Tony Wilson, founder of the highly influential Factory Records and Haçienda Nightclub, passed away yesterday in Manchester as a result of a heart attack due to complications arising from kidney cancer. Wilson was 57 years old. Wilson, co-founded Factory Records with Alan Erasmus in 1978 and released albums from such notable artists as Joy Division, The Happy Mondays, New Order, and A Certain Ratio, among others.
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