Review – FAC 51 The Hacienda 1982

Cherry Red

5th November 2022

4 CD box set celebrating the roots of The Hacienda the infamous Manchester Nightclub and Music Venue.

I was fortunate enough to go to The Hacienda in 1983 seeing both New Order and The Smiths. The converted boatyard, as was the venue as I remember, was one of the strangest I’d been in simple lines of construction, the bollards around the dancefloor etc, but no carpet.  Nearly all venues I’m convinced back then had carpet not always on the main floor, but certainly around the bar areas and entranceways.

The Club opened in 1982 and became an iconic symbol of Manchester’s cultural and music scene, this compilation features music played by the DJ’s at the club in a roughly sequenced order from the early years of post punk, American soul, UK pop without thankfully delving into the baggy, brit pop, and later the rave scene which led to the club’s demise.

The music on the 4 CD set is as diverse as the people who frequented the venue itself. Suicide, The Teardrop Explodes, Soft Cell, Echo and The Bunnymen, Simple Minds, Dexys, and ABC all big hitting artists associated with most clubs appear, but as 12 inch single remixes were standard issue back then we are gratefully given some choice versions here. Remix versions of Siouxsie and The Banshees “Slowdive”, Grandmaster Flash “The Message”, Blancmange “Living On The Ceiling” and Bow Wow Wow “See Jungle” to name a few.

“Sitting outside of the obvious dancefloor fillers, you get Gregory Isaacs “Night Nurse, The Temptations “Ball Of Confusion”, Edwin Starr “War”, Shalamar “Night to Remember”, as well as some eclectic numbers, Barry Gray Orchestra “Thunderbirds”, The Birthday Party “Release the Bats”, Thomas Dolby, Joseph K, and Gang Of Four.

This really is a great compilation which has been endorsed by New Order’s Peter Hook who has written a foreword. There’s notes from people who were involved in the club and mini biographies of all the acts featured on the compilation.

It’s a great tribute to a great Club… Treat Yourself 

Leggy`s Score 9/10    

The Hacienda 1982, 4CD Box Set is available here

DISC ONE

  1. SUICIDE Dream Baby Dream (Long Version)
  2. IMPLOG Holland Tunnel Dive
  3. LUDUS My Cherry Is In Sherry
  4. THE PASSAGE Wave
  5. THE TEARDROP EXPLODES Colours Fly Away
  6. A CERTAIN RATIO Knife Slits Water (7”)
  7. THOMAS DOLBY Windpower (High Power Extended Play
  8. THE ASSOCIATES Love Hangover
  9. SOFT CELL Torch (12”)
  10. CULTURE CLUB I’m Afraid Of Me (Extended Dance Mix)
  11. LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Los Niños Del Parque (12”)
  12. LOOSE JOINTS Is It All Over My Face? (Female Vocal) (12”)
  13. THE VALENTINE BROTHERS Money’s To Tight (To Mention) (Vocal – Long Version)
  14. GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE The Message (12”)

 

DISC THREE

  1. IGGY & THE STOOGES I’m Sick Of You
  2. SWAMP CHILDREN You’ve Got Me Beat
  3. FIAT LUX Feels Like Winter Again
  4. JOHN COOPER CLARKE Night People
  5. STOCKHOLM MONSTERS Fairy Tales
  6. JOSEF K Sorry For Laughing
  7. ROYAL FAMILY AND THE POOR Art On 45
  8. 23 SKIDOO The Gospel Comes To New Guinea (12”)
  9. THE HIGSONS Conspiracy
  10. THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS Mack The Knife
  11. SIMPLE MINDS Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (12”)
  12. CHAZ JANKEL Glad To Know You (12”)
  13. ABC The Look Of Love (Part One)
  14. KURTIS BLOW Tough (12” Vocal)
  15. SHALAMAR A Night To Remember (Remix)
  16. THE BARRY GRAY ORCHESTRA Thunderbirds

DISC TWO

  1. GREGORY ISAACS Night Nurse (Version)
  2. DENNIS BROWN Love Has Found Its Way
  3. ANNETTE PEACOCK Pony
  4. MATHILDE SANTING Behind A Painted Smile
  5. THE PALE FOUNTAINS Thank You
  6. TEARS FOR FEARS Mad World (World Remix)
  7. SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Slowdive (12”)
  8. QUANDO QUANGO Tingle
  9. TRIO Da Da Da Ich Lieb Dich Nicht Du Liebst Mich Nicht Aha Aha Aha
  10. BOW WOW WOW See Jungle! (Jungle Boy) (12” Re-Mixed Version)
  11. HEY! ELASTICA Eat Your Heart Out (12”)
  12. HAYSI FANTAYZEE John Wayne Is Big Leggy (7”)
  13. BLUE RONDO A LA TURK The Heavens Are Crying (7”)
  14. BLANCMANGE Living On The Ceiling (12”)
  15. THE TEMPTATIONS Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)
  16. LAURA LEE I Need It Just As Bad As You
  17. EDWIN STARR WarSUGARHILL GANG Apache (12”)

DISC FOUR

  1. 1 JAH WOBBLE Fading
  2. THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Release The Bats
  3. KILLING JOKE Empire Song
  4. THE FALL Marquis Cha-Cha
  5. DEAD OR ALIVE It’s Been Hours Now
  6. THE SISTERS OF MERCY Alice
  7. ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN The Back Of Love
  8. GANG OF FOUR I Love A Man In Uniforn
  9. BIG COUNTRY Harvest Home (Single Version)
  10. SECTION TWENTY FIVE Sakura (Matrixmix)
  11. MEDIUM MEDIUM Hungry, So Angry
  12. THE MEMBERS Radio (Dub Version)
  13. BLUE ZOO Cry Boy Cry (12”)
  14. HEAVEN 17 Let Me Go! (12”)
  15. DEFUNKT The Razor’s Edge (12”)
  16. ROCKERS REVENGE (Featuring Donnie Calvin) Walking On Sunshine ’82 (Edit)
  17. DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS & THE EMERALD EXPRESS Come On Eileen (7”)

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