THE myth of Manchester’s Factory Records weighs heavy and, churning through this extensive box set, one can’t help but wonder why.
As a label famously bereft of an A & R policy, Factory was, for the most part, a stylish shambles.
Indeed, beyond the gems that glisten here sifting among the debris is no easy task.
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