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Added 5th August 2008 by Frank

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The Manchester Mekon
1979

The Cake Shop Device

Probably one of the most enduring melodies to emerge from the Manchester new wave scene.
Last spotted at the end of a trailer for BBC TV's "The Culture Show".


Reference Numbers:

MEK 1
OBJ 003
FAC 23
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Latest Discussion

“hi frank - can you let me know a bit more about this please? i'm a bit confused!”
Written by mat
03 Oct 2008
“This was a fine song. It was by Manchester Mekon.”
Written by tenchahoy
02 Jul 2009
“so it should be under manchester mekon?”
Written by OT
06 Jul 2009
“yep. they were almost prog!! how many other new wave / punk bands would write a score.....”
Written by tenchahoy
06 Jul 2009
“this is the one that sounds suspiciously like Love Will Tear Us Apart”
Written by pure_shaw
06 Jul 2009
“Not sure about it sounding like joy division?”
Written by tenchahoy
10 Jul 2009
“just re listened to it. see what you mean!”
Written by tenchahoy
10 Jul 2009
“Without wishing to start a copyright war, I have been informed by very reliable sources that Joy Division asked Frank if they could use the melody from this track for one of their songs. Frank said yes, and Love Will Tear Us Apart was born..”
Written by Francis
16 Oct 2011
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