It was 30 years ago today: The opening of the Hacienda

Today is the exact 30th anniversary of the opening of the legendary Hacienda in Manchester...hoorah! Catch a bunch of quality performances at the club from the Smiths, New Order, the Chameleons, and Stone Roses over at Slicing Up Eyeballs.

And check out a remembrance from famed UK DJ, Greg Wilson here. Here's a short list of Wilson's "Five Early Hacienda Classics":

Greg Wilson mix for MixMag

Here's a fun little mix from legendary UK DJ Greg Wilson...throw it on in the background & boogie while you work!

"Something a bit different - Mixmag asked me to put together a ‘minimix’ of twenty minutes duration for their podcast. Given the limited length, I suppose I approached it more as an advert than a mix in the usual sense – a sixty truncated into twenty minute taster, providing the opportunity for me to highlight, to an audience that aren’t generally exposed to this approach, the type of stuff I play in the parties, clubs and festivals."

Greg Wilson on Martin Rushent and the Human League

I was browsing the blog pages over at Rocks Back Pages, and saw the latest entry by legendary UK DJ, Greg Wilson. In his article, Greg discusses the recent passing of Martin Rushent, and waxes nostalgic about spinning Human League records at Wigan Pier in the early 80's. It contained the above image of the 12" label from the Human League's "Hard Times" 12" and seeing the label really brought that time back to me for some reason. After all, the Rushent-produced Dare, is one of my all time favorite albums. And all of the singles associated with it ain't too shabby as well. I thought some of you might enjoy he article, as well as the edits below by Greg which he is kind enough to share with us on Mixcloud...give it a spin, and read all about it.

GREG WILSON TURNTABLE EDIT 1984 - LEAGUE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA 'LOVE AND DANCING (MEDLEY)' by Greg Wilson on Mixcloud

By Greg Wilson: "The League Unlimited Orchestra / ‘Love And Dancing Medley’ – by the time I found the original tape of this, a few years ago, the sound quality had unfortunately deteriorated somewhat . I quickly transferred to digital, and, despite its audio deficiency, it retains its charm, with half a dozen tracks squeezed into just over three and a half minutes. ‘Love And Dancing’ was, in effect, a dub version of the Human League’s ‘Dare’ album, remixed by its producer, Martin Rushent." For further info: http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2011/02/turntable-edits-2/