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Collection of Posters relating to the Manchester Music and Creative Industries

Poster for Happy Mondays and 808 State party held at the G-mex in 1990.

Poster for Happy Mondays and 808 State party at the G-Mex

Series comprising contractual paperwork, financial paperwork, artwork and AV material for both bands.

Joy Division/New Order

Profit and Loss statements on New Order recordings; handwritten budget workings-out; sales figures and comparisons between New Order and Joy Division albums and tracks.

Financial Papers

AV material relating to Howard Devoto.

Howard Devoto

Artwork for releases and artist publicity.

Artwork

3 Items

Court Action - Creditors

FAC 225, Substance Compilation, [September 1989], VHS.

Substance

Contractual paperwork, artwork and AV material.

Northside

3 Items

Contracts and Distribution Agreements

AV material relating to artist releases and publicity in a variety of formats.

Audio and Video Material

Correspondence and draft legal papers relating to setting up a Trust for Martin Hannett's family and correspondence relating to a memorial album.

Martin Hannett Trust Papers

[FAC 228], 1" video tape, 11-9-1989; 1" video tape sub master 2, 11-9-1989; 1" master [deteriorating] 1989.

Wimoweh

[FAC 147], 1/4"audio tape, 16-7-1986.

Whispered Words, Sugar & Spice

VHS, no date

Kalima! Live

AV material.

Karl Denver

AV material relating to artist releases and publicity in a variety of formats.

Audio and Video Material

Artwork for releases and artist publicity.

Artwork

Artwork for releases and artist publicity.

Artwork

3 Items

A Certain Ratio

Correspondence and legal papers relating to Northside's record deal; the make up of the band; some televised gigs; and extension of their option contract. Copies (some annotated) of their recording contract.

Contractual and Administrative Papers

Artwork for releases and artist publicity.

Artwork

115 Items

Factory Communications Ltd Management Records

8 Items

Legal Records relating to the operation of Factory Communications Ltd.

Invoices relating to advertising, expenses for artists and staff, recording expenses, freight and delivery charges.

Invoices

6 Items

Company Administration

Royalty statements of CDs sold from international distributors; Koch.

Royalty Statements

Sales and distribution agreements between Factory Communications Limited and various third parties for deals across Europe and Australasia.

Distribution Agreements

Papers relating to a proposal to restructure the business in light of its financial problems in the early 1990s. Includes draft copies of the finance proposal (x2), correspondence between auditors and the bank, a report on the Factory Group to Natwest and a restructuring plan document, 1991.

Restructuring Proposal

Minutes of planning meetings for the development of the label, strategies for development, press and promotional activities and reports on early staff activities.

Minutes of Meetings and Planning

Document discussing the breaking of the partnership with Ikon, a flyer of their current catalogue and copies of their accounts, 1984-1985.

Dissolution of partnership with Ikon

Share certificates in Factory, company registration and change of name documents. Share certificates for Factory US and MVS Record Pressing Ltd. A list of band and manager contacts under the factory label.

Company Formation Papers

Invoices relating to the pressing of records and printing of of record sleeves between 1979-1984. Bundle includes invoices relating to pressing of records and sleeve printing for a number of 1990 FAC releases and New Order's World in Motion

Invoices

Royalty statements from major record companies for various artists across multiple territories, including statements from major record labels including EMI and Island.

Royalty Statements

3 Items

Correspondence

Audio and video output of artists in various formats.

Audio and Video Material

Beta SP, no date.

Foreground

6 Items

Artwork

Invoice from Pascal Gabriel relating to the costs for producing 'Cabbages and Bells' track.

Financial Paperwork

Bundle labelled 'Man Not Man' consisting of unsigned small format artworks and photographs of an unidentified young male. Also contains a copy of 'Man Not Man' by Jeff Nuttall dedicated to Tony Wilson, 1978. The book, 'Man Not Man', contains language of a sexual nature which may be offensive.

Ephemera File

Legal papers relating to dispute between original Factory directors including correspondence and affadavits. Also includes a notice of the settlement of the dispute with handwritten note 'The Five Year Praxis'.

Martin Hannett Dispute Papers

Lists and invoices relating to band member payments, tour and studio costs and travel expenses.

Financial Papers

Copy correspondence and drafts relating to distribution and promotion agreements, and setting up a deal with a distributor in the Benelux region, Play It Again Sam. Also includes a document detailing a history of the collapse of Himalaya and how Factory could aid in its rescue. Minutes of record labels meeting dated May 1986. Correspondence and profit and loss statements concerning the video of a Heaton Park concert featuring Factory artists which was filmed and distributed by another production company. Rough Trade Jungle proposal replacing Fresh Records.

Distribution and Promotion Agreements

1" audio tape, 1979.

Electricity

VHS [NTSC], no date.

Winter Plume; Time For Bed

Audio and video output of artists in various formats.

Audio and Video Material

AV material relating to artist releases and publicity in a variety of formats.

Audio and Video Material

AV material.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

29/05/1987; U-matic.

Skanking Queen; Slip Slide

AV material

The Bodines