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REVEALED: Alan erasmus | Vintage Vibes

The Mancunian Way: Factory opening

PLUS 'We are Lancastrians' AND Bridging the gap

Manchester Evening News · Jun 30, 2023

Inside the Hacienda... the club that shook Britain - as new BBC documentary prepares to air rare footage of Manchester superclub

It's where Noel Gallagher learned to dance, was the epicentre of rave and played host to Madonna, The Smiths and the Happy Mondays

Manchester Evening News · Nov 5, 2022

The magical place in Manchester where the Hacienda should really have been, revealed by founder Alan Erasmus

Factory Records co-founder Alan Erasmus reveals his initial reservations about the Hacienda - and the location where HE had wanted the superclub to originally be built in Manchester

Manchester Evening News · May 29, 2022

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Hacienda at 40: The highs, the lows, the £6m losses - as told by key figures behind 'greatest club on earth'

It's 40 years to the day that the Hacienda first opened its doors in Manchester...

Manchester Evening News · May 21, 2022

Factory Records co-founder Alan Erasmus returns from his humanitarian mission to Ukraine

The 72-year-old came back to Manchester because his mum was ill - but his charitable work continues

Manchester Evening News · Mar 28, 2022

Factory Records co-founder, 72, arrives in Ukraine to help refugees fleeing the fighting

"My plan wasn't to come and shoot people: I'm 72, my eyesight is crap, my hearing is even worse!"

Manchester Evening News · Mar 11, 2022

Factory Records founder Alan Erasmus heads to Ukraine on humanitarian mission

Erasmus co-founded the iconic Manchester record label alongside Tony Wilson

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

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'I'm not having this - wish me luck': Manchester's Factory Records co-founder flying out to Ukraine to help 'fight bullies'

"I've fought bullies of one kind or another all my life," said Alan Erasmus

Manchester Evening News · Mar 1, 2022

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