Rob Gretton was best known as the manager of the post punk bands Joy Division and New Order. He was also a partner in Factory Records, proprietor of the Rob's Records label and a co-founder along with Tony Wilson of The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester, England. He was portrayed by Paddy Considine in the 2002 film "24 Hour Party People", which documented the rise and fall of Factory Records. Wikipedia
Rob Gretton's introduction to the music business was similar to that of many unassuming young managers of the late seventies. www.iancurtis.org/biography/RobGretton.html
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Born January 15 1953, Rob Gretton was raised just south of Manchester, in Newall Green, in the same area as Martin Hannett. www.enkiri.com/joy/associates/r_gretton.html
Relatively little has been written before about Rob Gretton and his place in the Manchester music scene. Most of it focuses on his role as co-founder of the Hacienda, or his management of Joy Division and New Order. Even less has been said of his post-H www.jrh31.ukonline.co.uk/Rob_Gretton.htm
