The art exhibition highlights some of the great designs Factory commissioned from Peter Saville, Central Station Design, Ben Kelly and 8vo, along with the equally inspired design concepts of Morrissey for The Smiths, and the Stone Roses' guitarist John Squire.

Highlights include rare original music posters from The Smiths, New Order, A Certain Ratio, Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, The Ha?ienda, plus an ultra rare poster of Joy Division's debut album ?Unknown Pleasures?, rare sleeve proofs of The Smiths, A Certain Ratio, New Order, and a unique Morrissey hand-annotated sleeve proof for his album "Your Arsenal", plus rare artefacts including the original FAC51 embosser used at the HA?IENDA, the original "Gay Traitor" bar menu poster from the HA?IENDA.

First time collectors and buyers will find many pieces surprisingly affordable.??Posters purchased from the exhibition will include conservation-standard framing and UV glass.??An illustrated online catalogue, including prices, is available to view at www.rock-explosion.com/manchester.html.

NEW ALBUM NEWS

Hi Everybody,

It's been a while since our last missive, but fear not this is for good reason as we've been plotting, hatching and other mysteriously creative verbs. Our new record deal is finally signed! The new album "Can I Borrow A Feeling" (not really called that) will be released early next year. We have been working with various different luminaries and are finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. A nice tunnel mind you, like a tunnel of love.

Our summer season of festivals is now over - thanks to all who came to see us. We a have a gig in Linz, Austria on the 31st October and are planning an Indonesian show before the end of the year.

There are other plans afoot which we don't want to jinx by mentioning but we'll email you as soon as we can.

In the mean time you might want to check out this interview that Bob recently did with legendary Rolling Stones manager and producer Andrew Loog Oldham here.

Love, Sarah Bob and Pete xxx

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Mr. Justice Tugendhat made the decision based on claims of “character assassination” brought forward by Morrissey’s management and legal teams. The singer says his reputation has been damaged ever since the interview was released.

An NME spokesperson said: "NME recently sought to strike out Morrissey's claim on grounds of a lengthy delay. After almost four years, we are glad that the matter will now proceed to trial and we will finally get the opportunity to bring this matter to a close."

In the 2007 interview, headlined “Big Mouth Strikes Again”, Morrissey was alleged to have made a series of controversial comments on immigration, including the quote: "The gates of England are flooded. The country's been thrown away??? Although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher influx into England, the more the British identity disappears."

The article was credited “interview Tim Jonze / words NME”.

We have some great news for you, long awaited we're guessing... The next full studio album from Hue And Cry,??'Hot Wire' is nearly complete and due for release early next year. We can promise an album full of seventies-style ghetto funk and New Orleans-Southern soul, with (we think) the strongest set of songs we've written in ages.
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To launch it off in 2012, we're announcing the Hue And Cry Hot Wire Weekend - a great opportunity to meet us up close, ask questions you've always wanted to ask, and see us in preparation for two great gigs over two spectacular days in Glasgow. If you've been to any of the last two weekends, we promise it'll be a fantastic follow up to these phenomenal events that have become firm favourites with so many of you, and there’ll be some real surprises on the day!
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It's great to be back in the saddle, and we're raring to go. Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

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Best, love, Pat and Greg
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** HUE AND CRY FANS CAN BUY TICKETS FOR THE HOT WIRE WEEKEND FROM TOMORROW ONWARDS (THURSDAY, 27 OCTOBER) WHEN THE DETAILS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THE HUE AND CRY MUSIC CLUB. THEREAFTER TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON MONDAY, 31 OCTOBER. ??**
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