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Categories / Art and Photography, Music

Joy Division Postcard Box Set by Kevin Cummins.

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We have previously mentioned Kevin Cummins’ postcards celebrating the music of Manchester and Liverpool, but even more of a treat is his Joy Division Postcard Box Set.

Cummins is viewed by many as the definitive chronicler of the Manchester music scene, beginning his career at around the time that Joy Division started. This special edition box set features 20 of his iconic Joy Division images, reproduced as postcards and presented in hand finished box. Appropriately, the set was made in Manchester.

Buy it online from Polite Shop, priced £25.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Oi Polloi Icons limited edition greetings cards

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Manchester clothing hipsters Oi Polloi have teamed up with illustrator Ben Lamb to produce a limited edition range of greetings cards, going by the name of Icons.

Because that's exactly what they are – images of Icons – the first of which are Hunter S Thompson, Jack Nicholson as George Hanson in Easy Rider, and of course the King of Cool, Steve McQueen (pictured above).

The Cards are strictly limited and exclusive to Oi Polloi. printed on 100% recycled paper and sell for £2.50 each. See over the page for a shot of Hunter Thompson.

Find out more at the Oi Polloi website

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Categories / Books, Music

Manchester Musical History Tour book by Phill Gatenby and Craig Gill

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If you happen to a local of Manchester or fancy a trip there sometime soon, you can find out about the city's musical heritage with Manchester Musical History Tour by Phill Gatenby and Craig Gill.

Not an obvious choice, not least because much of the 'heritage' has been flattened over time. But there's plenty there if you look closely. This particular book claims to show you all the key venues and clubs of the city's past, as well as other locations connected to acts over the last 50 years. So expect the Twisted Wheel venues for example, but  more likely, expect a heavy focus on the last 30 years – lots of Smiths, New Order, Joy Division and acid house you would imagine.

Filling 160 pages, the book is available to pre-order now, priced at £5.96 and out on 1st December 2010.

Find out more at the Amazon website

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Categories / Art and Photography, Books, Music

Joy Division colouring book by Piper Gates Design

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Yes, you read that title correctly, this is indeed a Joy Division colouring book by Piper Gates Design.

A limited edition (so get in quick if you want one), the book is A4 in size and has a four-page cover and eight pages of 'colouring in fun. You even get a free Transmission sleeve as a bonus to prolong the fun even further. You'll need to buy your own coloured crayons, but let's be honest, you'll only need black and grey.

It's being sold as a 'Buy It Now' on eBay, priced at £15.99. See another image over the page.

Find out more at the eBay website

Please note that the link has now been changed after first print run sold out. The new link is for the the second batch to be printed up, which can be ordered now.

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Categories / Art and Photography

Manchester Bus Print

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London’s transport is featured on plenty of things, but what of the North? Manchester has its own iconic transport in the old style orange bus that ran into the city, as is immortalised in this Manchester Bus Print.

The print is by Tea and Ceremony and features the 164 route which is the service that used to take the artist from their home into the city centre. The print is sold unframed but as it is A4 size it should be easy to frame yourself.

The Manchester Bus Print costs $18 (around £11.50) from Tea and Ceremony’s Etsy shop.

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

eBay watch: Size? exclusive Adidas Manchester limited edition trainers

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As some of you might recall, the retailer Size? is selling classic, limited edition Adidas Manchester trainers and tracktops for its 10th anniversary, some of which were sold instores over the weekend, the rest being sold online this morning.

If, like me, you were one of the people trying to buy some, you'll probably have found a frustrating and in the end, almost shambolic procedure. Being informed there was no stock at the end of the billing procedure (after previously securing some online), even getting a cancellation email after an order was confirmed. Not good at all.

But where there's demand, there is always supply – and a number of the lucky few have decided to stick their (not very) prized possessions straight onto the eBay website. So if you have money to spare, sellers are already asking anything between £100 and £300 for a pair of the £69.99 trainers. Yes, really. If you want to browse what's currrently there, follow our link to the trainers currently being sold.

Adidas Manchester trainers and tracktops on eBay