"... self-appointed ringleader of the Manchester music business, he was someone you loved, or hated, or loved and hated at the same time."
#TonyWilson
1950-2007
Born on this day
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MR MANCHESTER
Remembering ANTHONY H. WILSON on what would have been his 76th birthday.
Maverick, entrepreneur, pioneer, Mancunian.
#TonyWilson #OnThisDay #FactoryRecords #Manchester
+++ Rest In Power - Tony Wilson - Born on this day - 20th February 1950. +++
#tonywilson #factoryrecords #joydivision #joydivisionforever #neworder #hacienda #granada #soitgoes #manchester #postpunk #OTD
"According to William Blake, 'The road of excess leads to the Palace of Wisdom.' I was on my way there... in a Jag."
📀 Remembering #FactoryRecords co-founder, The Haçienda manager, and all-round #Manchester legend #TonyWilson, #BOTD 20 February 1950.
GRANADA REPORTS 1984
Morrissey | Tony Wilson
The Headmaster Ritual
#Morrissey #TonyWilson
"William Blake wrote, 'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.' I was on my way there in a Jag." ( #TonyWilson)
💊 #OTD in #Film #History 13 Feb 2002, #MichaelWinterbottom's 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE, the tale of #FactoryRecords and #Madchester, had its 🇬🇧 premiere.
"You Sexy Thing" is a song by the British #soul band #HotChocolate. It was written by lead singer #ErrolBrown and bass guitarist #TonyWilson and was produced by #MickieMost. The song was released in October 1975 as the second single from their second album, Hot Chocolate.
The little-known, original “Unknown Pleasures” artwork.
#itstotallytrue #joydivision #unknownpleasures #tonywilson #factoryrecords #postpunk #postpunkhistory #punkhistory
#totallytruetalesofpostpunkhistory
#Control #JoyDivision #24HourPartyPeople #Manchester #NewOrder #HappyMondays #TonyWilson #FactoryRecords #Hacienda #ScrapyardRadio #KRFF959
#RadioFreeFargo
#nowplaying Heart and Soul - Joy Division (London Records, 1997) Recently mentioned by @drslimslimwino.bsky.social and consequently influenced ! My copy seems to be packaged differently to other pictures shown, anyone know why? #JoyDivision #Factory #TonyWilson
THOUGHTS?
#TonyWilson #TheSmiths
Ever wondered why FACTORY RECORDS didn’t sign THE SMITHS?
#TheSmiths #FactoryRecords #TonyWilson
Just been mailed about this auction - possibly for any #joydivision #neworder #TonyWilson #Hacienda buff.ly/BcrdWBs
Auction items from Haçienda, Joy Division, New Order, Durutti Column & more. Also 2 x highly limited edition prints up for sale. Ends tomorrow (Tuesday) at 3pm NYC / 2pm GMT
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
Trinidadian musician Tony Wilson is celebrating a birthday today! He played bass in Hot Chocolate and co-wrote many of their hits, including this one.
He believes in miracles, folks.
#TonyWilson #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #Soul #Funk
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#OnThisDay in 1947, #TonyWilson, Trinidadian rock songwriter, bassist, and vocalist (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing"), born in Trinidad.
#HappyBirthday #78 ❤️🫂🌍👑🤌🏻🥹
Tony Wilson, Trinidadian vocalist, bass guitarist and songwriter, known for his time with the band Hot Chocolate, was born on Oct 8, 1947. #TonyWilson
Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing" (Errol Brown, Tony Wilson) (1976, ZDF Disco)
#Music
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El debut TV de Sex Pistols en 1976 en "So It Goes" fue pura anarquía con "Anarchy In The UK" (¡sin Sid Vicious!). John Lydon: la anarquía es un "juego mental" de clase media.
#SexPistols #PunkRock #AnarchyInTheUK #TVDebut #TonyWilson
Toda la info👇👇👇
With a lyric video that will delight and amaze, the voice of Anthony H. Wilson to warm your heart and a groovy beat you can dance to, our new tune Praxis Makes Perfect is the definitive sound of the summer.
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#FactoryRecords #NewOrder #JoyDivision #TonyWilson
"Brother Louie" is a song by British #soul band #HotChocolate. Written by members #ErrolBrown and #TonyWilson and produced by #MickieMost, the song discusses an interracial love affair between a white man and a black woman, and the subsequent rejection of both by their parents because of it.
Remembering MR Manchester. Anthony H. Wilson (🌟20/02/1950 - 🌹10/08/1950)
❤️🌹💐
#TonyWilson #MrManchester
January 1981, New Order in New York:
Tony Wilson: “Strange twist to the story darlings, strange twist to the story - you’ll never guess what’s happened now! It’s wonderful l! It’s Wonderful…”
Bernard Sumner: “What?”
Tony Wilson - “You’ve had all your equipment stolen!”
#tonywilson
