En 1976, Tony Wilson descubre que su verdadera vocación es la música. Funda un sello discográfico y se convierte en cazatalentos y promotor musical. Nace así la exitosa discográfica Factory Records de Manchester, de donde proceden grupos como Joy Division, New Order y Happy Mondays. Tony Wilson y sus amigos, tras asistir a un concierto de Sex Pistols, a finales de los años 70, elaboran un plan que cambia por completo el mundo de la música pop y convierte a Manchester en una ciudad famosa. Tras lanzar Factory Records, compran un local y ponen su propia discoteca (Hacienda), que se convierte en una de las más conocidas del mundo.
24 Hour Party People — Happy Mondays
[Jon Carter Mix]
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)? — Buzzcocks
World In Motion — New Order
Money's Too Tight (To Mention) — Simply Red
Louie Louie — Dave Gorman
Anarchy In the U.K. — Sex Pistols
Make Up To Break Up (Riverside Session) — Siouxsie & the Banshees
No More Heroes — The Stranglers
Bass Ace — Prince Far I & The Arabs
Dream of a Child — The Durutti Column
Internal Dub — Prince Far I & The Arabs
Standing In the Road — Blackfoot Sue
She's Lost Control — Joy Division
Flight (The Graveyard) — A Certain Ratio
Love Will Tear Us Apart — Joy Division
Transmission — Joy Division
Rowche Rumble — Martin Moscrop
Louie Louie — The Factory Allstars
Atmosphere — Joy Division
Skipscada — A Certain Ratio
Jacqueline — The Durutti Column
24 Hour Party People — 24 Hour Party People Cast
Freaky Dancin' — 24 Hour Party People Cast
Tart Tart — Happy Mondays
Voodoo Ray — Gerald Simpson & Graeme Park & Mike Pickering & Manchester Camerata & Tim Crooks
Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs — Brian and Michael
Move Your Body — Marshall Jefferson
Loose Fit — Happy Mondays
Kinky Afro — Happy Mondays
King of the Beats Lesson #1 — Mantronix
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe — The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Nic Raine
Satan — Orbital & Kirk Hammett
Sunshine and Love — Happy Mondays
Hallelujah — Happy Mondays
Ride of the Valkyries — Richard Wagner
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & London Cello Orchestra
Hallelujah Chorus (From "Messiah") — George Frideric Handel & Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic