The Manchester Connection selling exhibition at the Movie Poster Art Gallery, London

Seems strange that this is taking place in London rather than Manchester, but you have plenty of time to book a discount train ticket to The Manchester Connection exhibition at the Movie Poster Art Gallery, should you not be in the capital.

It's a selling exhibition, which in effect means you can browse the walls and buy anything that takes your fancy. On those walls, you'll find 'a celebration of Manchester's legendary renaissance in musical and design creativity' that followed the Sex Pistols' Free Trade Hall gig in 1976.

That means the designs Factory commissioned from Peter Saville, Central Station Design, Ben Kelly and 8vo, along with the design concepts of Morrissey for The Smiths, and the Stone Roses' guitarist John Squire.   

Highlights include rare original music posters from The Smiths, New Order, A Certain Ratio, Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, plus an ultra rare poster of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures, rare sleeve proofs of The Smiths, A Certain Ratio, New Order, and a unique Morrissey hand-annotated sleeve proof for Your Arsenal. There are also a few rare artefacts including the original FAC51 embosser used at the Hacienda and the original 'Gay Traitor' bar menu poster from the same club.   

Some items are already online to browse, with more being added ahead of the exhibition opening on Thursday 10th November 2011.

Find out more at the Manchester Connection website