▁included ▁producer ▁Martin ▁Hann ett , ▁T osh ▁Ryan ▁and ▁Lawrence ▁B ead le , ▁formed ▁a ▁local ▁label ▁called ▁Rab id ▁Records ▁and ▁started ▁putting ▁out ▁singles ▁by ▁local ▁acts ▁like ▁S la ugh ter ▁& ▁the ▁D ogs ▁( Rob ▁Gre tt on ▁later ▁to ▁manage ▁Joy ▁Division ▁and ▁New ▁Order ▁was ▁their ▁road ie / t our ▁manager ▁– ▁all ▁W yth ens ha we ▁l ads ), ▁John ▁Cooper ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁Ed ▁B anger ▁& ▁the ▁N ose ble eds ▁( wh ose ▁line up ▁included ▁V ini ▁Re illy ) ▁and ▁they ▁lic ensed ▁" J ilt ed ▁John " ▁by ▁J ilt ed ▁John ▁to ▁E MI ▁records . ▁ ▁The ▁timing ▁of ▁this ▁record ▁company ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁Tony ▁Wilson ▁bringing ▁the ▁cre am ▁of ▁both ▁American ▁and ▁British ▁punk ▁and ▁New ▁W ave ▁bands ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁his ▁acc laimed ▁late ▁night ▁Gran ada ▁Television ▁show ▁So ▁It ▁Go es . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁Manchester ▁had ▁tele vised ▁the ▁Sex ▁P ist ols ▁long ▁before ▁they ▁appeared ▁on ▁Th ames ▁Television ▁with ▁Bill ▁Grund y ▁( inc ident ally ▁another ▁Man c un ian ). ▁Un like ▁other ▁major ▁cities , ▁Manchester ▁hosted ▁The ▁Sex ▁P ist ols ▁An archy ▁Tour ▁twice ▁at ▁The ▁Electric ▁Circ us ; ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁these ▁gig s ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁small ▁L esser ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Hall ▁gig s ▁which ▁really ▁lit ▁a ▁fire ▁under ▁Manchester ' s ▁ass orted ▁mus icians ▁and ▁gave ▁them ▁that ▁do