A 4CD+book set celebrating the roots of The Haçienda, coinciding with its 40th anniversary. The book's foreword comes from New Order's Peter Hook. In addition, writer Mick Middles has penned an essay interviewing those who were involved, together with mini biographies of all the acts featured on the compilation. The compilation holds sixty tracks in an eclectic mix of styles, featuring Suicide, Teardrop Explodes, A Certain Ratio, Soft Cell, Lliaisons Dangereuses, Loose Joints, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Gregory Isaacs, Annette Peacock, Mathilde Santing, Tears For Fears, Bow Wow Wow, Quando Quango, Trio, Blancmange, Laura Lee, Edwin Starr, Swamp Children, 23 Skidoo, Psychedelic Furs, Simple Minds and many more !