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Rafters was a nightclub located in St. James Buildings Oxford Street Manchester England. Some well known bands played concerts at Rafters in the 1970s and 1980s.Rob Gretton who went on to become the manager of Joy Division worked at Rafters. It featured in the 2007 film Control. The Depeche Mode albums An Futurist Night and A Second Now in Manchester were recorded here in 1981. A Second Now In Manchester was released on CD on Vertigo Records in 1990