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CARGO STUDIO JOHN BRIERLEY COLIN RICHARDSON COLIN AND JOHN JOHN BRIERLEY JOHN BRIERLEY
JOHN BRIERLEY AT THE MIXING DESK JOHN BRIERLEY AT THE MIXING DESK JOY DIVISION AND MARTIN HANNETT IN CARGO STUDIOS 1979 AWAITING CAPTION AWAITING CAPTION AWAITING CAPTION
AWAITING CAPTION John with Tractor (John, Jim Milne, Tractort Manager Chris Hewitt, Dave Addison, Steve Clayton - courtesy of Ozit/Morpheus records JOHN WOLFENDEN Colin Richardson engineering a session with The Change 1979 - courtesy of Foz from The Change Ian Blackburn our third engineer at Cargo (courtesy of Debbie Firth) Advert from International Musician and Recording World March 1980
1979 ADVERT CARGO RECORDING STUDIOS STICKY LABEL CARGO DEMO TAPE CARGO CASSETTE COLIN RICHARDSON (BLUE SHIRT) IN BAND PROWLER BEFORE HE JOINED CARGO PROWLER CASSETTE
FRONT OF RATE CARD INSIDE RATE CARD INSIDE RATE CARD BACK OF RATE CARD Drums on the roof as featured in 24 Hour Party People courtesy of Ozit Records The outside roof as featured in 24 Hour Party People courtesy of Ozit Records
Acoustic Screen in the Studio CARGO ADVERT IN CITY FUN        
           
Stills taken from a video shot at Cargo on Hi-Band Umatic. With my thanks to Glyn Chapman at the M-Men studio in Stoke for the digitisation and enhancement
CARGO STUDIOS
CARGO STUDIOS          
           
A near-derelict Cargo Studios Sept 2007
CARGO STUDIOS SEPT 2007 CARGO STUDIOS SEPT 2007 CARGO STUDIOS SEPT 2007 CARGO STUDIOS SEPT 2007 CARGO STUDIOS SEPT 2007 A now nearly derelict Cargo Studio
           
           
Cargo Studios late 2008 photos courtesy of Rob Blair
CARGO STUDIOS LATE 2008 CARGO STUDIOS LATE 2008 CARGO STUDIOS LATE 2008      
           
Significant Locations
The world famous San Remo cafe - it's still there! This used to be the Galleon Pub with the best steaks and beer in the North West. Always good to have a pub next door. The building that used to be Tractor Music The recently demolished Roma Cafe, sadly no more Tractor Music 1980 courtesy of Ozit Records Chris & Gordon outside Tractor Music 1984 courtesy of Ozit Records
Joy Division's bass cab outside Tractor Music courtesy of Ozit Records          
           
In the Studio
Mysterious Footsteps Wilful Damage courtesy of Ozit-Morpheus Records The Chameleons courtesy of Ozit-Morpheus Records The Chameleons courtesy of Ozit-Morpheus Records TOM SZAKALY PLUS HIS ORGAN - COURTESY OF OZIT-MORPHEUS RECORDS Ian Blackburn, lead guitarist with Turbo and third engineer at Cargo
Colin from Local Heroes courtesy of Ozit Records John from Local Heroes courtesy of Ozit Records Dave from Blinder courtesy of Ozit Records THE MALE MODELS OUTSIDE CARGO 1979 courtesy of Phil Hurst THE MALE MODELS 1979 courtesy of Phil Hurst THE MALE MODELS PETER 'BABY FORD' ADSHEAD 1979 courtesy of Phil Hurst
THE CHANGE 1979 - courtesy of Foz from The Change THE CHANGE Paul and Foz 1979 - courtesy of Foz from The Change THE CHANGE Paul and engineer Colin Richardson 1979 - courtesy of Foz from The Change STUART MURRAY FROM FAST CARS THE NEGATIVZ - courtesy of Tony Fox THE NEGATIVZ - courtesy of Tony Fox
THE NEGATIVZ - courtesy of Tony Fox INCA BABIES courtesy of Debbie Firth MIKE FROM THE INCA BABIES courtesy of Debbie Firth English Dogs courtesy of Gizz Butt English Dogs courtesy of Gizz Butt Andy Sharrocks from ACCIDENT ON THE EAST LANCS courtesy of Ozit Morpheus Records
           
Crafty Avenue photos courtesy of Tom Shevchuk
           
           

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