Unbelievably good photo-zine document of Manchester's MADCHESTER music scene (1989-91) where punk met rave and everything went baggy - includes A Certain Ratio, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, John Cooper Clark, Tony Wilson (Factory) and more!

    Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 32 pages, staple-bound.

    100% ESSENTIAL!

    Ships in about a week

    Other Releases on

    No Logo: An insightful examination of advertising's impact on society and youth cultureBy Naomi Klein
    By the time you’re twenty-one, you’ll have seen or heard a million advertisements. But you won’t be happier for it. This is a book about that much-maligned,...
      Arthur Baker NEW HARDBACK BOOKLooking For the Perfect Beat
      500-page Memoir of legendary American record producer and remixer, Arthur Baker. Wicked new book from legendary producer Arthur Baker. Loads of great...
        • Book (850g)£25.00 £22.00
          Expected 23 MayPreorder
        Dread, Poetry and Freedom: Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Unfinished Revolution
        What is the relationship between poetry and social change? Standing at the forefront of political poetry since the 1970s, Linton Kwesi Johnson has been...
          By Ian PenmanErik Satie Three Piece Suite
          Composer, pianist and writer Erik Satie was one of the great figures of Belle Époque Paris. Known for his unvarying image of bowler hat, three-piece suit...
            Jess Sah BiJesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas
            Jesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas is Jess Sah Bi’s first and only gospel album. Fortunately, fans responded with enthusiasm: widespread radio airplay and concerts...
              The Tribul'zationsMelody Babylon
              The Tribulizations are a Brighton UK-based reggae vocal harmony duo living the rocker's life style! We pay homage to uk style lovers rock and spiritual...
              • – Melody Babylon
              • – Freedom Fighter
              • – Politicians
              • – Fade Away
              • – Without You
              • – One Step Forward
              • – Just Let It Be
              • – Fever
              • – Social Riot
              • – Rest In Love
              Lizzy Mercier DesclouxDesiderata
              NYC no wave/ze records scenester Descloux book of poetry, collages and moreIntroduction by Patti Smith
                Louisiana CajunsTurner Browne
                Excellent book - stunning black and white photography. Highly recommended
                  • Original Book (350g)£30.00
                    Out of print Pre-Owned Original USA paperback bit of ageing
                    In stockAdd to Bag
                  Jackie DeshannonLove Forever - Demo Recordings 1966-1967
                  Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon got her start singing gospel at home and in church as a child in her native Kentucky, and then singing...
                    • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) RLGM18131PMI£35.99
                      In stockAdd to Bag
                    Flip the Script: How Women Came to Rule Hip Hop
                    FLIP THE SCRIPT showcases some of the best rappers currently making music in the UK. It has taken a significant amount of time for women to get recognition...
                      Nasty Women
                      With intolerance and inequality increasingly normalised by the day, it's more important than ever to share real experiences and hold the truth to account...
                        By Truman CapoteIn Cold Blood
                        The chilling true crime 'non-fiction novel' that made Truman Capote's name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of...
                          Perfume
                          In eighteenth-century France there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable...
                            Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit: Art, Feminism, and Digital Technology
                            In Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit, Judith K. Brodsky makes a ground-breaking intellectual leap by connecting feminist art theory with the rise...
                              Look & See: Collected Ephemera and Printed Material
                              Look & See offers a very personal insight into the idiosyncratic influences and inspirations behind the creativity of Anthony Burrill, designer and letterpress...
                                The Velvet Underground, New York 1965–66 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Adam Ritchie
                                Awesome small and beautiful new photo-zine of rare pix of the Velvet Underground in New York 1965-66. In the zone! Look there's Andy (hi Andy!), Lou,...
                                  • Book (200g) ISSN 2752-5619£10.00
                                    In stockAdd to Bag
                                  George OrwellDown And Out in Paris and London
                                  George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld...
                                    We Called It MusicEddie Condon
                                      • Original Book (200g)£20.00
                                        Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback book, inside yellowing to pages
                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                      William S. BurroughsJunky
                                      A shocking exposé of the desperate subculture surrounding heroin addiction, William S. Burroughs' Junky is edited with an introduction by Oliver Harris...
                                        Letters to GilMalik Al Nasir
                                        £12 OFF UK HARDBACK!Description'A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure'...
                                          • Book (600g) 9780008464431£20.00 £8.00
                                            In stockAdd to Bag
                                          Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital and Back
                                          From acid-house to prog-rock, there is no form of modern popular music that hasn't been propelled forwards by the synthesizer. As a result they have long...
                                            There And Black Again
                                            By Don Letts and Mal Peachey Don Letts – filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father – has always defied conformity....
                                              JazzBy Freddy J. Angstmann
                                              (in french). Nice photos
                                                • Original Book (500g)£10.00
                                                  Original Pre-Owned Out-Of-Print Hardback Book in Good Condition
                                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                                Dinosaurs in the MorningBy Whitney Balliett
                                                  • Original Book (400g)£25.00
                                                    Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK 1st Edn. Hardback Book w/Dustjacket
                                                    In stockAdd to Bag
                                                  A Little Feminist History of Art
                                                  Emerging in the late 1960s as women artists struggled to de-gender their work to compete in a male-dominated arena, the feminist art movement has played...
                                                    Subcontinental SynthesisElectronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972
                                                    The history of India's first electronic music studio founded in 1969 at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad by David Tudor.Subcontinental Synthesis...
                                                      Invisible Man
                                                      Ralph Ellison's blistering and impassioned first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible 'simply because people refuse to see me'. Published...
                                                        The Women Who Changed Architecture
                                                        A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Marion...
                                                          Things Fall Apart
                                                          Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally...
                                                            A Thousand Golden Horns: The Exciting Age of America's Greatest Dance BandsBy Gene Fernett
                                                              • Original Book (700g)£20.00
                                                                Original Pre-Owned Out-Of-Print 1st and only edition private press Hardback Book in Good Condition
                                                                In stockAdd to Bag
                                                              Art on My MindBy bell hooks
                                                              A rich, thought-provoking collection of essays, critiques and interviews from the influential author of Ain't I a Woman and All About Love‘There must...
                                                                George OrwellBooks v. Cigarettes
                                                                Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore...
                                                                  The Book of JazzLeonard Feather
                                                                    • Original Book (500g)£20.00
                                                                      Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK 1st Edn. Hardback Book no Dustjacket
                                                                      In stockAdd to Bag

                                                                    People also bought

                                                                    Factory Records 1979-80 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Daniel Meadows
                                                                    Unbelievably good photo-zine about early Factory Records (79/80) includes Joy Division, ACR, Durutti Column, The Buzzcocks, Martin Hannett, Jon Savage,...
                                                                      • Book (200g) ISSN 2752-5619£10.00
                                                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                      NYC Hip Hop Years 1982-92 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Janette Beckman
                                                                      Excellent photozine from legendary NYC Hip-hop photographer Janette Beckman who moved there from Britain at the start of the 1980s. Beckman alongside Jamal...
                                                                        Members Only HARDBACK BOOK(V.Ltd. 1st Edn. Individually numbered)
                                                                        Deluxe hardback book - 432 pages! … every first edition book is individually numbered as a throwback to many of the original membership cards. Members...
                                                                          Yo! The Early Days of Hip-Hop 1982-84Photography by Sophie BramlySoul Jazz Books
                                                                          Yo! The Early Days of Hip-Hop 1982-84 is a new book published by Soul Jazz Books/Records that features 300+ pages of stunning photographs documenting the...
                                                                            Detroit Rave Flyers 1993 -1999
                                                                            Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Stacy Pullen, Robert Hood, Eddie Fowlkes, Cajmere. Richie Hawtin .... blimey!Detroit Rave Flyers...
                                                                              Theo ParrishDJ-Kicks: Detroit Forward!K7 Records
                                                                              Growing up in Chicago, later Detroit-based music producer, Theo Parrish is internationally well known for his own inimitable downtempo house music style....
                                                                              • – De'Sean Jones & Ideeyah - Pressure
                                                                              • – Donald Lee Roland II - Simba's Theme
                                                                              • – Meftah - When The Sun Falls
                                                                              • – Theo Parrish & Duminie DePorres - The Real Deal
                                                                              • – Specter - The Upper Room
                                                                              • – Deon Jamar - North End Funk
                                                                              • – Ian Fink - Moonlight (Duality/Detroit Live Version)
                                                                              • – John C & Meftah - Full
                                                                              • – mBtheLight - aGAIN (T’s Edit)
                                                                              • – De'Sean Jones - Psalm 23
                                                                              • – Raybone Jones - Green Funk
                                                                              • – Jon Dixon - Wind Drifts (Instrumental)
                                                                              • – Whodat & Sophiyah.e - Don’t Know
                                                                              • – KESSWA - Chasing Delerium feat. Nova Zai
                                                                              • – Raj Mahal - Hudsons
                                                                              • – De'Sean Jones - Flash Spain
                                                                              • – Jason Hogans - Surrounded By Trees
                                                                              • – Howard Thomas - Experiment 10
                                                                              • – Sterling Toles - Janis
                                                                              Brown SugarI'm In Love With A DreadlocksSoul Jazz Records
                                                                              A stone-cold classic conscious Lovers Rock tune from the seminal British reggae group Brown Sugar. 'I’m In Love With A Dreadlocks’ was originally released...
                                                                              • Brown Sugar – I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks
                                                                              • Brown Sugar – I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks (Instrumental)
                                                                              A Split - SecondFleshDiscoring Records
                                                                              Reissue of A Split - Second's 1986EBM / New Beat classic 'Flesh'Credited with kicking off the new beat genre, ‘Flesh’ was the debut single from Marc...
                                                                              • – BURNOUT
                                                                              • – BODYCHECK
                                                                              • – FLESH
                                                                              • – ON COMMAND
                                                                              Cheryl GlasgowGlued To The SpotNumero
                                                                              It's always summer somewhere, but especially so wherever Cheryl Glasgow's carefree clubber Glued To The Spot plays. An absolute ear worm from its first...
                                                                                Catch A-FireTreasure Isle Ska 1963-1965Doctor Bird
                                                                                By 1963, Jamaica’s dancefloors and airwaves rocked to the recently developed sound of ska – the island’s first indigenous style to achieve international...
                                                                                • – Donkey City Part 1 – Baba Brooks Band *
                                                                                • – Stranger At The Door – Stranger Cole
                                                                                • – Summer Day – Dotty & Bonnie *
                                                                                • – Country Town – Baba Brooks Band
                                                                                • – We Are Rolling – Stranger & Ken
                                                                                • – Spider – Don Drummond
                                                                                • – Conqueror – Stranger Cole
                                                                                • – Loving You Always – Dotty & Bonnie *
                                                                                • – JFK’s Memory – Don Drummond
                                                                                • – Millie Maw – Stranger Cole *
                                                                                • – Enchanted Ball – The Melody Enchanters*
                                                                                • – Melody Jamboree – Baba Brooks
                                                                                • – Oh How I Need You – Stranger Cole
                                                                                • – Look Before You Leap – Glen Adams *
                                                                                • – Nothing Tried – Stranger Cole *
                                                                                • – Jelly Bean – Baba Brooks *
                                                                                • – Darling When – Dotty & Bonnie *
                                                                                • – Out Of Many – Stranger Cole
                                                                                • – Boat Ride – Baba Brooks
                                                                                • – Words Of Wisdom – Eric Morris *
                                                                                • – Sailor Boy – The Melody Enchanters *
                                                                                • – Your Kisses – Dotty & Bonnie *
                                                                                • – Little Boy Blue – Stranger Cole
                                                                                • – Donkey City Part 2 – Baba Brooks Band *
                                                                                • – DISC TWO Catch A Fire – Baba Brooks Band
                                                                                • 1. – Donkey City Part 1 – Baba Brooks Band *
                                                                                • 2. – Stranger At The Door – Stranger Cole
                                                                                • 3. – Summer Day – Dotty & Bonnie *
                                                                                • View full info and tracklisting
                                                                                Jo Bisso / AmantLove Somebody / Hazy Shades Of Love (The Danny Krivit Edits)T.K. Disco
                                                                                NYC Disco legend Danny Krivit returns to the editing block on behalf of seminal Miami Disco powerhouse TK Disco. Two classic edits from the man now available...
                                                                                • Jo Bisso – Love Somebody (Danny Krivit Edit)
                                                                                • Amant – Hazy Shades Of Love (Danny Krivit Edit)
                                                                                ChronixxNever Give UpForever Living Originals
                                                                                Just Back In.. Wow .Killer new 10" roots single from Chronixx! 10" Produced by Inflo (SAULT, LITTLE SIMZ, CLEO SOL) ...Think The Wailers 1972!! Don't...
                                                                                • – Never Give Up
                                                                                • – Instrumental
                                                                                • – Dub Version
                                                                                Hieroglyphic BeingThere Is No Acid In This HouseSoul Jazz Records
                                                                                'Unfiltered, unfettered electronic dance music from a modern legend of Chicago House'. *****Mojo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ‘There...
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Communion Of The Highest Order
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – We Are The Light Vessels
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – When Situations Get 2 Deep (Original Mix)
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Look Over There 9 O'Clock
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Beyond The Outrage
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Frantic Moments
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Mephisto's Pulpit Of Stank
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Deconstructing The Path
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Nights Under The Nubian Sky
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Dark Acidic Organs From The Void
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Private Runner
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Let Me Know How U Really Feel
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – There Is No Acid In This House (Just Emotions Remix)
                                                                                • Hieroglyphic Being – Dogs Don't Wear Pants
                                                                                • 1. Hieroglyphic Being – Communion Of The Highest Order
                                                                                • 2. Hieroglyphic Being – We Are The Light Vessels
                                                                                • 3. Hieroglyphic Being – When Situations Get 2 Deep (Original Mix)
                                                                                • View full info and tracklisting
                                                                                Adrian Sherwood PresentsDub No FrontiersReal World
                                                                                Dub No Frontiers is inspired by and features female vocalists that Adrian Sherwood and the On U Sound label knew from the UK or had met while travelling...
                                                                                • Yehaiyahan – Love Hurts
                                                                                • Likkle Mai – Haste Makes Waste
                                                                                • Rita Morar – Meri Awaaz Suno (Hear My Voice)
                                                                                • In Temi Oyedele – I Dupe (Thanks Giving)
                                                                                • Neyssatou – War
                                                                                • Maria Wenda – Okama Werek Halok
                                                                                • Kerieva – Chavale
                                                                                • JaGodDa – Krysztalowy Aniol (Crystal Angel)
                                                                                • Saba Tewelde – Semarulay Daqey
                                                                                • Nadya Ostroff – Little Cosmonaut
                                                                                JuneiLets Ride / You Must Go OnNumero
                                                                                "Let's Ride' found new life as the bed for KAYTRANADA's “Scared To Death" and the track has slowly worked its way through the algorithm to a new generation...
                                                                                  Milton NascimentoO Planeta Blue Na Estrada Do SolColumbia
                                                                                    • Original LP 188.231£20.00
                                                                                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Brazilian vinyl
                                                                                    Hektor Zazou, Jeanne Folly, J.L Hennig, VXZ 375 & BazookaLa PerversitaSofa Records
                                                                                    **Official reissue!** First ever official reissue of this infamous, no-wave masterpiece made between between French political art iconoclasts Bazooka...
                                                                                    • – Strawberry Fields For Ever
                                                                                    • – I Love You S...
                                                                                    • – La Soupeuse
                                                                                    Pepe BradockDactylonomy VAtavisme
                                                                                    Not reluctant but cheerful, The Offering, opening track, is a nervous gift for repentant drunk divers planning to ball & wiggle with hurried eared seals...
                                                                                      Black Hole: Finnish Disco and Electronic Music from Private Pressings and Unreleased Tapes 1980–1991Svart Records
                                                                                      Hot on the sold-out heels of the three previous Svart-issued early 80’s synth pop and underground electronic music compilations (Satan in Love, Dance...
                                                                                      • Peak Funktion – Untitled A-side
                                                                                      • Peak Funktion – Untitled B-side
                                                                                      • Free Feeling Band – In An Other Time
                                                                                      • Free Feeling Band – Keep Your Soul Alive
                                                                                      • The Groove Night – Mabellene
                                                                                      • Kim Kuusi – SMO
                                                                                      • Syntax – Black Hole
                                                                                      • Syntax – Jump Off
                                                                                      • Jarkko Väljä – Tunnen
                                                                                      • Helena Miller – Kuumaa laavaa
                                                                                      • Pxies – I'm So Fool
                                                                                      • Pxies – Guilty Of The Crime
                                                                                      • We – Israel Is Real
                                                                                      • Romanssi – ...tähdet kertovat?
                                                                                      • Celestial Sounds – A Vision
                                                                                      • Tanjalotta Räikkä – Huominen Eurooppa
                                                                                      • Otso – Etelästä lensi
                                                                                      • HTO – Movement 7
                                                                                      • Otto A – Sun Behind The Radar Part 3: Waiting For The Future
                                                                                      • Anssi Timo – Fantasia
                                                                                      Steve MoniteOnly YouSoundway
                                                                                      Shooting, space-synth sounds ripple and vibrate, incessant grooves keep the tracks in motion and Nkono Teles production, a producer often overlooked for...
                                                                                        Urban Classics 2Urban Classics 2Urban
                                                                                          Sunny & The SunlinersIf I Could See You Now / Give Me TimeBig Crown Records
                                                                                          Big Crown Records is proud to present another strong 7" offering from the legendary Sunny & The Sunliners. Pulling two very in demand tunes from Sunny's...
                                                                                            Paris Rave Flyers 1991-1994
                                                                                            Paris Rave Flyers from 1990 to 1996 - 88 page groovy small book. Well nice! Limited copies Ships in about a week
                                                                                              Pye Corner AudioCircuit Rot / Pocket DiscoPolytechnic Youth
                                                                                              Dark shades of disco-noir and John Carpenter style soundtrack minimalism from Pye Corner Audio!
                                                                                              • – Circuit Rot
                                                                                              • – Pocket Disco
                                                                                              Blue Note Re:imagined II (feat. Yazz Ahmed, Theon Cross, Oscar Jerome & more)Decca / Blue Note
                                                                                              Legendary labels Decca and Blue Note have joined forces again for Blue Note Re:imagined II; a collection of classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly...
                                                                                              • – Yazz Ahmed - It (Chick Correa)
                                                                                              • – Conor Albert - You Make Me Feel So Good (Bobbi Humphrey)
                                                                                              • – Parthenope - Don’t Know Why (Norah Jones)
                                                                                              • – Swindle - Miss Kane (Donald Byrd)
                                                                                              • – Nubiyan Twist - Through The Noise (Chant No.2) (Donald Byrd)
                                                                                              • – Ego Ella May - Morning Side Of Love (Chico Hamilton)
                                                                                              • – Oscar Jerome - Green With Envy (Grant Green)
                                                                                              • – Daniel Casimir ft. Rita Moran - Lost (Wayne Shorter)
                                                                                              • – Theon Cross - Epistrophy (Thelonious Monk)
                                                                                              • – Maya Delilah - Harvest Moon (Cassandra Wilson)
                                                                                              • – Kay Young - Feel Like Making Love (Marlena Shaw)
                                                                                              • – Venna & Marco - Where Are We Going (Donald Byrd)
                                                                                              • – Reuben James - Infant Eyes (Wayne Shorter)
                                                                                              • – Binker Golding - Fort Worth (Joe Lovano)
                                                                                              • – Cherise - Sunrise (Norah Jones)
                                                                                              • – Franc Moody - Cristo Redentor (Donald Byrd)
                                                                                              • 1. – Yazz Ahmed - It (Chick Correa)
                                                                                              • 2. – Conor Albert - You Make Me Feel So Good (Bobbi Humphrey)
                                                                                              • 3. – Parthenope - Don’t Know Why (Norah Jones)
                                                                                              • View full info and tracklisting