Shadowplayers is the title of both a 2006 documentary film and a 2010 book by James Nice of LTM Recordings, tracing the detailed history of Factory Records and the Manchester post-punk music scene between 1978–1981.
Shadowplayers runs for 2 hours and 15 minutes and is divided into 19 chapters, covering subjects such as the Factory Club, sleeve art and graphic design, producer Martin Hannett, the riot at Joy Division's concert at The Derby Hall, Bury in April 1980, Factory Benelux and connections with Les Disques du Crepuscule and the Plan K venue in Brussels, the suicide of Ian Curtis, the beginnings of New Order, and the decline of post-punk culture after 1981.
Based exclusively on first-person narrative, Shadowplayers features soundtrack music by Section 25 and New Order, as well as rare images and graphics, and a cover design based on the first Factory poster (Fac 1) by Peter Saville.
Book
Shadowplayers is also the title of a music history book written by Nice and published by Aurum in May 2010. The book tells the story of Factory Records from its early beginnings up until its demise in 1992.[1] The book was launched at the London record shop Rough Trade East by the author and included a short live performance by Blurt and a speech by designer Peter Saville.[2]
References
^Nice,James (28 July 2013). "The Rise & Fall of Factory Records". Sabotage Times. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^"Shadowplayers: The Rise & Fall of Factory Records by James Nice". Cerysmaticfactory.info. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
External links
LTM website
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