Cargo Records

Step Into The 70’s & Beyond / It Started In Rochdale

This CD explores the cultural diversity of the music and art scene of Rochdale that started in the 1970s, based around Tractor Music, Cargo Recording Studios, Deeply Vale Festivals and beyond.

It covers 70s Rochdale bands Tony Crabtree, Blinder [ featuring Tom Szakaly and Tony Hallsworth] ,Accident on the East Lancs, Local Heroes, Wilful Damage, and Tractor as well as the next generation of bands such as the Pranksters, Potential Victims [ who toured with Discharge and GBH],Andy T and Untermensch [ who would go on to work with Crass]. The album also contains a previously unreleased version of a Joy Division’s Atmosphere recorded in Rochdale in the 1970's..The cd album provides an audio journey through an extremely creative era in Rochdale of the late 60's and into 1970s that spawned The Rochdale Sculptors, Tractor, Tractor Music, Cargo Studios, Brian Eastwood Guitars, Tony Crabtree, Deeply Vale and would make Rochdale a creative force in Arts and Music right through to the late 80s. All those involved in the 1970's Music and Arts scene in Rochdale claim that for "a moment" in the history of Rochdale- and that moment was the 1970's- there was a synchronicity that spawned a very creative era. Two of the key streets in Rochdale in this scene were Hunters Lane in the early 70's where the Sculptors Gallery and Axis bookshop were and in late 70's Kenion Street where Tractor Music and Cargo Studios were. Even the roots of Factory Records and the Hacienda have links to the Kenion Street building via Tony Wilson and Joy Division who frequented Kenion Street from 1978.

Track Listing

1) Rochdale ‐ summed up by Ray Gosling ‐ Tony Crabtree ‐ Story "Kenny With A Kicking K",
2) Mudanzas Insomnia Sublime feat Eddie Kledjys Intro,
3) Tony Crabtree Jealous Guy + Ed Kledjys quote,
4) Tony Crabtree Feelin Alright,
5) Tractor ‐ Northern City + Eddie Kledjys Steve Quote,
6) Henry Kledjys speaks ‐ Howard The Duck Ambience + Whales ‐ Henry Klejdys talks about Rochdale and Deeply Vale,
7) Sinders /Surinder Khabbra ‐ Cry For Tears,
8) Accident On The East Lancs ‐ Why Don’t You leave us Alone,
9) Joy Division and Martin Hannett ‐ Atmosphere Build Up + Atmosphere,
10) Potential Victims ‐ Reality + Dave Edwards Quote,
11) Local Heroes ‐ Medley Waste of a Nation + No Answer,
12) Wilful Damage Hang at Midnight + Don’t Care,
13) Untermensch El Salvador + Ray Gosling Quote,
14) Andy T Sexuality + Ray Gosling Quote,
15) Untermensch ‐ Sociology + Ray Gosling Quote,
16) Pranksters Medley Niteclub,
17) Local Heroes ‐ Pain In The Neck,
18) Blinder I’m Letting You Go + Whisper from the Drones Quote,
19) Mudanzas [Insomnia Sublime ‐ Outro] and Eddie Kledjys.