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___MASK43___ is the county town of Staffordshire , in the West Midlands of England . It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton , south of Stoke - on - Trent and north - west of Birmingham . The population in 2001 was 63 , 681 and that of the wider borough of ___MASK43___ 122 , 000 , the fourth largest in the county after Stoke - on - Trent , Tamworth and Newcastle - under - Lyme . Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford , Greater ___MASK100___ . Originally named Warsaw , the band consisted of singer Ian Curtis , guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner , bass player Peter Hook , and drummer Stephen Morris . ___MASK4___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of ___MASK4___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . ___MASK4___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . The Durutti Column are an English post - punk band formed in 1978 in ___MASK100___ , England . The band is a project of guitarist and occasional pianist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by Bruce Mitchell on drums and Keir Stewart on bass , keyboards and harmonica . Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford , Greater ___MASK100___ . Formed in 1980 , the band ' s original line - up was Shaun Ryder ( vocals ), his brother Paul Ryder ( bass ), Mark Day ( guitar ), Paul Davis ( keyboard ), and Gary Whelan ( drums ). Mark " Bez " Berry later joined the band onstage as a dancer / percussionist . Rowetta joined the band as a guest vocalist in 1990 . ___MASK100___ is a major city and metropolitan borough in Greater ___MASK100___ , England , with a population of 514 , 414 . It lies within the United Kingdom ' s second - most populous urban area , with a population of 2 . 55 million . ___MASK100___ is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south , the Pennines to the north and east and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation . The local authority is ___MASK100___ City Council . Newcastle - under - Lyme is a market town in Staffordshire , ___MASK4___ , and is the principal settlement in the Borough of Newcastle - under - Lyme . It is part of North Staffordshire . In the 2011 census the town had a population of 75 , 125 . A Certain Ratio are an English post - punk band formed in 1977 in Wythenshawe , ___MASK100___ . While originally part of the punk rock movement , they soon added funk and dance elements to their sound . Staffordshire ( or ; abbreviated Staffs ) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of ___MASK4___ . It adjoins Cheshire to the north west , Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east , Warwickshire to the south east , West Midlands and Worcestershire to the south , and Shropshire to the west . Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands , ___MASK4___ . At the 2011 census , it had a population of 249 , 470 . The demonym for people from the city is " Wulfrunian ". The Adventure Babies were a ___MASK43___ - based Brit pop band , founded by Matt Tedstone , Dave Atherton and Jez Bramwell in 1990 . The band had three releases on the Factory Records label : The Camper Van ( EP ) ( FAC 319 , 1991 ) Laugh ( album ) ( FACT 335 , 1992 ) `` Barking Mad '' ( single ) ( FACT 347 , 1992 ) Possibly their greatest claim to fame was being the last band signed by Factory Records before it went bankrupt . At the time of Factory ' s bankruptcy in 1992 , test pressings had been made of a second single from the Laugh album . The band continued playing with new guitarist Vulch ( Bryan Wilkin ) , formerly working with Martin Hannett and seeking a new recording contract for a year . To tie in with their final gig , a second album , Once Upon A Time The End , was issued in 2005 , on CD only . Stoke - on - Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke ) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire , ___MASK4___ , with an area of . Together with the neighbouring boroughs of Newcastle - under - Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands , it is part of North Staffordshire , which , in 2011 , had a population of 469 , 000 . ___MASK52___ is a major city and metropolitan borough of West Midlands , ___MASK4___ . It is the largest and most populous British city outside London , with a population in 2014 of 1 , 101 , 360 . The city is in the West Midlands Built - up Area , the third most populous urban area in the United Kingdom , with a population of 2 , 440 , 986 at the 2011 census . ___MASK52___ ' s metropolitan area is the second most populous in the UK with a population of 3 . 8 million . This also makes ___MASK52___ the 9th most populous metropolitan area in Europe . Alan Erasmus was the co - founder of Factory Records with Tony Wilson , which signed Joy Division and Happy Mondays . He also co - founded The Haçienda with Wilson , Rob Gretton and New Order , a famous ___MASK100___ nightclub which closed down in Summer 1997 . As an actor , Erasmus appeared in several roles in the 1970s including ITV Playhouse and Play for Today , wherein he played minor roles . Factory Records was a ___MASK100___ - based British independent record label , started in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus , which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division , New Order , A Certain Ratio , The Durutti Column , Happy Mondays , Northside , and ( briefly ) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and James . Like the label 4AD Records , Factory Records used a creative team ( most notably record producer Martin Hannett and graphic designer Peter Saville ) which gave the label and the artists recording for it a particular sound and image . The label employed a unique cataloguing system that gave a number not just to its musical releases , but to artwork and other objects , as well .