Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records by James Nice #literature New York Times Book Review

New York Times Book Review

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Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records by James Nice #literature New York Times Book Review'Definitive and comprehensive, this is the actual story of Factory Records' Peter Saville In 1978, a 'Factory for Sale' sign gave Alan Erasmus and Tony Wilson a name for their fledgling Manchester club night. Though they couldn' t have known it at the time, this was the launch of one of the most significant musical and cultural legacies of the late twentieth century. The club's electrifying live scene soon translated to vinyl, and Factory Records went