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Mad Mancs

Emma Warren, The Face, October 1996

"THERE HASN'T BEEN an atmosphere like this here since 1988," claims a kid on the Haçienda dancefloor. And he's got a point. Manchester has gone back underground, reheeled its dancing shoes, and created a new, friendly club scene of musical innovation and sweatbox enthusiasm

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