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Oh Manchester, so much to answer for

I'm not originally from Manchester, but have lived here since I was 20. I first visited Mancunia when I was 17, and I immediately knew I was home the second I turned the corner from Stevenson Square onto Oldham Street after stepping off the 365 Bus from Huddersfield. Many of my favourite bands are from this neck of the woods, and as far as I'm concerned it's the best damned city in the world!
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The Smiths
Record / CD / Tape, 1988
This is a mock up of the cassette sleeve inlay for Rank by The Smiths that a friend made especially for me, which features a young me as the Cover Star in place of the original Alexandra Bastedo
Morrissey
The Apollo
Ticket, 1992
My ticket from the Manchester Apollo show that Morrissey played in December 1992
Tony Wilson
The Hacienda
Photograph, 2015
Me and Tony. I stopped to admire this piece of art on the old site of the Hacienda of the late, great Anthony H Wilson back in 2015
The Smiths, Morrissey, Kevin Cummins
Photograph, 2018
This is when I met Kevin Cummins, after he'd taken a photograph of my tattoo which later appeared in his book Morrissey: Alone and Palely Loitering
Joy Division
Eastern Bloc
Photograph, 1989
Form and Substance, a book about Joy Division which I bought from Eastern Bloc. The date marked in the book, 2nd December 1989, was the very first time I visited Manchester (and Stretford, in a vain attempt to find Morrissey's old family home)
Happy Mondays, Tony Wilson
The Hacienda
Record / CD / Tape, 1989
My original copy of the Madchester Rave Remixes on vinyl by the Happy Mondays. I honestly believe that the Hacienda was Manchester's true and rightful Cathedral, the city hymn was the Club Mix of Hallelujah on this release, and that Tony Wilson was God!
Morrissey
HMV, Market Street
Autograph, 1994
My most treasured possession, which is the copy of Vauxhall and I on vinyl by Morrissey that I queued for 8 hours to get signed by the man himself! He also recognised me, which made my day, week, month, year, decade and century all in one!
The Smiths, Johnny Marr
Autograph, 2016
My copy of The Smiths book All Men Have Secrets, which was signed for me by Johnny Marr in 2016
Inspiral Carpets, Clint Boon
Record / CD / Tape, 1989
An old Inspiral Carpets bootleg tape that a friend made for me back in 1989 (the cover is my own handiwork!), which Clint Boon signed for me many years later
The Smiths, Morrissey
Photograph, 2015
My tattoo, which is a lyric taken from a song by my favourite group The Smiths, and says "Oh Manchester, so much to answer for".
The Roadhouse, Night and Day Cafe, G-MEX, Academy 1 (Manchester Academy), The Apollo, Manchester Arena (MEN), Sankeys Soap, Warehouse Parties, Manchester University Students Union
Ticket, 1995
Tickets from various gigs I attended in Manchester in the 1990s
The Smiths, Morrissey
Record / CD / Tape, 1988
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