He worked with his mate, Martin Rushent, Buzzcocks producer, on demos after the Buzzcocks and they did the Homosapien album and Human Leagues Dare in the same studio, on the same machinery, with the same crew at the same time after Phil Oakey asked to work with Martin.
So...
No Free Trade Hall gig, no New Order etc as Hooky bought a guitar on the basis of that legendary gig.
No Dare album.
A bloody genius.