VARIOUS NATIONAL MEDIA: Joy Division and Coronation Street treasures launch British Pop Archive

Press/Media: Other

Period6 Apr 2022

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleJoy Division lyrics and Granada Television's archive feature in British Pop Exhibition in Manchester
    Media name/outletITV News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/04/22
    DescriptionHandwritten Joy Division lyrics and the complete archive of Granada Television will feature in an exhibition dedicated to British pop culture at the University of Manchester.

    The British Pop Archive, created at the The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, is the first national collection dedicated to the preservation of popular culture.
    URLhttps://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-04-06/joy-division-lyrics-and-granada-tv-archive-to-star-in-british-pop-exhibition
    PersonsHannah Barker, Mathew Bancroft
  • TitleJoy Division and Coronation Street treasures launch British Pop Archive
    Media name/outletBBC News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/04/22
    DescriptionHandwritten lyrics by Joy Division's Ian Curtis and items from Granada TV's history are among the first objects in a new British Pop Archive.

    A set of Curtis's lyrics, notebooks and letters is in the collection with the entire archive of Granada, which made shows like Coronation Street.

    The British Pop Archive will be housed in Manchester's John Rylands Library.

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    The news was covered by BBC Radio 2, 4, 5Live and 6, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Breakfast, and many others.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60998194
    PersonsHannah Barker, David Olusoga, Mathew Bancroft
  • TitleFrom Shakespeare to Ian Curtis: British pop archive to open in Manchester
    Media name/outletThe Guardian
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/04/22
    DescriptionAn archive’s fabulous treasures, including a Gutenberg Bible, a Shakespeare first folio and the oldest known fragment of the New Testament, are to be joined by Ian Curtis’s handwritten lyrics for Joy Division’s She’s Lost Control and a wealth of material that shines light on Granada TV.

    The John Rylands Research Institute and Library in Manchester has announced plans for the British Pop Archive (BPA), which it hopes will become the national collection for all aspects of postwar popular culture.
    URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/06/from-shakespeare-to-ian-curtis-british-pop-archive-to-open-in-manchester
    PersonsHannah Barker
  • TitlePop culture archive to open in Manchester with treasures from Joy Division and Granada TV
    Media name/outletManchester Evening News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/04/22
    DescriptionA new archive featuring treasures from some of the most revered corners of Manchester pop culture is to take residence at the historic John Rylands library. The British Pop Archive will bring together all manner of materials from song lyrics and posters to photographs from the likes of Joy Division to Granada TV for the exhibition.
    URLhttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/pop-culture-archive-open-manchester-23607983
    PersonsHannah Barker
  • TitleSex Pistols and Joy Division to feature in new British Pop Archive
    Media name/outletRolling Stone
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/04/22
    DescriptionThe creation of a new British Pop Archive in Manchester has been announced, providing a comprehensive history of some of the city’s most famous bands.

    The new archive is set to be housed at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library at the University of Manchester and is described as “a national collection dedicated to the preservation and research of popular culture.”
    URLhttps://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/sex-pistols-and-joy-division-to-feature-in-new-british-pop-archive-14331/
    PersonsHannah Barker, Mathew Bancroft, Christopher Pressler
  • TitleJoy Division, Sex Pistols and more to feature in new British Pop Archive in Manchester
    Media name/outletNME
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/04/22
    DescriptionDetails of a new British Pop Archive in Manchester have been revealed, detailing the history of some of the city’s most famous bands.

    Hosted at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library at the University of Manchester, the new BPA is described as “a national collection dedicated to the preservation and research of popular culture.”
    URLhttps://www.nme.com/news/music/joy-division-sex-pistols-and-more-to-feature-in-new-british-pop-archive-in-manchester-3199201
    PersonsHannah Barker, Mathew Bancroft, Christopher Pressler
  • TitleExhibition celebrating British pop culture to launch in Manchester
    Media name/outletThe Independent
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/04/22
    DescriptionThe first national collection dedicated to the preservation and research of popular culture will launch in Manchester next month.
    URLhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/british-manchester-people-university-of-manchester-mark-e-smith-b2051872.html
    PersonsHannah Barker, Mathew Bancroft
  • TitleManchester’s John Rylands Library to launch national collection dedicated to the preservation and research of popular culture.
    Media name/outletAbout Manchester
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/04/22
    DescriptionThe John Rylands Research Institute and Library have today announces the launch of the British Pop Archive (BPA). The first of its kind, the BPA is a national collection dedicated to the preservation and research of popular culture.

    The BPA will celebrate and preserve British popular music and other aspects of popular culture, recognising its pivotal influence on the world stage. Our quintessential British bands, legendary UK television, youth culture, counter-culture and more, from the mid-twentieth century to the present day, have set trends around the globe. The collection will be housed in The University of Manchester’s renowned John Rylands Research Institute and Library, one of the finest neo-gothic buildings in Europe and one of Britain’s great cultural institutions.
    URLhttps://aboutmanchester.co.uk/manchesters-john-rylands-library-to-launch-national-collection-dedicated-to-the-preservation-and-research-of-popular-culture/
    PersonsHannah Barker, David Olusoga, Christopher Pressler
  • TitleThe British Pop Archive opens in Manchester in May
    Media name/outletLouder than War
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/04/22
    DescriptionWith its permanent home at The John Rylands Research Institute and Library in Manchester, the archive will present a collection of artefacts that shaped pop culture in Britain and worldwide.

    For a city with a vibrant musical heritage such as Manchester, the archive sums up ideas that have been scattered around and defined the atmosphere of genius loci. A similar attempt was made last year with Use Hearing Protection: The Early Years of Factory Records, the great exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum. Indeed, the success of this display prompted questions about permanent incarnations.
    URLhttps://louderthanwar.com/the-british-pop-archive-opens-in-manchester-in-may/
    PersonsHannah Barker, Mathew Bancroft

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Creative Manchester
  • John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Keywords

  • pop music
  • history
  • Joy Division