ORIGINAL 4TH B'DAY PARTY HACIENDA FAC 51 POSTER NEW ORDER FACTORY MANCHESTER UK - $400 - (Bath, NH)
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL HACIENDA POSTER THAT WAS DISPLAYED IN THE CLUB AND NOT A REPRODUCTION AND GUARANTEED 100% 1980's VINTAGE! A RARE POSTER & ARTIFACT EMBLEMATIC OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL MUSIC SCENES IN THE HISTORY OF BOTH INDIE & CLUB DANCE MUSIC. VERY EARLY HACIENDA FAC 51 4TH BIRTHDAY PARTY POSTER REPRESENTING AN EVENT NIGHT THAT CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED AS THE FOREMOST BEGINNING OF A MUSICAL AGE…DESIGNED BY THE ICONIC PETER SAVILE. MEASURES 30" X 40". IF YOU BUY THIS POSTER YOU WILL TRULY OWN A ONCE IN A LIFETIME IMAGE OF THE MANCHESTER UK HACIENDA MUSIC REVOLUTION THAT WILL NEVER BE REPEATED IN TIME. GRAPHICS ARE STRONG & BRIGHT. SOME CREASING AND EDGE WARE. WILL SHIP TO ENGLAND! THANKS, ELIZABETH Creation Hacienda FAC 51[edit]The Haçienda's exterior on the corner of Whitworth St. West and Albion St.The former warehouse occupied by the club was at 11-13, Whitworth Street West on the south side of the Rochdale Canal: the frontage was curved and built of red brick. Before it was turned into a club, the Haçienda was a yacht builder's shop and warehouse.Originally conceived by Rob Gretton, it was largely financed by the record label Factory Records and the band New Order along with label boss Tony Wilson. It was on the corner of Whitworth Street West and Albion Street, close to Castlefield, in the centre of the city. FAC 51 was its official designation in the Factory catalogue. New Order and Tony Wilson were directors of the club.Designed by Ben Kelly, upon recommendation by Factory graphic designer Peter Saville, Factory Records[edit]Peter Saville designed many record sleeves for Factory Records artists, most notably for Joy Division and New Order.Influenced by fellow student Malcolm Garrett, who had begun designing for the Manchester punk group, Buzzcocks and by Herbert Spencer's Pioneers of Modern Typography, Saville was inspired by Jan Tschichold, chief propagandist for the New Typography. According to Saville: "Malcolm had a copy of Her…
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