Category Archives: james

That All-Important Number 51 Slot

John Peel occasionally extended the chart beyond his normal fifty entries and included anything up to seventy tracks. These were not played in the normal run of the programme, but rather listed separately as what nearly made the chart. The … Continue reading

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Tony Wilson 1950-2007

Anthony Howard Wilson died on Friday due to complications arising from the kidney cancer he had been battling for some time. As the founder of Factory Records and the Hacienda club in Manchester and manager of bands like A Certain … Continue reading

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