Joy Division/Manicured Noise-Northern Stories 1978/80 (Vinyl Edition)

*****Legendary Manchester Post-Punk bands output collected on limited vinyl for the first time! *****

 Strictly Ltd Edition (300) Vinyl Full-Colour Deluxe Package. With one-off digital download 

Joy Division/Manicured Noise-Northern Stories 1978/80 (Vinyl Edition)

All new original artwork by highly regarded Sardinian  collagist/artist Andrea Floris.

  "Sometimes it happens and no one can tell you why.  A great—nay—an excellent band comes around and releases some stellar music, only to be forgotten in the overly-huge Bible of Rock History".  (Pop Matters 2007)

 Following the highly acclaimed recent release on CTR “Perfect Motion”-Jon Savage's Secret History of Second-Wave Psychedelia 1988-93 (A Lauren Laverne BBC 6Music Compilation Album of the Week) comes a limited vinyl version of another previously very well received compilation on CTR. However, this album is cut from a different musical cloth, rooted firmly in the Manchester Post-Punk scene.

 The Tokyo Times wrote of the original CD release in 2007:

 “Manicured Noise possessed the kind of arty, angular sound (and asymmetrical haircuts) that so many bands of the current moment strive for. “

Full Tracklist:

1. Metronome
  2. Moscow 1980 3. Faith 4. Freetime   5. Long March
  6. Mystery Sound
  7. Survival Time
  8. Dreams Money Can Buy
  9. Payday
  10. Competition
  11. Music

  12. The Human Fly

 

Manicured Noise were Manchester’s prime Art/Post-Punk-Funk act. They're woven deeply into the legendary Factory/Russell Club scene of the late seventies.  Their friends and peers included the celebrated artist Linder Mulvey and the godhead Joy Division (with whom they shared a rehearsal space)

 “Primitive funk learned by copying Chic singles played at 33 rpm” (Simon Reynolds-On Manicured Noise in “Rip it Up”)