
All at Urbis Museum Manchester.
All the bootleggers, it’s a compliment . . . but.
Finally, all the customers of the Haçienda past and present and future and the wonderful people of Salford and Manchester, without you we’d be nothing!
The following were invaluable sources of reference and/or are recommended background reading.
Books
24 Hour Party People, Tony Wilson (Channel 4 Books)
Adventures on the Wheels of Steel: the Rise of the Superstar DJs, Dave Haslam (Fourth Estate)
Bernard Sumner:Confusion, David Nolan (Independent Music Press)
Energy Flash, Simon Reynolds (Picador)
From Joy Division to New Order, the True Story of Anthony H. Wilson and Factory Records, Mick Middles (Virgin)
Gang War:the Inside Story of the Manchester Gangs, Peter Walsh (Milo)
The Haçienda Must be Built, Jon Savage (ed.) (Independent Music Press)
High Life ’n’ Low Down Dirty, the Thrills and Spills of Shaun Ryder, Lisa Verrico (Ebury)
I Swear I Was There, David Nolan (Independent Music Press)
Joy Division Piece by Piece, Paul Morley (Plexus)
Manchester, England,Dave Haslam (Fourth Estate)
My Magpie Eyes Have Seen the Prize, David Cavanagh (Virgin)
Plans and Elevations: Ben Kelly Design, Catherine McDermott (ed.) (ADT Designfile)
Rip it Up and Start Again, Simon Reynolds (Faber and Faber)
Shake, Rattle and Rain, C. P. Lee (Harding Simpole)
Touching from a Distance,Deborah Curtis (Faber and Faber)
Who Killed Martin Hannett? The Story of Factory Records’ Musical Magician, Colin Sharp (Aurum)
Websites
Ben Kelly Design (www.benkellydesign.com)
Cerysmatic (www.cerysmaticfactory.info)
DJ History (www.djhistory.com)
Manchester District Music Archive (www.mdmarchive.co.uk)
New Order Online (www.neworderonline.com)
Pride of Manchester (www.prideofmanchester.com)
Sleeve-notes
Discotheque Volume 1: The Haçienda (a bootleg, the bastards), sleeve-notes by Tim Lawrence (Gut Records)
Chicago Acid and Experimental House 1985–1995, sleeve-notes by Tim Lawrence (Soul Jazz Records)
Stuff on the telly
24 Hour Party People (Dir. Michael Winterbottom)
A Very British Gangster (Dir. Donal MacIntyre)
New Order Play at Home (Dir.Don Coutts,Peter Orton,Dom Shaw)
Celebration: Madchester – The Sound of the North (Granada Television)
The Alcohol Years (Dir. Carol Morley)
Joy Division (Dir. Grant Gee)
Control (Dir. Anton Corbijn)
A Certain Ratio, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
ABC, ref1, ref2
Academy, ref1
acid house, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4–ref5, ref6–ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
Adonis, ref1, ref2
Ainscoe, Carol, ref1
Airdri, ref1, ref2, ref3
Albert (boa constrictor), ref1–ref2
Allan, Stu, ref1–ref2
Allen, Fiona, ref1, ref2
Allen, Keith, ref1
Allen, Theresa, ref1
Amanda (at Dry), ref1
Ames, Roger, ref1
Amnesia, ref1, ref2
Anderton, James, ref1–ref2
Andy (at Dry), ref1
Aphex Twin, ref1
Appiani family, ref1
Apple, ref1
Area, ref1, ref2
Ari, ref1
Astoria, ref1
Atencio, Tom, ref1–ref2, ref3–ref4
Atomic, ref1
Ayers, Roy, ref1
B-52s, ref1
Back to the Future, ref1
Baker, Arthur, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Bambaataa, Afrika, ref1, ref2
Barker, Eric, ref1
Bauhaus, ref1
Beatles, ref1, ref2
Bellingham, Paul, ref1
Bellingham, Twinny, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5–ref6, ref7, ref8
Ben Kelly Design, ref1
Benitez, John ‘Jellybean’, ref1, ref2
Berry, Andrew (‘Marc’), ref1, ref2
Bessy, Claude, ref1–ref2, ref3
Beswick, Jim, ref1, ref2
Bez, ref1
Bicknell, Ed, ref1
Bill, ref1
Birthday Party, ref1
Black Box, ref1, ref2
Black Grape, ref1
Blackwell, Chris, ref1
Block, Brandon, ref1
Bloxham, Tom, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Boon, Richard, ref1
Booth, Dave, ref1
Boulton, Rebecca, ref1
Bow Wow Wow, ref1, ref2
Bowie, David, ref1
Bowser, ref1, ref2
Branson, Richard, ref1, ref2
Brassiere Saint Pierre, ref1
Brierley, John, ref1
Broken Glass Crew, ref1, ref2
Brotherdale, Steve, ref1
Brown, Ian, ref1
Buckley, ref1
Burke, Peter, ref1
Burroughs, William, ref1
Bush, Kate, ref1
Buzzcocks, ref1, ref2, ref3
Cabaret Voltaire, ref1, ref2, ref3–ref4
Cale, John, ref1
Callari, Frank, ref1
Cargo Studios, ref1, ref2
Carman, George, ref1–ref2, ref3
Carroll, Bernard, ref1
Carroll, Paul, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4–ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
Caulfield, Corky, ref1
Cavanagh, David, ref1, ref2
Cave, Nick, ref1–ref2, ref3
Cavern club, ref1
C.G., ref1
Charlatans, ref1
Cheerleaders, ref1
Chemical Brothers, ref1
Chicago House Party Tour at, ref1
Chop (backstage security), ref1
Christian, Terry, ref1
Chtcheglov, Ivan, ref1
Church pub, ref1
Clarke, Hewan, ref1, ref2–ref3, ref4–ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Clary, Julian, ref1
Clash, ref1
Clegg, Mr, ref1
Cocteau Twins, ref1
Communards, ref1
Companies House, ref1–ref2
Cons, Paul, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8–ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14
Conservatory, ref1
Considine, Paddy, ref1
Cook, Paul, ref1
Cooper-Clarke, John, ref1
Cormac, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7–ref8, ref9
Court Acoustics, ref1
Cox, Carl, ref1
Cream, ref1, ref2
Creamfields, ref1
Creation Records, ref1–ref2
Crocker, Frankie, ref1, ref2
Crosby Homes, ref1
Culture Club, ref1, ref2
Cummins, Kevin, ref1
Curtis, Debbie, ref1
Curtis, Ian, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
death of, ref1, ref2, ref3
NME cover of, ref1
wake of, ref1
D Train, ref1
Danceteria, ref1, ref2, ref3–ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
DaSilva, Jon, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Deconstruction, ref1
Desperately Seeking Susan, ref1
DeVille’s, ref1
Dexys Midnight Runners, ref1
Diggle, Phil, ref1
Digital, ref1
Digweed, ref1
Direct Line, ref1
Discotheque Royale, ref1
Distractions, ref1
Divine, ref1
DJ Pierre, ref1
Doctor Who, ref1
Dodd, Andy, ref1
Dodd, Ken, ref1
Doves, ref1, ref2
Dowie, John, ref1
Drape, John, ref1
Drones, ref1
Dry, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5–ref6, ref7, ref8–ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17
promotional poster, ref1
sold, ref1–ref2
‘Duckworth, Vera’, ref1
Durutti Column, ref1, ref2
Dylan, ref1
Eagle, Roger, ref1
Eagles, ref1
Echo and the Bunnymen, ref1, ref2
ecstasy (‘E’), ref1, ref2–ref3, ref4, ref5–ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
alcohol sales hit by, ref1
allergic reaction to, ref1
girl’s death connected with, ref1
Haçienda fuelled by, ref1
Eden, ref1, ref2
Einstürzende Neubauten, ref1
Electric Circus, ref1, ref2
electro, introduced to Manchester, ref1
Electronic, ref1
Equinox, ref1
Erasmus, Alan, ref1–ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12
Eric’s, ref1
ESG, ref1, ref2
FAC ref1
Limited, incorporation of, ref1
FAC ref1: The Area, ref2
Factory All-Stars, ref1, ref2
Factory Records, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
A Certain Ratio signed to, ref1
‘Blue Monday’ losses by, ref1
costs to, ref1
formed, ref1–ref2
go bust, ref1
Haçienda as ref1-D manifestation of, ref2
Haçienda formation and, ref1, ref2
Hannett’s lawsuit against, ref1
liquidation of, ref1–ref2
tax affairs of, ref1
USA office, ref1
Factory Too, ref1
Fagin’s, ref1
Fall, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Farley Jackmaster Funk, ref1
Farm, ref1
Farrimond, Terry, ref1
Ferry, Bryan, ref1
Festival of the Tenth Summer, ref1, ref2
Fevers, ref1, ref2
52nd Street, ref1, ref2
Fingers Inc., ref1
Finitribe, ref1
Fisher, Andy, ref1–ref2
Floating Floor, ref1
Foot Patrol, ref1
Foot Patrol, ref1
Francis, ref1
Frankie Goes to Hollywood, ref1
Fred, ref1, ref2
Free Trade Hall, ref1, ref2, ref3
Freeze, ref1
Fun House, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Future, ref1, ref2, ref3
Gabriel, Peter, ref1, ref2–ref3, ref4
Gabrielle’s Wish, ref1
Gainwest Limited, ref1, ref2
Gallagher, Liam, ref1
Gallagher, Noel, ref1, ref2
Gallery, ref1, ref2
gangs:
Cheetham Hill, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
clubbers terrorized by, ref1
Doddington, ref1
Gooch, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Moss Side, ref1, ref2, ref3
Salford, ref1, ref2, ref3–ref4, ref5, ref6–ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16
Wythenshawe, ref1
Garage, ref1
Garlands, ref1
Garnier, Laurent, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Gay Traitor bar, ref1, ref2–ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7–ref8
Gay Village, Manchester, ref1
Ged (backstage security), ref1
Gene Loves Jezebel, ref1
Giggs, Ryan, ref1
Gilbert, Gillian, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Gilbert, Lesley, ref1
Gillespie, Bobby, ref1
Glitterbest, ref1
G-Mex, ref1, ref2
Gordon the Chef, ref1, ref2–ref3
Grandmaster Flash, ref1, ref2
Grant, Peter, ref1
Gray, Ellie, ref1, ref2, ref3
Greasy Bear, ref1
Gretton, Rob, ref1, ref2–ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6–ref7, ref8–ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27–ref28, ref29, ref30–ref31, ref32, ref33–ref34
bands’ pay, ref1–ref2
Carroll’s offer to, ref1
club idea of, ref1–ref2, ref3, ref4
compulsive nature of, ref1
death of, ref1, ref2
DJ agency idea of, ref1
DJ payments by, ref1
drinks policy of, ref1–ref2
expansion plans of, ref1
health of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
hospitality insisted on by, ref1
infectious enthusiasm of, ref1
Local Times interviews, ref1
Madonna and, ref1–ref2
Morrissey and, ref1
optimism of, ref1
police question, ref1
Robs Records venture of, ref1–ref2, ref3
tax problems of, ref1
tenacity of, ref1
water policy of, ref1
at wedding party, ref1
Wilson’s rows with, ref1, ref2
Gunchester, ref1, ref2
guns, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13
Haçienda Must Be Built, The (Savage, ed.), ref1
Haçienda:
accounts, excerpts from, ref1–ref2, ref3–ref4, ref5–ref6, ref7–ref8, ref9, ref10–ref11, ref12–ref13, ref14–ref15, ref16–ref17
albums, ref1, ref2, ref3
Allan hired by, ref1
American tour by DJs of, ref1
attempts to sell, ref1–ref2
auction, ref1–ref2, ref3
bands’ pay, ref1–ref2
bank absorbs Carroll’s loan to, ref1
basement of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7–ref8
Battle of the Bands competitions at, ref1
Beautiful ref1
nights at, ref1
Best Gay Club Night of the Year
award for, ref1
black-music nights end at, ref1
calendar (1982), ref1–ref2
calendar (1983), ref1–ref2
calendar (1984), ref1–ref2
calendar (1985), ref1–ref2
calendar (1986), ref1–ref2
calendar (1987), ref1–ref2
calendar (1988), ref1–ref2
calendar (1989), ref1–ref2
calendar (1990), ref1–ref2
calendar (1991), ref1–ref2
calendar (1992), ref1–ref2
calendar (1993), ref1
calendar (1994), ref1–ref2
calendar (1995), ref1–ref2
calendar (1996), ref1–ref2
calendar (1997), ref1
Carroll’s loan to, ref1
cat, ref1
cedilla in name of, ref1
Chicago House Party Tour at, ref1
Christma
s fancy-dress party at, ref1
Classic ref1
night at, ref1
cloakrooms in, ref1–ref2
closures of, ref1, ref2, ref3–ref4
Companies House and, ref1–ref2
copied, ref1–ref2
council grant to, ref1
crime becomes more lucrative at, ref1
Disorder party at, ref1
DJ booth in, ref1–ref2, ref3–ref4, ref5
DJ costs to, ref1
DJ shake-up at, ref1
drug overdoses at, ref1
drug-confiscation scheme at, ref1
early planning stages of, ref1
eleventh birthday of, ref1–ref2
The End: A No-Funk Night at, ref1, ref2
escalating budget for, ref1
exporting experience of, ref1
external funding needed for, ref1
fifteenth birthday of, ref1
financial projections for, ref1
first resident DJ of, ref1
first-birthday party of, ref1