7 ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Manchester ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁rein vest ment ▁in ▁Manchester ▁from ▁its ▁local ▁mus icians ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁successful . ▁ ▁The ▁Sex ▁P ist ols ▁at ▁the ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Hall ▁and ▁punk ▁rock ▁On ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁Howard ▁Dev oto ▁and ▁P ete ▁Sh elle y ▁of ▁B uzz co cks , ▁the ▁Sex ▁P ist ols ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁L esser ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Hall . ▁In ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 4 2 ▁people , ▁several ▁key ▁members ▁of ▁Manchester ' s ▁future ▁music ▁scene ▁were ▁present : ▁Tony ▁Wilson ▁( G ran ada ▁Television ▁present er ▁and ▁cre ator ▁of ▁Factory ▁Records ), ▁Peter ▁Hook , ▁Bernard ▁Sum ner ▁( Jo y ▁Division ▁and ▁New ▁Order ), ▁Morris sey ▁( l ater ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Smith s ▁with ▁Johnny ▁Mar r ), ▁ ▁producer ▁Martin ▁Hann ett , ▁Mark ▁E ▁Smith ▁of ▁the ▁Fall , ▁Paul ▁Mor ley ▁later ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁influ ential ▁music ▁journalist ▁and ▁M ick ▁H uck n all ▁of ▁Sim ply ▁Red . ▁Another ▁influ ential ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁B uzz co cks ' ▁Sp iral ▁Sc r atch ▁EP ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁independent - label ▁punk ▁record . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁B uzz co cks ' ▁release , ▁the ▁old ▁mo vers ▁and ▁sh akers ▁from ▁the ▁Manchester ▁music ▁collect ive ▁Music ▁Force , ▁who