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I Thought I Heard You Speak : Women at Factory Records - 9781399606189

I Thought I Heard You Speak : Women at Factory Records

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Author: Golden, Audrey

Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside

Published on 4 May 2023 by Orion Publishing Co (White Rabbit) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 528 pages
165 x 240 x 48 | 772g

Factory Records has become the stuff of legend. The histories of the label have been told from many perspectives, from visual catalogues and memoirs to exhibitions. Yet no in-depth history has ever been told from the perspectives of the women who were integral to Factory's cultural significance. The untold history of Factory Records is one of women's work at nearly every turn: recording music, playing live gigs, running the label behind the scenes, managing and promoting bands, designing record sleeves, making films and music videos, pioneering sound technology, DJing, and running one of the most chaotic clubs on the planet, The Haçienda. Told entirely in their voices and featuring contributions from Gillian Gilbert, Gina Birch, Cath Carroll, Penny Henry and over fifty more interviewees, I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SPEAK is an oral history that reveals the true cultural reach of the label and its staying power in the twenty-first century.