Wednesday 4 April 2018

Rob Gretton, Tony Wilson / Fac51 The Hacienda Newsletter no.6



Edition : First / Manchester / Factory / Undated (but late 1982) / Softcover. / VG+
15 x 21cm. 8pp including covers, photocopy pages.

One of the few Factory related things not to have its own catalog number. So, the year is 1982, the Hacienda has been open only for a few months, and things are going both swimmingly and disasterously by reading the contents. Listings for Grand Master Flash, ACR, video nights, letters with Jon Savage. Bernard Manning on the cover- who was supposed to be compere on the opening night but commented on stage "I've played some shit-holes during my time, but this is really something" and then walked off. He also remarked to New Order- 'Stick to your day jobs, cos you're not cut out for clubs'. He later returned his fee, and by even their own accounts, was probably right. A bit of a disaster. But a beautiful one.