![]() ![]() ![]() Use Hearing Protection: the early years of Factory Records will be open to the public from Jto January 3 2022.įor more information, head over to the Science and Industry Museum. “This exhibition explores why its unique development could only have happened in Manchester at this time and involving this group of people.” It was the Vox equivalent to the Fender Precision bass, and was one of the most expensive Vox guitars produced. “The early years of Factory Records did so much to influence the city and the UK’s contemporary creative industries,” she continued. Said Jan Hicks, lead curator, “This is an unmissable exhibition for anyone eager to explore the origins of this influential label and its long-lasting legacy. Such items include a hand-written, illustrated document outlining Joy Division’s live gear setup, gifted to the museum by Gretton’s estate for the exhibition. Looking like a futuristic vision of a medieval lute with its pentagonal shape, the guitar is unique in both its design and its history.The exhibition in which it’s set to appear will take a deep dive into the history of Factory Records – the label behind Joy Division – and will feature rare archive material and artifacts relating to famed Manchester bands such as New Order and The Durutti Column. If I had any kind of aptitude, it’s the sort of guitar I’d want for myself! As I didn’t know my father, it’s quite special to gain this further insight and to discover that our tastes align.” It’s obviously super cool, regardless of its previous owner, and it sounds great, and even though I wouldn’t know what the hell to do with them, the geek in me loves all the built-in effects. From everything I’ve been told about my father, he was very obsessed with how things looked, and so to me the Phantom makes sense as it very much feels like Ian Curtis’s guitar. I grew up around and have worked with musicians, and although I’ve seen a lot of guitars, I’ve never seen anything like this. Since I’m a visual person, the Phantom is especially interesting to me, as the design is rather unusual. I’m not at all musical, yet it is fascinating to see my father’s guitar, I mean, it’s such a personal thing. “The guitar came to me at a time in my life when I was keen to learn more about my late father. ![]() Vox replaced both the Phantom I and II with one new six string Phantom model that would take advantage of these new components. Natalie Curtis, a brilliant photographer in her own right, offered the following statement on the sale: The Vox Phantom Guitar - UK Production 1963-68 JMI made a major revision to their guitar line in 1963, largely made possible by their development of vastly improved pickups, bridges and tremolo units. Sumner finally gave it to Curtis’s daughter Natalie, who after some thought, decided to put it up for auction with Bonhams. Following Curtis’s death, the iconic guitar ping-ponged between Bernard Sumner and his Electronic bandmate and Smiths co-founder Johnny Marr. The instrument also toured with Curtis during the band’s 1980 European tour and was also used on the recording of the song “Heart and Soul” from the band’s second studio album Closer. This past Tuesday, Ian Curtis’ signature Vox Phantom VI Special was auctioned off by Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Sale for an eye-popping £162,562 (or $211,513 in US Dollars).īought in September of 1979 by Joy Division’s manager, Rob Gretton, the guitar most famously appeared in Joy Division’s video for “Love Will Tear Us Apart”, where Ian Curtis is seen as taking over guitar duties, while Bernard Sumner played keys. An icon of Joy Division history has taken up a new residence. ![]()
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