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In the last 30 days the archive has grown by 58 new artefacts, 27 new members, 15 new people and places.
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Online Exhibitions
My Life Through Ticket Stubs
A personal journey through music gigs in Manchester
Electric circus
An exhibition of artefacts from the Electric Circus, music venue now no longer around
Doodlebug Nuggets ALL FM 96.9 radio archive
Maxwell Hall Archive
An exhibition of the musical heritage of Maxwell Hall, University of Salford
Don't Mention The Hacienda - In Search Of Alan Wise
We Are Dynamite! Northern Carnival 1978
The Northern Carnival against the Nazis, a rally and concert held on 15 July 1978 in Moss Side.
RNCM50: Throwing Open the Concert Doors
Queer Noise
Exploring the hidden history of Manchester’s LGBT+ music culture and club life.
The Roadhouse closes its doors
Huge exhibition of photos and memories from the Manchester music institution.
Moss Side Stories
Inspired in part by MDMArchive’s hugely prolific member, ‘Dubwise-er’, who uploaded almost 1000 artefacts to our website.
Mole Express - A Magazine for Manchester's Counter Culture
A truly alternative, grass-roots publication first issued in 1970 which ran for seven years.
Andrew Weatherall A Herbal Tea Party Celebration
A celebration of the dearly missed Andrew Weatherall.
In celebration of the life of CP Lee
A place to collect all the wonderful stories, memories and images of our founder member.
Record Shops of Greater Manchester
An ongoing project aiming to document every record shop of Greater Manchester, past and present.
City Fun: The Hidden History of Manchester's Favourite Fanzine
Comprehensive fully transcribed archive of City Fun.
Suffragette City - women in Manchester music
Exhibition celebrating women in Manchester music developed in tandem with our physical Suffragette City exhibition at The Refuge.
Manchester Academy Memories
Concerts & Club Life at the University of Manchester - full of great stories from true music fans 1954-2016
A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music
Founded in 1920 by Hilda Collens, the school specialised in training music teachers until it merged with the Royal Manchester College of Music to form the RNCM.
Kate O'Donnell (Trans Creative)
A personal archive of Kate's flyers, posters and press articles.
Electric 50: Bob Dylan at the Free Trade Hall Redux
Manchester Digital Music Archive celebrated this outstanding event with a fundraising concert to mark its 50th anniversary.
Square Peg, Round Hole: decades of (gay) involvement in Manchester.
Huge personal collection of flyers, photos and articles from designer / promoter duo Glenn & Brendon.
Paradise Factory, January 1998
A photo diary of a night out in Paradise Factory.
Rave in Greater Manchester, 1985-1995
To celebrate the launch of the Lapsed Clubber Audio Map, we've started an exhibition about rave in Greater Manchester.
25 Years Of Paper Recordings: 1994 - 2019
A quarter of a century of music, parties, good times & many memories of Paper Recordings.
RNCM Archives
Welcome to the Royal Northern College of Music Archives
Making Music in Manchester during WW1
This exhibition showcases some of the archives of the Royal Northern College of Music, the Hallé Concerts Society and the Henry Watson Music Library.
Defining Me: A Musical Adventure in Manchester #1
Michael Barnes-Wynters (aka Barney Doodlebug, and MDMArchive trustee) snapshot of a musical journey.
Fanzine: Ghast Up
How to make a fanzine. Behind the scenes photos and letters including all issues of seminal fanzine.
Fanzine: God Is A Newt
Another great punk fanzine.
Fanzine: Out There
Paul Morley's self-published fanzine 'Out There'.
Fanzine: Manchester Rains
Another great DIY fanzine.
The Mancunian Gay Magazine
Uncovering Manchester's LGBT music history within the pages of the Mancunian Gay magazine.
Oh Manchester, so much to answer for
M20 Festival, Withington 2018
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Founding of Factory Records
Melanie Smith - Mudkiss Photography
Manchester-based music photographer Melanie Smith shares some random photographic memories.
King Kayak: 2006 to 2009
Manchester Postcards
A collection of early 20th Century postcards illustrating brass bands and old venue spaces.
Manchester, North of England
Cherry Red Records box set as selected by members of MDMArchive.
Licktronica : a design aesthetic and an electronic music night
A collection of Rob Bailey's iconic poster designs from Licktronica.
Manchester Musicians Collective
Late 1970s Manchester musicians-led grass-roots movement.
Cry Wolf 1975-1980
Lifting the lid on late 70s gig scene of Poynton, Cheadle and beyond.
Fictitious Names
A treasure trove of images of this Radcliffe-based band.
Manchester, Punk and Beyond...
OT's punk nuggets - it is good to own a Shy Talk and a Ghast Up, a John Cooper Clarke poster and the Electric Circus flyers.
Happy Mondays 'Rave On' 1989
My Smiths and Morrissey collection
Since stumbling across The Smiths on the Old Grey Whistle Test I've never looked back.
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