Category: Music
Joy Division 45
It’s 45 years since Joy Division were formed in Salford. iNostalgia looks back on the birth of a legend
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Billy Fury
iNostalgia remembers the early career of Liverpool’s answer to Elvis Presley – the swivel-hipped sensation Billy Fury
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Ready, Steady, Go!
iNostalgia remembers the pop programme Ready Steady Go! – and the Manchester and Liverpool bands who appeared on it.
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The Beatles in France
iNostalgia remembers a Parisian adventure for the Fab Four that saw the sparks flying backstage and nearly left Ringo stranded
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Martin Fry & ABC Quiz
How well do you know Manchester music of the 1980s, particularly Martin Fry and his group ABC? Why not test your knowledge of the 80s in our weekly nostalgia quiz and compare your score with friends? It could be just the tonic for the latest lockdown.
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Rolling Stones ’64
Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks, buildings and events from bygone days with today. This week we focus more on people rather than landmarks – although the band that visited Manchester in January 1964 are probably now regarded as a national institution.
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Beatles’ Christmas
iNostalgia looks back on memorable stage and TV specials involving Liverpool and Manchester groups and entertainers at Christmas
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Bowie enthrals fans at NYNEX
Plus, this week in 1982, Manchester United striker Frank Stapleton evades the Notts County defence during the First Division clash between the two clubs at Old Trafford.
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Wigan Music Quiz
Popular music has always struck a vibrant chord in Wigan, stretching from George Formby right through to 90s rock group The Verve. How well do you remember the Wigan musical phenomenon? Why not test your knowledge in our quiz?
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Rory Storm
iNostalgia remembers the early days of popular Merseybeat band Rory Storm and the Hurricanes
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Freddie and the Dreamers Quiz
Freddie and the Dreamers were one of the few groups that crossed the gap between Manchester Beat and Merseybeat in the 1960s, but how well do you remember them Why not test your knowledge in our weekly nostalgia quiz?
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John Mayall
iNostalgia recalls the early years of Manchester blues pioneer John Mayall and the brilliant artists who worked alongside him
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April 1960, old meets new in Salford as back-to-back terraces make way for multi-storey flats in extensive slum-clearance programmes 📍
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