Peter Hook receiving honorary doctorate + auctioning off personal Joy Division items

A selection of items from Peter Hook's personal archive will be auctioned off in December. Peter Hook: Joy Division Signature Collection includes vintage equipment, demos, pictures, posters, and more. The auction will be held December 8th at 1pm (GMT) through U.K. based Omega Auctions, one of the world's leading auction houses for vinyl and music memorabilia.

Those interested can register here to participate in the auction. More details regarding the specific pieces and the auction itself will be announced in the weeks to come. View the IG post announcing the auction below.

Meanwhile, the bass legend will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Salford at the institution's graduation ceremony next Thursday, July 19th. Hooky will be recognized for his influence on pop culture and important contribution to "rock music and the history of rock music, after writing three well received books about his life, The Haçienda nightclub and the bands in which he has played." Read more about the event here.

Ok - so here's the big news. On December 8th 2018 we'll be auctioning the Peter Hook: Joy Division Signature Collection. As you'd expect, there is a frankly stupendous amount of treasures from Hooky's personal archive to include demo recordings, posters, equipment, pictures, artifacts from Joy Division history and so much more. We'll be talking through the catalogue in greater detail in coming months but for now here's a sneak peek. #PeterHook #JoyDivision #AnIdealForLiving #NewOrder #Fac251 #Hacienda #Manchester #ManchesterMusic #musichistory #musicmemorabilia #auction #musicauction #musicposter #music #musiclovers #manchesterhistory #salford

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Published July 9th, 2018