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19 Oct 2025

Artefact of the day

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1975
Added 12th February 2014
by Abigail
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One of a number of 1970s record shop bags donated to the Archive by Ashley Kennerley.

Any jazzers out there remember Mr. Barry Ancill?

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“Will have a trawl through my storage for some more ephemera for this gig. Kept it all when I moved to Philly last year. I think I still have the Man or Astro-man? poster, an intergalactic passport, stick of chewing gum, and the lyric/music sheet for Die Kunst's 'Go Go Golem'...”
18 Oct
“Thanks for adding this Stewart and your continued support of Fast Cars and Salford Jets. Stuart Murray”
13 Oct
“Brilliant! Thank you.”
13 Oct
“£1.50!”
11 Oct
“Hi Leon … So did I 😁…. Last time however was my 21st birthday July 1986 and I was 7 months pregnant … Loved the choonz 👍🏻❤️❤️❤️👌”
05 Oct
“Amazing and as a set ridicuously rare. I have a paltry 400 pound in readies, chief- if anyone has a set in decent condition to sell!”
21 Sep
“Wow”
18 Sep
“I left MCR in 96 and it was before that. Changed to 95 but still only guessing.”
16 Sep
“No sweep. Of course. Cold as ice , cool as a shave.”
14 Sep
“Again, pretty sure this was a bit later - don't think Generation X opened until 96 at least?”
12 Sep

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Geoff Lloyd - DJ archivesplus 14 Oct
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Matt & Phreds Jazz Club - Place Radio7stewart 13 Oct
Matt & Phreds - Place Radio7stewart 13 Oct
Kamera Ballroom, Lloyd & Pratt, Chorlton - Place Sugarbug Shaw 12 Oct
Kamera Ballroom - Place Sugarbug Shaw 12 Oct
Manchester Apollo - Place Sugarbug Shaw 11 Oct
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Black And White Lovers - Band / Artist Marti 30 Sep
Bleasdale Heywood Guitar Duo - Band / Artist Helen Walker / Everyday Records 18 Sep
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Barry Gibb - Band / Artist Helen Walker / Everyday Records 11 Sep

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