Search results
Robert Leo Gretton (15 January 1953 – 15 May 1999) was the manager of Joy Division and New Order. He was partner in and co-director of Factory Records and a founding partner of The Haçienda. For ten years until his death in 1999, Gretton ran his own label, Rob's Records.
Jan 9, 2015 · A music business scholarship is being launched in the name of Rob Gretton, New Order's former manager and "designated grown-up" - but what made him so good?
ROB GRETTON, the manager of Joy Division and New Order, was an important catalyst in the Manchester music scene from the mid-Seventies onwards.
Apr 17, 1999 · ROB GRETTON, manager of New Order, has died at his home. First reports say that he suffered a heart attack on Saturday morning. Gretton first met Joy Division when they played a battle of the...
May 15, 2019 · Rob Gretton was a label creator, Hacienda partner and a friend of many Manchester bands. Gabrielles Wish, one of the bands he signed in the mid-90s, shares their memories of working with him and his legacy.
May 15, 2020 · Music visionary, Manchester inspiration and passionate City fan… that’s the enduring legacy of the late, great Rob Gretton.
The former label manager, who was the partner of the late Rob Gretton, New Order's manager and co-founder of The Hacienda, said the early years were "vitally important".
