As the punk revolution caught youthful imaginations in Britain in the late
1970s, A Certain Ratio were one of many bands who emerged in Manchester to ride
its wave. Yet ACR quickly established an individual identity far from the usual
punk thrash, adopting a funk influence to forge a long time career as one of
Britain's more interesting alternative bands. Formed by Martin Moscrop and Jezz
Kerr, they took their name from a Brian Eno song, The Long Wheel, and were soon
signed by Tony Wilson to Manchester's famous Factory label, making their
recording debut with a cassette release o...