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Manchester Must Dance : A Life of Music, Madness and Moving on Up.

De Gruyter Manchester University Press 2026 eBook-Package Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pickering, Mike.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Pickering, Mike.
Factory Records (Firm).
Haçienda (Nightclub)--History.
Haçienda (Nightclub).
Factory Records (Firm)--History.
Disc jockeys.
Manchester (England).
Local Subjects:
Pickering, Mike.
Genre:
Biography.
Autobiographies
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (417 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2026.
Summary:
A gripping memoir of Mike Pickering's five decades in the music industry, which saw him DJing at the Haçienda, signing Happy Mondays and James to Factory Records and selling millions of albums with his band M People.
Contents:
Front Matter
Contents
Forewords
Part I: Learning
A different world
A northern soul
A new thing
A team for life
A close call
A blessed relief
A matter of life and death
A contribution from Martin Fry
A European
A change in the air
A record label
A girl with dyed red hair
A new order
Part II: Playing
A caper
A pale, elusive metallic blue colour
A sound effect
A love tempo
A New York anglophile
A loud guy in a loud world
A revelation
A tax bill
A right booker
A lost soul
A famous guitarist
A contribution from Johnny Marr
A culture clash
A challenge
A new generation
A house is built
A meeting of minds
A decoy or two
Plates
A scam and a racket
A rock group you can dance to
A rave
A contribution from Noel Gallagher
A ride on time
A fake me
A glow
A spontaneous decision
A police raid
Part III: Working
A cliched crime drama
A temporary contemporary table
A superclub
A songwriting project
A son of god remix
A pair of Woolworths ears
A Rob by any other name
A loss and a victory
A fresh start
A contribution from Calvin Harris
A new city
Illustrations
Playlists
Index.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
ISBN:
1-5261-9055-9
1-5261-9057-5
9781526190550
OCLC:
1578998605

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