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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Factory Records, Madchester, 24 Hour Party People, The Hacienda, Flood, Cruz 101, Strawberry Studios, John Cooper Clarke, ATIC Records, Blood and Fire, BBC Philharmonic, The Cape Race, Grand Central Records, Biting Tongues, Intastella, Skam Records, List of bands from Manchester, Acer Studios, Bandit Queen, Factory star, Yargo, Manchester Camerata, Gordon-Smith Guitars, Fat City Recordings, BBC Northern Dance Orchestra, Manchester Boys Choir, Northern Chamber Orchestra, List of songs about Manchester, Murkage cartel, Mate Recordings, Pomona, Twisted Nerve Records, Bop Cassettes, Gwarn Music, The Works Recording Studio, Rob's Records, Newmemorabilia Records, New Music Manchester, In the City. Excerpt: Madchester was a music scene that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The music that emerged from the scene mixed alternative rock, psychedelic rock and dance music. Artists associated with the scene included New Order, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, Northside, 808 State, James, The Charlatans, A Guy Called Gerald and other notable bands. At that time, The Hacienda nightclub was a major catalyst for the distinctive musical ethos in the city that was called the Second Summer of Love. The music scene in Manchester immediately before the Madchester era had been dominated by bands such as The Smiths, New Order and The Fall and James. These bands were to become a significant influence on the Madchester scene. The opening of the Hacienda nightclub, an initiative of Factory Records, in May 1982 was also influential in the development of popular culture in Manchester. For the first few years of its life, the club played predominantly club orientated pop music with an edge, Blancmange, Sade, Blue Rondo A La Turk, Clint Eastwood & General Saint, Gil Scott...
