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45 Years Later: Closer & The Last Days Of Joy Division

Manchester Will Haunt Itself: The British Pop Archive Reviewed

40 Years Later: Closer & The Last Days Of Joy Division

An Exactly Drawn Dawn: How Factory Revolutionised Record Design

On Matters Of Life & Death: Tim Booth Of James Interviewed

Sweeping From The Factory Floor: The Label’s Final Years

Sways Records, Manchester: When The Gatefolds Open

Section 25 — Retrofit

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