tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58610116513653144282024-02-19T02:19:24.195+00:00The Durutti ColumnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1591500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-31463791490186617712023-05-04T12:20:00.002+01:002023-05-04T12:21:14.002+01:00Time Was Gigantic... When We Were Kids [London Records]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/time-was-gigantic-311.jpg" alt="Time Was Gigantic... When We Were Kids [London Records]" width="311" /></div>
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CD: UK 30.06.23 (London Records, LMS5521915)<br />
2LP: UK 30.06.23 (London Records, LMS5521916)<br />
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<b>CD Tracklisting</b><br />
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1. Organ Donor<br />
2. Pigeon<br />
3. I B Yours<br />
4. Twenty Trees<br />
5. Abuse<br />
6. Drinking Song<br />
7. Sing To Me<br />
8. My Last Kiss<br />
9. For Rachel<br />
10. Highfield Choir<br />
11. Epilogue<br />
12. It's Your Life, Babe<br />
13. Kiss of Def<br />
14. In the City<br />
15. New Order Tribute<br />
16. Drinking Song (version)<br />
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<b>2LP Tracklisting</b><br />
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<i>LP one</i><br />
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A1 Organ Donor<br />
A2 Pigeon<br />
A3 I B Yours<br />
A4 Twenty Trees<br />
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B5 Abuse<br />
B6 Drinking Song<br />
B7 Sing To Me<br />
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<i>LP two </i><br />
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C8 My Last Kiss<br />
C9 For Rachel<br />
C10 Highfield Choir<br />
C11 Epilogue<br />
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D12 It's Your Life, Babe<br />
D13 Kiss of Def<br />
D14 In the City<br />
D15 New Order Tribute<br />
D16 Drinking Song (version)<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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25th Anniversary edition of Time Was GIGANTIC... When we were kids by The Durutti Column, featuring expanded artwork by original designers 8vo, new liner notes by James Nice and 5 bonus tracks of rarities. An A3 reproduction of the 1998 Manchester Cathedral show for In The City was made available to coincide with this release and bundled in certain packages.<br />
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The album is available via:<br /><br />
<a href="https://thedurutticolumn.tmstor.es">https://thedurutticolumn.tmstor.es</a><br /><br />
"It sounds so sweet: Reilly's shimmering guitar spinning merry cartwheels behind Eley Rudge's angelic Harriet Wheeler warble, or basking lazily in pools of ambient calm. It's a smooth as porcelain, as mannered as a lily pond and as forgettable as your last breath."<br />
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- NME<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comLondon, UK51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-90484172621677807342023-05-04T09:07:00.003+01:002023-05-04T09:09:13.329+01:00Keeping Control – Independent Music From Manchester 1977-1981 [Cherry Red, CRCDBOX145]<div class="discog-image"><img src="https://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/keeping-control-311.jpg" alt="Keeping Control – Independent Music From Manchester 1977-1981 [Cherry Red]" width="311" /></div><br /><br />
3CD: UK 26.05.23 (Cherry Red, CRCDBOX145)<br /><br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />
<i>Disc one</i><br /><br />
1 BUZZCOCKS Orgasm Addict<br />
2 SLAUGHTER AND THE DOGS The Bitch<br />
3 THE NOSEBLEEDS Fascist Pigs<br />
4 THE DRONES City Drones<br />
5 THE PANIK Murder<br />
6 V2 Nothing To Do<br />
7 JILTED JOHN Jilted John<br />
8 GYRO Central Detention Centre<br />
9 SALFORD JETS Lookin' At The Squares<br />
10 JOHN THE POSTMAN'S PUERILE Kawalski Of The Seaview Has Got The Best Hairstyle I've Ever Seen<br />
11 ALBERTO Y LOST TRIOS PARANOIAS Fuck You<br />
12 JOHN COOPER CLARKE I Don't Want To Be Nice<br />
13 THE TEARDROPS Pompous<br />
14 PASSAGE Slit Machine<br />
15 SPHERICAL OBJECTS Sweet Tooth<br />
16 STEVE MIRO Smiling in Reverse<br />
17 JOY DIVISION Digital<br />
18 THE SMIRKS American Patriots<br />
19 NOTSENSIBLES Lying On The Sofa<br />
20 48 CHAIRS Psycle Sluts<br />
21 EDDIE FICTION UFO Part 2<br />
22 MELLOTRON Warriors From Space<br />
23 SPEED She's All There<br />
24 GENOCIDE Renegade<br />
25 SISTER RAY Suicide<br />
26 EDDIE MOONEY & THE GRAVE I Bought Three Eggs<br />
27 GERRY AND THE HOLOGRAMS<br /><br />
<i>Disc two</i><br /><br />
1 THE FALL Flat Of Angles<br />
2 STEROID KIDDIES Seaside Teaser<br />
3 DIRECT HITS Back To The Sixties<br />
4 FOREIGN PRESS Crossfire<br />
5 CRISPY AMBULANCE Motorway Boys<br />
6 I.Q. ZERO Insects<br />
7 ACCIDENT ON THE EAST LANCS. We Want It Legalized<br />
8 THE OUT Who is Innocent?<br />
9 GODS GIFT These Days<br />
10 MUD HUTTERS Danger<br />
11 PATHETIX Love in Decay<br />
12 PRIVATE SECTOR Just Wanna Stay Free<br />
13 THE FRANTIC ELEVATORS Hunchback Of Notre Dame<br />
14 FAST CARS You're So Funny<br />
15 MISS KATE Ebony Eyes<br />
16 GROW-UP The Best Thing<br />
17 PROPERTY OF… Dance Like You're Dead <br />
18 THE DISTRACTIONS Doesn't Bother Me<br />
19 THE DURUTTI COLUMN Sketch For Summer<br />
20 BET LYNCH'S LEGS Riders In The Sky<br />
21 THE HOAX Storm Trooper<br />
22 MANICURED NOISE Metronome<br />
23 MAGAZINE A Song From Under The Floorboards<br />
24 VIBRANT THIGH Walking Away<br />
25 ENIGMA Play With Fire<br />
26 THE STILL 9.5<br />
27 SPURTZ Boyfriends Or Your Money Back<br />
28 THE CHARLIE PARKAS Space Invaders<br /><br />
<i>Disc three</i><br /><br />
1 IF ONLY Puppet Masters<br />
2 THE CHEATERS (I Wanna Be A) Policeman<br />
3 MANCHESTER MEKON Must Have More Wheels<br />
4 BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Apathetic Hell<br />
5 THE LIGGERS Recorded Or Live *<br />
6 SECTION 25 Knew Noise<br />
7 THE DIAGRAM BROS. There Is No Shower<br />
8 THE THINGS Pieces Of You<br />
9 DISLOCATION DANCE Familiar View<br />
10 MARTIN HANNETT The Music Room<br />
11 BLUE ORCHIDS The Flood (Demo) *<br />
12 KEVIN HEWICK Haystack<br />
13 ELECTRA COMPLEX Magic *<br />
14 HAMSTERS Animal<br />
15 BITING TONGUES You Can Choke Like That<br />
16 THE FRESHIES Wrap Up The Rockets<br />
17 LUDUS Hugo Blanco<br />
18 MOTHMEN Temptation<br />
19 A CERTAIN RATIO Waterline<br />
20 BEE VAMP Lucky Grills<br />
21 NEW ORDER Everything's Gone Green<br /><br />
<b>Notes</b><br /><br />
3CD sequel to 2017's 'Manchester North Of England' which concentrates on music from the punk and post-punk years.<br /><br />
Available direct from <a href="https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/keeping-control-independent-music-from-manchester-1977-1981-3cd-box-set/#:~:text=Released%20May%2026%2C%202023.&text=A%2076%20track%20celebration%20of%20all%20things%20Manchester%20from%201977%20to%201981.&text=A%20comprehensive%20look%20at%20the,Dogs%2C%20Magazine%20and%20many%20more.">Cherry Red</a>. <br /><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-90367167155281517252023-04-22T10:00:00.036+01:002023-05-03T14:33:38.607+01:00Treatise on the Steppenwolf + Human Avatars (FBN 63 Record Store Day)<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Treatise on the Steppenwolf + Human Avatars (FBN 63 Record Store Day)" border="0" width="311" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5jZL-CNCBDPieXEtrBawxYuZAmpuo4ghFWNMTOtHJmAf52ueNnhrtPlU0ApnMGbcUeJciO8YvuE1FVYWrcPA45S8ZiWqqUos7RRwYuR66e_BLWQqwk0kI7G9ycPyUChxuOuZ3zDXnKhjthi8joQPo2yT_TazZ3g8YwL2VTaJ4MFqYfjs19DEBvYm/s1600/treatise-2023.jpeg"/></div>
2LP (UK, 22.04.2023, Factory Benelux, FBN 63)<br /><br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />
A1. A Beautiful Thought (Pt 1)<br />
A2. Harry Dreams The Dream<br />
A3. A Wolf Of The Steppes<br />
A4. Interlude<br />
A5. The Title On The Cover<br /><br />
B1. Divided<br />
B2. Magic Theatre<br />
B3. Soul Track<br />
B4. The Mothers And The Fathers<br />
B5. A Beautiful Thought (Pt 2)<br /><br />
C1. Stupid Steppenwolf (Pt 1)<br />
C2. Stupid Steppenwolf (Pt 2)<br />
C3. Human Avatars (Pt 3)<br /><br />
D1. Human Avatars (Pt 1)<br />
D2. Human Avatars (Pt 2)<br /><br />
<b>Notes</b><br /><br />
Factory Benelux presents the very first vinyl edition of the only soundtrack album recorded by The Durutti Column. A limited edition of 1000 copies on 180gm black vinyl for Record Store Day 2023.<br /><br />
Treatise on the Steppenwolf is a soundtrack to the performance piece of the same name by experimental theatre group 12 Stars, written and directed by Gerard McInulty (of fellow Factory band The Wake), first staged in Glasgow in May 2003. Freely adapted from the celebrated counter-culture novel by Hermann Hesse, the performance is a portrait a divided character in an ongoing state of conflict.<br /><br />
"Steppenwolf was something I'd read recently and when we approached Durutti Column with the idea it turned out they were interested too," explained McInulty. "People have described their music as ambient, although that's a description they don't care much for. It's certainly atmospheric and there's something about their sunny-sounding guitar that seemed appropriate to a book that, although published in 1927, didn't become popular in America until the 1960s."<br /><br />
This expanded vinyl edition combines the studio recordings of the 12 pieces performed live by The Durutti Column during the Glasgow run, along with 3 long and previously unreleased tracks from the Human Avatars art installation at Manchester Museum of Science and Industry in 2005.<br /><br />
Newly mastered for vinyl by Peter Beckman at TechnologyWorks, this limited Record Store Day edition also features new gatefold artwork by Howard Wakefield.<br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-66371833224132055522023-02-10T10:00:00.001+00:002023-05-04T10:50:31.750+01:00Steven Wilson Presents: Intrigue - Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979–89<div class="discog-image"><img src="https://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/intrigue-progressive-sounds-311.jpg" alt="Steven Wilson Presents: Intrigue - Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979–89" width="350" /></div>
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4CD (UK, 10.02.2023, Demon, EDSL0133)<br />
7LP deluxe signed (UK, 10.02.2023, Demon, DEMRECBOX78X)<br />
7LP regular (UK, 10.02.2023, Demon, DEMRECBOX78)<br />
2LP (UK, 10.02.2023, Demon, DEMREC1081)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (4CD)</b><br />
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<i>CD 1</i><br />
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1. I Should Have Known Better – Wire<br />
2. A Better Home In The Phantom Zone – Bill Nelson’s Red Noise<br />
3. Back To Nature – Magazine<br />
4. Complicated Game (Steven Wilson 2014 Mix) - XTC<br />
5. Careering – Public Image Limited<br />
6. The Raven – The Stranglers<br />
7. Puppet Life – Punishment Of Luxury<br />
8. Astradyne (Steven Wilson Stereo Mix) – Ultravox<br />
9. Contract – Gang Of Four<br />
10. I Travel (Extended Version) – Simple Minds<br />
11. Sketch For Summer – The Durutti Column<br />
12. Health And Efficiency - This Heat<br />
13. Burning Car – John Foxx<br />
14. Cognitive Dissonance (Steven Wilson 2022 Mix) – Robert Fripp And The League of Gentlemen<br />
15. Fatal Day – In Camera<br />
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CD 2<br />
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1. I Can't Escape Myself - The Sound<br />
2. The Eternal - Joy Division<br />
3. Big Empty Field - Swell Maps<br />
4. Enemies - Art Nouveau<br />
5. The Joy Circuit - Gary Numan<br />
6. The Gospel Comes To New Guinea - 23 Skidoo<br />
7. All My Colours - Echo And The Bunnymen<br />
8. Ghost Town (Extended Version) - The Specials<br />
9. They All Run After The Carving Knife - New Musik<br />
10. The Him - New Order<br />
11. White Car In Germany (Single Edit) - The Associates<br />
12. Hit - Section 2513. Sealand - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark<br />
14. Talking Drum - Japan<br />
15. Faith - The Cure<br />
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CD 3<br />
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1. Three Dancers (Steven Wilson 2021 Mix) - Twelfth Night<br />
2. Airwaves - Thomas Dolby<br />
3. Are You Ready? - Crispy Ambulance<br />
4. The Outsider - Rupert Hine<br />
5. Knife Slits Water - A Certain Ratio<br />
6. Memories Fade - Tears For Fears<br />
7. Patient - Peter Hammill<br />
8. Donimo - Cocteau Twins<br />
9. In A Waiting Room - Mr And Mrs Smith And Mr Drake<br />
10. Close (To The Edit) - The Art Of Noise<br />
11. Dalis Car - Dalis Car<br />
12. Rawhide - Scott Walker<br />
13. Brilliant Trees - David Sylvian<br />
14. Dream Within A Dream – Propaganda<br />
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CD 4<br />
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1. Waking The Witch - Kate Bush<br />
2. Ivy And Neet - This Mortal Coil<br />
3. Beehead (7” Version) - Perennial Divide<br />
4. This Corrosion – The Sisters Of Mercy<br />
5. Ascension - O Yuki Conjugate<br />
6. No Motion - Dif Juz<br />
7. Gutter Busting – SLAB!<br />
8. Murderers, The Hope Of Women - Momus<br />
9. The Host Of Seraphim - Dead Can Dance<br />
10. R.E.S. - Cardiacs<br />
11. Good Morning Beautiful - The The<br />
12. Omega Amigo - The Shamen<br />
13. Night Sky, Sweet Earth - No-Man<br />
14. The 3rd Time We Opened The Capsule - Kitchens Of Distinction<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Compilation assembled by acclaimed musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, Steven Wilson. The collection explores the creativity, experimentation and progressive spirit of alternative British music from 1979-1989. Features 'Sketch for Summer' by The Durutti Column. Other artists include Wire, XTC, The Stranglers, Ultravox, Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, Tears For Fears, and many more.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-64054765830727572482021-02-20T11:54:00.002+00:002021-02-20T11:54:53.096+00:00Circuses and Bread (Factory Benelux, FBN 154 / FBN 154 CD)<img alt="Circuses and Bread (Factory Benelux, FBN 154 / FBN 154 CD)" width="311" border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQCLoi7Y_bjAvm1ic0GKsYy_pT0dL8EwDrjJOwxWDd9kyoaMx_t8n1xPfC5AGFU6JdrF6PwXFYsceQKsloeaUjafZFwVaImi-frQKUA2eOrUdaWkITYxZpDSn6BbkvQwvPevErZi4ayY/s0/FBN154CD.jpg"/>
CD (UK, 29.01.2021, Factory Benelux, FBN 154 CD)<br />
2LP (UK, 26.03.2021, Factory Benelux, FBN 154)<br /><br />
<b>CD Tracklisting</b><br /><br />
1. For Pauline<br />
2. Tomorrow<br />
3. Dance II<br />
4. For Hilary<br />
5. Street Fight<br />
6. Royal Infirmary<br />
7. Black Horses<br />
8. Dance I<br />
9. Blind Elevator Girl - Osaka<br />
10. All That Love and Maths Can Do<br />
11. Florence Sunset<br />
12. San Giovanni Dawn<br />
13. For Friends In Italy<br />
14. The Aftermath<br />
15. Our Lady of the Angels (Stu 'Jammer' James Mix)<br /><br />
<b>2LP Tracklisting</b><br /><br />
<i>Side One</i><br /><br />
A1. For Pauline<br />
A2. Tomorrow<br />
A3. Dance II<br />
A4. For Hilary<br />
A5. Street Fight<br />
B1. Royal Infirmary<br />
B2. Black Horses<br />
B3. Dance I<br /><br />
<i>Side Two</i><br /><br />
C1. Blind Elevator Girl – Osaka<br />
C2. The Aftermath<br />
C3. Our Lady of the Angels (Stu 'Jammer' James Mix)<br />
D1. Florence Sunset<br />
D2. All That Love and Maths Can Do<br />
D3. San Giovanni Dawn<br />
D4. For Friends In Italy<br /><br />
<b>Notes</b><br /><br />
Factory Benelux presents remastered CD and 2LP coloured vinyl editions of Circuses and Bread, the seventh studio album by The Durutti Column. Originally released by Factory Benelux and Factory in 1986, the original 9 tracks have now been expanded with 6 bonus pieces.<br /><br />
The cover art retains the original design by 8vo. The remastered vinyl set is housed in gatefold sleeve, with liner notes and rare band images. <br /><br />
Self-produced by Vini Reilly at Strawberry and Revolution studios, the album saw Durutti playing as a quartet, with Reilly on guitar, vocals and keyboards, Bruce Mitchell in drums and percussion, John Metcalfe (viola) and Tim Kellett (trumpet). <br /><br />
"The music ends up being very simple," Vini told NME. "People can dismiss it as being very simplistic, easy listening or whatever. It's very honest, it's very personal. People say it's ambient, and it's like Eno. I don't like that, because the music's made to be listened to, it's not wallpaper."<br /><br />
Of extended piece Blind Elevator Girl – Osaka, Vini adds: "The music really writes itself. For example, we’re in Osaka, in Japan, getting in this elevator. It"s very crowded with all these Japanese businessmen talking about distribution deals, and going on and on. On this lift was a beautiful Japanese girl, in an immaculate uniform. Each floor we arrived at, she's starting talking Japanese, obviously saying what was on each floor. We went higher and higher, and finally we get to the top. And then, sort of walking out of the elevator, I suddenly realised she was blind... It got to me, this girl. It was incredible. So maybe a day later, I was thinking about that, and the whole tune came out. And every single piece of music is like that."<br /><br />
Bonus tracks include Italian-only EP Greetings Three, scarce compilation track The Aftermath, and a previously unreleased working version of 1987 single Our Lady of the Angels produced by the late Stuart 'Jammer' James.<br /><br />
Cover art retains the original design by 8vo. The remastered set is housed in 6 panel card digipack, with liner notes and rare band images. A double vinyl version of FBN 154 will be issued in March 2021.<br /><br />
More information at <a href="http://factorybenelux.com" target="_blank">factorybenelux.com</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-48776485936417930522021-02-20T11:13:00.006+00:002021-02-20T11:56:06.921+00:00Sex and Death (Factory Benelux, FBN 201 / FBN 201 CD)<img alt="Sex and Death (Factory Benelux, FBN 201 / FBN 201 CD)" width="311" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFlNGdHNd9YEmtPLUQHm-qAXxDLBNK_RuUv3BrvxGozeiu8DzbnhHhyYuYj2vvacw3PhNed2GDEjiE6UGFm0os7LLZFkFGhXccpsLI2TMwOmQ5dd4a2oyBAglwdjNRpECaOZJpEgT65M/s16000/FBN201_With+Sticker_4000pix_RGB.jpg" /><br /><br />
2CD: UK 23.04.2021 (Factory Benelux, FBN 201 CD)<br />
2LP: UK 23.04.2021 (Factory Benelux, FBN 201)<br /><br />
<b>2CD Tracklisting</b><br /><br />
<i>CD1</i><br /><br />
1. Anthony<br />
2. The Rest of My Life<br />
3. For Colette<br />
4. The Next Time<br />
5. Beautiful Lies<br />
6. My Irascible Friend<br />
7. Believe In Me<br />
8. Fermina<br />
9. Where I Should Be<br />
10. Fado<br />
11. Madre Mio<br />
12. Blue Period<br /><br />
<i>CD2</i><br /><br />
1. Believe In Me (Mix 1)<br />
2. You Mess Me Up<br />
3. My Only Love (aka Duet)<br />
4. Believe In Me (Mix 2)<br />
5. Picking Guitar for the Shrimp<br />
6. Get Me to the Beat On Time<br />
7. Jumble Drums, Growling Bass and the Whammy Bar<br />
8. For Cameron de la Isla<br />
9. War Torn<br />
10. The Celestial Bar<br /><br />
<b>2LP Tracklisting</b><br /><br />
<i>LP1</i><br /><br />
A1. Anthony<br />
A2. The Rest of My Life<br />
A3. For Colette<br />
A4. The Next Time<br />
B1. Beautiful Lies<br />
B2. My Irascible Friend<br />
B3. Believe In Me<br />
B4. Fermina<br /><br />
<i>LP2</i><br /><br />
C1. Where I Should Be<br />
C2. Fado<br />
C3. Madre Mio<br />
C4. Blue Period<br />
C5. War Torn<br />
D1. Picking Guitar for the Shrimp<br />
D2. The Celestial Bar<br />
D3. Jumble Drums, Growling Bass and the Whammy Bar<br />
D4. For Cameron de la Isla<br /><br />
<b>Notes</b><br /><br />
Factory Benelux presents expanded double CD and double vinyl editions of Sex and Death, the 11th studio album by The Durutti Column. <br /><br />
Originally released in 1994 on CD only, the album has now been re-mastered with bonus tracks and appears on vinyl for the very first time in a coloured vinyl edition limited to 1500 copies. The vinyl edition is housed in a gatefold vinyl sleeve. Disc 1 is pressed in blue vinyl, and disc 2 in silver.<br /><br />
The 2CD edition is remastered with rare and previously unreleased bonus tracks.<br /><br />
The writing and recording of Sex and Death closed an uncertain period for Vini Reilly and the group following the collapse of Factory Records in 1992. Factory founder Tony Wilson remained in post as manager of the band, but Sex and Death would be their last album with producer Stephen Street, famed for his work with Morrissey, The Smiths and Blur.<br /><br />
Writer and master guitarist Vini Reilly remained philosophical: "People say the Durutti Column is this or that. I don't care, so long as we make good music. There's screaming feedback on some tracks, heavy metal guitar, Spanish picking. It's not just this ethereal trip. Don't listen to the form, never listen to the form. Listen to the content."<br /><br />
Stand-out tracks include Anthony (dedicated to Wilson), The Rest of My Life and believe In Me. Guest musicians include viola player John Metcalfe, vocalist Ruth-Ann Boyle (later to form hitmakers Olive with Tim Kellett), programmer Martin Jackson (Magazine, Swing Out Sister) and bassist Peter Hook, then on furlough from New Order post-Republic.<br /><br />
Of the 10 bonus tracks on CD2, 6 are previously unreleased, having been retrieved from a long-lost DAT tape located in Tony Wilson's personal archive. The other 4 are album outtakes previously only available as an online download. All tracks have been newly re-mastered in 2020 by Peter Beckmann and Technology Works.<br /><br />
A limited edition 2LP coloured vinyl edition is also available housed in a gatefold vinyl sleeve and limited to 1500 copies. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-71349121554718277562021-01-21T07:30:00.002+00:002021-04-02T13:26:01.162+01:00Cosmic - St Valentin's Day selected by Daniele Baldelli [2LP]<img alt="Cosmic - St Valentin's Day selected by Daniele Baldelli [2LP] - The Durutti Column Discography" border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUXJc5Ao5bhIGs62lg66YDJQj9P209uHYTFXIxeaXq93pPl0V7xOBSW0dSjuCccqpTKJQX2O3p2t6qU0RfCm2T5jYX8JAm2a8JHYhpaTn0TU7mHI3lYxtaSoaHSHDnEcL629QIVzCuxA/s0/Screenshot+2021-04-02+at+09.51.35.png" width="311" />
<br /><br />2LP: IT 21.01.21 (Use Vinyl Records, UVR 10521)<br /><br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br /><i>
Side A </i><br /><br />
1. The Durutti Column - Sketch For Summer<br />
2. Nef - Apparition À L'endroit<br />
3. Francesco Messina - Harem<br />
4. Peter Baumann - The Third Site<br /><br /><i>Side B</i><br /><br />
1. Gabor Szabo - Keep Smilin'<br />
2. Herb Alpert - Love Is<br />
3. J.J. Cale - Ride Me High<br />
4. Neil Larsen - Sudden Samba<br /><br /><i>Side C</i><br /><br />
1. Jorge Ben - O Dia Que O Sol Declarou O Seu Amor Pela Terra<br />
2. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Ye-Me-Le<br />
3. Zulu Gang - I Got A Magic Feeling Making Love<br />
4. Naná Vasconcelos - Rekebra<br /><br /><i>Side D</i><br /><br />
1. D.C. LaRue - I Don't Want To Loose You<br />
2. Sammy Gordon & The Hip Huggers - Making Love<br />
3. Le Pamplemousse - Gimmie What You Got<br />
4. Sea Level - Sneakers (Fifty-Four)<br /><br />
<b>Notes</b><br /><br />
This record celebrates the very popular and crowded St. Valentine's party held on 14 Feb at the "Cosmic" discotheque near Verona where Daniele Baldelli was the resident DJ.<div><br /></div><div>'Sketch for Summer' by The Durutti Column is Track 1 Side 1.<br /><br />
<div>Available from <a href="https://www.afrocosmicshop.com/en/products/cosmic-st-valentines-day-by-daniele-baldelli-doppio-lp" target="_blank">afrocosmicshop.com</a> and other retailers. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-56608562128930996772020-11-06T21:37:00.002+00:002020-12-13T21:47:06.445+00:00Rebellion [LP blue vinyl, Demon, DEMREC743]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Rebellion [LP blue vinyl, Demon, DEMREC743]" border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="919" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6-ZoTTVxCN-zlLK3qyiDWtfu-T30_7xxnW52si5xqwPLrnzjRanLMuIHiOz3M0poqVjzm59NnMOe4X-1c5F1i_G4rw_C8GEQ_YIULfs-PB90TCwrbvvaDThud0lzl0BhOYtrxhdTHoU/s0/rebellion-demon-2020.jpg" width="350" /></div><div><br /></div>
LP: UK 6/11/2020 (Demon, DEMREC 743)<br /><br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />
4 Sophia<br />
Longsight Romance<br />
Geh Cak Af En Yam<br />
The Fields Of Athenry<br />
Overlord Part One<br />
Falling<br />
Voluntary Arrangement<br />
Mello Part One<br />
Mello Part Two<br />
Protest Song<br />
Meschugana<br /><br />
<b>Notes</b><br /><br />
Single LP on blue vinyl. Pressed on 140g blue vinyl, housed in a printed inner sleeve.<br /><br />
<a href="https://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/releases/rebellion-blue-vinyl/" target="_blank">More info</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-2483353011301192782020-11-06T21:29:00.001+00:002020-12-13T21:35:41.501+00:00Keep Breathing [2LP red vinyl, Demon, DEMREC744]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Keep Breathing [2LP red vinyl, Demon, DEMREC744]" border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="921" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv26-cSg7zhM4h-0_FGsoUAq52PhPe_jfd_gzJawcLPRVd3hvTRszM8LAqVZOXvKu8HPpbB2McCTHp2hi38g5zv2Wc5cd8JNJSv9FQadPD1rpDrgOet-ds_c2Qj1LFquKW03udgTvFAfg/s0/keep-breathing-demon-2020.jpg" width="350" /></div>
LP: UK 6/11/2020 (Demon, DEMREC 744)<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Tracklisting</b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>LP1</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Nina</div><div>It's Wonderful</div><div>Maggie</div><div>Helen</div><div>Neil</div><div>Big Hole</div><div><br /></div><div><i>LP2</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Let Me Tell You Something</div><div>Lunch</div><div>Gun</div><div>Tuesday</div><div>Agnus Dei</div><div>Waiting</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Notes</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Pressed on two 140g red vinyl, housed in printed inner sleeves.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/releases/keep-breathing-red-vinyl/" target="_blank">More info</a>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-59950904898015009302020-11-06T21:17:00.007+00:002020-12-13T21:27:31.732+00:00Love In The Time Of Recession [2LP amber vinyl, Demon, DEMREC745]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Love In The Time Of Recession [2LP amber vinyl, Demon, DEMREC745]" border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEvWy_DOHNhN183Uv0jsLaS-hZtAo5VnIkNEV6zRf6zaewj26oM4cTmzNHE5SUwoilzl9wIrQJeP0NBVjGa0twtaGMo8dv5fXlGpQ_STZZsxnZbOgu8N9sd6G0MdRx8oEbXIu3Cg8Rxw/s0/love-in-the-time-of-recession-demon-2020.jpg" width="350" /></div><div><br /></div>
LP: UK 6/11/2020 (Demon, DEMREC 745) <div><br /></div><div><b>Tracklisting</b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>LP1</i></div><div><br /></div><div>In Memory Of Anthony</div><div>Rant</div><div>More Rainbows</div><div>I’m Alive</div><div>For Bruce</div><div>Painting</div><div><br /></div><div><i>LP2</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Wild Beat Tamed</div><div>Rainbow Maker</div><div>My Poppy</div><div>Loser</div><div>Lock-Down</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Notes</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Pressed on two 140g translucent amber vinyl, housed in printed inner sleeves.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/releases/love-in-the-time-of-recession-amber-vinyl/" target="_blank">More info</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-58182590254692170042020-11-06T10:59:00.048+00:002020-12-12T21:47:15.694+00:00Someone Else's Party [2LP clear vinyl, Demon, DEMREC746]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Someone Else's Party [2LP clear vinyl, Demon, DEMREC746]" border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="916" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtm5mpPZbuL0TPYjdOhdIKpsbnUaCIJ6MSn-nSFCb00yeNNqyImMpGePEmfVX4XpSwla1ULsmzwxaRHf9NOoJoIL1TyzrP1iMgJuPevmpd-udgKwxOXNrmNvUAYoGORWUSG5en0juQPn8/s0/someone-elses-party-demon-2020.jpg" width="350" /></div><div><br /></div>
LP: UK 6/11/2020 (Demon, DEMREC 746) <div><br /></div><div><b>Tracklisting</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Side one</i> </div><div><br /></div><div>Love Is A Friend</div><div>Spanish Lament</div><div>Somewhere</div><div>Somebody’s Party</div><div>Requiem For My Mother</div><div>Remember</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Side two</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Vigil</div><div>Blue</div><div>No More Hurt</div><div>Spasmic Fairy</div><div>American View</div><div>Drinking Time</div><div>Woman</div><div>Goodbye</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Notes</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Pressed on two 140g clear vinyl, housed in printed inner sleeves.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/releases/someone-elses-party-clear-vinyl/" target="_blank">More information</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-49478540688498445172020-10-08T12:02:00.004+01:002020-10-08T12:02:43.055+01:00Idiot Savants [Demon, DEMREC658]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="The Durutti Column - Idiot Savants [Demon, DEMREC658]" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-FXZxZTEMVMRV01LOLdvabGHqPC-P_fflDdH3yYliGR_YetrHr91LsiILMHK6ueN_mfK0SFLMBDGZ1YzBwVieON3mUb2P5wNveh12y1wHdwzsX6_w35J6FlK1HbEJ5Q3KFM1h4U5jII/s0/idiot-savants-demon-2020.jpg" width="350" /></div><div><br /></div>
LP: UK 29/08/2020 (Demon, DEMREC 658) <div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Tracklisting</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Better Must Come</div><div>Interleukin 2 (For Anthony)</div><div>Please Let Me Sleep </div><div>2 Times Nice </div><div>No Last Surprise </div><div>Gathering Dust </div><div>Whisper To The Wind </div><div>That Blows My Name Away (For Rachel)</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Notes</b> </div><div><br /></div><div>Single LP on white vinyl released for Record Store Day 2020 by Demon on 29 August 2020.
</div><div><br /></div><div>Reissue of original <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2007/07/idiot-savants.html">Idiot Savants</a> album on Artful/Fulfill from 2007 and the first ever release on vinyl. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-50044002173403588102020-10-07T16:50:00.002+01:002020-10-07T16:52:26.224+01:00From Brussels With Love [Les Disques du Crépuscule, TWI 007 & 008]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ltmcd2479_350.jpg" alt="From Brussels With Love [Les Disques du Crépuscule, TWI 007 & 008]" width="350" /></div><br /><br />
CS: UK 10/2020 (Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI 007 & 008)<br />
2LP: UK 10/2020 (Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI 007 & 008)<br />
2CD: UK 10/2020 (Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI 007 & 008)<br /><br />
<b>Tracklistings</b><br /><br />
<i>Cassette + 2LP</i><br /><br />
1. John Foxx - A Jingle *1<br />
2. Thomas Dolby - Airwaves<br />
3. Repetition - Stranger<br />
4. Harold Budd - Children On the Hill<br />
5. The Durutti Column - Sleep Will Come<br />
6. Martin Hannett - The Music Room<br />
7. The Names - Cat<br />
8. Michael Nyman - A Walk Through H<br />
9. Brian Eno - Interview<br />
9A. Phill Niblock - A Third Trombone<br />
10. John Foxx - A Jingle *2<br />
11. Jeanne Moreau - Interview<br />
12. Richard Jobson - Armoury Show<br />
13. Bill Nelson - The Shadow Garden<br />
14. The Durutti Column - Piece For An Ideal<br />
15. A Certain Ratio - Felch (live in NYC)<br />
16. Kevin Hewick and New Order - Haystack<br />
17. Radio Romance - Etrange Affinité<br />
18. Gavin Bryars - White's SS<br />
19. Der Plan - Mein Freunde<br />
20. Gilbert and Lewis - Twist Up<br />
21. John Foxx - A Jingle *3<br /><br />
<i>2CD earbook</i><br /><br />
Note: CD1 tracklist is same as cassette/2xLP<br /><br />
CD2<br /><br />
1. John Foxx - A Jingle *4<br />
2. John Foxx - Mr No<br />
3. Bill Nelson - Dada Guitare<br />
4. The Durutti Column - For Belgian Friends<br />
5. Richard Jobson + Tuxedomoon - Orpheé<br />
6. Aksak Maboul - DBB (Double Bind Baby)<br />
7. Karel Goyvaerts - Ach Golgotha<br />
8. Marguerite Duras - Interview<br />
9. Polyphonic Size - Nagasaki Mon Amour<br />
10. Marine - Life In Reverse<br />
11. Michael Nyman - Mozart<br />
12. Gavin Bryars - White's SS (unedited)<br />
13. The Names - Nightshift<br />
14. Repetition - A Still Reflex<br />
15. Digital Dance - Treatment<br />
16. Josef K - Sorry For Laughing<br />
17. A Certain Ratio - And Then Again (live)<br />
18. John Foxx - A Jingle *5<br /><br />
Available to pre-order in various formats/bundles from <a href="https://lesdisquesducrepuscule.com/from_brussels_with_love_twi007.html" target="_blank">Les Disques du Crépuscule</a>. <br /><br />
<b>Notes</b><br /><br />
Les Disques du Crépuscule 40th anniversary editions of iconic compilation From Brussels With Love. Bearing the catalogue number TWI 007, From Brussels With Love was the very first release on Crépuscule back in November 1980, and now returns in 2020 on cassette, gatefold 2xLP (coloured vinyl), and 2xCD hardback 60-page 10-inch square earbook.<br /><br />
Originally released as a cassette with a 16-page booklet packaged in a PVC wallet, From Brussels With Love featured 21 exclusive tracks from the international avant-garde and new wave, as well as contributions from the celebrated Factory Records roster. Then, as now, the featured artists include A Certain Ratio, Gavin Bryars, Harold Budd, Thomas Dolby, Dome, The Durutti Column, John Foxx, Martin Hannett, Richard Jobson, The Names, Bill Nelson, Kevin Hewick + New Order, Michael Nyman and Der Plan.<br /><br />
Running for 78 minutes, the cosmopolitan 'cassette journal' was curated by Michel Duval, Annik Honoré and Wim Mertens, and also includes extended interviews with Brian Eno and legendary French film actress Jeanne Moreau. The cover art is by Jean-François Octave, with additional artwork in the booklet by Benoît Hennebert, Marc Borgers and Claude Stassart.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-25450116700386784252020-07-11T23:47:00.002+01:002020-07-13T09:06:02.560+01:00Free From All The Chaos / Number Three [DURUTTI, LOTTA003]<img alt="Free From All The Chaos / Number Three [Kooky/Durutti/Cargo, LOTTA003]" border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxMlHvY6BBGB2TI1IgD08_l7fOxT2fuP9S3n0XZaicg02KovSPpvBufUskwkLmy3772WIseRwmva6P2iONNvVfQlF4_F78u0ap_VgPPqYZ7uz5kdFQQ-0XbE5ZWw581ydQN8KtyN2ySM/s1600/LOTTA003-2.jpg" /><br />
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7" UK 04.08.20 [DURUTTI, LOTTA003]<br />
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<i>Tracklisting</i><br />
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Free From All The Chaos [~ LOTTA003FREE]<br />
Number Three [~ LOTTA003THREE]<br />
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<i>Notes</i><br />
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The first stand-alone vinyl single to be released by The Durutti Column this century will be released on Vini Reilly's Birthday early August 2020. 'Free From All The Chaos', was originally on the CD release 'Chronicle' presented with the unreleased track 'Number Three', from the same sessions, also includes the voice of singer/songwriter Caoilfhionn Rose a collaborator with the band over the past five years.<br />
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A series of releases originally on the KOOKY imprint will be re-issued for the first time on vinyl, including the very limited CHRONICLE album. 'Chronicle' is a body of work commissioned from Vini Reilly as an autobiographical project concluding with a series of live shows.<br />
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It will be released for the first time in vinyl format later this year.<br />
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A limited run of 750 copies c/w a Trevor Johnson designed sleeve on crystal clear vinyl.<br />
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Available to pre-order via <a href="https://cargorecordsdirect.co.uk/products/durutti-column-free-from-all-the-chaos-number" target="_blank">Cargo</a>.<br />
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<img alt="Free From All The Chaos / Number Three [Kooky/Durutti/Cargo, LOTTA003]" border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gGj6j6hjQtu3Fed67mKtt8TGoSzSPVUg_l6JFSO-O95u1SEn7WQ5-igmZWA2Xg92Gcqc7vQ6npyQ6u414aD7Xvo_N-uB5xQ8lpPYcn4EMfn1iR00s2LctFmYiIhw78iB0DdymB-Fks8/s1600/LOTTA003-1.jpg" /><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-24506179742852026612020-06-14T10:56:00.000+01:002020-07-11T23:48:13.969+01:00The Cold Open [TWI 1254 / FBN 158]<img border="0" alt="The Cold Open [TWI 1254 / FBN 158]" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9S6O5MFQMjteBY9q6mV7f3WSm5c80qCTDpJ0B02YSIQDA0vqS13NhumY3duLFpFMymQg1KgzVTvFwdA3JVUrl0EeureLK4QuJw2WmfIz1sJ6J4j1MAd9LZsGN6mOKLHHLhEW1PO3ik4/s1600/the-cold-open-twi-1254-1.jpg" data-original-width="311" data-original-height="311" /><br />
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CD: UK 14.06.2020 (Les Disques du Crépuscule, TWI 1254 / Factory Benelux, FBN 158)<br />
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The Cold Open is a free sampler CD from Les Disques du Crépuscule and Factory Benelux featuring new and rare tracks from the 2020/21 release schedule together with several exclusives and tracks from selected label friends. It's available free when you order two or more CDs, vinyls, teeshirts or card sets via <a href="https://lesdisquesducrepuscule.com/the_cold_open_twi1254.html">FBN/TWI mail order</a> (i.e. two or more items in total). Please note - TWI 1254 / FBN 158 will not available in the shops!<br />
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The Cold Open features 'Meaning + Purpose' (live at Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 16 May 2004) by The Durutti Column.<br />
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<i>Tracklisting</i><br />
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1. Ladytron - Tropic of Capricorn<br />
2. Benjamin Schoos feat. Laetitia Sadier - Je Ne Vois Que Vous<br />
3. Sauvage - Clocks<br />
4. Pauline Murray - Secrets<br />
5. LoneLady - Cries and Whispers<br />
6. The Other Two - Autosound<br />
7. ShadowParty - Reverse the Curse (The Other Two Remix)<br />
8. Stephen Mallinder - Working (You Are)<br />
9. Ultramarine - Passwords (live)<br />
10. Blaine L. Reininger - Lockdown Blues<br />
11. Paul Haig - Router<br />
12. Section 25 - Hinterland<br />
13. The Durutti Column - Meaning + Purpose (live)<br />
14. Alessandra Celletti - The Typewriter<br />
15. Erik Satie - Vexations (detail)<br />
16. Marc Moulin - Chepa<br />
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TWI 1254 / FBN 158 is housed in a card wallet designed by Pascal Blua.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-87888523421753368822020-03-08T08:57:00.000+00:002020-03-19T09:17:42.307+00:00Vini Reilly [Factory Benelux, 2LP Record Store Day, FBN 244]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Vini Reilly [Factory Benelux, 2LP Record Store Day, FBN 244]" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0;" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9Rb6RTVFOmXC5yKS9zo1fg0CyZRfGpAOltpqm0fceUvo0kUD-4p2u6eSCVj9D3zsNfAHrCROetKL_qxbqyhA7uQUEpwq_ZQ4VKBr4nj9gvoB7A5tAGWZ4Q1hxMAeGlyi_0VQBAqScUA/s1600/vini-reilly-fbn-244-311.jpg" /></div><br />
2LP: UK 18.04.2020 (Factory Benelux, FBN 244)<br />
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[NB: Record Store Day 2020 delayed due to Coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak]<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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<i>LP1</i><br />
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A1. Love No More<br />
A2. Pol in G<br />
A3. Opera I<br />
A4. People's Pleasure Park<br />
A5. Finding the Sea<br />
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B1. Otis<br />
B2. They Work Every Day<br />
B3. Opera II<br />
B4. Homage to Catalonia<br />
B5. Requiem Again<br />
B6. My Country<br />
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<i>LP2</i><br />
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C1. Red Square<br />
C2. William B<br />
C3. Dry<br />
C4. Paradise Passage Road<br />
C5. My Country (Monarchy Mix)<br />
D1. Otis (live)<br />
D2. English Landscape Tradition (live)<br />
D3. Finding the Sea (live)<br />
D4. Bordeaux (live)<br />
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<i>7" single</i><br />
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E1. I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong<br />
F1. For Steven Patrick<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Factory Benelux presents an expanded double vinyl edition of Vini Reilly, the acclaimed seventh studio album originally released by Factory Records in 1989. Just 1000 copies have been pressed for Record Store Day on 18 April 2020.<br />
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Produced by Vini Reilly and Stephen Street (The Smiths, Morrissey, Blur), the original working title of the Vini Reilly album was The Durutti Column Sampler. "People describe them as found samples and found voices," explained Vini at the time. "I always build up a catalogue of interesting loops and voice samples and stuff. Then I forget where I got them from a lot of the time, which is quite convenient... A lot of the time I manipulate the sample anyway, so it's singing my tune, rather than the original tune.<br />
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Stand-out tracks include Otis, Love No More and My Country. "The tune always comes from playing the guitar, added Vini. ‘As soon as I pick a guitar up I'll come up with a tune. I don't know whether it’s good or bad - but there's always a tune there.<br />
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The sleeve itself samples Bob Dylan circa Highway 61 Revisited, showcasing an iconic portrait by Mark Warner. Indeed much about the album flirts with mainstream culture, being a deliberate attempt to position Reilly as a 'pop' artist following his chart-topping collaboration with Morrissey on Viva Hate. This collaboration is further explored on the bonus 7" single (pressed in crystal clear vinyl), which features rare outtake I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong and exquisite homage For Steven Patrick.<br />
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Bonus tracks on this 2020 double-disc remaster include several never before issued on vinyl, including William B and Red Square from the extended CD version of Vini Reilly, plus all four tracks from pristine performance CD WOMAD Live. Recorded at the WOMAD Festival in Cornwall in August 1988, the core Durutti duo of Vini Reilly and Bruce Mitchell are here augmented by Andy Connell on keys and Chinese opera singer Liu Sola.<br />
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See also: <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2020/02/vini-reilly-factory-benelux-fbn-244-cd.html">Vini Reilly [Factory Benelux, FBN 244 CD]</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-66223845827462476892020-02-03T10:10:00.002+00:002020-02-03T10:10:45.897+00:00Vini Reilly [Factory Benelux, FBN 244 CD]<div class="discog-image">
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2CD: UK 18.04.2020 (Factory Benelux, FBN 244 CD)<br />
CD: UK 18.04.2020 (Factory Benelux, FBN 244 CD BIS)*<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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<i>CD 1</i><br />
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1. Love No More<br />
2. Pol in G<br />
3. Opera I<br />
4. People's Pleasure Park<br />
5. Red Square<br />
6. Finding the Sea<br />
7. Otis<br />
8. William B<br />
9. They Work Every Day<br />
10. Opera II<br />
11. Homage to Catalonia<br />
12. Requiem Again<br />
13. My Country<br />
14. Otis (live)<br />
15. English Landscape Tradition (live)<br />
16. Finding the Sea (live)<br />
17. Bordeaux (live)<br />
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<i>CD 2</i><br />
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1. Opera II (demo)<br />
2. Finding the Sea I<br />
3. PPP (demo)<br />
4. Juan Montero Sketch I<br />
5. Sample Tune<br />
6. Finding the Sea II<br />
7. Juan Montero Sketch II<br />
8. William B (demo)<br />
9. Sketches on Stratocaster<br />
10. Dry<br />
11. Paradise Passage Road<br />
12. Les Preger's Tune<br />
13. Buddhist Prayer<br />
14. Misere<br />
15. Real Drums – Real Drummer<br />
16. Pathway<br />
17. Rob Grey's Elegy<br />
18. Shirt No. 7<br />
19. For Steven Patrick <br />
<br />
<i>CD 3</i><br />
<br />
I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong [Steven Patrick and Vincent Gerard]*<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Factory Benelux presents an expanded 2CD (3CD counting the special 1-track optional bonus disc of 'I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong') edition of Vini Reilly, the acclaimed seventh studio album. Originally released by Factory Records in 1989, the album has now been newly remastered with 23 bonus tracks including companion single WOMAD Live.<br />
<br />
Produced by Vini Reilly and Stephen Street (The Smiths, Morrissey, Blur), the original working title of the Vini Reilly album was The Durutti Column Sampler. "People describe them as found samples and found voices," explained Vini at the time. "I always build up a catalogue of interesting loops and voice samples and stuff. Then I forget where I got them from a lot of the time, which is quite convenient... A lot of the time I manipulate the sample anyway, so it's singing my tune, rather than the original tune."<br />
<br />
Stand-out tracks include Otis, Love No More and My Country. "The tune always comes from playing the guitar," added Vini. "As soon as I pick a guitar up I'll come up with a tune. I don't know whether it's good or bad - but there's always a tune there."<br />
<br />
The sleeve itself samples Bob Dylan circa Highway 61 Revisited, showcasing an iconic portrait by Mark Warner. Indeed much about the album flirts with mainstream culture, being a deliberate attempt to position Reilly as a 'pop' artist following his chart-topping collaboration with Morrissey on Viva Hate. This collaboration was further celebrated on bonus track For Steven Patrick.<br />
<br />
Other bonus tracks on this 2020 double-disc remaster include a multitude of demos and outtakes from the same period (some previously issued on The Sporadic Recordings in 1989), plus all four tracks from pristine performance CD WOMAD Live. Recorded at the WOMAD Festival in Cornwall in August 1988, the core Durutti duo of Vini Reilly and Bruce Mitchell are here augmented by Andy Connell on keys and Chinese opera singer Liu Sola.<br />
<br />
Available via <a href="http://factorybenelux.com/mailorder.html" target="_blank">Factory Benelux Mailorder</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-4516877467797139202019-10-25T09:40:00.000+01:002020-02-03T10:21:54.401+00:00Tim Peaks - Songs for a Late Night Diner<div class="discog-image">
<img alt="Tim Peaks - Songs for a Late Night Diner" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIreo2jQCVKAOqERLGe6A1HGwQ7kH3FbaDuqyCsFeVAgXYHtxzC3T2g0fvw6mf06PFIhB-LT7g60AtxKWw_nf83TVcnTwYKSP_cDIKHx4-anBCgs8EztxzTM8VVgLva8kf3CK6tv8SBPE/s1600/tim-peaks-songs-for-a-late-night-diner-350.jpg" width="350" /></div>
<br />
CD / Download / Streaming: UK 29.11.19 (Ace Records, CDCHD 1555)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
Choci Loni - Young Marble Giants<br />
House With A Hundred Rooms - The Chills<br />
Lips That Would Kiss (Form Prayers To Broken Stone) - The Durutti Column<br />
Yanks - The Gist<br />
Hunros (A Dream) - Gwenno<br />
I Had To Say This - The Clientele<br />
I Love You (Restrained In A Moment) - The Royal Family &The Poor<br />
Betty's Lament - Isan<br />
Slow Motion - Jane Weaver<br />
Fuel - Echo & The Bunnymen<br />
Flowers - Galaxie 500<br />
The Broken Fall - Gnac<br />
Blue Dress - Birdie<br />
Dog - El Perro Del Mar<br />
Fairy Tales - Stockholm Monsters<br />
Different Now - Chastity Belt<br />
A Year With No Head - Blue Orchids<br />
Ten Years - Bracken<br />
Sheila - She Beats In My Heart - The Fates<br />
Sky Burial - Dean McPhee<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Tim Burgess & Bob Stanley Present 'Tim Peaks - Songs For A Late-Night Diner' as a kind of reimagining of the classic Twin Peaks soundtrack set in the Pacific North-West of the USA transposed to the North-West of England.<br />
<br />
More info: <a href="https://acerecords.co.uk/tim-burgess-bob-stanley-present-tim-peaks-songs-for-a-late-night-diner" target="_blank">Ace Records</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-7549458430254827812019-09-26T11:38:00.001+01:002019-10-25T09:46:09.793+01:00Fidelity [Les Disques du Crépuscule, 2LP coloured vinyl, TWI 976]<div class="discog-image">
<img alt="twi-976-durutti-fidelity-311.jpg" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/twi-976-durutti-fidelity-311.jpg" width="350" /></div>
<br />
LP: UK 10.01.2020 (Les Disques du Crépuscule)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
A1. Fidelity<br />
A2. For Suzanne<br />
A3. G+T<br />
<br />
B1. Future Perfect<br />
B2. Abstract of Expression<br />
B3. Remember Me<br />
<br />
C1. Sanko<br />
C2. Grace<br />
C3. Storm for Steve<br />
<br />
D1. Guitar for Mother<br />
D2. My Only Love<br />
D3. The New Fidelity<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Les Disques du Crépuscule presents the first ever vinyl release of Fidelity, the 1996 studio album by cult Manchester ensemble The Durutti Column.<br />
<br />
Originally released by Crépuscule on CD only in April 1996, Fidelity featured 10 tracks written and performed by Vini Reilly, with occasional guest vocals by Eley Rudge. In addition to Vini's trademark guitar stylings, the album showcased sleek electronic textures and programmed beats.<br />
<br />
This 2019 vinyl re-master features two bonus tracks: My Only Love was originally released in 1995 on a covermount CD with a specialist guitar magazine, while experimental piece The New Fidelity was issued on a Portuguese compilation album from 1992 called Hare, Hunter, Field.<br />
<br />
Limited to just 1000 copies, this special double disc edition pressed in clear and blue vinyl features brand new cover artwork by Crepuscule design director Benoit Hennebert, based on a portrait by Vini Reilly of filmmaker Carol Morley.<br />
<br />
More info: <a href="http://lesdisquesducrepuscule.com/mailorder.html">Les Disques du Crépuscule Mailorder</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-51708058209255422572019-08-13T17:25:00.000+01:002019-08-13T17:27:46.169+01:00FACTORY: Communications 1978-92 [8LP silver vinyl]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/factory-communications-1978-92-silver-8lp.jpg" alt="FACTORY: Communications 1978-92 [8LP silver vinyl]" width="350" /></div><br />
LP: UK 08.11.19 (Rhino)<br />
Download: UK 08.11.19 (Rhino)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
Sketch For Summer (Side 2, 1979-80)<br />
Messidor (Side 5, 1981)<br />
Without Mercy (Duet) (Side 10, 1984-85)<br />
Home (Side 15, 1990-91)<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
The Durutti Column have four tracks on this 8LP silver vinyl box set reissue of the 'FACTORY: Communications 1978-1992' compilation album which surveys the entire 15-year history of the iconic label, with a grand total 63 tracks spread over 16 sides of newly remastered vinyl albums. As well as classic cuts from New Order, Joy Division, Minny Pops, Happy Mondays, Electronic, A Certain Ratio and Section 25, this definitive overview delves deep into Factory's rich and occasionally wayward recorded catalogue, with X-O-Dus, Marcel King, 52nd Street, Quando Quango, Northside, James, The Railway Children, Crawling Chaos.<br />
<br />
Originally issued as a <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2008/12/factory-records-communications-1978.html">4CD box set</a> in 2009, Communications 1978-92 is curated by Jon Savage, with booklet notes by Paul Morley and James Nice.<br />
<br />
Lift lid box with 8 x 180gram silver heavyweight vinyl and 40 page booklet, previously released on CD. Limited run of 500 units.<br />
<br />
Previous title was 'Factory Records: Communications 1978-92' but the "Records" bit has been dropped and some capital letters added.<br />
<br />
Previous 4CD version came as digital download with extra track 'Otis' (which did not feature on any of the CDs).<br />
<br />
More information: <a href="https://store.rhino.co.uk/uk/factory/factory-communications-1978-92-limited-edition-silver-8lp.html/" target="_blank">rhino.co.uk</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-69375191169805422602019-06-13T23:21:00.000+01:002019-06-16T14:12:35.601+01:00A Factory Assembly [Electronic Sound Magazine, ES 754]<img border="0" alt="A Factory Assembly [Electronic Sound Magazine, ES 754]" width="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSUBF_FegXjSWkrPPcaQw4N0wHnp5F0tgMZItc5r7n3nRjSbmE5lgofDXXF4eFC-EC1l13giECREgC-nrCLacah3nyH5QPocLtqMwE8FW9ckKzWkBiwyXdJgTBvRZkamHomlPI5lrSg0y/s1600/Electronic-Sound-Issue-54-Factory-Records-Bundle.jpg" /><br />
<br />
2x7": UK 13.06.19 (Electronic Sound, ES 754)<br />
<br />
A Factory Assembly<br />
Electronic Sound Magazine <br />
2x7" single<br />
June 2019<br />
<br />
Print magazine and double vinyl<br />
210 X 280 MM / 100 PAGE / SOFT TOUCH COVER<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>A</i><br />
<br />
A Certain Ratio – 'Knife Slits Water (seven-inch version)' (1982) [03:52]<br />
<br />
<i>B</i><br />
<br />
The Durutti Column – 'Lips That Would Kiss (Form Prayers to Broken Stone)' (1980) [03:49]<br />
<br />
<i>C</i><br />
<br />
Minny Pops – 'Dolphin's Spurt' (1981) [02:57]<br />
<br />
<i>D</i><br />
<br />
Section 25 – 'Knew Noise' (1980) [04:45]<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
ES754<br />
Released by Electronic Sound<br />
Graphic Design: Mark Hall<br />
electronicsound.co.uk<br />
<br />
--<br />
<br />
Please note the magazine and record bundle is SOLD OUT.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-65720048330977987862019-03-03T13:24:00.000+00:002019-03-03T22:17:38.825+00:00Obey The Time [Factory Benelux, Record Store Day 2019]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Obey The Time (Factory Benelux FBN 84 / CD)" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/obey-the-time-fbn-274-350.jpg" width="350" /></div>2LP + Digital download: 13.04.19 (Factory Benelux FBN 274)<br />
<br />
<b>2LP tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
LP1<br />
<br />
1. Vino Della Casa Bianco<br />
2. Hotel of the Lake 1990<br />
3. Fridays<br />
4. Neon<br />
5. Home<br />
6. Spanish Reggae<br />
7. Art and Freight<br />
8. The Warmest Rain<br />
9. Contra-Indications<br />
10. Vino Della Casa Rosso<br />
<br />
LP2<br />
<br />
1. Home (live)<br />
2. What It Means to Me (live)<br />
3. English Landscape Tradition (live)<br />
4. Opera II (live)<br />
5. Finding the Sea (live)<br />
6. Otis (live)<br />
7. Jacqueline (live)<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Factory Benelux presents a deluxe 3CD box set edition of Obey the Time, the eighth studio album by The Durutti Column. Originally released by Factory Records in December 1990, the original 10 tracks have now been expanded to no less than 43.<br />
<br />
Largely self-produced, and entirely instrumental, Obey the Time saw Vini Reilly further develop his interest in electronic music, and even embracing house and techno stylings. "The title came screaming off the TV screen in somebody's version of Othello and captured exactly the feel of the work in progress," explained Tony Wilson, Durutti manager and Factory founder. "We were in the middle of the Acieeed explosion. If you lived in Manchester, you were absolutely in the middle of it. Vini even explained why House made keyboards sound so fresh. Something to do with a chord being played with 3 or 4 notes into the sampler, but then different chords being triggered by a single key stroke. Creating mathematical harmonic relationships 'which Schoenberg had searched for but never found.'"<br />
<br />
Indeed veteran Durutti percussionist Bruce Mitchell features on just one track, Art and Freight. Marking a further break with tradition, dance exploration Contra-Indications was taped with New Order programmer (and later co-manager) Andy Robinson. Released in December 1990, Obey the Time (Fact 274) would be the last Durutti Column album on Factory before the labelled collapsed beneath a mountain of debt.<br />
<br />
The second record features 7 live tracks from a previously unreleased performance at Manchester University Whitworth Hall on 23 June 1990 (opportunistically billed as 'The Acid Guitar'), on which Reilly and Mitchell are joined by guests Andy Connell, Liu Sola and Rob Gray.<br />
<br />
Original cover art by 8vo. The remastered vinyl set is housed in a striking gatefold sleeve printed in pantone colours on a matt varnished board. The bold primary colours are mirrored by the coloured vinyl – purple for LP1, and yellow for LP2.<br />
<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-8477109283036758802019-01-18T16:12:00.000+00:002019-01-18T16:12:20.388+00:00Obey The Time (Factory Benelux, FBN 274 CD)<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Obey The Time (Factory Benelux FBN 84 / CD)" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/obey-the-time-fbn-274-350.jpg" width="350" /></div>3CD: 13.04.19 (Factory Benelux FBN 274 CD)<br />
<br />
<b>3CD tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
CD1<br />
<br />
1. Vino Della Casa Bianco<br />
2. Hotel of the Lake 1990<br />
3. Fridays<br />
4. Neon<br />
5. Home<br />
6. Spanish Reggae<br />
7. Art and Freight<br />
8. The Warmest Rain<br />
9. Contra-Indications<br />
10. Vino Della Casa Rosso<br />
11. The Together Mix<br />
12. For Zinni III<br />
13. Fridays (Up-Person Mix)<br />
14. Kiss of Def<br />
15. The New Fidelity<br />
<br />
CD2<br />
<br />
1. Together – Razormaid Mix<br />
2. Megamix<br />
3. Dry<br />
4. Out of the Blue<br />
5. Paradise Passage Road<br />
6. Rope Around My Neck<br />
7. Short<br />
8. Boat People 1<br />
9. Boat People 2<br />
10. Grade 2 Duet<br />
11. Octaves<br />
12. For Madelaine II<br />
13. Pete's Riff<br />
14. The Crowned Goddess<br />
15. Times Like These<br />
16. The Awards Show<br />
17. My Country (Monarchy Mix)<br />
<br />
CD3<br />
<br />
1. Home (live)<br />
2. What It Means to Me (live)<br />
3. English Landscape Tradition (live)<br />
4. Opera II (live)<br />
5. Finding the Sea (live)<br />
6. Otis (live)<br />
7. Jacqueline (live)<br />
8. Requiem Again (live)<br />
9. Take Some Time Out (live)<br />
10. The Missing Boy (live)<br />
11. Sketch for Summer (live)<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Factory Benelux presents a deluxe 3CD box set edition of Obey the Time, the eighth studio album by The Durutti Column. Originally released by Factory Records in December 1990, the original 10 tracks have now been expanded to no less than 43.<br />
<br />
Largely self-produced, and entirely instrumental, Obey the Time saw Vini Reilly further develop his interest in electronic music, and even embracing house and techno stylings. "The title came screaming off the TV screen in somebody's version of Othello and captured exactly the feel of the work in progress," explained Tony Wilson, Durutti manager and Factory founder. "We were in the middle of the Acieeed explosion. If you lived in Manchester, you were absolutely in the middle of it. Vini even explained why House made keyboards sound so fresh. Something to do with a chord being played with 3 or 4 notes into the sampler, but then different chords being triggered by a single key stroke. Creating mathematical harmonic relationships 'which Schoenberg had searched for but never found.'"<br />
<br />
Indeed veteran Durutti percussionist Bruce Mitchell features on just one track, Art and Freight. Marking a further break with tradition, dance exploration Contra-Indications was taped with New Order programmer (and later co-manager) Andy Robinson. Released in December 1990, Obey the Time (Fact 274) would be the last Durutti Column album on Factory before the labelled collapsed beneath a mountain of debt.<br />
<br />
The multitude of studio extras spread across Discs 1 and 2 include single and remix tracks The Together Mix and Kiss of Def, rare compilation cuts such as The New Fidelity, The Awards Show and Times Like These, and several extracts from two unreleased Factory albums recorded during the same 1989/90 period: Guitar One: House (Fact 254) and Guitar Two: Acoustic (Fact 264).<br />
<br />
Disc 3 features 11 live tracks from a previously unreleased performance at Manchester University Whitworth Hall on 23 June 1990 (opportunistically billed as 'The Acid Guitar'), on which Reilly and Mitchell are joined by guests Andy Connell, Liu Sola and Rob Gray.<br />
<br />
Original cover art by 8vo. The remastered set is housed in a clamshell card box, with individual inner sleeves and liner notes.<br />
<br />
More information and how to buy at <a href="http://factorybenelux.com/mailorder.html">Factory Benelux Mailorder</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-42008643954108702062018-12-03T09:49:00.001+00:002018-12-03T09:49:45.900+00:00Constellation de Comportements [TWI 1244 / FBN 146]<div class="discog-image">
<img alt="Constellation de Comportements [TWI 1244 / FBN 146]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/constellation-de-comportements-1-350.jpg" width="350" /></div>
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
Otis (Live) (6:35) <br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
A selection of tracks from new releases on Factory Benelux and Les Disques du Crépuscule in 2018 and 2019. <br />
<br />
Catalogue number shown as "FBN 125" on front cover but that was previously assigned to the Noblesse Oblige TWI/FBN compilation and FBN 146 is therefore assumed to be correct.<br />
<br />
Otis was recorded live at Nottingham Rescue Rooms on 16 May 2004 and is previously unreleased.<br />
<br />
<div class="discog-image">
<img alt="Constellation de Comportements [TWI 1244 / FBN 146]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/constellation-de-comportements-2-350.jpg" width="350" /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-20457010166704233842018-05-22T06:53:00.000+01:002018-05-22T19:43:43.334+01:00Without Mercy [Factory Benelux FBN 84 / CD]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Without Mercy (Factory Benelux FBN 84 / CD)" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/without-mercy-fbn-84.jpg" width="350" /></div><br />
4CD: 09.18 (Factory Benelux FBN 84 CD)<br />
2LP + 7": 09.18 (Factory Benelux FBN 84)<br />
Digital download: UK 09.18 (Factory Benelux FBN 84)<br />
<br />
<b>4CD tracklisting</b>:<br />
<br />
<i>CD1</i><br />
<br />
1. Without Mercy (Stanzas I-III)<br />
2. Without Mercy (Stanzas IV-VII)<br />
3. Without Mercy (Stanza VIII)<br />
4. Without Mercy (Stanzas IX-XII)<br />
5. Without Mercy 2<br />
6. All That Love and Maths Can Do<br />
7. Snowflakes<br />
8. Profondeurs des Eaux des Laques<br />
9. The Sea Wall<br />
10. Duet<br />
11. Estoril a Noite<br />
12. Favourite Descending Intervals<br />
<br />
<i>CD2</i><br />
<br />
1. Goodbye<br />
2. The Room<br />
3. A Little Mercy<br />
4. Silence<br />
5. E.E.<br />
6. Hello(w)<br />
7. Paresseuse Aussi<br />
8. Mercy Theme (Live in Tokyo 1985)<br />
9. A Little Mercy (Live in Tokyo 1985)<br />
10. Estoril a Noite (Live in Rotterdam 1983)<br />
11. Favourite Descending Intervals (Live in Manchester 2011)<br />
<br />
<i>CD3 (Live in London 1984)</i><br />
<br />
1. Sketch for Summer<br />
2. Jacqueline<br />
3. Mercy Theme<br />
4. A Little Mercy<br />
5. Pauline<br />
6. Mercy Dance<br />
7. E.E.<br />
8. The Room<br />
9. Silence<br />
10. Ornithology<br />
11. Prayer<br />
12. The Beggar<br />
13. The Missing Boy<br />
14. Friends in Belgium<br />
<br />
<i>CD4 (Live in Oslo 1986)</i><br />
<br />
1. Mercy Theme<br />
2. A Little Mercy<br />
3. Pauline<br />
4. Mercy Dance<br />
5. E.E.<br />
6. Silence<br />
7. The Room<br />
8. Dream of a Child<br />
9. Tomorrow<br />
10. Blind Elevator Girl<br />
<br />
<b>2LP + MP3 tracklisting</b>:<br />
<br />
<i>LP1</i><br />
<br />
A1. Without Mercy I<br />
B1. Without Mercy II<br />
<br />
<i>LP2</i><br />
<br />
C1. All That Love and Maths Can Do<br />
C2. Duet<br />
C3. Estoril a Noite <br />
C4. Favourite Descending Intervals<br />
C5. A Little Mercy<br />
D1. Mercy Theme (Live in London 1984)<br />
D2. A Little Mercy (Live in London 1984)<br />
D3. Mercy Dance (Live in London 1984)<br />
<br />
Notes<br />
<br />
Factory Benelux presents expanded 4CD and 2LP disc editions of <i>Without Mercy</i>, the fourth album by Manchester ensemble The Durutti Column, originally released in 1984 and widely regarded as Vini Reilly's most ambitious album.<br />
<br />
In 1983 The Durutti Column's mentor/manager Tony Wilson asked Vini Reilly to abandon fleeting guitar miniatures in favour of a longform modern classical piece. The result was an ambitious 20 minute instrumental suite, Without Mercy, performed by core Durutti duo Vini Reilly and Bruce Mitchell along with Blaine L. Reininger and John Metcalfe (violas), Caroline Lavelle (cello), Tim Kellett (trumpet) and Maunagh Fleming (cor anglais).<br />
<br />
Explains Vini: <i>"Tony had just come in for a conversation one day and said, 'Look, you keep making these albums that you want to make, and I'm quite happy with you doing that, but just give me this one album and do it my way.' He wanted it to have a narrative determined by a Keats poem, La Belle Dame Sans Merci, which he said was the poet's version of a pop song: boy meets girl, falls in love with girl, loses girl, blah blah blah. It was a very, very Tony way of looking at it. He had aspirations that I should be taken seriously."</i><br />
<br />
Produced by Reilly and Wilson at Strawberry Studio and Britannia Row, <i>Without Mercy</i> was originally split into 19 separate stanzas, some of which have now been restored using digital cue points on the CD. Bonus tracks include the original recordings of Duet, Estoril a Noite and Favourite Descending Intervals (all re-worked for inclusion on <i>Without Mercy</i>), as well as companion EP <i>Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say</i>, collaborations with John Metcalfe, Steven Brown and Benjamin Lew, and two previously unreleased live sets across Discs 3 and 4, recorded at London School of Economics in December 1984 and Oslo in December 1986.<br />
<br />
The remastered 4xCD set is housed in a clamshell box, with inner wallets and liner notes by Reilly, Wilson, Mitchell, Reininger and Metcalfe. The cover painting is <i>L'Etang de Trivaux</i> by Henri Matisse (1916/17).<br />
<br />
A double gatefold vinyl edition is also available with free digital copy (MP3) of the vinyl tracks. The outer sleeve is printed on 500 mic grey cairn board, with letterpress typography and tipped sheets front and back. The insert (with liner notes) is printed on a 350gsm white frost card, and the whole package housed in a re-sealable polybag.<br />
<br />
A limited edition of 100 copies of the vinyl will also be available with a postcard signed by Vini and Bruce. These copies are only available from FBN mailorder.<br />
<br />
Available as a 4CD box, gatefold double vinyl and MP3 (vinyl tracklisting). To order please select correct button and shipping option and click on Add To Cart button below cover image, or else contact FBN by email for other payment methods.<br />
<br />
For release in September 2018.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-12551384699252161922018-05-22T06:50:00.000+01:002018-05-25T17:23:43.540+01:00M24J (Anthology) [Factory Benelux FBN 164 / CD]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="M24J (Anthology)" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/m24j.jpg" width="350" /></div><br />
2CD: UK 09.18 (Factory Benelux FBN 164 CD)<br />
2LP + 7": UK 09.18 (Factory Benelux FBN 164)<br />
Digital download: UK 09.18 (Factory Benelux FBN 164)<br />
<br />
<b>2CD tracklisting</b>:<br />
<br />
<i>CD1</i><br />
<br />
1. Sketch for Summer<br />
2. Conduct<br />
3. Lips That Would Kiss<br />
4. For Belgian Friends<br />
5. Danny<br />
6. Messidor<br />
7. The Beggar (live)<br />
8. Prayer<br />
9. Mercy Theme (Duet)<br />
10. Estoril a Noite<br />
11. College<br />
12. All That Love and Maths Can Do<br />
13. Pauline<br />
14. Arpeggiator<br />
15. Catos con Guantes<br />
16. Otis<br />
17. Love No More<br />
18. My Country<br />
<br />
<i>CD2</i><br />
<br />
1. Home<br />
2. Art and Freight<br />
3. My Only Love<br />
4. A Beautiful Thought (Pt 1)<br />
5. The Title On the Cover<br />
6. Bruce<br />
7. The Missing Boy<br />
8. Anthony (Favourite Descending Intervals)<br />
9. A Paean to Wilson I: Or Are You Just a Technician?<br />
10. A Paean to Wilson II: Chant<br />
11. A Paean to Wilson IX: Darkness Here<br />
12. Glimpse<br />
13. Detail for Annik (live 1980)<br />
14. Sketch for Summer (live 1980)<br />
15. Requiem for a Father (live 1980)<br />
<br />
<b>2LP + 7" tracklisting</b>:<br />
<br />
<i>LP1</i><br />
<br />
A1. Sketch for Summer<br />
A2. Lips That Would Kiss<br />
A3. For Belgian Friends<br />
A4. Danny<br />
A5. Messidor<br />
B1. Mercy Theme (Duet)<br />
B2. Estoril a Noite<br />
B3. All That Love and Maths Can Do<br />
B4. Catos con Guantes<br />
<br />
<i>LP2</i><br />
<br />
C1. Prayer<br />
C2. Otis<br />
C3. Love No More<br />
C4. Home<br />
C5. A Beautiful Thought<br />
D1. Anthony (Favourite Descending Intervals)<br />
D2. A Paean to Wilson I: Or Are You Just a Technician?<br />
D3. A Paean to Wilson II: Chant<br />
D4. A Paean to Wilson IX: Darkness Here<br />
D5. Glimpse<br />
<br />
<i>7"</i><br />
<br />
E1. Albatross (live in Nottingham 2004)<br />
F1. Spooky Tune (live in Manchester 2011)<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
<i>M24J (Anthology)</i> is a collection of valuable passages recorded by The Durutti Column between 1979 and 20?? for various iterations of Factory Records, including poignant tributes to Anthony H. Wilson and Ian Curtis.<br />
<br />
Available as a gatefold double vinyl (with bonus 7") and 2xCD set, <i>M24J</i> includes selections from <i>The Return of the Durutti Column</i>, <i>LC</i>, <i>Another Setting</i>, <i>Short Stories for Pauline</i>, <i>Without Mercy</i>, <i>Circuses and Bread</i>, <i>The Guitar and Other Machines</i>, <i>Vini Reilly</i>, <i>Obey the Time</i>, <i>Treatise on the Steppenwolf</i> and <i>A Paean to Wilson.</i><br />
<br />
Bonus tracks on the CD version include three tracks recorded live at Leeds Polytechnic on 7 October 1980 (with The Invisible Girls and John Cooper Clarke), these being the earliest preserved professional in-concert recordings by Vini Reilly. The bonus 7" included in the vinyl package features two previously unreleased live recordings: a cover of Peter Green's Albatross recorded in 2004, and Spooky Tune, recorded with Poppy Morgan at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester in 2011, Vini's last major concert to date.<br />
<br />
The remastered 2xCD set is housed in a jewel case; copies ordered direct from FBN are delivered in a Factory Benelux slipcase. The vinyl version is housed in a double gatefold sleeve printed on white matt board and includes as a digital copy (MP3).<br />
<br />
Available in September 2018 on CD, gatefold double vinyl (+7") and MP3 (vinyl tracklisting) via <a href="http://factorybenelux.com/mailorder.html" target="_blank">Factory Benelux Mailorder</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-41635113136685384832018-03-07T14:51:00.003+00:002018-03-14T07:31:38.177+00:00Another Setting [Factory Benelux 2LP Record Store Day 2018]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Another Setting [Factory Benelux 2LP Record Store Day 2018]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn30cd-another-setting-350.jpg" width="350" /></div>2LP: UK 21.04.18 (Factory Benelux FBN 30)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>Side one</i><br />
<br />
Prayer<br />
Response<br />
Bordeaux<br />
For a Western<br />
The Beggar<br />
Francesca<br />
<br />
<i>Side two</i><br />
<br />
Smile in the Crowd<br />
You've Heard It Before<br />
Dream of a Child<br />
Second Family<br />
Spent Time<br />
<br />
<i>Side three</i><br />
<br />
Sketch for Dawn (live)<br />
Sketch for Summer (live)<br />
Conduct (live) <br />
Pauline (live) <br />
Jacqueline (live)<br />
<br />
<i>Side four</i><br />
<br />
Stains (live) <br />
Estoril a Noite (live) <br />
The Beggar (live) <br />
I Get Along Without You Very Well<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
A limited double vinyl edition of FBN 30 for Record Store Day on 21 April 2018. The original album is presented on the black vinyl disc one. This is partnered by a previously unreleased live performance from the Pandora's Box Festival in Rotterdam (4 September 1983) on the clear vinyl disc 2. The gatefold sleeve is printed on white matt board. Includes free digital copy of vinyl tracks.<br />
<br />
See also: <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2015/07/another-setting-fbn-30-cd-the-durutti-column-factory-benelux.html">Another Setting [FBN 30 CD]</a><br />
<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-6539953053630279682017-11-09T16:58:00.004+00:002017-11-09T17:00:02.914+00:00Ghosts of Christmas Past (Remake) [2LP white vinyl, TWI 158]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="To the outside of everything" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ghosts-of-christmas-past-twi158cd-350.jpg" width="350" /></div><br />
2LP: UK 09.11.17 (Les Disques du Crépuscule, TWI 158)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
One Christmas for Your Thoughts - The Durutti Column<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Les Disques du Crépuscule presents a special 2LP white vinyl edition of classic festive album <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/1981/12/ghosts-of-christmas-past.html" target="_blank">Ghosts of Christmas Past</a>, featuring favourites from the original 1981 and 1982 editions plus selected newer tracks by Crépuscule artists. <br />
<br />
It's released on 9 November 2017 as TWI 158.<br />
<br />
Sometimes witty, sometimes melancholic, the original version of Ghosts of Christmas Past in November 1981 featured exclusive contributions from luminaries such as Tuxedomoon, The Durutti Column, Paul Haig, Michael Nyman, Aztec Camera, Thick Pigeon and The Names. Subsequent editions in 1982 and 1986 added songs by Antena, Mikado, The French Impressionists, Pale Fountains and Winston Tong.<br />
<br />
The Durutti Column track on this edition is <i>One Christmas For Your Thoughts</i>. <i>Snowflakes</i> is on the 2CD edition.<br />
<br />
Festive cover art is by Jean-Francois Octave and the double vinyl comes in a gatefold sleeve.<br />
<br />
Available to buy direct from <a href="http://lesdisquesducrepuscule.com/mailorder.html" target="_blank">Les Disques du Crépuscule mail order</a>.<br />
<br />
Also available: <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2015/11/ghosts-of-christmas-past-crepuscule-twi-158-cd.html" target="_blank">2CD version</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-31713357702428209572017-11-05T21:29:00.000+00:002017-11-05T21:34:04.733+00:00To The Outside of Everything [Cherry Red, 2017]<div class="discog-image">
<img alt="To the outside of everything" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/to-the-outside-of-everything-350.jpg" width="311" /></div>
<br />
5CD: UK 07.12.17 (Cherry Red compilation)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
Sketch For Summer – The Durutti Column<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
To the Outside of Everything is a 5CD box set with extensive liner notes which tells the story of how the UK's post-punk scene evolved from the spirit of 1977 and the arrival of key labels such as Fast, Rough Trade, Zoo, Factory Records and Cherry Red.<br />
<br />
To the Outside of Everything is available to pre-order now direct from <a href="https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/to-the-outside-of-everything-a-story-of-uk-post-punk-1977-1981-deluxe-5cd-box-set/" target="_blank">Cherry Red</a>.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-54101925141584325202017-10-13T17:34:00.000+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.354+00:00A Paean To Wilson [Cargo/Durutti/Kooky 2LP blue vinyl]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="The Durutti Column - A Paean to Wilson" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/a_paean_to_wilson_1_350.jpg" width="350" /></div><br />
2LP: UK 17.11.17 (Cargo/The Durutti Column/Kooky Records, Kookydisc 35)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>One</i><br />
<br />
I Or Are You Just A Technician<br />
II Chant<br />
III Quatro<br />
<br />
<i>Two</i><br />
<br />
IV Requiem<br />
V Stuki<br />
VI Along Came Poppy<br />
<br />
<i>Three</i><br />
<br />
VII Brother<br />
VIII Duet With Piano<br />
IX Darkness Here<br />
<br />
<i>Four</i><br />
<br />
X Catos Revisited<br />
XI The Truth<br />
XII How Unbelievable<br />
<br />
<b>Liner notes by Vini Reilly</b><br />
<br />
A Paean to Wilson is part of a body of work which I started around the time that my friend, Tony Wilson died. Towards the end of his illness, I sent him an instrumental track and he loved it, so I decided that the right thing to do was carry on.<br />
<br />
I was at the hospital when he died. We were very, very close. Afterwards, many things were done in his name. They were all about 'Mr Manchester', and about what Tony had done for music, art and literature. I didn't attend many of them. I'd just lost one of my closest friends and I had all the grief that you feel under such circumstances. Once I'd got my act together though, I decided to do something for myself and for Tony.<br />
<br />
The Durutti Column was Tony Wilson's baby. We were the first act signed up to his Factory club night and the first band signed to Factory Records. Over the years we worked on many albums together and the one thing that Tony and I always argued about was that he thought that I should make music and write rather than sing.<br />
<br />
After he died, I decided to make a body of work which did not have traditional song structures and which was concerned solely with the musical content. My only objective was to create some music that Tony would thoroughly approve of. I think I've done that and, if his spirit lives on - which I like to think that it does - I want him to know that this is for him. <i>Vini Reilly</i><br />
<br />
<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
Musicians<br />
Vini Reilly - Guitar, Piano<br />
Bruce Mitchell - Drums, Marimba<br />
Keir Stewart - Bass, Keyboards, Harmonica<br />
Poppy Morgan - Piano<br />
John Metcalfe - Viola<br />
Tim Kellet - Trumpet<br />
<br />
Ruby Morgan, Kate Williamson - Vocals<br />
<br />
String arrangements by Ian Livingstone and Keir Stewart; performed by the Livingstone Chamber Ensemble. Recorded at Highfield Studios, Guildford, Surrey<br />
<br />
Composed by Reilly, Stewart & Mitchell<br />
<br />
Drums engineered by Seadna McPhail and recorded at Moolah Rouge, Manchester<br />
<br />
Produced by Keir Stewart<br />
Executive producer Bruce Mitchell<br />
<br />
Mixed & mastered by Keir Stewart at Inch Studio, Manchester - www.inchstudio.com<br />
<br />
The copyright in this recording is owned by Bruce Mitchell Productions<br />
<br />
Photography by Stephen Wright<br />
Sleeve by Trevor Johnson & Lynx Studio<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Double blue vinyl reissue edition produced by Cargo Records in association with The Durutti Column. Packaging, credits and notes are similar to the 2LP edition produced by Kooky Records for Record Store Day 2013 in the UK (which is sold out). Please note this 2017 edition does not include the envelope containing the Manchester International Festival programme and the large postcard featuring the original artwork which were include in RSD 2013 package. Please also note that the 'Heaven Sent' tracks offered via download with the RSD 2013 2LP or as CD2 in the original cd version (Kookydisc 29/2) are not included. <br />
<br />
The <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2009/09/paean-to-wilson.html">2CD version</a> (with 'Heaven Sent' bonus disc) is available again via <a href="https://cargorecordsdirect.co.uk/products/the-durutti-column-a-paean-to-wilson" target="_blank">Cargo</a>. <br />
<br />
Finally, please also note that this is not technically a formal Kooky Records release but is rather a Cargo/Durutti co-production. However, it does bear the original catalogue number and packaging.<br />
<br />
<b>How to buy</b><br />
<br />
A Paean To Wilson [Kooky Records/Cargo, 2LP blue vinyl] is available to pre-order/buy via <a href="https://cargorecordsdirect.co.uk/products/the-durutti-column-a-paean-to-wilson" target="_blank">Cargo</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-64236193121378578302017-10-11T19:07:00.000+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.458+00:00The Guitar and Other Machines [FBN 204]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="The Guitar and Other Machines [FBN 204 CD]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/guitar-other-machines-fbn-204-cd-350.jpg" width="350" /></div><br />
2LP: UK 12.01.18 (Factory Benelux, FBN 204)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>Side A</i><br />
<br />
1. Arpeggiator<br />
2. What It Is to Me (Woman)<br />
3. Red Shoes<br />
4. Jongleur Grey<br />
5. When the World<br />
6. U.S.P.<br />
<br />
<i>Side B</i><br />
<br />
1. Bordeaux Sequence<br />
2. Pol in B<br />
3. English Landscape Tradition<br />
4. Miss Haymes<br />
5. Don’t Think You’re Funny<br />
<br />
<i>Side C</i><br />
<br />
1. Arpeggiator (live) <br />
2. Our Lady of the Angels (live) <br />
3. Pol in B (live)<br />
4. Miss Haymes (live) <br />
<br />
<i>Side D</i><br />
<br />
1. When the World (live)<br />
2. English Landscape Tradition (live)<br />
3. Bordeaux Sequence (live)<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Deluxe double vinyl edition of the sixth studio album originally released by Factory Records in 1987.<br />
<br />
The origin of The Guitar and Other Machines was the Christmas present given by Factory founder Tony Wilson to Durutti mainman Vini Reilly in 1985. "He gave me another kick and bought me a load of electronic instruments," revealed Reilly at the time. "I never dreamt of getting into this electronic thing, and I struggled and fought and stayed up til half seven in the morning and really worked on it. I know that Tony's got this vision and I persevered. And I found a way of using a sequencer that isn't like New Order – it's my way, and it's my music."<br />
<br />
Produced by Stephen Street (The Smiths; Morrissey), the album also features percussionist Bruce Mitchell and viola player John Metcalfe. <br />
<br />
The second record features selected recordings of the band performing live at the Bottom Line club in NYC in October 1987, plus two further live tracks from WOMAD in August 1988.<br />
<br />
The double vinyl set comes in a gatefold sleeve featuring original artwork by 8vo. A <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2017/10/the-guitar-and-other-machines-fbn-204-cd-the-durutti-column-factory-benelux.html">3CD edition</a> will also be available.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-90308357430861681472017-10-09T17:31:00.000+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.807+00:00The Guitar and Other Machines [FBN 204 CD]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="The Guitar and Other Machines [FBN 204 CD]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/guitar-other-machines-fbn-204-cd-350.jpg" width="350" /></div><br />
LP: UK 12.01.18 (Factory Benelux, FBN 204 CD)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>CD1</i><br />
<br />
1. Arpeggiator<br />
2. What It Is to Me (Woman)<br />
3. Red Shoes<br />
4. Jongleur Grey<br />
5. When the World<br />
6. U.S.P.<br />
7. Bordeaux Sequence<br />
8. Pol in B<br />
9. English Landscape Tradition<br />
10. Miss Haymes<br />
11. Don't Think You're Funny<br />
12. Dream Topping<br />
13. You Won't Feel Out of Place<br />
14. 28 Oldham Street<br />
15. LFO Mod<br />
16. Catos con Guantes<br />
<br />
<i>CD2</i><br />
<br />
1. Florence Sunset <br />
2. All That Love and Maths Can Do <br />
3. San Giovanni Dawn <br />
4. For Friends in Italy <br />
5. Our Lady of the Angels <br />
6. Red Shoes (VR vocal) <br />
7. Song for Les Preger <br />
8. For Rebecca <br />
9. Final Cut <br />
10. When the World (Newson Mix) <br />
11. Arpeggiator II <br />
12. Pol in AB <br />
13. 30 Oldham Street <br />
14. When the World (Soundtrack) <br />
15. Our Lady<br />
16. White Rabbit<br />
17. When the World (Version) <br />
<br />
<i>CD3</i> <br />
<br />
1. Prayer (live) <br />
2. Arpeggiator (live) <br />
3. Our Lady of the Angels (live) <br />
4. Pol in B (live)<br />
5. Miss Haymes (live) <br />
6. For Mother (live)<br />
7. Requiem (live)<br />
8. Jacqueline (live)<br />
9. Elevator Sequence (live) <br />
10. The Missing Boy (live)<br />
11. When the World (live)<br />
12. Tomorrow (live)<br />
13. English Landscape Tradition (live)<br />
14. Bordeaux Sequence (live)<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Expanded 3CD deluxe edition of the sixth studio album originally released by Factory Records in 1987.<br />
<br />
The origin of The Guitar and Other Machines was the Christmas present given by Factory founder Tony Wilson to Durutti mainman Vini Reilly in 1985. "He gave me another kick and bought me a load of electronic instruments," revealed Reilly at the time. "I never dreamt of getting into this electronic thing, and I struggled and fought and stayed up til half seven in the morning and really worked on it. I know that Tony's got this vision and I persevered. And I found a way of using a sequencer that isn't like New Order – it's my way, and it's my music."<br />
<br />
Produced by Stephen Street (The Smiths; Morrissey), the album also features percussionist Bruce Mitchell and viola player John Metcalfe. Remastered in 2017, this new FBN edition restores all three bonus tracks included on the original Factory CD, being experimental pieces written and recorded with Jez Kerr and Simon Topping of A Certain Ratio.<br />
<br />
CD2 features many associated recordings, including the rare Greetings 3 EP (released only in Italy), non-album tracks such as Our Lady of the Angels, LFO Mod, acoustic instrumental Catos con Guantes, various mixes of When the World, Jefferson Airplane cover White Rabbit, and several ‘sporadic recordings' which revisit themes first heard on the original album.<br />
<br />
CD3 features a recording of the band live at the Bottom Line club in NYC in October 1987, plus two further live tracks from WOMAD in August 1988.<br />
<br />
The 3CD set is housed in a clamshell box with individual interior wallets. A <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2017/10/the-guitar-and-other-machines-fbn-204-the-durutti-column-factory-benelux.html">2LP vinyl edition</a> will also be available, featuring the core studio album plus live versions of selected album tracks on Disc 2.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-22539899991720173732017-09-15T20:08:00.001+01:002018-03-14T07:31:37.827+00:00Greetings Three (Tiger Bay, 2017, TB6157)<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/greetings-three-tiger-bay-2017-350.jpg" alt="Greetings Three (Tiger Bay, 2017" width="350" /></div><br />
LP: UK 15.09.17 (Tiger Bay, TB6157)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>Side One</i><br />
<br />
Florence Sunset <br />
All That Love And Maths Can Do<br />
<br />
<i>Side Two</i><br />
<br />
San Giovanni Dawn <br />
For Friends In Italy<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
180 gram, 45rpm vinyl reissue of Greetings Three by The Durutti Column on 12" vinyl on <a href="http://www.songcyclerecords.com/greetings-three-2/" target="_blank">Tiger Bay via Song Cycle Records</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-65233983121584686212017-04-04T17:32:00.001+01:002017-04-04T18:56:29.541+01:00Noblesse Oblige [FBN 125 / TWI 1234]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/noblesse-oblige-twi1234-fbn125.jpg" alt="Noblesse Oblige [FBN 125 / TWI 1234]" width="350" /></div><br />
CD: UK 01.04.17 (Factory Benelux, FBN 125; Les Disques du Crépuscule, TWI 1234; approx release date)<br />
<br />
<i>Tracklisting</i><br />
<br />
1. Cathy Claret - Todo Se Va<br />
2. Isabelle Antena - Over You<br />
3. Marsheaux - Treasure<br />
4. White Sea - Gangster No. 1<br />
5. Fritz Catlin - Shooting the Hunter<br />
6. Maxwell Sterling - The Death of Juno<br />
7. Blaine L. Reininger - Demis<br />
8. Jean-Marc Lederman - A Darker Snare<br />
9. Ultramarine - Equatorial Calms<br />
10. Dislocation Dance -Songs That I Like<br />
11. ElutzC!a <br />
12. The Names - Spectators of Life (2013)<br />
13. Minny Pops - Island (Remix)<br />
14. Paul Haig - Do We Have the Time?<br />
15. The Durutti Column - Requiem For a Father (live 1980)<br />
<br />
<i>Credits</i><br />
<br />
A selection of tracks from new releases in 2016 and 2017. Printed and manufactured in EU. Design by Pascal Blua. With thanks to all the artists appearing and to MD for the title. For promotional use only - not for resale.<br />
<br />
<i>Notes</i><br />
<br />
<i>Requiem for a Father (live 1980)</i> was recorded at Leeds Polytechnic on 7 October 1980 and features on the vinyl version of LC (FBN 10).<br />
<br />
Noblesse Oblige is a free sampler CD from <a href="http://www.factorybenelux.com" target="_blank">Factory Benelux</a> and <a href="http://www.lesdisquesducrepuscule.com" target="_blank">Les Disques du Crépuscule</a> featuring new and rare tracks from our current releases in 2016/17, together with several exclusives, and tracks from selected label friends. It's available free when you order two or more CDs, vinyls, teeshirts or card sets via our mailorder service (i.e. two or more items in total). Please note - FBN 125 will not available in the shops!<br />
<br />
FBN 125 is housed in a card wallet designed by Pascal Blua.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-14845539604201189152017-03-30T11:45:00.002+01:002018-03-14T07:31:37.721+00:00Short Stories For Pauline [Factory Benelux, RSD, 2017]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn36-short-stories-for-pauline-record-store-day-2017-350.jpg" alt="Short Stories For Pauline [Factory Benelux, FBN 36, Record Store Day, 2017]" width="350" /></div><br />
LP: UK 22.04.17 (Factory Benelux, FBN 36)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>Side One</i><br />
<br />
At First Sight<br />
Duet<br />
College<br />
Invitations<br />
Destroy, She Said<br />
Model<br />
Journeys By Vespa<br />
<br />
<i>Side Two</i><br />
<br />
Take Some Time Out<br />
A Silence<br />
Mirror A<br />
Cocktail<br />
Telephone Call<br />
Mirror B<br />
A Room in Southport<br />
<br />
<i>Notes</i><br />
<br />
Clear vinyl limited edition (500 copies only) of 'Short Stories for Pauline', the 'lost' fourth album by cult Manchester group The Durutti Column.<br />
<br />
This special Record Store Day 2017 edition features a new cover image by photographer Mark Warner.<br />
<br />
A <a href="http://recordstoreday.co.uk/exclusive-releases/rsd-2017/durutti-column-the/" target="_blank">Record Store Day 2017</a> release which will only be available to buy in-store for at least one week from the 22 April 2017 release date (subject to availability).Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-27039874640065979512017-03-01T19:36:00.000+00:002018-03-14T07:31:37.862+00:00Domo Arigato [Factory Benelux, 2017]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/domo-arigato-fbn52-350.jpg" alt="Domo Arigato (FBN 52)" width="350" /></div><br />
3CD + DVD, 2LP + 7": UK 26.05.17 (Factory Benelux, FBN 52)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>CD1</i><br />
<br />
1. Sketch for Summer<br />
2. Sketch for Dawn<br />
3. Mercy Theme<br />
4. A Little Mercy<br />
5. Dream of a Child<br />
6. Mercy Dance<br />
7. The Room<br />
8. E.E.<br />
9. Blind Elevator Girl<br />
10. Tomorrow<br />
11. For Belgian Friends<br />
12. The Missing Boy<br />
13. Self Portrait<br />
14. Audience Noise<br />
<br />
<i>CD2</i><br />
<br />
1. Sketch for Summer<br />
2. Sketch for Dawn<br />
3. Party<br />
4. Never Known<br />
5. Mercy Theme<br />
6. A Little Mercy<br />
7. Jacqueline<br />
8. Dream of a Child<br />
9. Mercy Dance<br />
10. A Silence<br />
11. The Room<br />
12. E.E.<br />
13. Pauline<br />
14. Conduct<br />
14. Tomorrow<br />
<br />
<i>CD3</i><br />
<br />
1. Blind Elevator Girl<br />
2. The Beggar<br />
3. For Belgian Friends<br />
4. The Missing Boy<br />
5. Self Portrait<br />
6. Sketch for Dawn<br />
7. Sketch for Summer<br />
8. Jacqueline (1984)<br />
9. Without Mercy (version) (1984)<br />
10. Love Fading (1984)<br />
11. Take Some Time Out/Messidor (1984)<br />
12. Never Known (1984)<br />
13. Dream of a Child (1984)<br />
<br />
<i>DVD</i><br />
<br />
1. Sketch for Summer<br />
2. Sketch for Dawn<br />
3. A Little Mercy<br />
4. Mercy Dance<br />
5. The Room<br />
6. E.E.<br />
7. Blind Elevator Girl<br />
8. For Belgian Friends<br />
9. The Missing Boy<br />
<br />
<i>LP1</i><br />
<br />
A1. Sketch for Summer<br />
A2. Sketch for Dawn<br />
A3. Party<br />
A4. Never Known<br />
A5. Mercy Theme<br />
A6. Pauline<br />
<br />
B1. Jacqueline<br />
B2. Mercy Dance<br />
B3. Tomorrow<br />
B4. For Belgian Friends<br />
B5. Self-Portrait<br />
<br />
<i>LP2</i><br />
<br />
C1. A Silence<br />
C2. The Room<br />
C3. E.E.<br />
C4. Conduct<br />
<br />
D1. Tomorrow<br />
D2. The Beggar<br />
D3. For Belgian Friends<br />
D4. The Missing Boy<br />
D5. Self Portrait<br />
<br />
<i>7"</i><br />
<br />
E1. Love Fading<br />
F1. For Noriko<br />
<br />
<i>Notes</i><br />
<br />
Disc 1 of the 4 CD set presents the original digital mix from 1985, while Discs 2 and 3 include the 2017 soundboard remaster plus a previously unreleased gig from Tokyo Loft Club on 29 April 1984. Disc 4 is an NTSC format DVD featuring a pristine transfer of the original Japanese laserdisc edition of Domo Arigato, which is the filmed version of the show with the 1985 digital mix.<br />
<br />
A double gatefold vinyl edition is also available and contains a bonus 7" single, Dedications for Japan, in a facsimile picture sleeve. The 18 live tracks on the double vinyl format are all taken from the 2017 soundboard remaster and present the entire 1985 show (except for Dream of a Child and Blind Elevator Girl, which for reasons of space appear only on the CD version).<br />
<br />
Available to buy direct from <a href="http://factorybenelux.com/mailorder.html" target="_blank">Factory Benelux Mail Order</a>.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-3375071097699569962016-07-29T14:48:00.000+01:002017-04-12T14:58:53.491+01:00Tim Burgess Presents Vinyl Adventures from Istanbul to San Francisco<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/tim-burgess-presents-vinyl-adventures-from-istanbul-to-san-francisco.jpg" alt="Tim Burgess Presents Vinyl Adventures from Istanbul to San Francisco" width="350" /></div><br />
CD/LP/DL/Streaming: UK 29.07.16 (O Genesis ogen62lp)<br />
<br />
<i>Tracklisting</i><br />
<br />
1. The Durutti Column - Otis<br />
2. The Clash - Rebel Waltz<br />
3. Lou Christie - Waco<br />
4. Love - A House Is Not A Motel<br />
5. Joy Division - She's Lost Control <br />
6. Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band - Snatch It Back and Hold It<br />
7. Allen Ginsberg - Goin' to San Diego <br />
8. Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser<br />
9. Isao Tomita - Reverie<br />
10. The Modern Lovers - Old World<br />
11. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al<br />
12. George Jones & Tammy Wynette - I've Seen Better Days<br />
13. Loudon Wainwright III - The Drinking Song <br />
14. John Grant - Grey Tickles, Black Pressure<br />
15. Sibylle Baier - Tonight <br />
16. Willie Nelson - Blue Skies<br />
17. Fad Gadget - State of the Nation<br />
18. Tchaikovsky - Symphony #6 in B Minor Final Adagio Lamentoso<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Compilation curated by Tim Burgess on his OGenesis label to accompany his 'Tim Book Two' book and which features 'Otis' by The Durutti Column.<br />
<br />
"The compilation, 'Vinyl Adventures from Istanbul to San Francisco', is recommendations of the great and the good in life from The Clash chosen by one of The Vaccines to Willie Nelson picked by one of The Clash. No rules. Love sit comfortably beside Joy Division, Isao Tomita next to Duane Eddy. And it's unlikely you'll find an album with music by Fad Gadget, Tchaikovsky and Allen Ginsberg."<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-66214203121963061562016-05-15T22:12:00.000+01:002016-05-15T22:12:03.943+01:00At Twilight [Les Disques du Crépuscule, 2016]<div class=""><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/at-twilight-durutti-350.jpg" width="350" alt="The Durutti Column - At Twilight" /></div><br />
Digital download / stream: UK 06.05.16 (Les Disques du Crépuscule, FBN 10)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
1. Lips That Would Kiss (Form Prayers to Broken Stone)<br />
2. Madeleine<br />
3. Sleep Will Come<br />
4. The Eye and The Hand<br />
5. Experiment in Fifth<br />
6. Piece for an Ideal<br />
7. Party<br />
8. For Patti<br />
9. Weakness and Fever<br />
10. Zinni<br />
11. Favourite Painting <br />
12. Piece for out of Tune Grande Piano<br />
13. Danny <br />
14. Enigma<br />
15. The Beggar - Live<br />
16. Detail for Annik<br />
17. Mavucha<br />
18. Hommage to Martinu<br />
19. Portrait for Paul<br />
20. Piece of out of Tune Grande Piano<br />
21. Snowflakes<br />
22. One Christmas for Your Thoughts<br />
<br />
<i>Notes</i><br />
<br />
Digital-only (no cd version) compilation album released on iTunes, Google Play, <a href="https://play.spotify.com/album/6yr8HtHIWkIMBD20Wt0WIB">Spotify</a> and other digital services in May 2016.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-64617311363590327522016-03-30T16:35:00.000+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.493+00:00LC [Double vinyl LP + 7-inch single, FBN 10]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lc-double-vinyl-fbn10.jpg" alt="LC Double Vinyl plus 7-inch Single [FBN 10]" width="350" /></div><br />
LP + 7-inch: UK 06.05.16 (Factory Benelux, FBN 10)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>LP 1</i><br />
<br />
A1 - Sketch for Dawn (1)<br />
A2 - Portrait for Frazier<br />
A3 - Jaqueline<br />
A4 - Messidor<br />
A5 - Sketch for Dawn (2)<br />
<br />
B1 - Never Known<br />
B2 - The Act Committed<br />
B3 - Detail for Paul<br />
B4 - The Missing Boy<br />
B5 - The Sweet Cheat Gone<br />
<br />
<i>LP 2</i><br />
<br />
C1 - Danny<br />
C2 - Enigma<br />
C3 - Experiment in Fifth<br />
C4 - Portrait for Frazier<br />
C5 - Favourite Painting<br />
<br />
D1 - For Mimi<br />
D2 - For Belgian Friends<br />
D3 - Self-Portrait<br />
D4 - Zinnia<br />
<br />
<i>7-inch single</i><br />
<br />
E1 - Sketch for Summer (live)<br />
F1 - Requiem for a Father (version) (live)<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
LC, the classic second studio album by The Durutti Column from 1981 is released in a very special double vinyl edition on 6 May 2016 by Factory Benelux. <br />
<br />
The original album is supplemented by 9 bonus tracks on the second record. These include the rare Sordide Sentimental single <i>Danny/Enigma</i> and the three Durutti tracks from A Factory Quartet.<br />
<br />
The remastered 2LP set is housed in a gatefold sleeve printed on matt reverse board, with liner notes and archive images. The package also includes an exclusive 7-inch single featuring live versions of Sketch for Summer and Requiem for a Father, recorded at Leeds Polytechnic in October 1980. These are the earliest surviving professional live recordings of The Durutti Column in concert.<br />
<br />
For ordering details please visit the <a href="http://factorybenelux.com/mailorder.html" target="_blank">Factory Benelux shop</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-57215906234163124772016-02-06T22:00:00.002+00:002018-03-14T07:31:38.423+00:00Amigos Em Portugal [LOTTA001]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/amigos-em-portugal-2016.jpg" alt="The Durutti Column - Amigos Em Portugal (LOTTA001)" width="350" /></div><br />
LP/CD: UK 24.01.16 (DURUTTI, LOTTA001)<br />
<br />
<i>Tracklisting</i><br />
<br />
1<br />
Amigos Em Portugal<br />
Small Girl By A Pool<br />
Lisboa<br />
Sara E Tristana<br />
Estoril A Noite<br />
Vestido Amarratado<br />
<br />
2<br />
Wheels Turning<br />
Lies Of Mercy<br />
Saudade<br />
Games Of Rhythm<br />
Favourite Descending Intervals<br />
To End With<br />
<br />
<i>Credits</i><br />
<br />
DEDICATIONS FOR JACQUELINE<br />
Music written and performed by Vini Reilly<br />
Recorded and mixed in the Valentin de Carvalho Studios<br />
by Tó Pinteiro da Silva & José Valverde<br />
Published by Imagem Music<br />
Copyright Control 2015<br />
Originally released 1983<br />
Digitally re-mastered 2015<br />
LOTTA001<br />
Design by Trevor Johnson & Sian Ford<br />
www.durutti.co.uk<br />
www.thedurutticolumn.com<br />
<br />
<i>Notes</i><br />
<br />
Amigos em Portugal<br />
<br />
Amigos em Portugal, foi editado em 1983 pela extinta Fundação Atlântica, uma editora criada por Amigos, um pouco ao estilo da Factory. Amigos esses que hoje, passados mais de trinta anos continuam as suas aventuras criativas, uns mais para a escrita e outros ainda na arte de fazer música em projetos como por exemplo os magníficos Madredeus.<br />
<br />
Foi em 1988 que ouvi pela primeira vez a guitarra do Vini (no disco igualmente chamado Vini Reilly). Aquele som transportou-me para outros lugares e desde aí ficamos "Amigos".<br />
<br />
O Phil Cleaver pediu-me para escrever umas linhas para a reedição de Amigos em Portugal e partilhar algumas curiosidades sobre o seu background. Em 2013, fui à procura de algumas respostas e fui descobrindo que Amigos em Portugal começa a ser pensado na visita dos Durutti Column em 1982 a Vilar de Mouros, um festival no Norte de Portugal. Tony Wilson era à data amigo do Miguel Esteves Cardoso que com alguns amigos deu início à Fundação Atlântica e convidou o Vini Reilly para gravar um disco. Segundo o Bruce, Vini foi até ao estúdio com a Francesca Wraith e gravou tudo muito rápido. Bruce não o acompanhou pois a sua mulher estava na altura doente.<br />
<br />
O título da quarta música nasce quando Vini a mostra ao Miguel Esteves Cardoso e este diz que a melodia lhe trazia à lembrança as suas duas filhas... Sara e Tristana.<br />
<br />
Por fim, falei com um dos Engenheiros de Som, o José Valverde que me confidenciou que a música dos Durutti Column era para eles algo de novo e que a gravação dos temas lhes deu algum trabalho, nomeadamente no apuramento da sonoridade e nas misturas finais.<br />
<br />
Segundo José, o "Vini Reilly foi, em Paço de Arcos, pessoal afável, muito acessível na abordagem ao trabalho e ao que ele queria expressar. Calmo, introvertido e muito concentrado... é o que eu me lembro ainda".<br />
<br />
Espero que gostem do disco,<br />
<br />
Um Amigo, em Portugal<br />
Luís Graça, Kingleer<br />
<br />
Amigos em Portugal<br />
<br />
Amigos em Portugal, was issued in 1983 by the now defunct Fundação Atlântica, a label created by Friends (Amigos), along the lines of Factory. Friends that today, more than thirty years later are still in their creative adventures, ones in writing and others still in the music scene with projects like the magnificent Madredeus.<br />
<br />
It was in 1988 that I heard Vini’s guitar for the first time (on the ‘Vini Reilly’ record). That sound took me to other places and since then we have become... Amigos.<br />
<br />
Phil Cleaver asked me to write some notes for the reissue of Amigos em Portugal and share some of the background about it. In 2013, I went looking for some answers and I've discovered that Amigos em Portugal starts in 1982 on a visit to Vilar de Mouros, a local festival in the north of Portugal. Tony Wilson was friend of Miguel Esteves Cardoso, one of the founders of Fundação Atlântica, who invited Durutti Column to record. So, as Bruce told me, Vini went to the studio with Francisca Wraith and recorded it very fast as he used to do it. Bruce didn’t go since his wife was ill at the time.<br />
<br />
The fourth track title has particular story. One day, Vini played a track to Miguel Esteves Cardoso, who then told Vini that the sound reminded him of his two daughters... Sara and Tristana.<br />
<br />
Finally, I've spoken to one of the sound engineers, José Valverde. He told me that Durutti Columns's sound was something new at the time for them and they had a hard job with most of the tracks, specifically to shape the sound and create the final mix. Vini – for José – was very easy going, calm and highly focused.<br />
<br />
I hope you enjoy the record.<br />
<br />
A Friend in Portugal<br />
Luís Graça, Kingleer<br />
<br />
<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-5271278000020818902016-02-06T21:43:00.000+00:002018-03-14T07:31:38.320+00:00Live At The Venue [LOTTA002]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/live-at-the-venue-london-lotta002.jpg" alt="The Durutti Column - Live At The Venue [LOTTA002]" width="350" /></div><br />
LP + CD: UK 24.01.16 (DURUTTI, LOTTA002)<br />
<br />
<i>Tracklisting</i><br />
<br />
1<br />
Party<br />
Mother From Spain<br />
Jacqueline<br />
Conduct<br />
Sketch For Summer<br />
The Beggar<br />
<br />
2<br />
Never Known<br />
The Missing Boy<br />
Sigh Becomes A Scream<br />
Self Portrait<br />
Friends In Belgium<br />
<br />
<i>Credits</i><br />
<br />
Live at The Venue London, 6 April 1982<br />
<br />
Vini Reilly - Guitar, Piano, Vocals<br />
Bruce Mitchell - Percussion<br />
<br />
All songs written by Durutti Column<br />
Published by Imagem Music<br />
Copyright Control 2016<br />
<br />
Originally released 1983<br />
Digitally re-mastered 2015<br />
LOTTA002<br />
Design by Trevor Johnson & Sian Ford<br />
www.thedurutticolumn.com<br />
www.durutti.co.uk<br />
<br />
<i>Notes</i><br />
<br />
To follow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-85472717046319257292015-12-05T12:01:00.000+00:002015-12-05T12:02:35.211+00:00Various Artists - Ni D'Eve, Ni D'Adam [TWI 1235 CD]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ni-d-eve-ni-d-adam-twi1235cd.jpg" width="" alt="" /></div> <br />
The Durutti Column donates the track <i>Detail for Annik</i> (a previously unheard instrumental performed by Vini Reilly in 1980, now dedicated to the memory of Crépuscule and Factory Benelux co-founder Annik Honoré) to Ni D'Eve, Ni D'Adam, a compilation CD of fresh tracks by new and heritage artists to mark 35 years of Les Disques du Crépuscule which is released on 15 January 2016.<br />
<br />
Curated by Michel Duval and James Nice, Ni d’Eve, Ni d’Adam gathers together recent songs and instrumentals from Durutti and other Crépuscule favourites such as Antena, Paul Haig, Anna Domino, Blaine L. Reininger, The Names and 23 Skidoo, as well as more recent collaborators Marnie, Marsheaux and Ultramarine. In addition the collection features new songs by guests including Clou, Wrangler, Spleen, Pascal Comelade and Les Panties, plus an acclaimed version of Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet by Gavin Bryars, performed by pianist Maxence Cyrin.<br />
<br />
The CD is sleeved in a 6-panel matt board digipack with artwork by Clou and notes by Michel Duval.<br />
<br />
<i>Tracklisting</i><br />
<br />
1. Marnie - The Hunter<br />
2. Wrangler - Harder<br />
3. Spleen ft. CocoRosie - Beautiful Smell<br />
4. Deux Filles - Her New Master<br />
5. Clou - May the Force Be With You<br />
6. Les Panties - Diving<br />
7. Blaine L. Reininger - Anstrigone<br />
8. Maxence Cyrin - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet<br />
9. Marsheaux - Ghost/Hammer<br />
10. Section 25 - Mirror<br />
11. 23 Skidoo - Calypso<br />
12. Ultramarine - Eye Contact<br />
13. Antena - Le Spinner<br />
14. Paul Haig - Four Dark Traps<br />
15. Kid Montana + Anna Domino - The Last Love Song<br />
16. The Names - My Angel of Death<br />
17. Pascal Comelade - Despintura (a) Fonica<br />
18. The Durutti Column - Detail for AnnikUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-90603750590884419382015-11-14T11:46:00.001+00:002015-11-14T12:38:25.351+00:00Ghosts of Christmas Past [TWI 158 CD]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ghosts-of-christmas-past-twi158cd-350.jpg" alt="Ghosts of Christmas Past (TWI 158 CD)" width="350" /></div>2CD: UK 30.11.15 (Les Disques du Crépuscule, TWI 158 30 CD)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>Disc 1</i><br />
<br />
1. Section 25 - Jesus Sweetly Sleeps<br />
2. Miranda Dali - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)<br />
3. The Wake - Jesus From the Block<br />
4. Marsheaux - We Met Bernard Sumner at a Christmas Party Last Night<br />
5. Ultramarine - Winter Circle<br />
6. Isolation Ward - Lamina Christus<br />
7. Thick Pigeon - Jingle Bell Rock<br />
8. Aztec Camera - Hot Club of Christ<br />
9. Paul Haig - Scottish Christmas<br />
10. B Music - Rocking Carol<br />
11. Tuxedomoon - Weihnachtsrap<br />
12. Virna Lindt - Festivo<br />
13. Blaine L. Reininger - Jingle Hell<br />
14. Blaine L. Reininger - Silent Blight<br />
15. Blaine L. Reininger - Xmas Blooz<br />
16. The Durutti Column - Snowflakes<br />
17. Monks in the Snow - A Theme for This Special Evening<br />
<br />
<i>Disc 2</i><br />
<br />
1. Hillcrest Club - Breakfast at Christmas<br />
2. Paul Haig - Christiana<br />
3. The Names - Tokyo Twilight<br />
4. The Durutti Column - One Christmas For Your Thoughts<br />
5. White Birds - Possessed By the Stars<br />
6. The Swinging Buildings - Praying for a Cheaper Christmas<br />
7. B Music - Ode to Joy<br />
8. Antena - Noelle a Hawai<br />
9. The Pale Fountains - Benoît’s Christmas<br />
10. The French Impressionists - Santa Baby<br />
11. Simon Topping - Peep Show International<br />
12. Thick Pigeon - Silhouettes<br />
13. Deux Filles - The Snow Falls and the Village Is Overflowing With Children<br />
14. Mikado - Message de Noël<br />
15. Winston Tong - The Twelve Days of Christmas<br />
16. The Arcadians - Write Your Letter<br />
17. Michael Nyman - Cream or Christians<br />
18. Magazzini Criminali - Honolulu 25 dicembre 1990<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Les Disques du Crépuscule presents an expanded edition of classic festive album Ghosts of Christmas Past, featuring favourites from the original 1981 and 1982 editions now joined by newer tracks by Crépuscule artists. It's released on 30 November 2015 as TWI 158 CD.<br />
<br />
Sometimes witty, sometimes melancholic, the original version of Ghosts of Christmas Past in November 1981 featured exclusive contributions from luminaries such as Tuxedomoon, The Durutti Column, Paul Haig, Michael Nyman, Aztec Camera, Thick Pigeon and The Names. Subsequent editions in 1982 and 1986 added songs by Antena, Mikado, The French Impressionists, Pale Fountains and Winston Tong.<br />
<br />
The two Durutti Column tracks are <i>Snowflakes</i> and <i>One Christmas For Your Thoughts</i>.<br />
<br />
For this new double CD version in 2015 Crépuscule have now added more chantons noel by Blaine L. Reininger, Section 25, The Wake, Marsheaux, Deux Filles, Stanton Miranda, Virna Lindt, B Music and Ultramarine.<br />
<br />
Festive cover art is by Jean-Francois Octave and the remastered 2CD package comes in a deluxe 6-panel digipack.<br />
<br />
Available to buy direct from <a href="http://lesdisquesducrepuscule.com/mailorder.html" target="_blank">Les Disques du Crépuscule mail order</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-38219023440284957522015-07-12T10:09:00.000+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.143+00:00Another Setting [FBN 30 CD]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn30cd-another-setting-350.jpg" alt="Another Setting [Factory Benelux FBN 30 CD]" width="350"/></div>CD + Digital Download: UK 18.09.15 (Factory Benelux FBN 30 CD)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
1. Prayer<br />
2. Response<br />
3. Bordeaux<br />
4. For a Western<br />
5. The Beggar<br />
6. Francesca<br />
7. Smile in the Crowd<br />
8. You've Heard It Before<br />
9. Dream of a Child<br />
10. Second Family<br />
11. Spent Time<br />
12. I Get Along Without You Very Well<br />
13. Love Fading<br />
14. For Noriko<br />
15. Bordeaux (live at WOMAD<br />
16. The Beggar (live at La Cigale)<br />
17. Piece for Out of Tune Grande Piano<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Factory Benelux presents a remastered CD edition of Another Setting, the third album by The Durutti Column originally issued as <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/1983/08/another-setting.html">FACT 74</a> and FBN 30 in 1983.<br />
<br />
The 11-track album is supplemented by bonus tracks including <i>I Get Along Without You Very Well</i> sung by Lindsay Reade from <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/1983/06/i-get-along-without-you-very-well.html">FAC 64</a>, <i>Love Fading</i> and <i>For Noriko</i> from the <i><a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/1984/01/dedications-for-japan.html">Dedications for Japan</a></i> 7" single, live tracks and more.<br />
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Another Setting is presented in a 6-panel digipak on matt white reverse board, replete with the original Mark Farrow artwork and Jackie Williams cover paintings.<br />
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This release is available on CD only in September 2015 and to pre-order now via <a href="http://www.factorybenelux.com/another_setting_fbn30cd.html">factorybenelux.com</a>.<br />
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See also: <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2018/03/another-setting-factory-benelux-2lp-double-vinyl-record-store-day-2018-fbn-30.html">Another Setting [Factory Benelux 2LP Record Store Day 2018]</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-16606014643899895532014-12-08T16:46:00.000+00:002017-04-12T16:48:39.330+01:00The Deeply Vale Box Set [Ozit Dandelion, 2014]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/deeply-vale-box-set.jpg" alt="The Deeply Vale Box Set" width="314" /></div><br />
6CD: UK 08.12.14 (Ozit Dandelion, OZITDAN976CD)<br />
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<i>Tracklisting</i><br />
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Disc 1<br />
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1. Killer Man Giro - Deeply Vale<br />
2. Luke Bainbridge - Memories recorded 2005 / The Joint Rolling Contest (Featuring Eddie Klejdys)<br />
3. Murmo Schulze - Our First Number (live DV)<br />
4. The Tunes - In The Car (live DV)<br />
5. Ruts - It Was Cold (live DV)<br />
6. Blue Midnight - Before (feat Grant Showbiz)<br />
7. Body - Andromeda (live DV)<br />
8. The Out - Hearsay<br />
9. Aqua - Human Zoo (live DV)<br />
10. FreeRide - Funk 99<br />
11. Victim - Why are Fire Engines Red?<br />
12. Fast Cars - Images<br />
13. Tractor - Roll The Dice<br />
14. The Fall - Bingo Master's Break Out (live DV)<br />
15. Stuffed Badgers - Gassing Badgers<br />
16. Visitor 2035 - Toefunk (live DV)<br />
17. Tony Crabtree - The Banks Of Pontrathrain<br />
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Disc 2<br />
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1. Mudanzas - Ebow<br />
2. George Borowski - She finds Me<br />
3. Danny & The Dressmakers - Ernie Bishops Dead Body<br />
4. Danny & The Dressmakers - What Are We Doing On At A Rock Festival?<br />
5. Danny & The Dressmakers - How Hot Is A Match?<br />
6. Danny & The Dressmakers - Johnny Be Really Fucking Good<br />
7. Here & Now - Strawberry (live DV)<br />
8. Victor Brox Blues Train - Run You Off The Hill<br />
9. Accident On The East Lancs -We want it legalised<br />
10. Elti - fits - 30 miles per hour in a built up zone<br />
11. Piccadilly Radio Interview Part 1<br />
12. Steve Hillage - Getting Better (live DV)<br />
13. The David Bacha Band - What You See Is What You Get (Foggy's Beautiful Friday Night Remix)<br />
14. Pete Farrow - Candy Man<br />
15. Trevor Hyett - You Just Can't Make It<br />
16. Victor Brox Blues Train - Sister Kate (Dave Lunt bass Lol Coxhill soprano Joe Silmon clarinet Dave Hassell Drums)<br />
17. Howard the Duck Too Late To Dance<br />
18. Victor Drago - Black Leather Play With Fire<br />
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Disc 3<br />
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1. Visitor 2035 - Moving in the Direction of Love (live DV)<br />
2. Tony Crabtree - Little Wing<br />
3. Rivington Spike [Poet] - Untitled (live DV)<br />
4. No Change - Ruin (live DV)<br />
5. Here & Now - My Band's Better Than Your Bong (live DV)<br />
6. Drive By Night - Time<br />
7. Nik Turner's Sphinx - The Awakening<br />
8. Drive By Night - Look Out<br />
9. Grant Showbiz & Blue Midnight - Goodnight<br />
10. Pete Farrow - Daydreamer<br />
11. John Keegan - Yearning For The Human Race To Run<br />
12. The Fall - Brand New Cadillac (live DV)<br />
13. No Change - Lament (live DV)<br />
14. Rockslide [forerunner of the Drones] - Hard On Me (live DV)<br />
15. Murmo Schulz - The Death Pulse live at Deeply Vale<br />
16. Bill Pod & The Stocks - Funky Mungbean<br />
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Disc 4<br />
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1. Accident On The East Lancs - Wasted<br />
2. John Keegan - Me & The Green Machine<br />
3. Piccadilly Radio Interview Part 2<br />
4. Ruts - SUS (live DV)<br />
5. Elti - fits<br />
6. Fast Cars - Who Loves Jimmy Anderton (live DV)<br />
7. Howard The Duck - You Know Me (live DV)<br />
8. Durutti Column - Boxes (live DV)<br />
9. Aspell - Damson (live DV)<br />
10. The Tunes - Untitled (live DV)<br />
11. Body - Death To Those Who Believe In It (live DV)<br />
12. SFW - True Life<br />
13. Here & Now - Hairy Barber (live DV)<br />
14. Not Sensibles - I Am The Bishop<br />
15. Tractor - Lost On The Ocean<br />
16. Vibrant Thigh - Walking Away<br />
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Disc 5<br />
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1. Pete Farrow - Underwater Guitarist<br />
2. Elti - fits<br />
3. Trevor Hyett - There's No Such Thing As Too Much Fun<br />
4. Steve Hillage - U.F.B (live DV)<br />
5. Dr. Fogg's Mistik Misfits - Valley Of Dreams (Improvisation)<br />
6. Ruts - Jah Wars (live DV)<br />
7. Andy T - Bring What You Expect To Find<br />
8. Nik Turner's Sphinx -God Rock (live DV)<br />
9. Deeply Vale 1977 Radio Interview - at a garden in Cumberland Road Rochdale<br />
10. Fast Cars - Tameside Girls (live DV)<br />
11. Wilful Damage - Living In A Prison<br />
12. Wilful Damage - Proton Neutraliser<br />
13. Wilful Damage - I'm Scared<br />
14. Wilful Damage - Peace & Life<br />
15. Wilful Damage - Vandals<br />
16. Wilful Damage - Encore (Featuring Eddie Kledjys)<br />
17. Bill Normal on Banjo - My Fathers Woolly (live DV)<br />
18. The Young Banjo player - leaning on a lampost (live DV)<br />
19. Movement Banned (Wigwam/ Rev Mike Huck) - Bartimaes (live DV)<br />
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Disc 6<br />
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1. Tractor - Revolution Man<br />
2. John Keegan - White Sand<br />
3. Red Eyes - Deeply 96<br />
4. Brenda and the Hot Dicks - Bored (live DV)<br />
5. Tony Crabtree - Needle of death<br />
6. The Durutti Column - Halitosis (live DV)<br />
7. No Mystery feat Victor Brox - Big Boss Man<br />
8. Whitefire - Jam Improv<br />
9. Bob Jones - Near Enough For Jazz!!! (live DV)<br />
10. The Trend - That's The Way the Cookie Crumbles (live DV)<br />
11. Salford Jets - Pretty Babe<br />
12. Salford Jets - Cadillac (Slight Return)<br />
13. Brian Eastwood and Tom Winstanley - Deeply Vale<br />
14. Aspell - Raspberry (live DV)<br />
15. Tractor - Bring What You Expect to find<br />
16. Durutti Column - I Like It / I Hate It (live DV)<br />
17. Danny & The Dressmakers - Alfie Wimbush (live DV)<br />
18. Danny & The Dressmakers - I Hate Julia (live DV)<br />
19. Danny & The Dressmakers - Ernie Bishops Dead Body (Slight Return) (live DV)<br />
20. Danny & The Dressmakers - Dynamite (live DV)<br />
21. Alchemist - Rock Boogie<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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6CD set which includes 272 page A4 book and a pack of incense. Three tracks by (very early) Durutti Column are included.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-85706705473061807392014-09-23T17:01:00.000+01:002017-04-12T17:03:55.143+01:00Eclipsed (15 Tracks Of The Best New Music)<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/eclipsed.jpg" width="350" alt="Eclipsed (15 Tracks Of The Best New Music)" /></div><br />
CD: UK 23.09.14 (Uncut, Uncut 2014 11)<br />
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<i>Tracklisting</i><br />
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1. Jesse Winchester - Ghosts<br />
2. Steve Gunn - Milly's Garden<br />
3. Ex Hex - Waterfall<br />
4. Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band - I Ain't Waiting<br />
5. Philip Selway - Coming Up For Air<br />
6. Lucinda Williams - Burning Bridges<br />
7. Vashti Bunyan - Across The Water<br />
8. Foxygen - How Can You Really<br />
9. Mark Lanegan Band - Floor Of The Ocean<br />
10. Martin Duffy - Snowbound<br />
11. Mark Olson - Poison Oleander<br />
12. Frazey Ford - September Fields<br />
13. The Durutti Column - Free From All The Chaos<br />
14. Caribou - Can't Do Without You<br />
15. Weyes Blood - Some Winters<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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15-track compilation given away free with Uncut magazine featuring 'Free From All The Chaos' from the <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2014/06/chronicle-xl-kooky-records-kookydisc-60.html">Chronicle XL</a> album.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-13091038242788591352014-06-28T23:49:00.001+01:002018-03-14T07:31:37.686+00:00Chronicle XL [Kooky Records, kookydisc 60]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/chronicle_xl_box.jpg" alt="Chronicle XL [Kooky Records, kookydisc 60]" width="300" border="0" /></div><br />
2CD + Digital Download: UK 07.07.14 (Kooky website pre-release 23:59 BST 02.05.14) (Kooky Records kookydisc 60)<br />
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<i>Tracklisting</i><br />
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<i>Chronicle One</i><br />
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Fanfare<br />
Embattled Heart And Battling<br />
Synergetic<br />
Poppy & Pancho<br />
The Rest Of A Life<br />
The Water Colour Class - Feat. Jill Taylor<br />
Nine Years<br />
Party<br />
Mello<br />
Mercy In The Cathedral<br />
To Raise A Gentle Smile<br />
Pancho And Poppy<br />
Fanfare Reprise<br />
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<i>Chronicle Two</i><br />
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Free From All The Chaos - Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley<br />
Electrostatic - Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley<br />
Follow - Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley<br />
Misery - Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley<br />
Big Bill Rance<br />
Vin + The Tabla Bong Guitar<br />
Martin Jackson Was Here<br />
Dry On The Rocks<br />
Running Bass For Sharrock<br />
The Changes Go Up And The Changes Go Down<br />
Good Work Vin And Keir<br />
Juan Montero & The Drum<br />
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<b>Booklet</b><br />
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Contains photographs taken by Vini over his life including friends, family, people he has worked with and Red Kites (Milvus milvus). Bruce Mitchell has provided a background to the project; how it came about, the brief and where it ended up in the form of an essay.<br />
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<b>Certificate</b><br />
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Each copy comes with a foil blocked certificate<br />
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<b>Map</b><br />
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Every copy will have a random map. It will be a small part of Manchester detailing a location linked to his life. There are six in total and the mail order ones only will have all six.<br />
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<b>Bonus Material In a Digital Format</b><br />
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And there is plenty of it! The third compact disc wallet will house a special insert. This will supply the unique download code required to access:<br />
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<b>Bonus Audio</b><br />
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Live tracks - from the last shows - unreleased<br />
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Music stems from A Paean to Wilson - mix your own version<br />
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<b>Gigography</b><br />
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Mike Mitchell's extensive details of the band's live performances<br />
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<b>Bonus Visuals</b><br />
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More unseen photographs from Vini's personal collection<br />
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<b>Promotional Photos</b><br />
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Press and promotional images of the band from the 1980's to the present.<br />
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<b>There Was A Boy...</b><br />
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Accounts from fans and admirers of the artist.<br />
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This will all be housed in a custom-made box covered in claret coloured fabric.<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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500 presale copies sold direct by Kooky came with a numbered badge (utilising Bembo font) and all six maps. Presale copies are sold out.<br />
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Chronicle was originally commissioned by The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester ahead of a special concert in April 2011. This new version builds on from <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2011/04/chronicle.html">that version</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-51622787383107200982014-06-28T23:33:00.002+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.286+00:00The Return of The Durutti Column [Peter Saville Limited Edition LP/7"/CD, FBN 14]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn114-the-return-of-the-durutti-column-peter-saville-edition-350.jpg" alt="" width="350" /></div><br />
LP/7-inch/CD: UK 06.2014 (Factory Benelux FBN 114)<br />
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In association with Peter Saville, Factory Benelux produced a limited edition of 10 unique copies of the <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2013/12/the-return-of-durutti-column-lp-factory.html">FBN 114 vinyl re-release</a>. Each features a bespoke abrasive paper seated beneath the Factory logo die-cut on the outer cover. Each paper features a different colour or texture, so that no two copies are the same. The package also includes a 12" square certificate of authenticity signed by Peter Saville.<br />
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The certificate and the inner bag on which the abrasive paper is mounted are printed on white matt reverse board and match the die-cut outer sleeve. The package is further differentiated from the standard 2013 release in that the inner bag features no text or images, and there is no sticker on the re-sealable polythene bag.<br />
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The special Saville edition also includes a postcard with a colour portrait of Vini Reilly taken by Annik Honoré at Palatine Road in 1980. Purchasers also received a complimentary slipcased CD copy of The Return of the Durutti Column (<a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2014/03/the-durutti-column-the-return-of-durutti-column-cd-factory-benelux-fbn114cd.html">FBN 114 CD</a>). The price per copy was 200 GBP.<br />
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This special edition is now sold out but the 10 papers available were:<br />
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1. Black - fine grit<br />
2. Black - medium grit<br />
3. Black - coarse grit<br />
4. Burgundy rust - fine grit<br />
5. Burgundy - medium grit<br />
6. Burgundy - coarse grit<br />
7. Green - medium grit<br />
8. Dark green - medium grit<br />
9. Yellow - medium grit<br />
10. Black - emery paperUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-74511986374784791322014-03-31T19:47:00.000+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.598+00:00The Return of the Durutti Column [CD, Factory Benelux]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/the_return_of_the_durutti_column_fbn114cd.jpg" width="350" alt="'The Return of The Durutti Column' CD Factory Benelux edition" border="0" /></div><br />
CD: UK 05.05.2014 (Factory Benelux FBN 114 CD) <br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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1. Sketch for Summer <br />
2. Requiem for a Father <br />
3. Katharine <br />
4. Conduct <br />
5. Beginning <br />
6. Jazz <br />
7. Sketch for Winter <br />
8. Collette <br />
9. In 'D' <br />
10. Lips That Would Kiss <br />
11. Madeleine <br />
12. The First Aspect of the Same Thing <br />
13. The Second Aspect of the Same Thing <br />
14. Untitled <br />
15. Jazz <br />
16. Sketch for Winter <br />
17. Collette <br />
18. Beginning <br />
19. In 'D' <br />
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<b>Credits</b><br />
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All tracks written by Vini Reilly and produced by Martin Hannett. Thanks are due to Pete Crooks, bass, Philip 'Toby' Tomanov, drums, and Eric Random, rhythm box program on 2/6 and 2/7. Thanks also to Gammer for his melody, and Wilson, Rowbotham.<br />
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Expanded Factory Benelux CD edition of the landmark debut album first issued by Factory Records in January 1980. As well as the 9 tracks featured on the first Factory pressing this 2014 edition includes the six 6 tracks which formed side two of the rare second pressing. Also included are the two Martin Hannett 'test card' flexi-disc tracks, and Madeleine and Lips That Would Kiss, both previously issued as a 12-inch single on Factory Benelux in October 1980.<br />
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The cover art restores the later Steve Horsfall jacket design issued by Factory, featuring three miniatures of paintings by Raoul Dufy. The booklet features period Durutti images by photographer Daniel Meadows, and extensive liner notes with quotes from Vini Reilly, Martin Hannett, Tony Wilson, Peter Saville, Daniel Meadows, John Brierley, Bruce Mitchell and members of Joy Division.<br />
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The album is available direct from <a href="http://factorybenelux.com/contact.html">Factory Benelux mailorder</a> please!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-89083633278262558332013-12-08T19:28:00.001+00:002018-07-16T18:31:28.862+01:00The Return of the Durutti Column [LP, Factory Benelux]<div class="discog-image"><br />
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<img alt="The Return of the Durutti Column [LP, Factory Benelux]" border="0" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn114.jpg" width="350" /><br />
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<img alt="The Return of the Durutti Column [LP, Factory Benelux]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn114_the_return_of_the_durutti_column_outer_350.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;" width="350" /></div><br />
LP: UK 03.12.2013 (Factory Benelux FBN 114) <br />
LP: UK 16.07.2018 (Factory Benelux FBN 114)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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<i>Side 1</i><br />
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1. Sketch for Summer<br />
2. Requiem for a Father<br />
3. Katharine<br />
4. Conduct<br />
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<i>Side 2</i><br />
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1. Beginning<br />
2. Jazz<br />
3. Sketch for Winter<br />
4. Collette<br />
5. In 'D'<br />
6. Lips That Would Kiss<br />
7. Madeleine<br />
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<i>Side 3</i><br />
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1. The First Aspect of the Same Thing<br />
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<i>Side 4</i><br />
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1. The Second Aspect of the Same Thing<br />
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<b>Credits</b><br />
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All tracks written by Vini Reilly and produced by Martin Hannett.<br />
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Thanks are due to Pete Crooks, bass, Philip 'Toby' Tomanov, drums, and Eric Random, rhythm box program on 2/6 and 2/7. Thanks also to Gammer for his melody, and Wilson, Rowbotham, Reid and Debord for the sandpaper packaging concept. Die-cut based on a 1978 logo designed by Peter Saville. Portraits by Daniel Meadows.<br />
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Album with flexidisc first released in January 1980 on Factory Records (FACT 14).<br />
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Tracks 2/6 and 2/7 originally released in October 1980 as a 12" single on Factory Benelux (FAC BN 2).<br />
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<b>Reviews</b><br />
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<a href="http://flipsideflipsidereviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/album-review-durutti-column-return-of.html" target="_blank">Paul Pledger / Flipside Flipside</a><br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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<i>2013 issue</i><br />
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New Factory Benelux edition on 12" vinyl in a special sleeve with an 11-inch square sheet of coarse glasspaper seated in a recessed deboss. The back cover features period photographs by Daniel Meadows.<br />
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The original Hannett 'Test Card' flexi-disc has been converted to a regular non-flexi-disc black vinyl 7" single and this brings commensurately better sound quality.<br />
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There are two bonus tracks on the main album itself, 'Madeleine' and 'Lips That Would Kiss' which previously came out on an FBN single in 1980.<br />
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Liner notes feature quotes from Vini Reilly, Martin Hannett, Tony Wilson, Peter Saville, Daniel Meadows, John Brierley, Bruce Mitchell and members of Joy Division.<br />
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<i>2018 issue</i><br />
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This slight variant features the 7" Testcard single on clear vinyl and the 11-inch square sheet of glasspaper is now black.<br />
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<b>How to buy</b><br />
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The album is available direct from Factory Benelux mailorder. All enquiries about the album release, postage, etc direct to <a href="http://factorybenelux.com/contact.html">Factory Benelux</a> please!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-8783122625501039022013-04-30T19:21:00.002+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.705+00:00A Paean To Wilson (2LP, Kooky Records)<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/images/gigs/wilson_with_vini_350.jpg" width="349" height="243" alt="The Durutti Column - A Paean to Wilson; Tony Wilson and Vini Reilly" /><br />
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<b>PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS NOW SOLD OUT.</b><br />
<br />
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT A COPY ON RECORD STORE DAY OR ONLINE<br />
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</div>2LP: UK 13.04.20 (Kooky Records, Kookydisc 35)<br />
Download: UK 13.04.20 (Kooky Records) (via code redemption)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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<i>One</i><br />
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I Or Are You Just A Technician<br />
II Chant<br />
III Quatro<br />
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<i>Two</i><br />
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IV Requiem<br />
V Stuki<br />
VI Along Came Poppy<br />
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<i>Three</i><br />
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VII Brother<br />
VIII Duet With Piano<br />
IX Darkness Here<br />
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<i>Four</i><br />
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X Catos Revisited<br />
XI The Truth<br />
XII How Unbelievable<br />
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<i>Download only: Heaven Sent (It Was Called Digital. It Was Heaven Sent) [Kookydisc 35]</i><br />
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1 Bruce<br />
2 Keir<br />
3 Neil<br />
4 Mike<br />
5 Alan<br />
6 Anthony<br />
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<b>Liner notes by Vini Reilly</b><br />
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A Paean to Wilson is part of a body of work which I started around the time that my friend, Tony Wilson died. Towards the end of his illness, I sent him an instrumental track and he loved it, so I decided that the right thing to do was carry on.<br />
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I was at the hospital when he died. We were very, very close. Afterwards, many things were done in his name. They were all about 'Mr Manchester', and about what Tony had done for music, art and literature. I didn't attend many of them. I'd just lost one of my closest friends and I had all the grief that you feel under such circumstances. Once I'd got my act together though, I decided to do something for myself and for Tony.<br />
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The Durutti Column was Tony Wilson's baby. We were the first act signed up to his Factory club night and the first band signed to Factory Records. Over the years we worked on many albums together and the one thing that Tony and I always argued about was that he thought that I should make music and write rather than sing.<br />
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After he died, I decided to make a body of work which did not have traditional song structures and which was concerned solely with the musical content. My only objective was to create some music that Tony would thoroughly approve of. I think I've done that and, if his spirit lives on - which I like to think that it does - I want him to know that this is for him. <i>Vini Reilly</i><br />
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<b>Credits</b><br />
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Musicians<br />
Vini Reilly - Guitar, Piano<br />
Bruce Mitchell - Drums, Marimba<br />
Keir Stewart - Bass, Keyboards, Harmonica<br />
Poppy Morgan - Piano<br />
John Metcalfe - Viola<br />
Tim Kellet - Trumpet<br />
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Ruby Morgan, Kate Williamson - Vocals<br />
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String arrangements by Ian Livingstone and Keir Stewart; performed by the Livingstone Chamber Ensemble. Recorded at Highfield Studios, Guildford, Surrey<br />
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Composed by Reilly, Stewart & Mitchell<br />
<br />
Drums engineered by Seadna McPhail and recorded at Moolah Rouge, Manchester<br />
<br />
Produced by Keir Stewart<br />
Executive producer Bruce Mitchell<br />
<br />
Mixed & mastered by Keir Stewart at Inch Studio, Manchester - www.inchstudio.com<br />
<br />
The copyright in this recording is owned by Bruce Mitchell Productions<br />
<br />
Photography by Stephen Wright<br />
Sleeve by Trevor Johnson & Lynx Studio<br />
<br />
Kookydisc 35<br />
<br />
www.thedurutticolumn.com<br />
www.kookydisc.co.uk<br />
<br />
Manufactured in the EU<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Double 180 gram vinyl edition produced in a limited edition of 497 copies for Record Store Day 2013 in the UK. Copies not sold in the shop subsequently offered by mail order to Kooky Records mailing list and other customers via thedurutticolumn.com and kookydisc.co.uk. Includes an envelope containing the Manchester International Festival programme and a large postcard featuring the original artwork.<br />
<br />
Content of the album is the same as the CD version with the exception of a slightly different mastering overseen by Keir Stewart and the removal of the wind noise at the end (due to timing constraints).<br />
<br />
The 'Heaven Sent' download tracks offered as CD2 in the original cd version (Kookydisc 29/2) are offered as a free download along with this vinyl edition and are exactly the same. Further bonus tracks were not offered but may subsequently be distributed by a means that remains to be determined.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-89679181434184159502013-02-19T12:23:00.002+00:002018-03-14T07:31:38.774+00:00Short Stories For Pauline [LTM, 2012]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn36_short_stories_for_pauline_350.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 350px; border: 0;" alt="Short Stories For Pauline [LTM, 2012]" /></div>CD: UK 24.09.12 (LTM, LTMCD 2508)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklist</b><br />
<br />
<i>Short Stories For Pauline</i><br />
<br />
1. At First Sight<br />
2. Duet<br />
3. College<br />
4. Invitations<br />
5. Destroy, She Said<br />
6. Model<br />
7. Journeys By Vespa<br />
8. Take Some Time Out<br />
9. A Silence<br />
10. Mirror A<br />
11. Cocktail<br />
12. Telephone Call<br />
13. Mirror B<br />
14. A Room In Southport<br />
<br />
<i>Live In Bruxelles 13.8.1981</i><br />
<br />
1. Sketch For Dawn (live)<br />
2. Messidor (live)<br />
3. Jacqueline (live)<br />
4. Conduct (live)<br />
5. Sketch For Summer (live)<br />
6. Danny (live)<br />
7. Stains (Useless Body) (live)<br />
8. The Missing Boy (live)<br />
9. Self Portrait/Version (live)<br />
10. For Belgian Friends (live)<br />
11. Interview<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
CD release for album released on limited edition vinyl LP by Factory Benelux (<a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2012/04/fbn-36-short-stories-for-pauline.html">FBN 36</a>). Packaged with free extra CD comprising <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2008/02/live-in-bruxelles-1381981.html">Live in Bruxelles 13.8.1981 (LTMCD 2499)</a>.<br />
<br />
--<br />
<br />
LTM presents the belated full release of <i>Short Stories For Pauline</i>, the legendary 'lost' fourth album by cult Manchester group The Durutti Column.<br />
<br />
Originally recorded by Vini Reilly in Brussels for Factory Benelux in 1983, the 14 track album features several exquisite pieces including <i>College</i>, <i>A Room In Southport</i> and, most notably, <i>Duet</i>. Recorded with Tuxedomoon viola player Blaine L. Reininger, this poignant instrumental proved -ironically- to be the downfall of the album, after Factory director (and Durutti manager) Tony Wilson insisted that <i>Duet</i> form the basis of an entire neo-classical album. As a result, <i>Duet</i> became <i>Without Mercy</i> in 1984, and <i>Short Stories For Pauline</i> was shelved.<br />
<br />
Although individual tracks have appeared on several compilations, notably highbrow Crépuscule collection <i>Hommage A Marguerite Duras</i>, this is the first time the original 'FBN 36' album has appeared in its entirety. With new artwork prepared with the help of Crépuscule designer Benoît Hennebert, this set comes with <i>Live In Bruxelles 13.8.1981</i> (originally release as LTMCD 2499) as a bonus CD.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-28498913801848574172013-02-19T09:03:00.002+00:002018-03-14T07:31:37.933+00:00LC (Factory Benelux, 2013)<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lc_1972_label_350.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 350px;" alt="LC (Factory Benelux, 2013)" /></div>CD: BE/UK 11.02.2013 (Factory Benelux/LTM, FBN 10 CD)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>Disc one</i><br />
<br />
1. Sketch for Dawn (1)<br />
2. Portrait for Frazier<br />
3. Jaqueline<br />
4. Messidor<br />
5. Sketch for Dawn (2)<br />
6. Never Known<br />
7. The Act Committed<br />
8. Detail for Paul<br />
9. The Missing Boy<br />
10. The Sweet Cheat Gone<br />
11. Danny<br />
12. Enigma<br />
13. For Mimi<br />
14. For Belgian Friends<br />
15. Self-Portrait<br />
16. Favourite Painting<br />
17. Zinni<br />
<br />
<i>Disc two</i><br />
<br />
1. Mavuchka<br />
2. Experiment in Fifth<br />
3. Portrait for Paul<br />
4. The Act Committed<br />
5. Portrait for Frazier<br />
6. Never Known<br />
7. Untitled LC Demo<br />
8. For Patti<br />
9. Weakness and Fever<br />
10. The Eye and the Hand<br />
11. Party<br />
12. One Christmas for Your Thoughts<br />
13. Homage to Martinů<br />
14. Sleep Will Come<br />
15. Piece for an Ideal<br />
16. Piece of Out of Tune Grand Piano<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Factory Benelux presents an expanded double disc edition of LC, the second studio set by cult Manchester ensemble The Durutti Column, originally issued in 1981 and ranked among Vini Reilly’s finest albums.<br />
<br />
After recording debut album The Return of the Durutti Column with producer Martin Hannett in 1979, virtuoso guitarist Vini Reilly purchased a TEAC four-track recorder from Bill Nelson and set about producing his own material. These evocative, highly atmospheric demos were perfected by Reilly at Graveyard Studios with co-producer Stuart Pickering, with additional drums and percussion from Bruce Mitchell, who has partnered Reilly ever since. Originally released by Factory Records in November 1981, LC is a key album in a body of work described by David Stubbs of Uncut magazine as <i>"unique in rock, with Reilly's scampering, watercolour guitar style building a tentative bridge between post-punk and the chamber sketches of Debussy and Ravel."</i><br />
<br />
On this expanded Factory Benelux the original ten tracks are supplemented by no less than 23 bonus cuts, including rare Sordide Sentimental single Danny/Enigma, 12" EP Deux Triangles, and the three tracks Reilly contributed to A Factory Quartet in 1980, his last recordings with Hannett and featuring Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio on drums. The remastered double disc set also includes a clutch of scarce Crépuscule compilation album tracks, and demo versions of LC tracks, including a full length version of Detail for Paul.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-36755983234885712632013-02-14T19:02:00.004+00:002023-05-02T18:08:10.030+01:00LC (1972 label, 2013)<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lc_1972_label_350.jpg" style="width: 311px;" alt="LC (1972 label, 2013)" /></div><br />
CD: US 02.2013 (1972 / Revolver, IF51)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
1. Sketch for Dawn (1)<br />
2. Portrait for Frazer<br />
3. Jacqueline<br />
4. Messidor<br />
5. Sketch for Dawn (2)<br />
6. Never Known<br />
7. The Act Committed<br />
8. Detail for Paul<br />
9. The Missing Boy<br />
10. The Sweet Cheat Gone<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Production: Vini Reilly and Stuart Pickering<br />
Design: Les Thompson<br />
<br />
2013 CD re-release on the American 1972 label. Release notes state: "Vini Reilly's masterpiece, originally released in 1981. Includes Ian Curtis tribute "The Missing Boy". First-ever domestic (i.e. USA) CD release. No export."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-35998460887336741462013-02-14T18:49:00.003+00:002023-05-02T18:08:58.169+01:00The Return of The Durutti Column [1972 label, 2013]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/return_of_the_durutti_column_1972_350.jpg" style="width: 311px;" alt="The Return of The Durutti Column" /></div>CD: US 02.2013 (1972 / Revolver USA, IF50) <br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
Sketch For Summer<br />
Requiem For A Father<br />
Katharine<br />
Conduct<br />
Beginning<br />
Jazz<br />
Sketch For Winter<br />
Collette<br />
In "D"<br />
<br />
<b>Original credits</b><br />
<br />
The Durutti Column is Vini Reilly on guitar and Martin Hannett on switches<br />
Recorded at Cargo, Rochdale<br />
Mixed at Strawberry, Stockport<br />
Engineers Chris Nagle and John Brierley<br />
33 1/3 rpm<br />
Published by Movement of 24th January Music<br />
A Factory Records Product<br />
(P) © 1979<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Release notes state: "Reissue of classic debut album, originally released in 1980. First-ever domestic (i.e. USA) CD release. Produced by Martin Hannett (Joy Division, Magazine, A Certain Ratio, New Order). No export."<br />
<br />
Production: Martin Hannett<br />
Paintings by Dufy (Black sleeve reissue)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-17515092545913627912012-04-28T20:02:00.000+01:002018-03-14T07:31:37.757+00:00FBN 36 Short Stories For Pauline<div style="min-height: 350px;"><div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn36_short_stories_for_pauline_350.jpg" width="350" height="350" alt="FBN 36 Short Stories For Pauline" /><br />
<br />
<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn36_short_stories_for_pauline_2_350.jpg" width="350" height="357" alt="FBN 36 Short Stories For Pauline" /></div>LP/with Digital Download: UK 18.06.12 (Factory Benelux FBN 36)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
1. At First Sight<br />
2. Duet<br />
3. College<br />
4. Invitations<br />
5. Destroy, She Said<br />
6. Model<br />
7. Journeys by Vespa<br />
8. Take Some Time Out<br />
9. A Silence<br />
10. Mirror A<br />
11. Cocktail<br />
12. Telephone Call<br />
13. Mirror B<br />
14. A Room In Southport<br />
<br />
<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
Personnel<br />
<br />
Vini Reilly - guitar, vocals<br />
Blaine L. Reininger - viola <br />
Alain Lefebvre - drums <br />
Anne van den Troost - harp <br />
Eric Sleichim - saxophone<br />
Pauline - backing vocals<br />
<br />
Recorded at Daylight Studio, Brussels, 1983<br />
Produced by Vini Reilly<br />
Engineered by Marc François<br />
Photography by Paul Coerten<br />
<br />
Merci à Michel, Benoit et Bruce<br />
2012 edition<br />
M24J/LTM<br />
FBN36<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Belated release for the aborted Factory Benelux album. Limited edition of 1000 copies vinyl with free digital download. Original FBN 36 catalogue number has been assigned.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-14317573232519242992011-11-13T19:34:00.000+00:002011-11-13T19:34:22.683+00:00Fac. Dance<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fac_dance_350.jpg" alt="Fac. Dance" width="350" height="350" /></div>2CD/2LP/Digital download: US (Strut Records, Strut 087)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting (Durutti Column only)</b><br />
<br />
Madeleine<br />
For Belgian Friends (Valuable Passages version)<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
From <a href="http://www.strut-records.com/content/fac-dance-collects-gems-factory-records-catalog" target="_blank">Strut Records</a>: For 'Fac. Dance' we decided to focus on some of the label's early output, narrowing in on some key dance floor cuts that comprise some of our favorite 12 inches and late night classics. We were lucky enough to have involvement from some of the label's key participants, including iconic designer and cover artist Peter Saville. Our friend Bill Brewster of DJHistory.com assembled the compilation and contributes the liner notes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-19112173805889303032011-04-21T22:24:00.006+01:002018-03-14T07:31:37.792+00:00Chronicle<div style="min-height:350px;"><div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/chronicle_1_350.jpg" alt="Chronicle" width="350" /></div>CDR: UK 30.04.11 (Kooky Records kookydisc 34)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
01 Fanfare<br />
02 Synergetic<br />
03 Wild Beast Tamed*<br />
04 Ananda<br />
05 Accord<br />
06 Time To Lift<br />
07 Anguish of the Text Message<br />
08 What Is It Worth<br />
09 Someone Got Away<br />
10 Jeeves and Wooster<br />
11 Friends<br />
12 Emptyness<br />
13 No More Close To Me<br />
14 Resolution<br />
<br />
Music & Photography<br />
Vini Reilly / Design TJ & HM<br />
thedurutticolumn.com<br />
<br />
* - credited on artwork but not on album due to being withdrawn at 11th hour</div><br />
<b>Limited edition initial copies were only available with a ticket at The Durutti Column's concert at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on Saturday 30 April 2011. Currently not on sale.</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-83078363594408608252011-02-21T17:36:00.001+00:002018-03-14T07:31:38.670+00:00Vini Reilly [Kooky Records, 2011]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/vini_reilly_kookydisc_30_350.jpg" width="350" height="312" alt="Vini Reilly (Kooky Records kookydisc 30/1 & 30/2)" /></div>Vini Reilly<br />
CD: UK 17.01.11 (Kooky Records kookydisc 30/1 & 30/2)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting (Kookydisc 30/1)</b><br />
<br />
1. Love no more<br />
2. Pol in G<br />
3. Opera I<br />
4. People's Pleasure Park<br />
5. Red Square<br />
6. Finding The Sea<br />
7. Otis<br />
8. William B<br />
9. They Work Every Day<br />
10. Opera II<br />
11. Homage to Catalonea<br />
12. Requiem Again<br />
13. My Country<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting (Kookydisc 30/2)</b><br />
<br />
1. Opera Two Demo<br />
2. Finding The Sea - One<br />
3. PPP Demo<br />
4. Juan Montero Sketch One<br />
5. Sample Tune<br />
6. Finding The Sea - Two<br />
7. Juan Montero Sketch Two<br />
8. William B Demo<br />
9. Sketches on Stratocaster<br />
<br />
<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
Bruce Mitchell – drums<br />
Andy Connell – keyboards on 5,7 & 12<br />
John Metcalfe – viola on 6<br />
Rob Gray – voice on 9<br />
Sola – voice on 4 & 6<br />
Pol – voice on 7<br />
<br />
Pre-production by Paul Miller<br />
Production by Vini Reilly & Stephen Street<br />
Engineered by Stephen Street & Nick Garside<br />
Remastered by Keir Stewart at Inch Studios from the original 6” tape<br />
<br />
Thanks to<br />
Keir Stewart for remastering<br />
Vini Reilly for the TDK demos<br />
Dame Joan Sutherland<br />
<br />
Published by the Movement of 24th January<br />
<br />
Cover photograph by Mark Warner<br />
Design by Trevor Johnson<br />
<br />
Manufactured in the UK<br />
All rights reserved<br />
<br />
www.thedurutticolumn.com<br />
www.kookydisc.co.ukUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-47650544395381374992010-08-02T22:43:00.003+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.213+00:00LC [4 Men With Beards, 2010]<div style="min-height:1700px;"><div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lc_4_men_with_beards_4_350.jpg" width="350" height="350" alt="LC; 4 Men With Beards 2010 reissue" /><br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lc_4_men_with_beards_5_350.jpg" width="350" height="347" alt="LC; 4 Men With Beards 2010 reissue" /><br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lc_4_men_with_beards_3_350.jpg" width="350" height="348" alt="LC; 4 Men With Beards 2010 reissue" /><br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lc_4_men_with_beards_2_350.jpg" width="350" height="342" alt="LC; 4 Men With Beards 2010 reissue" /><br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lc_4_men_with_beards_1_350.jpg" width="350" height="313" alt="LC; 4 Men With Beards 2010 reissue" />LP: US 21.06.10 (4 Men With Beards, 4M522LP)</div><br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br /><i>Side 1</i><br /><br />1. Sketch for Dawn (1)<br />2. Portrait for Frazer<br />3. Jacqueline<br />4. Messidor<br />5. Sketch for Dawn (2)<br /><br /><i>Side 2</i><br /><br />1. Never Known <br />2. The Act Committed<br />3. Detail for Paul<br />4. The Missing Boy<br />5. The Sweet Cheat Gone<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />© 2010 Runt LLC<br />(P) 1981 & 2010 Factory Once/London Records 90 Ltd. <br />Produced under license from Factory Once/London Records 90 Ltd.<br />Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. Made in the U.S.A.<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />180 gram vinyl reissue of the debut album <i>LC</i>. Issued in a reproduction of the original sleeve (stickered in the top right-hand corner) with a plain white internal sleeve.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-48668028861157780232010-07-26T13:29:00.000+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.250+00:00The Return of the Durutti Column [4 Men With Beards, 2010]<div style="min-height:1400px;"><div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/4mwb4.jpg" width="345" height="360" alt="The Return of the Durutti Column; 4 Men With Beards 2010 reissue" /><br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/4mwb2.jpg" width="345" height="342" alt="The Return of the Durutti Column; 4 Men With Beards 2010 reissue" /><br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/4mwb3.jpg" width="345" height="350" alt="The Return of the Durutti Column; 4 Men With Beards 2010 reissue" /><br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/4mwb1.jpg" width="345" height="345" alt="The Return of the Durutti Column; 4 Men With Beards 2010 reissue" /></div>LP: US 21.06.10 (4 Men With Beards, 4M521LP)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br /><i>Side A</i><br /><br />1. Sketch For Summer <br />2. Requiem For A Father <br />3. Katherine <br />4. Conduct <br /><br /><i>Side B</i><br /><br />1. Beginning <br />2. Jazz <br />3. Sketch For Winter <br />4. Collette <br />5. In 'D'<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />180 gram vinyl reissue of the debut album <i>The Return of the Durutti Column</i>. Issued in a reproduction of the black cover (stickered in the top right-hand corner) with a plain white internal sleeve.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-40207953264214811292010-07-11T22:46:00.003+01:002010-07-11T23:03:58.363+01:00Scream City SC5.1 CDR<div style="min-height:450px;"><div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sc5_cover_detail_350.jpg" width="350" alt="Scream City SC5.1 CDR" /></div>CDR: UK 28.06.10<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Untitled Guitar Piece 1989 [1.46]<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Free 10-track compilation CDR featuring live/rare/unreleased material by Section 25, Ike Yard, Thick Pigeon, The Names, The Wake, The Durutti Column, The Distractions, Biting Tongues, Shark Vegas and Fidelity Kastrow & Spartak (produced & remixed by Mark Reeder) given away free with <a href="http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/screamcity" target="_blank">Scream City</a> fanzine in June 2010. The CDR was a strictly limited edition of 160 copies and is sold out.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-11695355490599896162010-05-07T13:23:00.001+01:002010-05-07T13:31:00.600+01:00Auteur Labels - Factory Records 1987CD: UK 12.07.10 (LTM, LTMCD 2555)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Catos Con Guantes 8:38<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />A collection of releases on Factory Records from 1987 in the ongoing Auteur Labels series. Released 12 July 2010. Available from <a href="http://www.ltmrecordings.com/mailordr.html">LTM Mail Order</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-77808069019866165082010-04-21T21:58:00.007+01:002010-05-15T20:11:07.461+01:00Factory Records: Communications 1978-92 10" sampler<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/factory_records_communications_1978-92_10-inch_single_350.jpg" width="350" alt="Factory Records: Communications 1978-92 10" sampler" /><br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/factory_records_communications_1978-92_10-inch_single_detail_350.jpg" width="350" alt="Factory Records: Communications 1978-92 10" sampler" /><br /><br /></div>10": UK 17.04.10 (Warner, 5186592487)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Sketch for Summer<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />One-off 10" single featuring tracks taken from the <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.com/2008/12/factory-records-communications-1978.html">4CD box set</a> released in 2009, specially produced for and released on Record Store Day 2010 [Saturday 17 April 2010]. The 4-track 10" single also includes <i>Transmission</i> by Joy Division, <i>Ceremony (Original Version)</i> by New Order, and <i>Hallelujah (Club Mix)</i> by Happy Mondays.<br /><br />Imagery to follow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-79158615662204134262009-09-16T15:50:00.012+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.634+00:00A Paean To Wilson (2CD)<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/images/gigs/wilson_with_vini_350.jpg" width="349" height="243" alt="The Durutti Column - A Paean to Wilson; Tony Wilson and Vini Reilly" /></div><br />
CD: UK 09.10.09 (Kooky Records, Kookydisc 29/1 & 29/2)<br />
Download: UK 25.01.10 (Kooky Records)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
<i>Disc one – A Paean To Wilson [Kookydisc 29/1]</i><br />
<br />
Movement<br />
<br />
I Or Are You Just A Technician<br />
II Chant<br />
III Quatro<br />
IV Requiem<br />
V Stuki<br />
VI Along Came Poppy<br />
VII Brother<br />
VIII Duet With Piano<br />
IX Darkness Here<br />
X Catos Revisited<br />
XI The Truth<br />
XII How Unbelievable<br />
<br />
<i>Bonus Disc: Heaven Sent (It Was Called Digital. It Was Heaven Sent) [Kookydisc 29/2]</i><br />
<br />
1 Bruce<br />
2 Keir<br />
3 Neil<br />
4 Mike<br />
5 Alan<br />
6 Anthony<br />
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<b>Liner notes by Vini Reilly</b><br />
<br />
A Paean to Wilson is part of a body of work which I started around the time that my friend, Tony Wilson died. Towards the end of his illness, I sent him an instrumental track and he loved it, so I decided that the right thing to do was carry on.<br />
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I was at the hospital when he died. We were very, very close. Afterwards, many things were done in his name. They were all about 'Mr Manchester', and about what Tony had done for music, art and literature. I didn't attend many of them. I'd just lost one of my closest friends and I had all the grief that you feel under such circumstances. Once I'd got my act together though, I decided to do something for myself and for Tony.<br />
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The Durutti Column was Tony Wilson's baby. We were the first act signed up to his Factory club night and the first band signed to Factory Records. Over the years we worked on many albums together and the one thing that Tony and I always argued about was that he thought that I should make music and write rather than sing.<br />
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After he died, I decided to make a body of work which did not have traditional song structures and which was concerned solely with the musical content. My only objective was to create some music that Tony would thoroughly approve of. I think I've done that and, if his spirit lives on - which I like to think that it does - I want him to know that this is for him. Vini Reilly<br />
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<b>Musicians</b><br />
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Vini Reilly - Guitar, Piano<br />
Bruce Mitchell - Drums, Marimba<br />
Keir Stewart - Bass, Keyboards, Harmonica<br />
Poppy Morgan - Piano<br />
John Metcalfe - Viola<br />
Tim Kellet - Trumpet<br />
Ruby Morgan, Kate Williamson - Vocals<br />
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Composed by Reilly, Stewart & Mitchell<br />
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String arrangements by Ian Livingstone and Keir Stewart<br />
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Performed by the Livingstone Chamber Ensemble. Recorded at Highfield Studios, Guildford, Surrey<br />
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Drums recorded at Moolah Rouge and engineered by Seadna McPhail<br />
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Produced by Keir Stewart<br />
Executive producer Bruce Mitchell<br />
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Mixed & mastered by Keir Stewart at Inch Studio Manchester. www.inchstudio.com<br />
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<b>Thanks to:</b><br />
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Howard Sharrock<br />
Alex Poots<br />
Simon Mellor<br />
The Kooky Gang<br />
Phil Cleaver<br />
Alex McMurtrie<br />
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Thanks to the Brothers McLeod. Hats off to Colin and Norman for building the best studio in Manchester - Moolah Rouge. Colin Adshead & the amazing 5003D mic amp and being patient with Keir's gear-tweak OCD, Dave Lunt for the Quad Valve Pre and instrument care. Daniel Courville in Canada for the ambisonic plugins.<br />
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Thanks to Bruce to all his family, all my family and all Morgans everywhere. Also thanks to Michael Pitrik for hair, Laurie Laptop, Alan Erasmus, Oli Wilson and all Tony's dear ones, Les Thompson, Mark Broscombe, Phil and Emma, John 'Cerysmatic' Cooper, Mark Prendergast, Gwyn and Pip and their beautiful family, and Hugh and Amanda Williamson.<br />
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Also to the Birmingham Three and all our supporters around the world! Special thanks to Bruce Mitchell for keeping me alive and Poppy Morgan for keeping me happy. Vini<br />
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Cover photograph by Stephen Wright<br />
Other photographs by Ben Kelly, Dave John Norton, Poppy Morgan<br />
Designed by Trevor Johnson & Haider Muhdi<br />
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<b>Reviews</b><br />
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<i>A beautiful and entirely fitting eulogy</i><br />
<br />
Tony Wilson always wanted Vini Reilly to make music. Reilly’s The Durutti Column were Mr. Manchester’s favourite band, and the first to sign to Factory Records - which ensures that 'A Paean To Wilson' is a deeply personal collection of songs, as Reilly grieves for the loss of his close friend. Be it the delicate Spanish guitar on ‘Quatro’, the lonely trumpet on ‘Along Came Poppy’ or the poignant Marvin Gaye sample (“Brother, brother / There’s too many of us dying”) on ‘Brother’, Reilly’s exquisite instrumentation conveys both an intense sadness and a celebratory joy.<br />
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'Paean To Wilson' is a requiem for the bond of eternal friendship, and a beautiful, and entirely fitting, eulogy.<br />
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8/10, John Freeman, <a href="http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-durutti-column-a-paean-to-wilson" target="_blank">ClashMusic.com</a><br />
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<i>Wordless homage to late Factory Records chief</i><br />
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Vini Reilly's Durutti Column were the first band Tony Wilson ever signed to Factory Records, back in early 1978. Their bond was such that, when Wilson was ill in hospital, Reilly sent him new instrumentals to listen to and was at his bedside when he died. This rich and contemplative record is the fruition of that, forsaking traditional song structure for nagging loops, ambient flurries of guitar notes (spilling over into Spanish flamenco on "Quatro"), highly rhythmic percussion and strobing feedback. John Metcalfe's viola, particularly, is mood-perfect. It all ends with Wilson's damning verdict on New Labour. Ever the last word.<br />
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****, Rob Hughes, UNCUT 153, Feb 2010<br />
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<i>Instrumental tribute to late Factory Records boss</i><br />
<br />
"Championed by Tony Wilson for almost 30 years and present in hospital when the former Factory boss died in 2007, this is Vini Reilly of The Durutti Column's double-CD tribute to his friend and mentor. A sprawling, instrumental affair, it's also boldly eclectic, mixing the delicate acoustic pickings of Catos Revisited with the brooding guitar noise of Requiem and the Marvin Gaye-sampling Brother and The Truth, via new age, ambient textures and beautiful piano piece Anthony [actually on the bonus CD, 2005's <i><a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/2005/03/heaven-sent-it-was-called-digital-it.html">Heaven Sent (It Was Called Digital. It Was Heaven Sent)</a></i>, Ed.]. Clocking in at 100 minutes, it might have benefited from some pruning, but this still makes for a fine tribute."<br />
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***, Phil Mongredien, Q<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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The album went on sale initially at the sold out <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/2009/10/beyond-durutti-column.html">Beyond The Loop</a> concert at Kings Place in London on Friday 9 October 2009 priced GBP 15.00 [cash only]. <br />
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The album went on internet presale in limited quantities via the Buy It Now Button for 15.00 GBP from 1-27 November 2009. It is now on general release as of 24 January 2010 and was sold at the gig at the Lowry in Salford on the same day.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-27448203863218040382009-09-12T08:42:00.008+01:002018-03-14T07:31:37.897+00:00The Durutti Column 2001-2009<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/the_durutti_column_2001-2009.jpg" alt="The Durutti Column 2001-2009" width="350" /></div>5CD: UK 02.11.09 (Artful/Fullfill)*<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br /><i>Disc one</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/2001/06/rebellion.html">Rebellion</a><br /><br />4 Sophia<br />Longsight Romance<br />Geh Cak Af En Yam<br />The Fields Of Athenry <br />Overlord Part One<br />Falling<br />Voluntary Arrangement<br />Mello Part One<br />Mello Part Two<br />Protest Song<br />Meschugana<br />Everyone Loves Papa (XFM Session)<br />Teresa (XFM Session)<br /><br /><i>Disc two</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/2003/03/someone-elses-party.html">Someone Else's Party</a><br /><br />Love is a friend<br />Spanish lament<br />Somewhere<br />Somebody's party<br />Requiem for my mother<br />Remember<br />Vigil<br />Blue<br />No more hurt <br />Spasmic fairy<br />American view<br />Drinking time<br />Woman<br />Goodbye<br />Creole (XFM Session)<br />Spasmic Fairy (XFM Session)<br /><br /><i>Disc three</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/2006/01/keep-breathing.html">Keep Breathing</a><br /><br />Nina<br />Its Wonderful<br />Maggie<br />Helen<br />Neil<br />Big Hole<br />Let Me Tell You Something<br />Lunch<br />Gun<br />Tuesday<br />Agnus Dei<br />Waiting<br /><br /><i>Disc four</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/2007/07/idiot-savants.html">Idiot Savants</a><br /><br />Better Must Come<br />Interleukin 2 (for anthony)<br />Please Let Me Sleep<br />2 Times Nice<br />No Last Surprise<br />Gathering Dust<br />Whisper To The Wind<br />That Blows My Name Away (for rachel)<br /><br /><i>Disc five</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/2009/01/love-in-time-of-recession.html">Love In The Time of Recession</a><br /><br />In Memory Of Anthony<br />Rant<br />More Rainbows<br />I'm Alive<br />For Bruce<br />Painting<br />Wild Beast Tamed<br />Rainbow Maker<br />My Poppy<br />Loser<br />Lock-Down<br />The Secret Between The Blade And Me<br />Duet For Piano And Guitar<br />Everybody's Laughing (I Don't Care)<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />To follow<br /><br />--<br /><br />5CD box set of the albums released on Artful/Fullfill during the period 2001-2009. Includes art prints of the individual covers. Individual discs contain bonus tracks originally only available on the Japanese versions of the original albums. The 6th disc which was originally thought to contain all the bonus tracks doesn't exist.<br /><br />Available to from <a href="http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/artist.php?artist=Durutti+Column">Townsend Records</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-36253475769715525142009-07-15T00:01:00.012+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.073+00:00Four Factory Records [Kooky Records, kookydisc 027]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/Kooky027_Front_72_350_USE.jpg" alt="Four Factory Records; front cover detail" width="350" /><br />
Four Factory Records</div><br />
6CD: UK 15 July 2009 (Kooky Records, Kookydisc 027)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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<i>Disc one</i><br />
<br />
The Return of The Durutti Column<br />
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<i>Disc Two</i><br />
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LC<br />
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<i>Disc Three</i><br />
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Another Setting<br />
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<i>Disc Four</i><br />
<br />
Without Mercy<br />
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<i>Live Bonus Disc</i><br />
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Messidor - Night Moves, Glasgow 19/02/82<br />
Party - Night Moves, Glasgow 19/02/82<br />
Danny - Night Moves, Glasgow 19/02/82<br />
Mercy Theme - London School of Economics 14/12/84<br />
Mercy Dance - London School of Economics 14/12/84<br />
Prayer - London School of Economics 14/12/84<br />
The Beggar - London School of Economics 14/12/84<br />
The Missing Boy - London School of Economics 14/12/84<br />
For Belgian Friends - Brighton Zap Club 15/12/84<br />
Self Portrait - Brighton Zap Club 15/12/84<br />
Sketch for Summer - Brighton Zap Club 15/12/84<br />
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<i>Demo/Studio Bonus Disc</i><br />
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Intervals - Home recording 1978<br />
Katherine - Home recording 1978<br />
Untitled - Home recording 1978<br />
Conduct - Home recording 1978<br />
In D - Issued on second pressing of Return of<br />
The Act Commited - Graveyard Studio demo LC<br />
Portrait for Frazier - Graveyard Studio demo LC<br />
Detail for Paul - Graveyard Studio demo LC<br />
Never Known - Graveyard Studio demo LC<br />
Experiment in Fifth - Graveyard Studio demo LC<br />
Untitled LC demo - Graveyard Studio demo LC<br />
Never Known - Four Track home demo<br />
Mavuchka - released in place of Messidor in some territories on LC<br />
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Credits<br />
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Albums re-mastered from the original tapes by Keir Stewart.<br />
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RETURN OF THE DURUTTI COLUMN All songs written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Martin Hannett. Recorded at Cargo, Rochdale. Engineered by John Brierley. Mixed at Strawberry Studios, Stockport.</p><br />
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LC All songs written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Vini Reilly and Stewart Pickering. Recorded and Mixed at Graveyard Studios, Prestwich. Engineered by Stewart Pickering.<br />
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ANOTHER SETTING All songs written by Vini Reilly. Recorded and mixed at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Engineered by Chris Nagle.<br />
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WITHOUT MERCY All songs written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Anthony Wilson and Michael Johnson. Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Engineered by Michael Johnson; assisted by Tim Dewey and Nigel Beverley. Mixed at Britannia Row, London.<br />
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DEMOS / STUDIO All songs written by Vini Reilly. Compiled and mastered from studio and home demos at Far Heath Studios by Angus Wallace and at Kooky by Phil Cleaver. Thanks to Mike Mitchell.<br />
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LIVE All songs written by Vini Reilly. Compiled and mastered from original cassette mixing desk dates at Kooky by Phil Cleaver. Special thanks to Bruce Mitchell for the source material.<br />
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Liner notes written, and interviews conducted, by John Cooper. Archival album photography by Carsten Fleck. Designed by Steven Hankinson. / Kooky acknowledgements: Special thanks to Bryn, Iain, John and Simon (the 'kooky thinktank'); Bruce Mitchell and Mike Mitchell for the live and demo material; Oli Wilson for assistance in providing the original masters; Emma and Alison. Extra special thanks to John Cooper, John Cox, Darren Crawford, Steven Hankinson and Kerry Wadsworth for making this happen very well very quickly.<br />
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Vini Reilly acknowledgements: Thank you for keeping the ship afloat Mr Bruce Mitchell Esq. (The Gonzo Drum Master), Mr Keir Stewart for enabling Vini to record and producing beyond the call of duty, Brosci (the 5th member of The Durutti Column), all of Bruce's family, all of my family, all of Poppy's family (contributions from Kate and Ruby), Michael Pitrick for hairstyle, Phil Cleaver and Emma, Alex McMurtrie, John Cooper, Gary at Sounds Great, Damian my doctor, Joanne Ingleby (dental care), my harvest mouse (Sa Ding Ding), Mr Anthony H Wilson and extended family, Alan Erasmus, Les Thompson (and Jill), Laurie Laptop, Mark Prendergast (for forthcoming book), John Lennard and Savanna, Howard Sharrock (the great entrepreneur and friend) and Bruce Mitchell most of all - my best friend and the most superb drummer on the planet.<br />
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Liner notes [interviews by John Cooper except for Keir Stewart]<br />
<br />
<b>John Metcalfe</b><br />
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JC: I was reading some sleeve notes the other day and they weren't my sleevenotes, these were the sleevenotes written by Tony Wilson for the Factory Once reissue of Without Mercy. He described you as "the diminutive but taking no shit Mr Metcalfe whose viola playing became such a part of the next cycle of Durutti work". He describes you as "the arranger" of the brass section.<br />
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JM: To some degree that's true, because I was living with Tim Kellett and Rich Henry at the time and was very jealous when they joined Durutti a few months before Without Mercy was made. I was badgering at them to get me in there somehow if Blaine Reininger couldn't do it. So what happened is I went down to Strawberry with them, and I can't even remember what time of year it was, but I seem to remember it was dark when we got there. I think I remember sorting out a few chords for them and sorting out any little bits on intonation but they were really perfectly in tune so that wasn't really the case. But I think I pissed one of the engineers off. It was something to do with the tuning and I might've said "Is your tape machine running at the right speed?" and he looked very put out by that.<br />
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JC: Tony Wilson also mentions that he was trying to get Vini to slow down the recording process. Apparently he did slightly but basically it meant it took five days to record instead of three days! Does that fit with your recollections?<br />
<br />
JM: To be honest John, my involvement was very minimal with that. I did one session where we turned up to do the brass and it took three, four, five hours... I can't really remember exactly how long but I think it was in the evening. And then I think we buggered off. Because I wasn't part of Durutti then, I was just a very keen Factory fan and was just sort of happy to be in there really, to have met Vini and Tony. But I don't think my involvement was as big as Tony's making out. I can't even remember how many tracks we did. Maybe three or four? Something like that. Maybe Tim, Rich and Merv went in there to do some other stuff. I only remember that one evening. I don't know how I came across but "diminutive and taking no shit", possibly, maybe... that's one way of putting it!<br />
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JC: So, what happened between that point and the following tour and you becoming a full-time member of the group?<br />
<br />
JM: Well, I badgered Tim, Rich and Merv cos I knew they had these gigs coming up so I said if the violinist (Reininger) can't make it, get me in there. And that's what happened. I think Blaine Reininger had his own band over in America called Tuxedomoon and he was busy with that. I'm not sure what his connection with Vini was but we did meet him when we went to America eventually. But he couldn't do it so Tim said to Vini, look I'm living with this guy who plays violin and viola and he knows his stuff. So I remember I went along for the first rehearsal and it was at Bruce's house and we went in his back room and we started it up. I knew all the tunes because I was a big fan anyway and I remember Vini kinda laughing and saying "Well, you know it all don't you!? We don't really have to rehearse." And that was great. So I was in. If it was an audition, which I suppose it must've been, it went extremely well and I didn't look back really.<br />
<br />
JC: And was this possibly one of the last times that The Durutti Column was known to rehearse?<br />
<br />
JM: [Laughs] I think we might be rehearsing for the Manchester International Festival for one day. But then again I don't know. Vini was never one for rehearsing because the gigs were one of the brilliant things about him and I learned a hell of a lot from doing them. There was a lot of improvising and once Vini started using sequencers and technology he'd programme loops in and songs would run and as long as he (and we) thought they had legs for that particular moment in a particular show. So that was an interesting process because up until that point I was just "classicalling" away, being in bands and stuff. But in those bands we rehearsed to do the song over and over to make sure it was really tight. And then suddenly I was in a situation where Vini would just say "Oh, it's fine, just play". Of course there were tunes, there were melodies written and things but it kind of got more organised as the shows went on. Of course, over the years I got to know Vini and Bruce very well and to know their style. And that thing developed, when you do a lot of concerts with them, in that you know when they're going to stop and start.<br />
<br />
Vini was great, he gave me a lot of free rein to do my own thing as well, which was fantastic. Vini allows my playing of the viola to become a more integrated part of the Durutti sound rather than just sort of being a bit of neo-classical decoration on the top.<br />
<br />
JC: I seem to remember Vini saying how you were one of the few classical musicians who he'd ever come across who didn't need sheet music to play.<br />
<br />
JM: Well, that's a great compliment and I think part of it was that I was rubbish at practising. When I was at the Northern studying, a lot of the time I was just sort of messing around really. Well, I did do some proper practising obviously but I eventually found that thing of repeating material over and over again to be a bit boring after a while. So I would just sort of mess around and make stuff up. So that was great. It was also good to remember loose structures of songs and just sort of make it up as you went along.<br />
<br />
JC: Obviously, the Without Mercy piece does have that cyclical structure, it develops and there are various movements to it.<br />
<br />
JM: I think that it's what you were saying about the re-releases to be as they were originally intended on vinyl. That record particularly crystallises that point because it was intended to be a long piece of music. It has motifs, themes that get developed and then get revisited. I thought it was a great record. I thought it really worked from that point of view. And at the time it was quite a brave thing to do.<br />
<br />
JC: But we know Vini doesn't see it quite in such a favourable light. But perhaps he doesn't see most of his canon as being something that he wishes to revisit.<br />
<br />
JM: I think the important thing about that record is that in some respects it was way ahead of its time. Around then, technology was really starting to make its presence felt. It was what, 1984. So you had a lot of bands with some sort of electronic element. Of course there was Kraftwerk but with the technology becoming more sophisticated and cheap more people could afford it. So there was a lot of purely electronic or rather purely electric music. So, guitars and drums but also with electronic boxes and things. And in the mid-80s there was a real move away from acoustic instruments in pop music. Big plastic snares. Lots of electronic bands like Depeche Mode, those kinda guys, were really at their height because the technology was leading the way and people were really excited by it. And I think at that point, to make a record that embraced the new technology but also included traditional classical acoustic instruments was really interesting. So it went from why are we still using rubbishy old classical violas made from metal and wood when there's all this other stuff going on. But of course, now it's come full circle because there's lots and lots of electronic acts starting to explore the possibilities of acoustic instruments and what those instruments can do acoustically and also when they are treated electronically. So, it may not be one of Vini's favourite records but I think it was quite futuristic in its own way.<br />
<br />
JC: Do you see it in any way, looking back, as being influential on your later solo stuff?<br />
<br />
JM: Oh god, definitely. Vini's music and Durutti had a huge influence. He's all over it. Of course, there are other groups and sounds that have influenced me but Durutti were a big part of my musical formative years and I was a big fan of that sound, especially the delay which led to the sound of Vini's guitar and the atmosphere that a lot of his music created. Not many people were using it and I can't think of anyone who was using it as much as Vini and I love that sound. And when I started writing music I used lots of the delay on most things to see what kind of patterns could be created. I think, to some extent, that I'm starting to move away from that but it's still very core to the way I conceive and write music.<br />
<br />
<b>Tim Kellett </b><br />
<br />
JC: I think what many people would like to know is how come you got involved with The Durutti Column and ended up playing on both the Without Mercy album, the accompanying tour and also on a couple of other albums.<br />
<br />
TK: Well, I had a horn section. I was on trumpet, Rich Henry on trombone and a guy called Mervyn Fletcher on saxophone. And we wrote Tony a letter. We'd seen him on Granada Reports, we knew that he owned the Haçienda and we knew that he had bands and things but we didn't really know an awful lot more than that. We were only about 19 I think. So we wrote him this letter saying "We've got this horn section, we're dead good, can you use us on any of your records?", thoroughly expecting him to not respond and not get back to us.<br />
And I can't remember exactly what happened, but the legend is that he turned up at our flat in Hulme and said "I will hear you on Saturday morning at the Haçienda, I will give you an audition". And I remember walking down and seeing his green Mk II Jaguar outside the Haçienda and then we realised, because we knew he drove one of those, a favourite car of mine, we knew it was real. And it was quite a big deal for us.<br />
<br />
We went into the Haçienda and there was litter everywhere because they hadn't cleared up after the Friday night. It was a bit like one of those Hollywood movie auditions because it was quite dark inside and there were three people up on the balcony, who I couldn't see because they were too far back, and it turned out to be Bruce, Tony and Vini. We didn't know who Vini was, or Bruce, at that point. Wilson said something like "Alright loves, play us something", so we played a bit of Charlie Parker and a few other things we'd prepared and, I don't even remember seeing him that day, he'd stayed up there, he was probably having a meeting with somebody, but Vini came down and introduced himself and said that he'd really like to use us for The Durutti Column.<br />
<br />
So, we went home and did a bit of homework. In fact our flatmate John Metcalfe knew exactly who The Durutti Column was and he was green with envy, although it was only a matter of months before he'd managed to get into the band as well. That was through our recommendation as well because they had a guy called Blaine Reininger who couldn't make anything after a particular point.<br />
<br />
JC: Yeah, Blaine played the strings on the album but then John stepped in for the tour.<br />
<br />
TK: But Blaine played I think at the Riverside. I remember him there with a lady on cello who I can't remember what her name was... and a Cor Anglais player called...<br />
<br />
JC: Maunagh Fleming.<br />
<br />
TK: And I think it was all the people who played on the record who did that show.<br />
<br />
JC: Caroline Lavelle?<br />
<br />
TK: Yes, and that was it really. But it was an incredible opportunity and it was only really afterwards that I realised what a great start Tony had given me. That led to a tour of Japan, we went to Spain, we did a lot of gigs in England and a few recording sessions. I played on a number of albums. It was just the most amazing start. And that directly led to me being able to form the original line-up of Simply Red. And that was ten years for me and then after that I went on to do other things, something called Olive and now I write songs for other people but really the seeds were with Tony Wilson responding to that letter and letting us audition. One of the things for me, the great hallmark of his quality as a bloke was that he did give people a chance and I was one of them. I will always be grateful.<br />
<br />
JC: I think that one of the first covers, if not the first, that 8vo did was Without Mercy and I think that came about through a similar kind of "Here Tony I want to design sleeves for you" kind of approach.<br />
<br />
TK: Wasn't that a Peter Saville sleeve?<br />
<br />
JC: No that was Mark Holt of 8vo just saying to Tony "look I wanna do designs for you". I can't remember the exact circumstances. But I think the history of Factory is littered with people taking the bull by the horns and Tony being equally keen to experiment with unknown talent basically.<br />
<br />
TK: Yeah, he would respond to things like that whereas lots of people would just ignore it and not bother. He responded and he really cared about us and was really fond of our classical input I think. I think it appealed to him that we were from college as well. It was a mystery to us really, what this band was, with Bruce being a lot older than us, there was no bass player... It was very strange for us to get our heads round and then it kinda fitted into place and we realised what the deal was. I mean even that album cover, I remember us all looking at it and thinking "Oh, we expected it to be all glossy with our pictures on" but it looked like cardboard with a watercolour stuck on like a label. It was just a very very very strange world that we found ourselves in really and not at all as you would've expected. But we grew to absolutely love it and cherish it because it was so unusual and so special.<br />
<br />
JC: It was a pretty exciting stage in the development of the band because at the time it was still only five or six years in the running and from the outset it was a full band, then it became just Vini and then Bruce came on and then to add at that point brass and strings instead of rocky things...<br />
<br />
TK: It was an unusual line-up but somehow it worked. Ironically, the original line-up featured Tony Bowers and Chris Joyce who would later join me in...<br />
<br />
JC: Simply Red!<br />
<br />
TK: It came full circle.<br />
<br />
JC: What happened in the end when you were joining Simply Red?<br />
<br />
TK: I remember doing a gig at the Electric Circus in London. Tony was there and I just went on and did it. I was recording Picture Book, the first Simply Red album and remember asking Stewart Levine if I could get some time off to do it. So there was a little bit of an overlap. And then once the Simply Red thing took off I didn't play for ages. I think the last thing that I did with Vini was I recorded something in my studio called “G&T” and I also did some recording with him at Revolution in Cheadle, I don't know which album for again, I just did something. I don't think I probably heard the album. And then I haven't worked with him for years since then until now.<br />
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JC: Yes, you're coming back now to play the Manchester International Festival concerts.<br />
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TK: I'm just doing those concerts and I played a little bit on the record. I did a recording session for it at Keir's house but I haven't heard it. And I'm absolutely delighted that they've asked us back.It's lovely.<br />
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<br />
<b>Oliver Wilson</b><br />
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JC: None of this would've happened had you not come across all the tapes for all The Durutti Column stuff in Tony's loft when you were going through it earlier in the year.<br />
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OW: Yeah, well I'm glad they all came to some use because they must've been up there for I don't know how long, twenty years maybe? When I was clearing all my dad's stuff out I found piles and piles of 8-tracks, tapes, this, that and the other by every Factory Records artist. And I thought, well what am I gonna do with 'em? I presumed that they were the artists' property so I thought I would return them to the artists. Quite a few Factory Records artists have come out of the woodwork to get their bits and pieces back. And I gave all these masters back to Vini and Keir and I was really happy when I heard that they were still usable and that they still sounded good. It's fantastic that we're getting some records out of them. I think it's great.<br />
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JC: Obviously the philosophy behind this re-release of the albums is that they are going to released as was originally intended. So it was obviously crucial that the original master tapes were used and one of the bugbears of previous releases has been that incorrect labelling of tracks, missing elements from those original releases. So this time round it has all been made possible.<br />
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OW: With the missing elements I wonder whether my Dad kept the masters was so that he could erase Vini's singing from them!? Maybe that's what you mean by elements missing? [Laughs]<br />
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JC: It's really that particularly on the first album that the tracklisting has always been a bit mysterious. The number of tracks hasn't been right and the names of tracks have changed on the credits.<br />
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OW: I didn't know that.<br />
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JC: So with the recording off the master tape it will be exactly what was recorded on the original album. But even the first album had a second version which had a slightly different acoustic mix.<br />
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OW: So not only has history been resurrected, history has also been rewritten.<br />
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JC: Yes, I guess with the Factory releases people almost got to the point where they expected something quirky and not quite right was gonna happen. And people would say "that's very Factory". But I guess sooner or later it helps to come up with the definitive version.<br />
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OW: It's taken a few decades but we've finally got the sleevenotes right!<br />
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JC: Yeah, well let's hope the sleevenotes are right! What I also wondered was what it was like growing up at a certain point during the history of Factory and what it was like growing up with Vini and Bruce.<br />
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OW: Well, I grew up with Vini really because he was very close to my dad. I always grew up knowing Durutti Column music from being a child. I grew up knowing Vini and Bruce, so much so that whenever I would have a tantrum as a child, Dad would put on a soothing Durutti Column number and it would always chill me out as a kid. It would stop me having tantrums if he put it on. And when I was older and started learning guitar I was one of the luckiest amateur guitarists in the world because I got lessons from Vini Reilly and that was a fantastic thing. Growing up I would go round to Vin's with my Dad and my Dad would skin up and I would sit there and watch and listen to Vin playing for a few hours. It was great. Not that I would partake in any smoking! Yeah, I've got lots of memories about Vini and The Durutti Column and the music is engrained in my mind and my soul and it's something I still listen to all the time.<br />
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JC: And I daresay the Durutti lullaby trick will have been repeated around the world by various fans who are now fathers.<br />
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OW: It wouldn't surprise me at all. It really is very good music for chilling kids out.<br />
<br />
JC: I recently read how someone listens to it whilst walking around the supermarket. And I guess everyone has their own way in which they want to listen to his music. It gets very personal.<br />
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OW: It is very personal. It's very reflective music. It's something to listen to when you have a lot of thoughts about a lot of different things. You can just do a helluva lot with it. You can listen to it in so many places. You can apply it to a lot of different situations.<br />
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JC: And of course now we're coming up to the Manchester International Festival next month and Vini has written a new piece about your dad: "A Paean To Wilson". You must be pretty excited about the prospect of seeing that live.<br />
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OW: Yeah, absolutely. And the nearer its getting, the more excited I'm getting. I love going to see Vini play live and it's always great to hear the tracks you know so well. But it will be fantastic to go see him play a totally new piece of music. I'm hoping it's going to be a very moving experience as well. It will just be fantastic to hear what he's come up with for my Dad. He's written a track for my dad before, a track called "Anthony" on the Sex and Death album. But speech can't really put any kind of definition on how it feels to have that. It will be an emotional evening I'm sure.<br />
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JC: Yes, I know there will be a lot of people who will share that thought with you. I know that a lot of people will be making special trips over to see it over one or more of the three nights.<br />
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OW: It should be special because of the relationship that they had was so special. Throughout the years they were like brothers. Sometimes they were in love and sometimes they absolutely hated each other and they might go years without talking because Vin had pissed my Dad off. But it would always come back down to the fact that they were best mates and like brothers. My dad always said that Factory Records and all that kinda stuff, it wasn't so much business relationships it was a weird story of a group of blokes who had all fallen in love with each other. I certainly think Vin and my Dad had that connection.<br />
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JC: I think most people could see that was the case and how much they meant to each other because every time Tony was knocked down and then came back with a new incarnation of Factory Records, The Durutti Column was always one of the first acts to feature. <br />
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OW: Yeah, there was a real personal and emotional connection and that shows that there was a real musical connection as well. I was like thinking about the relationship over the years because you could have Acid House, you could have Joy Division, you could have New Order, you could have all the different things my Dad worked with and then there was always The Durutti Column. It was always such a constant with everything else that was going in my Dad's life. So that's always nice. It was definitely a good relationship for so long. <br />
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<br />
<b>Bruce Mitchell</b><br />
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BM: Why don't let you let everyone know how we came to get hold of these master tapes for these albums.<br />
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BM: We'd wanted to remaster the first four albums anyhow. But by using Keir Stewart's skill... he remasters from anything frequently, he's very good at it. And Vini was saying if we could get hold of the original multi-tracks or quarter-inchers it would be the best thing to do. And I said to him "Well that'd be like Indiana Jones trying to find the Holy Grail!" Thirty-odd years ago Factory moved a lot, bailiffs would come piling in and out of all sorts of different events, there was lots of stuff that'd been seized. It had gone on for a long time but we've got to hand it to Tony because Tony kept a lot of stuff and kept it out of the firing line. And when Oli Wilson had to sort out a lot of stuff in Tony's loft after he died he got a pile of his friends, and I think you've already spoken to Oliver, he got some of his mates and in the stuff that they pulled out they'd got lots and lots of the original boxes, dating right back to the beginning of Factory. And they ended up, Oli I think organised the placement of them in the Museum of Science and Industry. He then told me and I then went down to the Museum, in the original old Roman bit of Manchester called Castlefield and a lot of their archive "caves" as it were sit underneath the railway line, the first proper railway line that run in between Manchester Castlefield and Liverpool. And there it was, a palette, a full-sized pallet piled high with Durutti quarter-inchers and multi-tracks, and I think we might've sent you a picture of it.<br />
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JC: Yeah, I think we have the picture on thedurutticolumn.com.<br />
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BM: I got back to our depot in Ardwick and had to use a forklift to move them about and that will be the picture you've got. Me and Keir Stewart with a yellow forklift in the background with a big pile of boxes. And some of the boxes, John Cooper, I actually remembered! Because there were one or maybe two boxes which were marked as "The Syd Lawrence Orchestra". They would just use any old big 10- or 12-inch boxes to put them in and the Syd Lawrence Orchestra used to record in Strawberry Studios and I remember this quite vividly from being in Strawberry Studios or Yellow Studios all those years ago. <br />
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JC: Was it also a case that tapes would actually be recycled in those days?<br />
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BM: Occasionally you do that and I must look more carefully. You'll sometimes get a label stuck over you know. It like archaeology isn't it? [Laughs]<br />
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JC: Indeed and the Durutti stuff aside there was also plenty of other Factory bands' tapes that were there as well.<br />
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BM: It's strange. I went down and signed them all out - though they will probably all go back into the Museum - and it meant that Keir could get his mastering process going from the originals. Now, I don't know... between you and me John, I don't really know if there is a discernable difference when you go to this trouble. But there is a big emotional difference in going to the original source (which is analogue as well). I don't know if you know the story but it's a bit like the Dean Benedetti Tapes. One of Charlie Parker's biggest fans was a guy called Dean Benedetti who went round all Parker's gigs recording everything. When Charlie Parker died, Dean Benedetti who ran this gigantic archive just disappeared. Nobody knew where this guy was. Eventually, many years later, after Clint Eastwood made his film on Charlie Parker [Bird], Dean Benedetti's brother popped up in America. Dean Benedetti had died in Italy and his brother had all his boxes of tapes and that was like The Secret of the Lost Chord, y'know, finding who the missing Charlie Parker music belonged to. And what they had is like a first edition book remnant and that's how it felt to me when we looked at these nice dusty, marked boxes. And, of course, I noticed that a couple of the boxes had been reused. But the right tapes were inside!<br />
<br />
JC: Obviously you joined The Durutti Column only around the second album but what do you remember of the early days?<br />
<br />
BM: It went like this. Vini or Factory got a commission to do a piece of music for Sordide Sentimental to commemorate a lady that died [Danny Dupic]. So Vin just came round to our house and we went into Stewart Pickering's studio, Graveyard Studios. And it's quite interesting, Graveyard Studios because it was next to a graveyard. And as I am sitting here in my wicker seat, talking to you John Cooper, I look out of the window and look straight onto a graveyard!<br />
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JC: Spooky!<br />
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BM: We went in to record “Enigma” and “Danny” and they were recorded very very fast. Vin would set up in front of the drumkit while Stewart Pickering got his levels right. Vin would look at me over the bass drum and say "This song goes like this" and then he would start playing and I would play along with it live. Then Vin would say to Stewart, "Right, we'll record this now". We'd record it live straight away and then once I'd finished Vin would say "That's fine" and then he would say to me, "Well, this next song goes like this"! [Laughs] The way Vin would play, the sequences had a unusual logic. When he would go through his changes it wouldn't be in strict four or eight bar formations, the chord changes would just seem to happen in a different way. He was very easy to play with, no problem at all.<br />
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JC: So, those tracks were recorded on pretty much the second play?<br />
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BM: Yes. Even now Vin really have a tolerance for it not going down immediately. Sometimes he would spend a lot of time putting things down and he doesn't like it. It's part of the progress of the maestro really. He just does it and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. LC was pretty much recorded live in a very similar way.<br />
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It went down very fast. It was all stuff that Vin had in him, ready to roll out. I listened to “Missing Boy” recently which I hadn't heard for such a long time. I remembered that when we put “Missing Boy” down, when it went to the piano overdubs, Vin, who was playing a grand piano in the studio, is putting these overdubs in like obbligatos. And it wasn't until quite a long time after, when he was doing the gig live, that he put these little piano pieces in places where he wasn't playing the guitar! So, you'll have seen him do that live, a call and answer on the piano. When you hear that recording the piano playing sounds fantastic. It went down very fast and very easy.<br />
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JC: The thing I was talking to John Metcalfe about is that apparently Without Mercy took a very sluggish five days to record.<br />
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BM: As you might know, Vin was pretty much press-ganged into doing Without Mercy. Vin always to get me into the studio to get stuff done. He was badgering Tony to get him into the studio so Tony said "Right, we'll do this but once you've done this you've got to do an album for me." So, Vin will promise anything to get into a studio so that was maybe Another Setting.<br />
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That was because it was a different sort of job. Michael Johnson was involved. Tony was the Executive Producer but really Tony was actually producing, he was there pretty much all the time. He was instructing every now and again the choreography of the Keats poem. My favourite thing is that Tony would tell Vini what sort of moods he wanted. There was a particular part of the poem where the Teutonic Knight would appear. So Vin says to Tony "I'll be playing but when you think the Teutonic Knights are showing up give me a nod" [Laughs]. So, he went in the booth and when Vini got the nod I think he just went up a semi-tone! [Laughs]. Which is absolute classic music busking to a degree. <br />
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Like, as you probably know, when James Brown asks the band to "Take it to the bridge" that's all that happens, it's just a semi-tone. It was Tony's album, it took a long time because it was in a different studio, Britannia Row, there were lots of overdubs. Vini, like with most of his albums, he slags Without Mercy off. But it was quite important. Tony was always looking for the proper direction for Vini's music and his feeling was that Vin should be doing all sorts of stuff and would have to allocate lots of energy to force Vini to do stuff that he didn't want to do. So, that's Without Mercy. <br />
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As I explained, to Vini a few weeks ago, one of the tracks on Without Mercy is being used on a Spanish film series. So, the music has value. All the musicians played great on it and we discovered the depths of the Metcalfe talent. A lovely clear approach to playing by Tim Kellett. Mervyn the saxophone player played some beautiful sax on “The Room” on the next album [Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say]. And we were saddled with those guys for a while. Fucking hell! And then they all blitzed off to do their own thing! [Laughs]<br />
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JC: What's your take on where Durutti Column fit in with the rest of popular music, or indeed any music?<br />
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BM: It's completely separate. And, for the market, very hard to pigeonhole. Vin was going along doing his tunes and his way. Most of us were around to support that kind of thing because you can recognise where you might put a contribution into the music but it can be ham-fisted so you always step back and let Vin guide it. Vin'll put stuff in, take it out but it always holds a certain mood.<br />
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JC: What do you think about this box set and the concepts of releasing the albums as they were originally intended?<br />
<br />
BM: I like it and I've supported it from the beginning.<br />
<br />
JC: Because obviously the albums have been released in a variety of guises...<br />
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BM: I'll tell you... I'm a fan of some things and it's just repackaging a lot of the time. I don't know about you but I'm quite capable of going and buying a better edition of a book that I already own, if it's a book or a writer that I always refer back to. It's like people who always want to own the first edition of a book. And I think it's the same in music. I suppose you've bought a particular piece of music on vinyl and then on CD. There seems to be an emotional need for wanting an artefact and if it's an original looking artefact, people want to own that sort of stuff. It was Tony, with the re-releases for Factory Too, he commissioned Mark Holt for most of them, where he did a pastiche of all the different artworks used. But, if I'd had me hard head on, on the way it should've been done, we would've just released them in their original artwork formats because I think people have a visual memory when they walk through a record shop. I know I have. You'll see a piece of artwork you remember from vinyl days, OK it's shrunk but it stops you, it turns into something you've got to own again.<br />
<br />
JC: Do you know with the first time they came out on CD, with the box of four albums, sonically how do those recordings compare to the new remastered ones?<br />
<br />
BM: I haven't listened to them because I don't trust my own ears. That's why we trust to Vini's version of it, or, better still, Keir's version! When we got Keir to do it, Cleaver said he was pleased with it. Have you heard them?<br />
<br />
JC: No, I haven't heard them but I was just keen to know how they're shaping up.<br />
<br />
BM: Keir got stuck into it and I've got every faith in them being sonically satisfying. But I won't be listening to them because I like to bump into a listening if you know what I mean. It's happened a lot with Durutti music. I've sometimes heard it play through the door in an apartment building. And I'll stop and I'll listen to this music and I'll think "Who is it!?" and it then comes as a shock, almost like Georges Louis Borges. I like finding music and moments like that. Obscure and metaphysical.<br />
<br />
JC: Will there ever be a Greasy Bear box set?<br />
<br />
BM: [Laughs]. There's somebody trying to put the Phillips album out. A chap called Nigel Croft. I've seen a couple of emails. I've agreed it, C.P.'s agreed it. Steve's got some of the tracks. Phillips paid for that album but never put it out. But who'd want to buy it!? <br />
<br />
<b>Keir Stewart</b><br />
<br />
It was my biology teacher James Tully who kindly informed me about the personel behind the first Morrissey solo album. "It's Vini Reilly playing guitars, apparently from a band called the DC" Jim said. <br />
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"Who's Vini Reilly?" I asked. <br />
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"A guitarist from this 'cute' (he sounded a bit sarcy) guitar and drum instrumental band who are on Factory Records, they're alright - saw them supporting ++++ at the Free Trade Hall, the're ok i suppose" Jim Shrugged, his reply was fairly unenthusiastic , but I was always impressed with any info he could splash me with about bands, & Manchester music was paticularly exciting because it was on my doorstep!<br />
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That weekend I heard Annie Nightingale play "What is it to me Woman" and "English Landscape..." from the album Guitar &... - . She made a big thing of it being the first release on DAT tape. This was clearly a Tony Wilson format push as he was always looking favorably at new tech. He was convinced DAT would become a consumer format. What i heard was strange & refreshing, a spacious washy twang of synth bass whammy bar guitar & with dusty brushed toms & cymbals... I was strangely intrigued by the collision of sounds that compared to my other listening diet, was highly technical yet completely lacking in any traditional structure - out of the box music if you like, without being jazz. Back at school on monday, i pestered one of my best friends Ben Raymond for a copy of this album as his Dad's mate was a compulsive vinyl junkie and provided a healthy (& illegal) supply of cassettes to me & Ben of pretty much ANY album we were after. Each tape was ALWAYS recorded perfectly from a Mitchell Girodec turntable and demagged Nakamitchi Cassette Deck, every song title neatly written in fine graphics pen on the inlay. I listened, and it was good. Later that year 1988 saw the release of the first Morrissey solo album, & it had the unmistakable signature sound of the DC enmeshed within, yet still compliant with "The Smiths" code of musical practice - it seemed so strange that Morrissey would co-operate with a musician (Vini) who was so progressive with the synths & tech, it was also intriguing that the whole production team was basically the same as the DC minus Bruce. I also knew that such detail & about how this record was made, would largely pass the general public by, i felt like I had some inside info.<br />
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My first professional encounter with DC was back in 1996. I'd been asked indirectly by an old schoolfriend Laurie Keith if i could help record some guitars & piano for DC. I had a connection at Cutting Rooms Studio in Cheetham Hill & managed to swindle a nice deal as long as we got the session closed in one sitting. Needless to say, the session wasn't smooth. It was really bad, I didn't know the studio too well & i'd only just started helping out at Pete Waterman's studio in Deansgate Church - i'd made a few records but was still a bit shaky on the controls. I couldn't get headphones working, the old Raindirk Console was playing up BUT we did get an amazing piano sound out of an old baby grand going through an Eventide Harmonizer. We got out at about 5 am with 3 versions of "Organ Donor" mixed. The next day Vin phoned me to thank me for the work i put in & asked if i'd go meet Tony Wilson in the office - which i did. Wilson greeted me with an expression that i can only describe as surprised familiarity, Vin said "This is who i want to produce the new album" (pointed at me). "Ok, fine" Tony replied<br />
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The song was Organ Donor and later came out on "Time Was Gigantic" album which i eventually recorded mixed & mastered.<br />
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Remastering the first 4 was something that was originally looking like i'd have to grip the audio from existing CDs until i thought that perhaps the actual 1/4" tape masters were still knocking about. Bruce was keen to help & managed to track them down at Manchester Museum archives. They were ALL on a big pallette & were tatty, old and covered in scribbled notes by Martin Hannett & Chris Nagle mostly. These were like ancient scriptures of the Factory, original and intact - we did the transfers at the Royal Northern College of music where we got hold of a lovingly maintained Studer machine. Banged the outputs into a new sizzling Prism converter. The recordings sounded as fresh as a daisy, though "Another Setting" needed some serious denoising.<br />
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People ask me to master stuff quite a lot, i don't really know why. It's so easy, and not very creative - but at least it's good to know that these early recordings have been "brought up" a bit & had the honor of having a really close look at some unique sonic remains.<br />
<br />
Keir Stewart - Producer & Company Director<br />
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<br />
<b>Stewart Pickering</b><br />
<br />
JC: I've heard various stories about the recording of LC. What are your recollections?<br />
<br />
SP: It was done at Graveyard Sounds studios which is a basement studio in Prestwich in Manchester. And I think at the time, from recollection, that we had a 4-track in that rehearsal room for our band. I played in a band called Pegasus. And it sort of evolved into a studio so I was recording various people as I found I had an additional talent to do it. As far as I can recollect, it was done on a Teac. I don't think I had moved on to 8-track by that time. It was played pretty live. I can't remember any significant overdubs, just the occasional overdub and the vocals. Were there any vocals on that album? I can't remember. But I remember Bruce's percussive style on the drums and I remember, unusually, liking the drums. A beach ball bouncing on a pond type sound. So, it was quite an unusual sound and it just seemed to gel. They relaxed pretty much in the studio and played everything pretty live. And it went down very quickly. I didn't know anything about Durutti Column before they came in. In my era, I'm a little bit older, my era was more the 60s and 70s, progressive stuff, psychedelic rock etc. I really enjoyed working with Vini. Very creative, good sound. <br />
<br />
JC: How did working with Vini come about? Was it something that Factory organised or that the band organised? <br />
<br />
SP: I didn't know Vini and I didn't know Bruce. I was doing various bits of work via Tony. Martin Hannett came into the studio The Graveyard and the Ballroom with A Certain Ratio. He was really experimenting with drum sounds on various things. The guys from Joy Division / New Order I think were buzzing around as well. I really met Factory pretty soon after Ian Curtis died. I didn't really know them before then. But I got to know Factory quite well and did quite a lot of recording for them. Donald Johnson and Bernard Sumner in particular because the two of them produced other bands. But with The Durutti Column I didn't know them at all before they came in and I ended up producing the album. It was very easy to do. If it's relaxed, it's very relaxed, let's put it that way.<br />
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JC: So was LC really your first encounter with them or were there other little things before.<br />
<br />
SP: I think it was my first encounter with them. I also did some stuff for Sordide Sentimental and I also did some other tracks when I joined Revolution later on.<br />
<br />
JC: Was it the Durutti Sordide? Or was it another Sordide?<br />
<br />
SP: It was the Sordide with Durutti. The one with the very fancy sleeve.<br />
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JC: OK, well that was probably your first thing then because Bruce was saying how that was his first Durutti playing and then, a few weeks later, came LC.<br />
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SP: He's probably right. [Laughs] My recollection is a bit hazy.<br />
<br />
JC: I think in those days things were happening very rapidfire.<br />
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SP: Yeah, they were working in various studios, Strawberry, Cargo, all over the place. Spending money very badly. [Laughs]<br />
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JC: How do you think LC sounds now?<br />
<br />
SP: It's good. I listen to a lot of material that goes right back to the Sixties, made with very primitive recording techniques. The sound is appropriate to the music and the time. It hangs together and I don't know whether with myself, when I went to 24-track, whether I ever created quite such a good sounds as on the 4-track with certain bands. There was definitely a period when working with 24-track was more demanding than working 4-tracks because you had to make such quick decisions on 4-track. But I think it stands the test of time and Vini has always said he thought the album was great. Well, I don't know if he's ever said that to my face... [Laughs] but I presume he's telling the truth. And I'm happy with the album. I think it's great.<br />
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<br />
<b>Vini Reilly</b><br />
<br />
JC: When all the master tapes were found, did that come as a relief to you or did you suspect that Tony had them all?<br />
<br />
VR: I wasn't sure because, you know as much as I do how disorganised Factory was. So I didn't know. But that last I'd heard about master tapes was that Alan Erasmus had master tapes. So I thought maybe Alan's lost them all or tidied them away somewhere and he can't find them so I was a bit surprised and delighted that they turned up. I didn't expect them to be found.<br />
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JC: The breadth and variety of things that were found there is going to amaze quite a few people I think. Not least just with The Durutti Column. I mean, having seen the photo of all the tapes on the palette, there's quite a range of stuff. Like fifty tapes of just The Durutti Column is the rough count of things.<br />
VR: Wow!<br />
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JC: Then, beyond Durutti I think everyone is accounted for. But obviously for the purposes of this album, we're talking about the first four albums, as they've been called before now. And they've been re-released twice before. With this release the aim is to put everything back as it was when it came out on vinyl and to give it the treatment it deserves really. Obviously Keir has done the remastering. <br />
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VR: Well if Keir has remastered them then they will be good because is absolutely immaculate at all of that. He's quite astonishing. He's a very very talented guy. I'm looking forward to actually hearing them.<br />
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JC: Whilst we're talking remastering and redoing things, going back to The Return of The Durutti Column, that was initially released and then, a while later repressed with a different "mix" and came out in a different sleeve. Do you remember the background to how that all happened?<br />
<br />
VR: First of all you have to realise that I didn't really believe it was going to be an album. It seemed too incredible to me. On the one hand there was a fully functioning band who would later call themselves The Mothmen. But they were The Durutti Column as was and I'd left them. I'd written a short note to the band and a short note to Tony saying I didn't want to do this any more because I was disillusioned with, well a few things really, the other musicians really. But Tony and Alan Erasmus kept coming round to see me. I was in a very bad way, physically and emotionally. I was just doing these guitar pieces, which I always do anyway, always have done, always will. So Tony just turned around and said "Well, you are The Durutti Column" and we'll release an album of these little guitar pieces. So it seemed so absurd to me, that post-punk environment that this would happen. I didn't think that anyone would buy them. I was also a little removed from reality because I was on very very strong medication. I didn't believe it to the extent that when the first recording date dawned Martin Hannett had to get my then girlfriend and her parents to get me out of bed because I was fast asleep! I didn't really think it was going to happen. Martin Hannett drove me down to the studio. So when it was initially released with the Sandpaper sleeve, at that stage I'd had very little involvement, certainly in packaging and the release dates and all the rest of it. I went into the studio with Martin and played about thirty pieces of music over a period of two days and then went back home and concentrated on being depressed and ill again. And then the next thing I knew Tony came round and put a white label of an album into my hand. So it did seem to me then to become concrete but I didn't know much about the Sandpaper sleeve until I actually wandered into the Factory office to find Joy Division sticking sandpaper cards on old steam locomotive sound effects album covers. <br />
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JC: So if you cared to inspect your copy you might find it was something else beforehand.<br />
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VR: Yeah, you should do. That's one thing I do remember of it. So to that extent I didn't really have any input into which tracks went on and I didn't even hear the final mix until I got the white label. I'd just left the studio and I didn't hear any of it again until it was all mixed properly. So I was very removed from that until Tony said "We've done enough Sandpaper sleeves now; we want to give it another sleeve". And Tony just asked me which artists I liked at the time and I really loved, and still do love, Raoul Dufy, the post-impressionist guy. I had a very old but very beautiful book which had been a gift of Dufy prints and I think Tony and I chose together three prints from that book. And then I heard no more. I didn't know what was going to happen and the next thing I saw these beautiful sleeve with those three prints on. So I was really over the moon when I saw the sleeve. I thought it was a great sleeve. I don't even know who did that sleeve. It wasn't Peter Saville was it? <br />
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JC: I can't remember off the top of my head but it doesn't look like a Saville sleeve [it was Stephen Horsfall]<br />
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VR: I don't think Peter did any of us at all. I think it was a policy by Tony that he did New Order sleeves and basically that was it. So I don't know who did that sleeve but it was very good. I really liked it. So that's the extent of my input.<br />
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JC: So, with regard to the changed sound on the repressing, under whose direction was that done?<br />
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VR: I actually don't know. I have no idea at all. I think because of my own strange attitude to my own music which is once it's done I lost interest. So I didn't get involved. Tony recognised this about me and realised he didn't have to involve me so he just went ahead.<br />
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JC: So, it wasn't that you'd heard the initial pressings and weren't happy with the sound quality?<br />
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VR: No, not at all. I mean the thing is that I didn't really hear the initial record on a proper hi-fi. I just heard cassettes of it and I had a couple of vinyl copies of it but I didn't have a record player at that time. So I never really heard it anyway! But by that time I'd kind of lost interest anyhow. I was very removed from any of that.<br />
JC: Moving on to the second album, LC and by this time Bruce had come on board. Was that something natural that happened, that you asked him to join and he came and played with you or had you been planning to get him involved before?<br />
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VR: No, I'd seen Bruce around but I'd never really spoken to him properly. I was somewhat in awe of Bruce as a local character. He was very well known. I'd seen him play with the Albertos four years previously but I didn't know him. But what happened was the guy Jean-Pierre Turmel from Sordide Sentimental got in touch before I made LC and he commissioned a piece from me for his very sick and dying girlfriend Danny and her best friend the doctor who was treating her because she had leukaemia. And Danny and Jean-Pierre's record they listened to as lovers when they were chilling out was The Return of The Durutti Column so he commissioned me to do a piece of music for Danny which I believe she did hear before she died. So it was for that release, the 7-inch single that I spoke to Alan Erasmus, very unhappy about the drummers I worked with in the past because I knew they weren't right. I wanted to make this good in as much as I could. And Alan Erasmus immediately said "Well, what about Bruce Mitchell?" and I don't think I'd even considered that before because I didn't know Bruce. Alan immediately rang Bruce and said Vini Reilly's going to come round to see you. I didn't know this but Bruce literally lived around the corner from the Factory office. And that was the first time I'd actually properly spoken to Bruce and before I'd even actually asking him about whether he would play drums on these two tracks for this 7-inch single he just said to me in his usual style "It will be a honour and a pleasure". And that was it. The die was cast.<br />
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We were supposed to rehearse it. We'd booked a little hotel room that Bruce played in sometimes in Chorlton in Manchester, ostensibly to rehearse these two tracks but we ended up just playing through them once because Bruce just had them straight away. And I realised very quickly that he didn't need rehearsing and in fact it would be a mistake to rehearse it too much. So we went and recorded that 7-inch single. Then what happened was I'd bought, second hand off Bill Nelson of all people, a 4-track Teac reel-to-reel tape machine and over a period of five hours in a spare room at my mum's house I recorded most what you hear on LC. It's going through a Roland Space Echo on tape and it was full of hiss. Sonically it was a joke. I didn't even have a mixing desk. It was just done sort of flat. And that was the basis of LC. It wasn't meant to be an album. I didn't think "Well, I'll go and make an album now". I just had that five hours at night til about three o'clock in the morning and got very inspired doing all these pieces of music with a drum machine. We took the quarter-inch of that into Stewart Pickering's place and added Bruce's drums and also a piano and I think we added some of my vocals. The whole thing was done at Stewart's in one day and mixed in another half a day. So, it was five hours, plus one day plus half a day. Tony heard the roughs I'd done at home and immediately said "We should do something with this". He really liked it so it was Tony's initiative that made something happen as an album. Once more he seemed to have the vision to realise that it could actually become an album with the right attitude.<br />
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The sleeve for that was... what had happened was my first album The Return of... Bruce had unbeknownst to me been playing that album to his wife Jackie who is an artist and she found it very inspiring to paint to. So it seemed logical to ask Jackie to do the sleeve for LC, which she did, and several other sleeves too, as you probably know. So the sleeves then became Jackie's project and it was done very quickly and it's one of my favourite sleeves.<br />
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JC: Yes, it's a very good sleeve. After LC, came Another Setting and not much is really written down anywhere about Another Setting it's sort of a bit of another mystery really. Would you care to set the record straight for us?<br />
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VR: Well, that was Tony really indulging me with that album. By the time I'd done LC it was clear to Tony I presume that there was a career for The Durutti Column and that people were buying these albums. It was being played on the radio and stuff and I'd started doing gigs by then, playing the music with tape echo and a backing tape. And then also with Bruce. So I decided that I had this bunch of new songs where I was singing more and was a bit more dynamic I felt. So Tony said "Sure" and I ended up going into Strawberry Studios, which is a very prestigious, big studio as you know. Very expensive studio. I spent a few days in there with an engineer called Chris Nagle who used to work for Martin Hannett as his engineer. But unfortunately the combination of myself and Chris Nagle was not a good one and it really killed the album. None of the reverbs were correct and it didn't sing. The guitar didn't sound good. Nothing sounded good. The entire album sounded very very flat and I was incredibly disappointed with it. It had songs like "The Beggar" which we still play live and which is a very up, strong kind of rock song in a way. Well, the closest I get to doing rock anyway. But on the album it came out sounding really wet, just boring and flat. So I was very very disappointed with that album. Tony was also. I think we all were. I don't want to apportion blame, I'm sure I was as much to blame as Chris Nagle but it was just a very bad combination. I mean we had all the equipment you could possibly want and yet it sounded terrible. So that was quite a bad experience really. I think we all wanted to forget about that album as quickly as possible.<br />
JC: According to Bruce you cut a deal with Tony over the next album, Without Mercy. Basically "I'll do your Without Mercy if you let me go in again and record some of my stuff". Is that how it happened?<br />
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VR: Yeah, exactly. Tony had just come in for a conversation one day and said "Look, you keep making these albums that you want to make and I'm quite happy with you doing that but just give me this one album and do it my way. I want it to have a narrative which will be determined by a Keats poem "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" which Tony said was the poet's version of a pop song - boy meets girl, falls in love with girl, loses girl, blah blah blah. That was how Tony saw it anyway. It was a very very Tony way of looking at it. So that was how Without Mercy was done but I hated every second of it because my heart wasn't in it. I can orchestrate for strings and brass and all the rest of it if I'm interested enough to do it. But at that time I wasn't interested in doing that. I didn't like the guitar sound - to me that's the key to it - if you get a good guitar sound whether it's a live performance or recorded, then I'm away. I can start anywhere and make a tune. With that guitar sound, where the guitar isn't responding the way I want it to, nothing happens. And that's really what happened with Without Mercy. So, another album which was a very very big disappointment. I think to Tony as much as anybody else. It was just really appalling.<br />
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JC: But at least out of that period you came to play Tim Kellett and John Metcalfe and sort of launch a whole other phase almost.<br />
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VR: Exactly. Those guys were great. As you know, we've just used John Metcalfe and Tim Kellett on the new album that we just completed. I'll always want to work with them because they're superb and they're very nice guys. Just very very good. In retrospect it was a very good move but at the time it was not much fun.<br />
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JC: There was quite a major tour of that album. How did you enjoy all that?<br />
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VR: I must admit I enjoyed the tour because at least on stage I could get the guitar sound I wanted and having got that it put some life into the pieces of music. And also it made me arrange them slightly more than I had on the album. Because I was more interested that I had a good sound. One of the Japanese tours we played a lot of Without Mercy. We played it a lot and we had a very good time because there was a very good bunch of people. Very decent guys, just nice people and a lot of fun to work with. And very very excellent musicians so it ended up being a good move to do Without Mercy.<br />
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JC: And now of course Tim and John are coming back to play with you in the concerts for the Manchester International Festival.<br />
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VR: The musical chemistry that was there right at the start is still there. We don't need to rehearse lots of stuff. They know what I'm getting at quite quickly and they know what's going to work quite quickly which is important. If you have to sit down and score every note and work out the dynamic, all that sort of stuff, I just run out of patience with it. So it's nice to work with people who are very quick and intuitive.<br />
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JC: And with regard the piece you're doing at these concerts, what you can let us know about that?<br />
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VR: I'm at the stage where I'm starting to think "How am I going to perform it live?" because it's quite multi-layered and I'm going to have to use backing tapes to some extent but it's a question of how little I can get away with because I don't really like using them, for obvious reasons. It's not very live for me then. I'm just at the stage where I'm thinking about each track and trying to figure out how I'm going to do it live. There are a couple of tunes which we just will not be able to do live in the way they are on the album. One piece, for example, is on a quarter-sized guitar called a quatro, from South America. But there's no way on this earth of miking that up so it would be audible. So I can't do that unless I somehow convert it to some strange tuning on an electric guitar. So there are all kind of logistical and practical problems to overcome. But I've started to think about it a bit more. I don't want to rehearse it too much because I don't believe in rehearsing - you can rehearse the life out of a piece of music. If I know exactly what's going to happen next I'm not interested. I like the tightrope walk of doing the gig where you don't really know what's going to happen next or how the other musicans are going to react to what one is doing at the time. So it's a case of keeping it live.<br />
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JC: So we can almost expect it to be different on each of the nights then...<br />
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VR: I think so, yeah. There's lots of room for random elements. Which is another way of saying mistakes. [Laughs]. I don't mind mistakes, as long as they're musical. I'm not worried about it. I think it will be fine. It's going to be very difficult to do live but I want to try because this album is not for me, it's for Tony.<br />
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SOLD OUT <br />
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A 6-CD limited edition box set on Kooky Records entitled 'Four Factory Records'.<br />
<br />
Includes a package of interviews with the key protagonists from the period including Vini Reilly, Bruce Mitchell, John Metcalfe, Keir Stewart and Tim Kellett.<br />
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Advance copies were sold at the Manchester International Festival shows 15-17 July 2009. It was then be available in all good record shops (actual and virtual) and direct from Kooky from August 2009. All sets include the two bonus discs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-45047715108655527912009-05-07T00:01:00.000+01:002009-05-07T00:02:19.561+01:00Auteur Labels: Factory Records: 1984<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ltmcd2534_auteur_labels_factory_records_1984_350.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="350" /><br />Auteur Labels: Factory Records 1984</div>CD: UK 01.06.09 (LTM, LTMCD 2534)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Duet (Without Mercy) 2:29<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />From LTM:<br /><br />"Founded in late 1978, early Factory releases were guided by the five original directors: Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville, Martin Hannett and Rob Gretton. By 1984 Hannett had departed, and many Factory singles were produced by all four members of New Order under the generic name Be Music. These reflected the influence of New York dance and electro music, though the label's Haçienda nightclub was not yet a conspicuous success. Meanwhile the artier side of Factory remained evident in records by The Durutti Column and Kalima, and pop/rock in The Wake, Stockholm Monsters - and New Order themselves."<br /><br />"The 77 minute remastered CD features several rare edits and tracks, detailed liner notes by James Nice, and archive images."<br /><br />Available now from <a href="http://www.ltmrecordings.com/mailordr.html" target="_blank">LTM Mail Order</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-71240211615575925762009-05-04T20:30:00.002+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.563+00:00Love in the Time of Recession<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/love_in_the_time_of_recession_350.jpg" alt="Love in the Time of Recession" /><br />Love in the Time of Recession<br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/love_in_the_time_of_recession_japanese_350.jpg" alt="Love in the Time of Recession; Japanese edition on Imperial Records" /><br />Love in the Time of Recession; Japanese edition on Imperial Records</div>Download: UK 01.09 (Artful/Fullfill)*<br />CD: UK 02.03.09 (Artful/Fullfill, ARTFULCD64) **<br />CD: JP 24.06.09 (Imperial Records Japan, TECI-25558) ***<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />1. In Memory of Anthony<br />2. Rant*<br />3. More Rainbows<br />4. I'm Alive<br />5. For Bruce<br />6. Painting<br />7. Wild Beast Tamed<br />8. Rainbow Maker<br />9. My Poppy<br />10. Loser<br />11. Lock-Down<br />12. The Secret Between The Blade And Me ***<br />13. Duet For Piano And Guitar ***<br />14. Everybody's Laughing (I Don't Care). ***<br /><br />* - <i>Rant</i> available for immediate download to those who pre-ordered the album via <a href="http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/product.php?pType=1&pId=10003284" target="_blank">Townsend Records</a><br /><br />** - Official release date brought forward from 20.04.09. Available on eBay pre-sale from 4 February 2009 via the <a href="http://bit.ly/2e3EGl" target="_blank">Fullfill eBay Store</a>.<br /><br />*** - Bonus tracks on Japanese edition<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Written and played by Vini Reilly, with drums and percussion from the Guru himself, Bruce Mitchell, keyboards by Keir Stewart and piano by Poppy.<br /><br />1. Trumpet and percussion by Tim at Blueprint Studio<br />2. Co-written and produced by Keir Stewart at "Inch" Studio<br />3. Produced by KC and Laurie Laptop<br />4. Co-written and performed by Poppy Morgan<br />7. Produced by Laurie Laptop<br />9. Co-written and performed by Poppy Morgan<br />10. Co-written and performed by Poppy Morgan<br />11. Co-written and drumming by Bruce Mitchell. Co-written and produced by Keir Stewart at "Inch"<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Cover photo features (l-r) Bruce Mitchell, Mark Broscombe, Vini Reilly, Poppy Morgan, Tim Thomas, Keir Stewart and Laurie Laptop.<br /><br />The album opens with the 'In Memory of Anthony' which is inspired by Reilly's long friendship with Factory Records impresario, Tony Wilson who died in 2007. 'He always encouraged me to follow my instincts,' says Reilly. 'And that's still how I work. All the new songs are a very true reflection of my life and that's all I want any album to be.' <br /><br />'Wild Beast Tamed' is one of several tracks co-written with Reilly's girlfriend, Poppy Morgan who also partly inspired the title of the album (a romantic nod to Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel, Love In The Time Of Cholera). <br /><br />However, Reilly's long-term friendships with Bruce Mitchell (himself the subject of an instrumental tribute, 'For Bruce'), Keir Stewart and Laurie Laptop were just as important in making the album possible. 'Without all of them I don't know how I would be able to carry on, on any level,' explains Reilly. 'And as musicians there's no one else I would rather work with.'<br /><br />According to Vini Reilly, the "KC" who co-produced track 3 is an old hippy-type guy who has a rather ramshackle home studio.<br /><br /><i>Notes on the Japanese edition</i><br /><br />According to <a href="http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitemap/CSfCardMain.jsp?GOODS_NO=1922056&GOODS_SORT_CD=101" target="_blank">Tower Records Japan</a>, the Japanese title of <i>Love in the Time of Recession</i> is "Seihitsunaru Gekijyou". This is not strictly a literal translation of the English language title.<br /><br />Seihitsu [naru] = Peaceful (or Peace and calm) ["naru" is a kind of a verb]<br />Gekijyou = Passion<br /> <br />So, the meaning of the Japanese title is really "Peaceful Passion". However, Japanese fans (or general listeners not familiar with The Durutti Column) may love this title, recession or not.<br /><br />A handwritten message from Vini Reilly in the Japanese edition booklet reads "To all our Japanese friends, thank you for being so loyal and patient with us and for continuing to listen to our music. We hope to visit Japan again soon - beautiful country, beautiful people. Love from Vini. X.<br /><br />Extra special thanks to Telle for Japanese notes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-86508732378685754202008-12-05T08:49:00.005+00:002019-08-13T17:28:59.801+01:00Factory Records: Communications 1978-1992<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/factory_records_communications_1978-92_box_set_350.jpg" alt="Factory Records: Communications 1978-1992" /><br />
Factory Records: Communications 1978-1992<br />
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<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/factory_records_communications_1978-92_promo_disc_one_front_350.jpg" alt="Factory Records: Communications 1978-1992" /><br />
Factory Records: Communications 1978-1992 [promo disc one front cover detail]</div>Download: UK 12.08 (Rhino)<br />
4CD: UK 19.01.09 (Rhino)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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Sketch For Summer [2:57]<br />
Messidor [2:31]<br />
A Little Mercy (Duet) [2:33]<br />
Otis [4:17]*<br />
Home [5:39]<br />
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[all MP3, 256 kbps]<br />
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* - mp3 only<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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4CD box set chronicling the history of Factory Records and featuring five tracks by The Durutti Column. Also known as the Factory Box Set (promo copies exist with this title). Compiled by Jon Savage, with an essay by Paul Morley, and artwork by Peter Saville.<br />
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Full release date 12 January 2009 but digital download available from <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001NIC1DC/ref=dm_sp_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1230539669&sr=8-3" target="_blank">Amazon.co.uk</a> and possibly other sources since December 2008.<br />
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<i>Otis</i> doesn't appear on the 4CD version, only on the Amazon download. There are other, non-Durutti Column differences between the tracklistings of the digital download and CD versions.<br />
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Reissued in 2019 as an 8LP silver vinyl box set with slightly revised title: <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2019/08/factory-communications-1978-92-8lp.html">'FACTORY: Communications 1978-92'</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-35481443172581058272008-08-04T07:00:00.005+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.003+00:00Treatise on the Steppenwolf Soundtrack<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ltmcd2518_350.jpg" alt="Treatise on the Steppenwolf Soundtrack" /><br />Treatise on the Steppenwolf Soundtrack</div>CD: UK 04.08.08 (LTM LTMCD 2518)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />A Beautiful Thought (Pt 1)<br />Stupid Steppenwolf (Pt 1)<br />Stupid Steppenwolf (Pt 2)<br />The Mothers & the Fathers<br />A Wolf of the Steppes<br />Interlude<br />The Title on the Cover<br />Divided<br />Magic Theatre<br />Soul Track<br />Harry Dreams the Dream<br />A Beautiful Thought (Pt 2)<br />Lullaby (live)<br />Mello (live)<br /><br />--<br /><br />After 30 years, the first soundtrack album from Vini Reilly. Treatise on the Steppenwolf is the soundtrack to the performance piece by experimental theatre group 12 Stars, written and directed by Gerard McInulty, and first staged in Glasgow in May 2003. Previously unreleased, the CD combines the original studio recordings of the 12 pieces performed during the Glasgow run, as well as two bonus live tracks recorded at the event, one featuring spoken-word narrative by cast member Carolyn Allen. Booklet includes images from live performance and artist quotes. 14 tracks, 60 minutes of music.<br /><br />Available direct from LTM from March 2008 and in good record shops from August 2008.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-11150384662294313382008-06-23T07:00:00.015+01:002018-03-14T07:31:37.650+00:00Sunlight to Blue... Blue to Blackness<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sunlight_to_blue_blue_to_blackness_350.jpg" /><br />
Sunlight to Blue... Blue to Blackness</div>CD: UK 23.06.08 (Kooky Records kookydisc 27)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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1. Glimpse<br />
2. Contact<br />
3. Messages<br />
4. Ged<br />
5. Ananda<br />
6. Never Known Version<br />
7. So Many Crumbs And Monkeys!<br />
8. Head Glue<br />
9. Demo For Gathering Dust<br />
10. Cup A Soup Romance<br />
11. Grief<br />
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<b>Sold out</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-3887475497753838732008-04-25T07:00:00.010+01:002018-03-14T07:39:01.056+00:00Cup A Soup Romance<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sc4-1_cup_a_soup_romance.jpg" alt="Cup A Soup Romance" /><br />Cup A Soup Romance</div>CDR: UK 25.04.08 (Scream City SC4.1)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Cup A Soup Romance<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />This CD was given away free with Scream City 4, April 2008<br />Taken from the Kooky Records album Sunlight to Blue... Blue to Blackness<br /><br />Scream City thanks Vini, Phil and Alex.<br /><br />--<br /><br />Limited edition of 144 copies 1-track CD-R given away with the 4th issue of Scream City (a Factory Records fanzine). All copies sold out via eBay inside 3 days.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-6675799595698797362008-02-04T07:00:00.010+00:002018-03-14T07:31:38.528+00:00Live in Bruxelles 13.8.1981<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ltmcd2499_350.jpg" alt="LTMCD 2499 Live in Bruxelles 13.8.1981" width="350" /><br />Live in Bruxelles 13.8.1981</div>CD: UK 12.07 (LTM LTMCD 2499)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Sketch for Dawn<br />Messidor<br />Jacqueline<br />Conduct<br />Sketch for Summer<br />Danny<br />Stains (Useless Body)<br />The Missing Boy<br />Self Portrait (Version)<br />For Belgian Friends<br />Interview<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Live In Bruxelles comprises a complete live performance by Vini Reilly and Bruce Mitchell at the Place de la Monnaie (Muntplein) in Brussels, Belgium, together with a lengthy after-show chat with Vini. The ten song live set contains DC favourites such as Conduct and Sketch for Summer, as well as several rarely heard numbers including Stains, Danny and Messidor. The attractive booklet for this digitally remastered CD includes extracts from the original event programme, as well as background notes and archive images. 11 tracks, 60 minutes.<br /><br />Available direct from LTM and in good record shops.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-56491427582470818132007-07-30T07:00:00.007+01:002018-03-14T07:31:38.389+00:00Idiot Savants<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/idiot_savants_350.jpg" alt="Idiot Savants" /><br />Idiot Savants<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/idiot_savants_japanese_promo_insert_detail_350.jpg" alt="Idiot Savants; Japanese promo insert detail" /><br />Idiot Savants; Japanese promo insert detail<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/idiot_savants_japanese_promo_cd_detail_350.jpg" alt="Idiot Savants; Japanese promo CD detail" /><br />Idiot Savants; Japanese promo CD detail</div>CD: UK 30/07/07 (29/06/07 eBay pre-release date) (Artful/Fullfill ARTFULCD 62)<br />CD: JP 25/07/07 (Imperial Records International TECI-24428)<br />CD: JP 2007 (Imperial Records International TECI-24428 promo)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Better Must Come<br />Interleukin 2; for Anthony<br />Please Let Me Sleep<br />2 Times Nice<br />No Last Surprise<br />Gathering Dust<br />Whisper To The Wind<br />That Blows My Name Away; for Rachel<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />The Producer: Keir Stewart<br /><br />The Guitarist: Vini Reilly<br />The Singer: Poppy Roberts<br />The Gonzo Drum Master: Bruce Mitchell<br /><br />The Photographer: Rachel McFarlane<br />All tracks written by Vini Reilly<br />except tracks 1 & 7 by Stewart / Reilly<br />and 6 by Roberts / Reilly<br /><br />Track 1 arranged by Stewart / Reilly<br />Track 2 arranged by Keir Stewart, Track 6 Roberts / Reilly<br />Track 5 produced by Laurie Keith.<br />Track 3 produced by Tim Thomas @ Blueprint<br /><br />A Zillion Dollar Design<br /><br />Thanks to: Rachel and all Rachel's family, Keir, Poppy and Soaf, Bruce & Jackie, Rebecca, Paul, Ella and Charlie, Zinni, Jamie, Oscar and Alfie, Anthony H Wilson, Michael Pitrick (hairstyle), The Twins, Nat, To all at Fullfill (for money and patience), all of my amazing family, Oklahoma, Dominique, Mateo, (forthcoming book), Mark Prendergast (forthcoming book), Phil Cleaver (Kooky Disc), Mark Broscombe, and to all the people who have helped us to continue making music especially the human beings who listen to it.<br /><br />Remember Mr Nuthatch<br /><br />www.thedurutticolumn.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-3186083450939822712006-11-03T08:00:00.012+00:002019-03-25T21:35:48.109+00:00Sporadic Three<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sporadic3_350.jpg" alt="Sporadic Three" /><br />
Sporadic Three [kookydisc 25]</div>CD: UK 03.11.06* (Kooky Records kookydisc 25) <br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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1. Birthday Present **<br />
2. Dig A Hole<br />
3. Mama and Papa<br />
4. In the city<br />
5. The best dream ***<br />
6. The end of the journey<br />
7. For Loretta<br />
8. New Order tribute<br />
9. I B Yours - version<br />
10. Natural Mystics<br />
11. Drinking time - version<br />
12. Trust the art not the artist<br />
13. Fate<br />
14. For Danny ****<br />
<br />
<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
Kooky, P.O. Box 5188, Northampton NN1 4ZA, www.kookydisc.co.uk, Distributed by Cargo Records. Made in the E.U.<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
* - 3 November 2006 was the date of the exclusive pre-release at Kooky 10. This was followed by a further pre-release on eBay. The official release date was in April 2007.<br />
<br />
** - aka 'Cheryl' (previously available on the '<a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/2002/02/voluntary-arrangement-promo.html">Voluntary Arrangement</a>' promo cd single)<br />
<br />
*** - aka 'Cool'<br />
<br />
**** - aka 'Mavuchka'<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-27266762792389858642006-11-03T07:00:00.008+00:002017-03-05T16:51:03.575+00:00Once Upon A Time A Kooky<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/once_upon_a_time_a_kooky_350.jpg" alt="The Best of The Durutti Column" /><br />
Once Upon A Time A Kooky<br />
<br />
</div>CD: UK 03.11.06 (Kooky Records Kookydisc24)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
1. The Durutti Column – All Things Considered<br />
2. Gnac – Untitled<br />
3. The Retro Spankees – Smarty Pants<br />
4. Pram – Kahin<br />
5. Maps – The Tonic Girl (The Mind Will Flow)<br />
6. Formula One – Status Check<br />
7. Seafood – We Felt Maroon (Live Version)<br />
8. Dr. Josh – Shtumpa Theme<br />
9. The Durutti Column – Cool As Ice<br />
10. Misty's Big Adventure – 1964<br />
11. Winston Echo – Untitled Song For Kooky<br />
12. The Retro Spankees – Smarty Pants (1 Minute Edit)<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Originally available free to those who attended the Kooky 10 gig at The Soundhaus, Northampton on Friday 3 November 2006.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-10694054546270380232006-07-01T07:00:00.007+01:002018-03-14T07:38:24.139+00:00The Second Durutti Column Subscription Service CD<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/DC_Sub_06_CD_front_350.jpg" alt="The Second Durutti Column Subscription Service CD" /><br />
The Second Durutti Column Subscription Service CD [dcsub06]<br />
<br />
</div>CD: UK 01.07.06 (Kooky/thedurutticolumn.com dcsub06)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
1. Roksoff<br />
2. Adore Me<br />
3. New Start<br />
4. It's Your Love Baby<br />
5. French Opera I<br />
6. Guitar Piece 1989<br />
7. Detail For Paul - Demo<br />
8. Conduct / Sketch For Winter - Demo<br />
9. We're Gonna Keep Playing It 'Til We Get It Right<br />
<br />
<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
Sleeve photograph by Rachel McFarlane. Compiled by Phil Cleaver and Alex McMurtrie with special thanks to Mark Refoy for mastering. Kooky in association with thedurutticolumn.com. cat no: dcsub06. © The Durutti Column 2006.<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
"A subscription-only service available to everyone, unlimited but unavailable in the shops! An annual newsletter and a free CD of unreleased tracks, demos, outtakes across the years. All copies are available at any time. This is not a limited edition; DO NOT BUY from eBay at higher prices; copies will always be pressed to suit demand."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-43691822822404342552006-01-30T07:00:00.007+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.751+00:00Keep Breathing<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/keep_breathing_350.jpg" alt="Keep Breathing" /><br />Keep Breathing</div>CD: UK 25/11/05 (Artful/Fullfill ARTFULCD52)<br />CD + DVD: JP 22/11/06 (Imperial Records Japan TECI-30398) *<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />1. Nina<br />2. It's Wonderful<br />3. Maggie<br />4. Helen<br />5. Neil<br />6. Big Hole<br />7. Let me tell you something<br />8. Lunch<br />9. Gun<br />10. Tuesday<br />11. Agnus Dei<br />12. Waiting<br /><br /><i>The Durutti Column live at XFM Manchester, May 2006 (DVD) *</i><br /><br />1 Introduction<br />2 Sea Line Woman<br />3 Requiem For My Mother<br />4 If You Were Me<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />(P) 2005 Fullfill LLC © 2005 Fullfill LLC. All rights reserved.<br />The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Fullfill LLC.<br />Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending, broadcast, & public performance prohibited.<br />Made in the UK. Distributed by Universal Music Operations and Fullfill. www.fullfill.co.uk<br /><br />All songs written and performed by Vini Reilly. Produced by Ben Roberts.<br />Vocals on track 11 by Helen Farley-Jones. Harmonica on track 6 and Clarinet on track 10 by Ben Roberts.<br />Sleeve photograph by Rachel McFarlane.<br />Management: Phil Jones and Bruce Mitchell.<br />Special Thanks to my family, Bruce and family, Rachel McFarlane, Keir Stewart, Oklahoma, Mark Broscumbe, Anthony H Wilson, Nat Curtis, The Twinz, Kooky and Co, Hair by Michael Pitrik, Guitar from Gary at Sounds Great.<br />Published by Zomba / BMG 2005.<br /><br />In loving memory of Maggie McFarlane.<br /><br />www.thedurutticolumn.com<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />"The album features 12 brand new tracks, recorded and written by Vini Reilly and arranged by Ben Roberts."<br /><br />4-track live DVD available with Japanese version only.<br /><br />Notes on UK release dates: 30 January 2006 [official release date], 25 November 2005 [available on eBay from this date; shipped from 6 December 2005]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-32341499041664267202005-03-01T07:00:00.010+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.513+00:00Heaven Sent (It Was Called Digital. It Was Heaven Sent)<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/heaven_sent_tony_350.jpg" alt="Heaven Sent (It Was Called Digital. It Was Heaven Sent)" /><br />Heaven Sent (It Was Called Digital. It Was Heaven Sent)</div>Download: UK 03.05 (F4 Records)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Bruce<br />Keir<br />Neil<br />Mike<br />Alan<br />Anthony<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />All tracks written and produced by Vini Reilly<br />Photography by Rachel McFarlane<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Digital download available (as six separate tracks, or as a 6-track package) exclusively via the F4 Download Shop at the now-defunct www.f4records.co.uk; it was also available to download via the UK and US iTunes Music Stores for a limited period.<br /><br /><b>Heaven Sent artwork download</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/pdf/heaven_sent.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> exclusive cd booklet-sized artwork (pdf format) featuring original photographs by Rachel McFarlane. Initial (corrupted) files were replaced with 192-bitrate versions one week after first release.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-23925391742740965322004-10-11T07:00:00.007+01:002018-03-14T07:38:24.380+00:00The Best of The Durutti Column<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/the_best_of_the_durutti_column_350.jpg" alt="The Best of The Durutti Column" />The Best of The Durutti Column</div>2CD: UK 11.10.04 (Warner 5046753932)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br /><i>Disc one</i><br /><br />1. Sketch For Summer<br />2. Conduct<br />3. Sketch For Winter<br />4. Lips That Would Kiss<br />5. For Belgian Friends<br />6. Danny<br />7. Never Known<br />8. Jacqueline<br />9. The Missing Boy<br />10. Prayer<br />11. Spent Time<br />12. Without Mercy 1<br />13. Without Mercy 2<br />14. The Room<br />15. Tomorrow<br />16. LFO Mod<br /><br /><i>Disc two</i><br /><br />1. What Is It To Me (Woman)<br />2. Otis<br />3. Requiem Again<br />4. Home<br />5. Contra Indications<br />6. People's Pleasure Park<br />7. My Irascible Friend<br />8. Fado<br />9. Sing To Me<br />10. Pigeon<br />11. Mello (Part 1)<br />12. Falling<br />13. Woman<br />14. Requiem For MotherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-65798459019788079822004-05-08T07:00:00.006+01:002018-03-14T07:38:25.021+00:00Faith (The Durutti Column Subscription Service CD 2004)<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/faith_350.jpg" alt="Faith (The Durutti Column Subscription Service CD 2004)" /><br />
'Faith: The Durutti Column Subscription Group CD [dcsub04]<br />
</div>CD: UK 08.05.04 (Kooky Records/thedurutticolumn.com dcsub04)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
1. Faith<br />
2. Creole<br />
3. Woman strat' version<br />
4. Swim 2 the sea<br />
5. Minature opera<br />
6. Believe in me - version<br />
7. Miller's mess<br />
8. missing boy - demo<br />
9. Intervals - demo<br />
<br />
<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
Not for sale<br />
<br />
Free to Durutti Column subscription members<br />
Sleeve photograph by Rachel Mcfarlane<br />
Compiled by Phil Cleaver and Alex McMurtrie with special thanks to Mark Refoy for mastering<br />
cat.no: dcsub04<br />
© the durutti column 2004<br />
<br />
In association with thedurutticolumn.com<br />
Kooky. PO Box 5188, Northampton NN1 4ZA. kookydiscs@btinternet.com<br />
contact us: www.thedurutticolumn.com<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Subscription-only cd available to members of The Durutti Column Subscription Service. Also sold initially at the Liverpool Academy 2 gig on Saturday 8 May 2004.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-4865569850908186032004-04-01T07:00:00.012+01:002018-03-14T07:38:24.785+00:00Tempus Fugit<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/tempus_fugit_350.jpg" alt="Tempus Fugit" /><br />
The Durutti Column - 'Tempus Fugit' [Kookydisc019]<br />
</div>CD: UK 04.04 (Kooky Records kookydisc 20)<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
Counting...<br />
Shooting<br />
Lullaby 4 Nina<br />
Mystery<br />
Guitar-Woman<br />
Violence<br />
Bollywood<br />
Love song on Quattro<br />
Tempus Fugit<br />
The man who knows<br />
Slipping away<br />
Trip for an Opera<br />
Untitled for You<br />
Salford Harmonics<br />
... shopping<br />
<br />
<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
All tracks written, performed and produced by Vini Reilly. Sleeve design and photography: Rachel McFarlane. Kookydisc 019 in association with thedurutticolumn.com. Manufactured in the United Kingdom. Distributed by Cargo. Kooky. PO Box 5188, Northampton NN1 4ZA.<br />
<br />
Laurie Laptop - co-production: 'Lullaby...', 'Violence', 'Slipping Away', 'Untitled...', 'Salford'. Keir Stewart - co-production: 'Bollywood'. Jill Taylor - vocal harmonies: 'Shooting' Gerard Keaney - lyrics: 'The Man...' Mastered by Laurie Laptop<br />
<br />
This album was mainly recorded on a Boss BR8 Portastudio.<br />
<br />
Thanx to:<br />
The one I love!<br />
Bruce Mitchell and all his family for everything,<br />
My Family,<br />
Keir and Laurie - my band!???<br />
Phil and Nicola Cleaver<br />
Alex and Alison McMurtrie<br />
Maggie and Ian<br />
Les Thompson<br />
My Mother for looking over me<br />
Nat and Joe for a great present!<br />
Howard Sharrocks<br />
Michael Pitrick for hairstyling<br />
Irene at 'Oklahoma'<br />
<br />
Kooky would like to thank Vini, Bruce and the band for the music, Rachel for the artwork and Darren at Cargo for all his help.<br />
<br />
Contact us at www.thedurutticolumn.com<br />
<br />
<i>Bruce Mitchell's sleevenotes</i><br />
<br />
Duets with Vini Reilly<br />
<br />
The kit always looks inviting and exciting before a performance - a piece of architecture, lit to climb into, and it sounds so much better with punters in front of it! I love to walk to the drums at showtime.<br />
<br />
Some of the Durutti improvisations are tight-rope acts without net - Vini leaves gaps - where an echo suspends and he has stopped playing - the beat disappears - a silence holds the breath over stage and audience and spaces are left in the air that should not be disturbed... time hangs.<br />
<br />
Until my nerve fails. I pick up the beat and Vin resumes with furious guitar to take control of his song.<br />
<br />
Just to get through one of these pieces without fainting seems an achievement.<br />
<br />
Being drunk helps.<br />
<br />
Bruce Mitchell, Feb 2004<br />
<br />
<i>Vini Reilly's sleevenotes</i><br />
<br />
This album only exists because you have bought it. The music only has any worth or place in the world because you are listening to it. The loyalty and tenacity you have shown is incredible. The music is as much yours as it is mine. You give me a role and a purpose in life I would otherwise not have had. You prevent the greedy and destructive world of the record industry from destroying me and you keep cynicism at bay. The only way I can repay such a gift is to persevere, until one day I do actually create a body of work worth your patience. If anyone feels this is over sentimental you are to be mistaken. All I am saying here is truthful and real. Everytime anyone listens to my music either on disc or at a gig it is an affirmation of my whole life and that is something no record company could ever put a price tag on.<br />
<br />
Thank you.<br />
<br />
Vini<br />
<br />
<b>Tempus Fugit promo cd</b><br />
<br />
A promo-only cd of album in custom card sleeve. Marked 'Promotional only - not for resale'.<br />
<br />
Artist: the durutti column<br />
Title: tempus fugit<br />
Release: May/June 2004<br />
Further information: Phil Cleaver<br />
Label: Kooky in association with thedurutticolumn.com<br />
Cat No: kookydisc 019<br />
Distribution: Cargo Records Darren 0207 732 5125<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
Counting...<br />
Shooting<br />
Lullaby 4 Nina<br />
Mystery<br />
Guitar-Woman<br />
Violence<br />
Bollywood<br />
Love song on Quattro<br />
Tempus Fugit<br />
The man who knows<br />
Slipping away<br />
Trip for an Opera<br />
Untitled for You<br />
Salford Harmonics<br />
... shopping<br />
<br />
<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
All tracks written, performed and produced by Vini Reilly<br />
<br />
Sleeve design and photography: rachel mcfarlaneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-79322490558148046432003-08-01T12:00:00.002+01:002018-03-14T07:38:25.289+00:00Woman<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/woman_1_350.jpg" alt="Woman" /><br />Woman [cd detail]<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/woman_2_350.jpg" alt="Woman" /><br />Woman [front cover detail]<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/woman_3_350.jpg" alt="Woman" /><br />Woman [back cover detail]</div>CD: UK 08.03 (Artful Records artfulcd46)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Woman (Radio Edit) [3:31]<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />From the album <i>Someone Else's Party</i><br />Radio promotion <b>UNCLE</b>*<br />US Representation Psychobaby Records<br />www.fullfillrecords.com<br /><br />* - Underground Network Committed to a Lifetime of Entertainment<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />With <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/2003/03/someone-elses-party.html">Someone Else's Party</a> being strongly promoted by Californian radio station <a href="http://www.kcrw.com" target="_blank">KCRW</a> (based at Santa Monica College), this 1-track promo cd was pressed for airplay. Copies were reasonably widely available in the UK (at least in Manchester).Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-76552447218856434182003-03-03T07:00:00.006+00:002018-03-14T07:38:25.222+00:00Someone Else's Party<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/someone_elses_party_350.jpg" alt="Someone Else's Party" />Someone Else's Party</div>CD: UK 03.03.03 (Artful ARTFULCD49)<br />CD: JP 27/06/07 (Imperial Records Japan TECI-24421)*<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />01 Love Is A Friend<br />02 Spanish Lament<br />03 Somewhere<br />04 Somebody's Party<br />05 Requiem For My Mother<br />06 Remember<br />07 Vigil<br />08 Blue<br />09 No More Hurt<br />10 Spasmic Fairy<br />11 American View<br />12 Drinking Time<br />13 Woman<br />14 Goodbye<br />--<br />15 Creole *<br />16 Spasmic Fairy *<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />(P) 2003 Artful Records © 2003 Artful Records. All rights reserved. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Artful Records. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending, broadcast and public performance prohibited. Made in the UK. Distributed by the Universal Music Organisation and Fulfill www.fulfill.co.uk. All tracks written, performed and produced by Vini Reilly (Copyright Control). Except Track 01 Programmed by Laurie Laptop. Track 02 and Track 13 produced by Laurie Laptop. Drum loop on Track 09 by Laurie Laptop. Album mastered by Keir Stewart. Vocal on track 12 by Eley Rudge. Sampled voice on Track 02 by Rebekah Del Rio from the David Lynch film 'Mulholland Drive'. The Durutti Column are managed by Bruce Mitchell. www.thedurutticolumn.com<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />The Japanese release, which like all Imperial Records releases comes in a digipack, features two additional tracks recorded live at XFM Manchester.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-37309547205466915522002-07-01T07:00:00.006+01:002018-03-14T07:38:24.548+00:00Return of The Sporadic Recordings<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/return_of_sporadic_recordings_350.jpg" alt="Return of The Sporadic Recordings" /><br />Return of The Sporadic Recordings</div>CD: UK 01.07.02 (Kooky Records kookydisc018)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br /><i>Disc one - Return Of The Sporadic Recordings</i><br /><br />For Soph<br />Final Cut<br />Silent Nite<br />Smiles U Gave Away<br />Waiting 4 The Earth<br />U Didn't Need Me<br />How Do U Think It's Going To Feel?<br />Slo-Glyde<br />Returned Love<br />Catos Con Guantes<br />Vampire Business<br />Ping-Pong<br />Zinni Tune<br />I'm Nowhere<br />Only Love<br /><br /><i>Disc two - The Sporadic Recordings</i><br /><br />Nile Opera<br />Kind Of Love<br />For Steven Patrick<br />We Stumble<br />Sketch of a Manchester Summer 1989<br />Arpeggiator II<br />Diazepam 5 mgs<br />But Was I...?<br />Pol In Ab<br />Another Mirror - Another Wall<br />30 Oldham St<br />4.10am<br />For Lydia<br />Detail For Heidi And Jodie<br />Zinni's Dance<br />PPP Version<br />For Lucy H<br />4.30am<br />It's A Bright Guilty World Part I<br />It's A Bright Guilty World Part II<br />Nile Reprise<br />Diazepam 10 mgs<br />Credits<br /><br />All songs written by Vini Reilly and published by Zomba Music<br /><br />Thanks to Bruce Mitchell and Family. Sophia and Family (& Jim), Alex & Phil at Kooky, Gary at Sounds Great, Keir Stewart, Lee, Stoo and Steevy at "Deluxe", Atlas Bar, 'Inmans' drivers, Steve Keller, Susie Casson and Trevor.<br /><br />Special thanks to Carol, without whom...<br /><br />Respect and thanks to those we have sampled.<br /><br />Cover painting by Margot Perryman, 01227 362754<br /><br />Cover sketch by Susie Casson.<br /><br />Jazz Café pictures: Robin Warden<br /><br />Kooky thank Bruce Mitchell, Vini and Keir, Darren at Cargo, Margot for the painting and Robin for Jazz Café pics.<br /><br />--<br /><br />The Return of the Sporadic Recordings combined the long unavailable tracks on the original Sporadic Recordings with a second disc containing rare and unrelease material. The bonus tracks from the original Sporadic Recordings which were included on the Facdo 244 Vini Reilly re-release are omitted this time round, presumably for contractual reasons.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-60076787093742080792002-02-01T07:00:00.005+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.987+00:00Voluntary Arrangement<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/voluntary_arrangement_350.jpg" alt="Voluntary Arrangement (promo)" /><br />Voluntary Arrangement (promo)</div>CD: UK 02.02 (Artful n/a)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Voluntary Arrangement<br />Times Like These<br />Cheryl<br />Mello Part One<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Random PR.<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />300 promo copies only made but the full single release was cancelled. Voluntary Arrangement and Mello Part One are taken from Rebellion (artfulcd40), Times Like These taken from the free cd issued with Sonora magazine in March 1993. Cheryl was previously unreleased.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-79875499720346840632001-06-04T07:00:00.006+01:002018-03-14T07:38:25.322+00:00Rebellion<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/rebellion_350.jpg" alt="Rebellion" /><br />Rebellion<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/rebellion_imperial_japan_350.jpg" alt="Rebellion" /><br />Rebellion (Imperial Records, Japan, 2007)</div>CD: UK 04/06/01 (Artful artfulcd40)<br />CD: JP 27/06/07 (Imperial Records Japan TECI-24420#) *<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />4 Sophia<br />Longsight Romance<br />Geh Cak Af En Yam<br />The Fields of Athenry<br />Overlord Part One<br />Falling<br />Voluntary Arrangement<br />Mello Part One<br />Mello Part Two<br />Protest Song<br />Meschugana<br />Papa *<br />Teresa *<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />The Japanese issue (released some 6 years after the original UK version) of the 2001 includes two bonus tracks recorded live at XFM Manchester.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-3854535775322837071998-10-12T07:00:00.005+01:002018-03-14T07:38:24.616+00:00Time Was GIGANTIC... When we were kids<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/time_was_gigantic_1_350.jpg" alt="Time Was GIGANTIC... When we were kids" /><br />Time Was GIGANTIC... When we were kids</div>CD: UK 12.10.98 (Factory Too FACD 2.31)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Organ Donor<br />Pigeon<br />I B Yours<br />Twenty Trees<br />Abuse<br />Drinking Song<br />Sing To Me<br />My Last Kiss<br />For Rachel<br />Highfield Choir<br />Epilogue<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Produced by Keir Stewart<br />Design by 8vo<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />A Factory Too promotional cassette issue is also said to exist. FACD 2.21 was originally allocated to this release (according to the Factory Too website in February 1997).Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-53695698999846909911998-10-05T07:00:00.009+01:002018-03-14T07:38:24.886+00:00Domo Arigato [Factory Once, 1998]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facdo144a_domo_arigato_350.jpg" alt="Domo Arigato [Factory Once, 1998]" /><br />Domo Arigato [Factory Once, 1998]</div>CD: UK 05.10.98 (Factory Once Facdo 144 / London 556 038-2)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Sketch For Summer<br />Sketch For Dawn<br />Mercy Theme<br />Little Mercy<br />Jacqueline<br />Dream Of A Child<br />Mercy Dance<br />The Room<br />E.E.<br />Blind Elevator Girl<br />Tomorrow<br />For Belgian Friends<br />Missing Boy<br />Self Portrait<br />Audience Noise<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />Our Lady Of The Angels<br />White Rabbit<br />When The World (Newson Mix)<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />All tracks written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Durutti Column and Anthony Wilson.<br /><br />Vini Reilly: Vocals, Guitar, Piano and DX7<br />Bruce Mitchell: Percussion, Xylophone and DMX<br />Tim Kellett: Trumpet<br />John Metcalfe: Viola<br /><br />Recorded by G.Y.N.E. Mobile Recording at Gotanda Kanihoken Hall, Tokyo; 25th April 1985; Remixed at G.Y.N.E. Mobile Recording and Nippon Columbia Studio No. 4; PCM Editing Engineer: Hideki Kukizaki; Engineers: Anthony Wilson and Norio Okada; Concert Organisation: UPU and Moon Office<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />Our Lady of The Angels, written by Vini Reilly. Recorded by Stuart James at Amigos Studio, North Hollywood and mixed by Stephen Street at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England. A Factory Communications Record 1987. [From Fac 184]<br /><br />White Rabbit, originally written by Grace Slick. Recorded and mixed by Stephen Street at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England. A Factory Communications Record 1987. [From Fac 184]<br /><br />When The World (Newson Mix), written by Vini Reilly. Recorded and mixed by Stephen Street at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England. A Factory Communications Record 1987. [From Facd 194]<br /><br />With thanks to Tony, Bruce.Graphic Magicians: 8vo, London<br /><br /><b>Liner notes by Anthony H. Wilson</b><br /><br />Home from home in a Tokyo car park <br /><br />Why was it so hard to get served in this bloody Japanese restaurant somewhere in a far flung suburb of Tokyo.<br /><br />We'd been waiting twenty minutes since ordering. Finally the manager came over, very apologetic as only the Japanese can be; our two waitresses were giggling and in shock in the kitchen because 'Vini Reilly' was actually in their restaurant and were so excited they were unable to come out and serve us.<br /><br />Yeah. Vini isn't exactly an international celebrity, but when he's loved, he's very very loved.<br /><br />It was a fun / strange tour, that trip to Tokyo. Bruce Mitchell explaining to me how to deal with our Japanese partners, just keep explaining your point, again and again and finally someone will say "Hai" and you're on your way.<br /><br />I was trying to get two 35mm cameras instead of 6 video cameras to film the Durutti Column gig and it only took me two and a half hours of repeating this to get a "Hai". I preferred waiting for the food.<br /><br />The DC entourage that had built up for the 'Without Mercy' album had slimmed down to a wonderful core of Vini, Bruce, John Metcalfe on viola and Tim Kellett on trumpet. They'd done three definitive gigs at the Electric Cinema on London's Portobello Road and I was praying that we could capture that once more in Japan, with tape and camera. We did.<br /><br />Thank you. Or Domo as they say out there.<br /><br />Mixing down was fun; we were on a flight out next morning so the wonderful Takao Homma at Nippon Columbia hired a mobile studio recording truck. We mixed from midnight till 6 a.m. And it was another of those warming technological experiences; brought the strangest of foods throughout the night in those lacquered lunch boxes that seem to dominate Japanese working life, while we worked with the most familiar of equipment -- the desk was emblazoned 'Amek, Salford, England' and the outboard was all 'AMS, Burnley, Lancashire'. Home from home in a Tokyo car park.<br /><br />And by the way this is a CD; and has only ever been a CD; we reckoned it was the first CD only release in the UK when it came out the following year. And it was the note on which that whole trip had started; arriving late at night off the plane and taken by Takao to plug in the first CD player I'd ever seen and listen to ...... 'Power, Corruption and Lies' a test sample straight from the Denon pressing plant. Wow.<br /><br />And then there was the trip to LA; getting Vini and Bruce a limo from the Hyatt to the Whiskey; 600 yards. We thought we'd go into a studio while were were there; I think it was Milo who sorted it.<br /><br />There was this cool LA lady -- I'd met her at a New Order gig the previous summer and played Pac-woman with her and fancied her and failed miserably and Peter S. even asked me if, as I was doing so badly he could try instead and she was in a bunch of bands, and we got her to come and sing with Vini and her name is Debi Diamond and that's about it.<br /><br />And 'Our Lady of the Angels' is Vini's tribute to that wonderful wonderful town. I didn't know my Franciscan history I'm afraid and the whole thing was only explained by reading Reyner Banham (thanks Mr Savage for yet another one), and discovering that the City of the Angels is in fact "El Ciuidad della Nostra Senora de Los Angeles de Porciuncula". LA for short. And the track is indeed a short cut to Mulholland Drive.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-59143845549705149531998-10-05T07:00:00.008+01:002018-03-14T07:38:24.920+00:00Another Setting [Factory Once, 1998]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facdo74a_350.jpg" alt="Another Setting [Factory Once, 1998]" /><br />Another Setting [Factory Once, 1998]</div>CD: UK 05.10.98 (Factory Once Facdo 74 / London 556 041-2)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Prayer<br />Response<br />Bordeaux<br />For A Western<br />The Beggar<br />Francesca<br />Smile In The Crowd<br />You've Heard It Before<br />Dream Of A Child<br />Second Family<br />Spent Time<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />Amigos em Portugal:<br /><br />Amigos em Portugal<br />Menina ao pe duma Piscina<br />Lisboa<br />Sara e Tristana<br />Estoril a Noite<br /><br />Dedications for Jacqueline:<br /><br />Favourite Descending Intervals<br />To End With<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />All tracks written by Vini Reilly<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />Amigos em Portugal: Amigos em Portugal, Menina ao pe duma Piscina, Lisboa, Sara e Tristana and Estoril a Noite, written by Vini Reilly. Recorded and mixed in the Valentim de Carvalho Studios by To Pinheiro da Silva and Jose Valverde. A Factory Communications Record 1983.<br /><br />Dedications for Jacqueline: Favourite Descending Intervals and To End With, written by Vini Reilly. Recorded and mixed in the Valentim de Carvalho Studios by To Pinheiro da Silva and Jose Valverde. A Factory Communications Record 1983.<br /><br />With thanks to Tony, Bruce.<br /><br />Graphic Magicians: 8vo, London<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />The official credits are strangely scarce in this reisssue. Here are additional credits from Facd 74.<br /><br />Recorded and mixed at Strawberry Studios, Stockport<br />Engineered by Chris Nagle<br />Published by the Movement of 24th JanuaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-31193309555891484181998-10-01T07:00:00.005+01:002018-03-14T07:38:24.480+00:00Obey The Time [Factory Once, 1998]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facdo274_350.jpg" alt="Obey The Time [Factory Once, 1998]" /><br />Obey The Time [Factory Once, 1998]</div>CD: UK 10.98 (Factory Once FACDO 274 / London 556 040-2)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Vino Della Casa Bianco<br />Hotel Of The Lake 1990<br />Fridays<br />Home<br />Art And Freight<br />Spanish Reggae<br />Neon<br />The Warmest Rain<br />Contra-indications<br />Vino Della Casa Rosso<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />The Together Mix<br />Fridays (Up-Person Mix)<br />Kiss Of Def (Trade 2 Singles Club)<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />A Factory Communications Record 1998.<br />With thanks to Tony, Bruce, Graphic Magicians: 8vo, London<br />Graphic Magicians: 8vo, London<br /><br /><i>Obey the Time</i><br /><br />All tracks written by Vini Reilly.<br /><br />Drums on 'Art and Freight' by Bruce Mitchell.<br /><br />Computed and Engineered by Paul Miller at Home, except 'Contra-indications' computed and engineered by Andy Robinson at Spirit Studios. Hypnosis and medication by Sydney Gottlieb. Food and relaxation by Dry.<br /><br /><i>The Together Mix</i><br /><br />The Together Mix, written by Vini Reilly. Remixed by Together. A Factory Communications Record 1990.<br /><br />Fridays, written by Vini Reilly. Recorded and mixed by Vini Reilly and Paul Miller. A Factory Communications Record 1990.<br /><br /><i>Trade 2 Singles Club</i><br /><br />Kiss of Def, written by Vini Reilly. Remixed by Keir Stewart at Inch.<br /><br /><b>Liner notes</b><br /><br />Absolutely in the middle of it<br /><br />"I have but an hour of love, of worldly matters and direction to spend with thee: we must obey the time."<br /><br />The titles of Vini's albums and even the tracks themselves come from tne oddest places. There's the easy way out: the female first name of the muse of the moment, from Katharine to Pol in G (sorry Pol, you were more than a moment), and all the rest.<br /><br />Other times Vin would have something in mind and other times, I, as one third of his management would flirt around with my latest obsessions looking for a connection with Vini's pieces.<br /><br />Part of this aesthetic derives from Italian directors in general and Pasolini in particular who loved having different actors dub the voices on his movies and almost intentionally doing the dubbing badly so there was a creative tension between the physical performance and the vocal performance; for the Durutti Column, there's usually some interesting stuff in the space between the title and the piece.<br /><br />The title of this album came screaming off the TV screen in somebody's version of Othello' and captured exactly the feel of the work in progress. We were in the middle of the Aceeed explosion: if you lived in Manchester, you were absolutely in the middle of it. Vini, like the rest of us, has lost the ability to age or atrophy, and enjoyed the party.<br /><br />He even explained why house made keyboards sound so fresh something to do with a chord being played with three or four notes into the sampler but then different chords being triggered by a single key stroke; creating mathematical harmonic relationships "which Schoenberg had searched for but never found".<br /><br />In experimenting with certain beats and ideas, Vini was indeed obeying the time.<br /><br />We're including as a bonus track here something that comes from the late 90's. But we submit it as a most recent example of Vini 'obeying' the time and as such connecting to the music of this period and taking us up to where the ripples of 88 still make interesting patterns on the shore.<br /><br />The producer of his 1998 album, Kier, (another full-blown genius who also tried to get Vini to stop singing and met the same fate as everybody else) did this remix of My Last Kiss: sorta post-trance, sub-jungle, retro-ambient, or something. It's called 'Kiss of Def' which is partly taking the piss out of Barney's HIV lyric and partly just a cool title.<br /><br />We were going to give it to Glenn and Jeff at Trade Two who were looking forward to putting it on their club label, but it got snared up with the lawyers on both sides.<br /><br />And then, going back to 1990, there was Together, the 'Hardeore Uproar' cultish and soon-to-be massive dance duo who did the 'Together' remix; two fantastic kids, one with the ability to sing nasally out of the side of his mouth and the other, another young Kier, brightest eyes of any engineer you'd meet back in 1990. He died that Summer in Ibiza. Bicycle accident. Fucking tragic.<br /><br />That Summer I was in Varenna, a small village on the banks of Lake Como, and Vini was short on titles for the pieces on this album, many of them emerging from mathematical / harmonic or technological inspiration rather than lovers he could name them after. So Vin let me take some of the titles from my experiences in Varenna. 'The Warmest Rain', indeed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-67543625839431463111998-09-14T07:00:00.003+01:002018-03-14T07:38:25.088+00:00Without Mercy [Factory Once, 1998]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facdo84a_350.jpg" alt="Without Mercy [Factory Once, 1998]" /><br />Without Mercy [Factory Once, 1998]</div>CD: UK 14.09.98 (Factory Once FACDO 84 / London 556 039-2)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Without Mercy I<br />Without Mercy II<br /><br /><i>Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say</i><br /><br />Goodbye<br />The Room<br />Little Mercy<br />Silence<br />E.E.<br />Hello<br /><br /><i>From FBN 51</i><br /><br />All That Love And Maths Can Do *<br /><br /><i>From Hommage a Duras compilation on Interior Music</i><br /><br />The Sea Wall<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />All tracks written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Anthony Wilson and Michael Johnson.<br /><br />Vini Reilly: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano and DMX. Bruce Mitchell: Percussion, Congas and DMX. Richard Henry: Trombone. Maunagh Flaming: Cor-Anglais and Oboe. Blaine Reininger: Violin and Viola. Mervyn Fletcher: Saxophone. Caroline Lavelle: Cello. Tim Kellett: Trumpet.<br /><br />All songs written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Anthony Wilson and Michael Johnson. Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Engineered by Michael Johnson, assisted by Tim Dewey and Nigel Beverley. Mixed at Britannia Row, London. Published by the Movement of the 24th January.<br /><br /><i>Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say</i><br /><br />Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say. Goodbye, The Room, A Little Mercy, Silence, E.E and Hello(w). All tracks written by Vini Reilly. Vini Reilly: DMX drum machine, DX7 Synth and Guitars. Mervyn Fletcher: Saxophone. RIchard Henry: Trombone. Tim Kellett: Trumpet. Bruce Mitchell: Percussion A Factory Communcatons Record 1984.<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />All That Love and Maths Can Do, written and produced by Vini Reilly. Vini Reilly: Guitar. John Metcalfe: Viola, A Factory Communications Record 1984. Sea Wall, written and produced by Vini Rally. Vini Reilly: Guitar. Blaine Reininger: Violin. A <br /><br />Factory Communications Record 1984.<br /><br /><b>Liner notes</b><br /><br />If in doubt, repeat yourself<br /><br />It was the fascist architecture that proved to be the final straw. My temper had been rising throughout the evening, a sell out gig, two thousand fanatical Portuguese Vini fans at some Lisbon College theatre, obviously built in the good old days of the Portuguese Generals.<br /><br />What had got me going was the fact that Vini and Bruce were doodling along on stage the same way they had been doing for at least two and a half years. Same bloody stuff; like John Cooper Clarke doing a college gig in 1990. If in doubt, repeat yourself. It was too bloody easy. <br /><br />And when the entire audience came to its feet on Bruce's 'drum solo' in 'Jacqueline', well, I mean, a fucking drum solo. When you're pissed off and everyone else is loving it, you get really pissed off. Shakespeare used to do that with filthy jokes just before a coming tragic death scene to wind up the part of the audience that wasn't pissing itself with laughter. The applause for the drum solo certainly wound me up.<br /><br />It was the same with recording. Vini's third album, 'Another Setting', while strangely providing some of the DC standards that Vin would be playing a decade later, merely trod the same ground as 'LC' and took nothing forward. It was time for a change.<br /><br />A few months earlier we'd been approached by three classical musicians, kids from the Royal Northern College of Music and Manchester University. A trumpeter, a saxophonist and a ...... "Has Factory got any work for us?" - "Who knows, maybe ......"<br /><br />Factory had also struck up a relationship with the wonderful Pete Hadfield acting for statuesque cello player, Caroline Lavelle. (Where's the bloody tape, Pete?) An idea formed; a group of musicians for Vini to create for. Add to the mix Blaine Reininger from the Belgian connection - always on hand with his Michel Duval impersonations and electrifying violin work. The first meeting was at Alan and Annie's farm in Cheshire. "Actually we get more people at the farm than at the Hacienda", said Mr Erasmus for the Channel Four documentary while riding round a nearby field on the back of Hooky's trial bike.<br /><br />And the final ingredient turned up on the first day at Strawberry when the brass section brought along their 'arranger', the diminutive but 'taking no shit' Mr Metcalfe whose viola playing became such a part of the next cycle of Durutti work.<br /><br />Since this was pop it had to be 'boy meets girl, boy loses girl' so we took Keats's 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' as the narrative - boy meets girl, boy loses girl and no birds sing.<br /><br />Central to the whole project was trying to get Vini to spend more than three days recording an album, to try and slow down the process. It took five days which has to be counted as an abject failure.<br /><br />Plus getting to hear Vini and Blaine do an ultra heavy 'Sweet Jane' a couple of times at soundchecks was worth the admission.<br /><br />Worth the admission to the reissue is the inclusion of the tracks from the 'Say What You Mean...' EP, released as a 12" vinyl single. The session for this collection took place at Revolution in Cheadle a few months after the 'Mercy' sessions and already show the slimming down process and the core musicians of the mid 80's Durutti Column coming of age. Basically it was the Manc kids. What's new.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-37672329044093124111998-08-01T07:00:00.003+01:002018-03-14T07:38:24.583+00:00Time Was Gigantic / Reissued Experiments<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facdr2-41_350.jpg" alt="Time Was Gigantic / Reissued Experiments" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facdr2-41b_350.jpg" alt="Time Was Gigantic / Reissued Experiments" /><br />Time Was Gigantic / Reissued Experiments</div>CD: UK 08.98 (Factory Too FACDR 2.41)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br /><i>Disc one - Time Was Gigantic... When We Were Kids</i><br /><br />Organ Donor<br />Pigeon<br />I B Yours<br />Twenty Trees<br />Abuse<br />Drinking Song<br />Sing To Me<br />My Last Kiss<br />For Rachel<br />Highfield Choir<br />Epilogue<br /><br /><i>Disc two - Reissued Experiments</i><br /><br />Amigos Em Portugal<br />Menina Ao Pe Duma Piscina<br />Lisboa<br />Sara E Tristana<br />Estoril A Noite<br />Favourite Descending Intervals<br />To End With<br />All That Love And Maths Can Do<br />The Sea Wall<br />Our Lady Of The Angels<br />White Rabbit<br />Catos Con Guantes *<br />The Together Mix<br />Fridays (Up Person Mix)<br />Kiss Of Def **<br /><br />* Actually "When the World (Newson Mix)"<br />** The proposed Rough Trade 7" track.<br /><br />- -<br /><br />Limited edition double CDR promo, 25 copies only, featuring "Time Was Gigantic...When We Were Kids" together with "Reissued Experiments" (titled "Experiments by Vini" on the label), a selection of some of the rare and previously unreleased material issued as extra tracks on the second phase of Durutti Column reissues (Factory Once). The "FACDR 2.41" number does not appear on disc 1, only on disc 2. Instead, disc 1 has the London/Factory Too '558 330-2' "Time Was Gigantic..." designation. Both discs have a "Town House Post Production" over-title. All copies signed, hand numbered and assembled by Vini himself, w/"Vini Reilly" plectrum. (Plectrum is either brown "tortoise shell" or white; both versions with gold foil-stamped lettering.) Thanks to Andrea Bianco for imagery.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-21367769389931404461997-01-01T23:20:00.007+00:002009-01-07T22:21:19.584+00:00Suoni E Visioni: Antologia<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/suoni_front_350.jpg" alt="Suoni E Visioni: Antologia; front" /><br />Suoni E Visioni: Antologia; front<br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/suoni_back_350.jpg" alt="Suoni E Visioni: Antologia; back" /><br />Suoni E Visioni: Antologia; back<br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/suoni_insert_350.jpg" alt="Suoni E Visioni: Antologia; insert detail" /><br />Suoni E Visioni: Antologia; insert detail</div>CD: IT 1997 (WEA/CGD 9548-34457-2)<br /><br />Our Lady [3:54] *<br /><br />* taken from the album <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1991/01/dry-1991.html">Dry</a>.<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Suoni E Visioni (Sound and Vision) is an annual arts festival in Milan, Italy which The Durutti Column played on 24 March 1992. This compilation cd draws together recorded material by artists who played at the festival during the early 1990s including Wim Mertens, Steve Reich, John Lurie and Philip Glass.<br /><br />Cover design by Achilli Ghizzardi Associati.<br /><br />Cover subtitle states (in Italian): "Concerti, film e video nella musica del nostro tempo" which translates in English as "Concerts, film and video of our time".Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-19523252263631524421996-12-02T07:00:00.004+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.279+00:00The Guitar and Other Machines (Factory Once, 1996)<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facdo204a_350.jpg" alt="The Guitar and Other Machines (Factory Once, 1996)" /><br />The Guitar and Other Machines (Factory Once, 1996)</div>CD: UK 02.12.96 (Factory Once FACDO 204 /London 828 828-2)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Arpeggiator<br />What Is It to Me (Woman)<br />Red Shoes<br />Jongleur Grey<br />When the World<br />U.S.P.<br />Bordeaux Sequence<br />Pol in B<br />English Landscape Tradition<br />Miss Haymes<br />Don't Think You're Funny<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />LFO Mod<br />Dream Topping<br />28 Oldham Place<br /><br /><i>Live at WOMAD</i><br /><br />Otis<br />English Landscape Tradition<br />Finding the Sea<br />Bordeaux<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />The Guitar and Other Machines written and arranged by Vini Reilly. 'Arpeggiator' by Reilly and Mitchell. 'English Landscape Tradition' by Reilly and Metcalfe. Produced by Stephen Street.<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />LFO Mod, written by Vini Reilly. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing/ Zomba Publishing. A Factory Communications Record 1988. Dream Topping, written by Vini Reilly, Simon Topping, Jeremy Kerr and Stuart James. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing and Copyright Control. A Factory Communications Record 1988. 28 Oldham Street, written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Stuart James and Nick Garside.<br /><br />Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing/ Zomba Publishing. A Factory Communications Record 1988.<br /><br />Vini Reilly: Guitar, Keyboards, Machine Programs and Vocals. Bruce Mitchell: Drum Kit, Xylophone and DX Machine. John Metcalfe: Viola and Percussion on 'When the World'. Stephen Street: Bass Guitar on 'English Landscape Tradition'. Rob Gray: Mouth Organ on 'What Is It to Me' and 'Jongleur Grey'. Stanton Miranda: Vocals on 'When the World' and 'Red Shoes'. Pol: Vocals on'When the World', 'Red Shoes' and 'Bordeaux Sequence'.<br /><br />Special thanks to Simply Red/ Elektra for Tim Kellet's trumpet on 'When the World'.<br /><br /><i>Live at WOMAD</i><br /><br />Otis, English Landscape Tradition, Finding the Sea and Bordeaux, written by Vini Reilly. Live Mix by Stuart James. Andy Connell: Piano. Liu Sola: Vocals. Published by The Movement of 24th January Publishing/ Copyright Control. A Factory Communications Record 1989.<br /><br />Recorded at Suite Sixteen, Rochdale; Strawberry Studios, Stockport; and Island Studios, Hammersmith. Mixed at Island Studios. Engineers: Chris Nagle, Lee Hamblin and CJ.<br /><br />Published by the Movement of 24th January Publishing/ Copyright Control.<br /><br /><b>Liner notes</b><br /><br />Not that yellow, Vincent<br /><br />Things were changing aqain. The incredible four-piece which added Cor Anglais and Viola to Vini and Bruce had seen it's most perfect expression in the Japanese gigs ('Domo Arigato') and three memorable nights at the Electric Cinema in London's Notting Hill Gate.<br /><br />Another crossroads. Tim Kellett went off to join Simply Red and young Metcalfe got buried in his two classical projects, the Duke Quartet and the Kreisler Orchestra.<br /><br />And then Vini had some new technology thrust upon him. Bruce sometimes describes the way Vini's other manager treats Vin as being like watching someone peering over Van Gogh's shoulder and shouting, no not that yellow, you click... this yellow". Now Vini was no stranger to tech stuff - so much of his sound comes from the harmonic sex between his guitar and his delay machine.<br /><br />But the world of machines that Martin Hannett had introduced Vini to in 1979 had moved on apace. In our family, New Order were in the forefront of the Sequencer Revolution; it somehow seemed really important what was it, the first instrument that truly played melody and rhythm in the same notation fuck knows.<br /><br />Anyway Vini was handed a Yamaha Sequencer and a DMX Drum Machine. And told to do something with it.<br /><br />Actually it wasn't quite like that. He was asked if he fancied it, and just to hang out with the equipment in case he found something flowing from it. Admittedly the tragic genius kept like a battery hen and fed shit and instructions makes better reading. But the kid does go his own way. Whatever, the cardboard boxes arrived with the goodies and it was duck to water; as in things really flowing.<br /><br />On tracks like 'Arpeggiator' and ii was clear the Durutti Column had found another exhilarating avenue. And for all the technology, Metcalfe's viola and Bruce's drums were still on the most moving form.<br /><br />'LFO Mod'. a rare piece which was done specially for Valuable Passages' a US release on Relativity and not put on the European version, is one of Vini's favourite pieces from this period and displays the 'sequencer revolution' at its most advanced stage prior to 'Vini Reilly' the next work.<br /><br />And Simon came back from Brooklyn where he was either teaching or learning timbales, can't quite remember which. A couple of days at 'Out of the Blue' with Stuart James and Nick Garside brought the gang together, with ACR Jes on vocals and audio-scratching. 'Dream Topping' says it all.<br /><br />This period also saw the Durutti Column at WOMAD, exquisite performances which we couldn't leave off this CD. Our favourite pianist, Swing out Andy Connell is on Keyboards and Liu Sola a chinese lady opera writer is the vocalist on the WOMAD stage, and has never actually explained what she was singing.<br /><br />With thanks to Tony, Bruce. With love to Rachel.<br /><br />Graphic Magicians: 8vo, LondonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-31153086869023446091996-11-01T12:00:00.003+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.447+00:00LC [Factory Once, 1996]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facdo44_350.jpg" alt="LC [Factory Once, 1996]" /><br />LC [Factory Once, 1996]</div>CD: UK 11.96 (Factory Once FACDO 44 / London 828 827-2)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Sketch for Dawn 1 (5:14)<br />Portrait for Frazer (3:29)<br />Jacqueline (2:16)<br />Messidor (2:30)<br />Sketch for Dawn 2 (4:34)<br />Never Known (6:47)<br />The Act Committed (5:03)<br />Detail for Paul (1:57)<br />The Missing Boy (6:36)<br />The Sweet Cheat Gone (2:49)<br />For Mimi * (4:35)<br />Belgian Friends * (5:24)<br />Self Portrait * (4:41)<br />One Christmas For Your Thoughts ** (4:26)<br />Danny *** (3:39<br />Enigma *** (3:01)<br /><br />* From FACT 24<br />** From Ghosts of Christmas Past / Remake compilation - BL: Crepuscule TWI 058/158/658<br />*** From Enigma - FR: Sordide Sentimental SS 45005<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Production: Vini Reilly and Stewart Pickering<br />Design: 8vo<br /><br />All other tracks from original Factory FACD 44 release (as part of FACD 224 The First Four Albums).Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-17371032483357764371996-11-01T12:00:00.002+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.245+00:00The Return of The Durutti Column [Factory Once, 1996]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facdo14a_350.jpg" alt="The Return of The Durutti Column [Factory Once, 1996]" /><br />The Return of The Durutti Column [Factory Once, 1996]</div>CD: UK 11.96 (Factory Once<br />FACDO 14)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Sketch For Summer<br />Requiem For A Father<br />Katharine<br />Conduct<br />Beginning<br />Jazz<br />Sketch For Winter<br />Collette<br />In "D"<br /><br /><i>Related works</i><br /><br />Lips That Would Kiss<br />Madeleine<br />First Aspect of the Same Thing<br />Second Aspect of the Same Thing<br />Sleep Will Come<br />Experiment in Fifth<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />All tracks written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Martin Hannett<br />Vini Reilly: Guitar<br />Martin Hannett: Switches<br />Peter Crooks: Bass<br />Toby: Drums<br />Thanks to Gammer for the melody<br />Recorded at Cargo, Rochdale<br />Mixed at Strawberry, Stockport<br />Engineers: Chris Nagle and John Brierley<br />Published by The Movement of 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />Lips that Would Kiss and Madeleine, written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Martin Hannett. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing. A Factory / Benelux Record 1980.<br /><br />First Aspect of the Same Thing and Second Aspect of the Same Thing, written and produced by Martin Hannett. Published by Copyright Control. A Factory Communications Record 1979.<br /><br />Sleep Will Come, written and produced by Vini Reilly. Vocals by Jeremy Kerr. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing and Copyright Control. A Les Disques Du Crepuscule Record 1980.<br /><br />Experiment in Fifth, written and produced by Vini Reilly. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing. A Les Disques Du Crepuscule Record 1980.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-59436995193947881381996-11-01T07:00:00.004+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.954+00:00Vini Reilly [Factory Once, 1996]<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facdo244a_350.jpg" alt="Vini Reilly [Factory Once, 1996]" /><br />Vini Reilly [Factory Once, 1996]</div>CD: UK 11.96 (Factory Once FACDO 244 / London 828 826-2)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Love No More<br />Pol in G<br />Opera I<br />People's Pleasure Park<br />Red Square<br />Finding the Sea<br />Otis<br />William B<br />They Work Every Day<br />Opera II<br />Homage to Catalonea<br />Requiem Again<br />My Country<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />Paradise Passage Road<br />Les Preger's Tune<br /><br /><i>Sporadic Recordings</i><br /><br />Buddhist Prayer<br />Misere<br />Real Drums - Real Drummer<br />Pathway<br />Rob Grey's Elegy<br />Shirt No. 7<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />All tracks written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Vini Reilly with Stephen Street.<br /><br />Bruce Mitchell: Drums.<br />Andy Connell: Keyboard on 'Requiem Again', 'Otis' and 'Red Square'<br />John Metcalfe: Viola on 'Finding The Sea'<br />Rob Gray: Vocals on 'They Work Every Day'<br />Liu Sola: Vocals on 'People's Pleasure Park' and 'Finding The Sea'<br />Pol: Vocals on 'Otis'<br /><br />Recorded at Sam Therapy, Kensal; Island Studios, Hammersmith; Out Of The Blue, Manchester. Engineers: Stephen Street and Nick Garside. Thanks to Sounds Great, Stuart James and Piccadilly Records. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing.<br /><br /><i>Related Works</i><br /><br />Paradise Passage Road, written by Stanton Miranda and Vini Reilly. Produced by Vini Reilly and Stephen Street. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing and Copyright Control. A Factory Communications Record 1989. Les Preger's Tune, written and produced by Vini Reilly. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing. A Materiali Sonori Record 1992.<br /><br /><i>Sporadic Recordings</i><br /><br />Buddhist Prayer, Misere, Real Drums - Real Drummer, Pathway, Rob Grey's Elegy and Shirt No.7, written and produced by Vini Reilly. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing. A Sporadic Productions Record 1989.<br /><br /><b>Liner notes</b><br /><br />He was in his Morrissey phase... there you go<br /><br />The story of a sleeve: Vini wanted a photo on the cover for a change. He even had his hair done by Andrew Berry for the shoot. The print went off to Mark and the usual ground breaking 8vo sleeve was created. It's the sleeve you see on the cover of this CD: but it's the only time this sleeve has ever existed.<br /><br />Vin didn't like the sleeve, didn't like it one bit.<br /><br />Mark Holt, Vini's graphics magician, founder of the legendary 8vo, thinks today that three weeks at the Woolhall working with the two Stephens on 'Viva Hate' had messed him up; "He was in his Morrissey phase, wanted the picture bigger... there you go."<br /><br />It was one of Vin's legendary outbursts. Potential muggers have ended up in hospital after encounters with our Vin - he just loses it and the result is frightening for the mugger manqu&ecacute;. Anyway, the Mark Holt sleeve was out, "Here's Bob Dylan, do it like that", said Vini. So we did. Mark was very understanding. And now for all of us, in particular, Vin, there is real pleasure that the wonderful rejected creation finally gets out ten vears later.<br /><br />And then there's the story of how the sequencers of 'The Guitar and other Machines' grew Lip and got a baby brother, the Akai S500 sampler.<br /><br />Back in 80/81 we seemed to spend all our time trying to get Simon Topping of ACR to get back to singing, which was what he was great at, and trying to get Vini to stop singing, which is what he was not great at.<br /><br />Complete failure.<br /><br />Simon pursued the role of instrumentalist, be it trumplet or timbales. And Vini, the great instrumentalist, just kept singing -whenever your back was turned. Life.<br /><br />To be scrupulously fair, we know it's kind of hellish to stand there in front of a thousand people and just play the guitar. When there are things you just have to say.<br /><br />It's expression and you can't forbid it; it's his dance.<br /><br />And there are even Durutti fans who like Vini's singing. But they're off their heads. And there are things you can do, like get him a sampler and stand back.<br /><br />Which is what we did, and we stood back in amazement.<br /><br />On pieces like 'Otis' and 'Opera', Vini explored the new equipment in his own extremely individual fashion. 'Otis' was later used for a Pacific Bell TV ad in Northern Calfornia. Great, eh.?<br /><br />For Vini, the ability to sample out the vocal tones from things he adored and then play them back into a piece of music via a keyboard was like letting a kid loose in FAO Schwarz.<br /><br />Of course we didn't not have real singers now and again. Dear Miranda from New York worked on 'Paradise Passage Road', and it's worth expaining that Les Preger was next door neighbour to Bruce and one of the first members of the International Brigade to arrive in Spain back in the 30's.<br /><br />Shortly after 'Vini Reilly', there was more stuff churning out of Vini's brain / sampler than Factory could ever release, So Vin gave a bunch of tracks to his mate Paul Miller who put them out as a the 'Sporadic Recordings' the 6 tracks here are Vini's favourites from that release. 'Shirt No.7, incidentally, was written for the Durutti's friend Pat Nevin, in the good old days before football was hip. Ths one's still for you, Pat.<br /><br />With thanks to Tony, Bruce. With love to Rachel.<br /><br />Graphic Magicians: 8vo, LondonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-90310981238926999141996-04-01T07:00:00.005+01:002019-09-26T11:40:11.117+01:00Fidelity<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fidelity_350.jpg" alt="Fidelity [Les Disques du Crépuscule, 1996]" /><br />
Fidelity</div>CD: BE 04.96 (Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI 976-2)<br />
CD: UK 12.07 (LTM LTMCD 2512) *<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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Fidelity<br />
For Suzanne<br />
Future Perfect<br />
Abstract of Expression<br />
G & T<br />
Remember Me<br />
Sanko<br />
Grace<br />
Guitar For Mother<br />
Storm For Steve<br />
My Only Love *<br />
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<b>Credits</b><br />
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Written and played by Vini Reilly<br />
Produced & programmed by Laurie Lexicon<br />
Elli R. Rudge - Vocals<br />
Front cover photograph by Pamela Kay<br />
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With thanks to: Michel, Joelle, Anthony, Bridget, Bruce + Mitchell posse, Suzanne - Without whom..., Stu, Hammock by Alchemy, Stevie, Lee, Kia, Dean and all Wardley Crew, Salford Crew, Elli Rudge for wonderful vocals, Rudge Family, Rosalind (for Egyptian postcard), Atlas Bar, Michel Pitrik (for hair), Hadgett, Pamela Kay for wild photography (+ Joseph assistant cameraman), Ollie Harris (guitar technician), Penny and Pete (for the introduction to Laurie) and Johnny too!<br />
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© Crépuscule, 1996<br />
Published by Movement of the 24th January Publishing.<br />
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<b>LTM reissue notes</b><br />
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First released by Les Disques du Crepuscule in April 1996, Fidelity features ten tracks written and performed by Vini Reilly, with occasional guest vocals by Elli Rudge. In addition to Vini's trademark guitar style, the album also features sleek programmed beats and synth textures. The CD also features one bonus track, My Only Love, originally issued in 1995 on a free CD with Total Guitar magazine. The booklet includes background notes, and the text of the original press release. 11 tracks. 65 minutes of music.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-42264549304707841601995-10-25T07:00:00.002+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.717+00:00Sex and Death THE CD ROM<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sex_and_death_the_cdrom_350.jpg" alt="Sex and Death THE CD ROM" /><br />Sex and Death THE CD ROM</div>CDROM: UK 25.10.95 (Factory Too FACDR 2.11)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Anthony<br />The Rest Of My Life<br />For Colette<br />The Next Time<br />Beautiful Lies<br />My Irascible Friend<br />Believe In Me<br />Fermina<br />Where I Should Be<br />Fado<br />Madre Mio<br />Blue Period<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Multimedia CD ROM prepared using Macromedia technology featuring nearly the whole version of the CD edition of Sex and Death plus colour photos, video clips and interviews.<br /><br />Came packaged in a black sandpaper sleeve in homage to the first Durutti Column album FACT 14 The Return of The Durutti Column.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-83258922602088252281995-03-14T07:00:00.004+00:002018-03-14T07:38:25.355+00:00Sex and Death<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sex_and_death_350.jpg" alt="Sex and Death" /><br />Sex and Death<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sex_and_death_us_promo_cassette_350.jpg" alt="Sex and Death; US promo cassette" /><br />Sex and Death; US promo cassette</div>CD: UK 14.03.95 (Factory Too FACD 2.01)<br />CS: US 1995 (Factory Too / FFRR 697 124 043-4 ADV)*<br />CD: US 1995 (Factory Too / FFRR 697-124 043-2)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Anthony<br />The Rest Of My Life<br />For Colette<br />The Next Time<br />Beautiful Lies<br />My Irascible Friend<br />Believe In Me<br />Fermina<br />Where I Should Be<br />Fado<br />Madre Mio<br />Blue Period<br /><br />* - Cassette insert 'misprint' states "Factory 2" not "Factory Too"<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Written by Vini Reilly and produced by Stephen Street<br />Marketed by RTM. Distributed by Pinnacle<br />This is a Factory release too.<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />A Japanese CD version and both CD and cassette Canadian versions also exist.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-34360620542367793871993-01-01T22:51:00.001+00:002009-01-07T22:18:26.733+00:00Ai Confini / Interzone<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ai_confini_front_350.jpg" alt="Ai Confini / Interzone; front" /><br />Ai Confini / Interzone; front<br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ai_confini_back_350.jpg" alt="Ai Confini / Interzone; back" /><br />Ai Confini / Interzone; back</div>CD: IT 1993 (New Tone Records NT 6714)<br /><br />Megamix [5:47] *<br /><br />* taken from FAC 305c The 'Select' Factory Sampler yet listed as "unissued"<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Compilation appearance on New Tone label alongside fellow avant gardists Jon Hassell, Bebo Baldan, Peter Gordon, Antinomia, Arturo Stalteri, Wim Mertens, Michael Nyman, Steve Reich, Harmonia Ensemble, Eddy De Fanti, Alessandro Pizzin.<br /><br />Label named as New Tone Records on the front cover but back cover states © and (P) Robi Droli 1993. Made and distributed in Italy by CGD SpA - A Time Warner Company.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-11193978444279723581992-01-01T12:54:00.001+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.208+00:00Red Shoes<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/red_shoes_350.jpg" alt="Red Shoes" /><br />Red Shoes</div>LP: IT 1992 (Materiali Sonori MASO)<br />CD: IT 1992 (Materiali Sonori MASO CD 90037)<br />CD: JP 1995 (King KKCP-73)<br /><br />Red Shoes [3:14]<br />When The World (Version) * [4:31]<br />For Madeline (II) [4:47]<br />Pete's Riff [6:40]<br />For Zinni (III) [2:54]<br />The Crowned Goddess [2:57]<br />For Rebecca [3:57]<br />Song For Les Preger [2:41]<br />Florence Sunset ** [5:07]<br />All That Love And Maths Can Do ** [3:39]<br />San Giovanni Dawn ** [3:59]<br />For Friends In Italy ** [4:42]<br /><br />* with VR vocals<br />** from <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1986/01/greetings.html">Greetings Three</a>, MASO70003Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-10885150588355971511991-02-01T12:00:00.003+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.173+00:00The Together Mix<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fac284_350.jpg" alt="The Together Mix" /><br />The Together Mix</div>12": UK 1991 (Factory FAC 284) [white label]<br />12": UK 1991 (Factory FAC 284) *<br />CDS: UK 1991 (Factory FACD 284) [Factory Pre-release]<br />CDS: UK 1991 (Factory FACD 284)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Together Mix [6:05]<br />Contra-indications [4:11]<br />Fridays (Up-person Mix) [5:05]<br /><br />~ FAC-284-A1 *, Townhouse, Max<br />~ FAC-284-B1 *, Townhouse, Max<br /><br />CD ~ FACD 284 . Mastered By Nimbus<br /><br />* Includes an insert 'For John and Emma'. (See note.)<br />+ Remixed by Together.<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Fac 284<br />Written and performed by Vini Reilly<br />Published by The Movement of 24th January<br />The Together Mix mixed by Together<br />Contra-indications computed and engineered by Andy Robinson<br />Fridays recorded and mixed by Vini Reilly and Paul Miller<br />Design: 8vo<br />(P) 1991 Factory Communications Ltd. © 1990 Factory Communications Ltd.<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Suddi Raval, half of Together: “Emma was killed in the same accident that killed Jon who was my best mate. Well, she did the vocals on the Durutti track that are described as "Suzanne Vega" style in the Mix Mag review. Something else that very few people know is that the remix is actually unfinished. We were meant to finish it after we came back from Ibiza but as you know Jon and his girlfriend died and we were never able. Tony Wilson and Vini Reilly liked the track so much that they wanted to put it out how it was, to me unfinished but to them, being the artistic people they are 'unique'.”<br /><br />The Together Mix also appears on:<br /><br />FACT 344 Palatine - The Factory Story / Vol. 4 / 1987-1990 - Selling Out<br /><a href=” http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1998/10/obey-time-factory-once.html”>FACDO 274 Obey The Time</a><br /><a href=” http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1998/08/time-was-gigantic-reissued-experiments.html”>FACDR 2.41 Time Was Gigantic / Reissued Experiments</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-71035480509209975071991-01-01T07:00:00.010+00:002018-03-14T07:38:25.155+00:00Dry<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/dry_1991_350.jpg" alt="Dry [Materiali Sonori, Italy, 1991]" /><br />Dry [Materiali Sonori, Italy, 1991]<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/dry_1995_350.jpg" alt="Dry [Materiali Sonori, Italy, 1995]" /><br />Dry [Materiali Sonori, Italy, 1995]<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/dry_2000_350.jpg" alt="Dry [Materiali Sonori, Italy, 2000]" /><br />Dry [Materiali Sonori, Italy, 2000]</div>CD: IT 1991 (Materiali Sonori MASO CD 90024)<br />CD: IT 1995 (Materiali Sonori MASO CD 90024)<br />CD: IT 2000 (Materiali Sonori MASO CD 90024)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Dry<br />Paradise Passage Road *<br />Rope Around My Neck<br />Short<br />Boat People 1<br />Boat People 2<br />Our Lady (version)<br />Grade 2 Duet **<br />Octaves<br />Out Of The Blue ***<br />Otis §<br />English Landscape Tradition §<br />Finding The Sea §<br />Bordeaux §<br />The Beggar §§<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />All songs composed by Vini Reilly<br />Except * composed by Stanton Miranda & Vini Reilly<br />** composed by Zinnia Mitchell-Williams & Vini Reilly<br />*** composed by Bruce Mitchell and Vini Reilly<br /><br />All studio items recorded at Sporadic Studios, Manchester and Out Of The Blue Studios, Manchester<br />§ recorded live at Womad 88<br />§§ recorded live from La Cigalle, Paris<br /><br />Produced by Vini Reilly<br />Project by Giampiero Bigazzi & Annette Jarvie<br />Photos by James Martin<br />Art Cover by Arlo Bigazzi<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Issued a total of three times by Italian label Materiali Sonori, each time with different artwork. However, it is the same album each time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-7627299548432306241990-12-01T07:00:00.005+00:002018-03-14T07:38:25.188+00:00Obey The Time<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facd274a_350.jpg" /><br />
Obey The Time</div>LP: UK 1990 (Factory FACT 274) [white label] <br />
LP: UK 1990 (Factory FACT 274) <br />
CS: UK 1990 (Factory FACTC 274) <br />
CD: UK 1990 (Factory FACD 274) [pre-release] <br />
CD: UK 1990 (Factory FACD 274) <br />
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DAT: UK 1990 (Factory FACT 274D)*<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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Vino della Casa Bianco<br />
Hotel of the Lake 1990<br />
Fridays<br />
Home<br />
Art and Freight<br />
Spanish Reggae<br />
Neon<br />
The Warmest Rain<br />
Contra-indications<br />
Vino della Casa Rosso<br />
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<b>Credits</b><br />
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Written and produced by Vini Reilly<br />
Published by The Movement of 24th January<br />
Computed and engineered by Paul Miller at Home, except Contra-indications computed and engineered by Andy Robinson at Spirit Studios<br />
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Drums on Art and Freight by Bruce Mitchell<br />
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Hypnosis and medications by Sydney Gottlieb<br />
Food and relaxation by Dry<br />
Design: 8vo<br />
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Dedicated to Isabel Emily<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Original Factory Records release on LP, Cassette and CD. German, Spanish and Japanese import versions also exist. Also reissued on Factory Once with 3 extra tracks in October 1998.<br />
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* - Artwork for DATs was manufactured (verified by Mark Holt ex-8vo) and the DAT releases themselves were mentioned in promotional materials but there is no evidence that there was ever a commercial DAT for this release.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-47153706637920974921990-06-15T22:03:00.001+01:002009-01-09T11:26:52.669+00:00Sonora (magazine with free cd)<div style="min-height: 1200px;"><div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sonora_magazine_front_350.jpg" alt="Sonora (magazine with free cd); front cover" /><br />Sonora (magazine with free cd); front cover<br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sonora_cd_front_350.jpg" alt="Sonora (magazine with free cd); cd front cover" /><br />Sonora (magazine with free cd); cd front cover<br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sonora_cd_back_350.jpg" alt="Sonora (magazine with free cd); cd back cover" /><br />Sonora (magazine with free cd); cd front cover</div>CD + Magazine IT 15.06.90 (Materiali Sonori, Sonora 1.90)<br /><br />Our Lady [3:49]<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Documento sonoro allegato gratuito a Sonora N. 1/90<br />Pubbl. Trimestrale registrata al Trib di Arezzo<br />N. 13 del 15.06.90<br />Dir. Resp. Stefano Saletti<br />NON IN VENDITA<br /><br /><i>English translation</i><br /><br />Sonic document attached free to sonora 1/90.<br />Published 3 time a year.<br />No. 13, 15 June 1990<br />Supervised by Stefano Saletti.<br />Not for sale.<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Materiali Sonori magazine with free cd featuring The Durutti Column, Steven Brown & Blaine L. Reininger, In The Nursery, and many more artists.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-21959975641870172561989-12-01T07:00:00.005+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.347+00:00The Sporadic Recordings<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/the_sporadic_recordings_350.jpg" alt="The Sporadic Recordings" /><br />The Sporadic Recordings</div>CD: UK 12.89 (TTTTTTTTT SPORE 1 CD)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting (with notes)</b><br /><br />1. Buddhist Prayer<br /><br />Played on Charlie's L14 guitar after reading 'Page after Page' and not being disappointed. Starring Japanese monks.<br /><br />2. Pathway<br /><br />This is how far you can 'pull' strings before they (or your fingers) snap.<br /><br />3. Nile Opera<br /><br />Starring Egyptian drummers discovered in Andy's obscure C.D. collection.<br /><br />4. Shirt No. 7<br /><br />Starring a vintage semi-acoustic Gibson 'Stereo-Switchmaster' -- not plugged in.<br /><br />5. Kind Of Love<br /><br />Jazzers would call it syncopation but the time signature was irretrievably lost two bars in and never found again.<br /><br />6. Rob Gray's Elegy<br /><br />Starring Rob's harmonica and Jeremy Kerr's bass.<br /><br />7. Misere<br /><br />Starring the most beautiful voice EVER.<br /><br />8. For Steven Patrick<br /><br />...for Steven Patrick with love and affection.<br /><br />9. We Stumble<br /><br />Recorded in Belgium for Michel Duval.<br /><br />10. Sketch For A Manchester Summer 1989<br /><br />The essential Mancunian summer, captured on DAT before the greenhouse effect changes the climate irrevocably.<br /><br />11. Arpeggiator II<br /><br />Starring a now obsolete gimmick.<br /><br />12. Diazepam 5 mgs<br /><br />(Enough to relax you.) Starring a very expensive Bosendorfer piano played on a very cheap synth.<br /><br />13. But Was I...?<br /><br />An attempt to disguise voices through the S.P.X. 90 mk.1.<br /><br />14. Pol In A-flat<br /><br />Played through an ancient Space Echo, therefore the hiss is compulsory.<br /><br />15. Real Drums -- Real Drummer<br /><br />Starring Bruce Mitchell demonstrating the inadequacies of computer generated drums.<br /><br />16. Another Mirror -- Another Wall<br /><br />Another Michel Duval project. Another song with these lyrics, starring Pol's voice and Alain Lefebvre's congas.<br /><br />17. 30 Oldham Street<br /><br />In praise of DRY's decaffeinated coffee and in spite of Leroy's jokes.<br /><br />18. 4.10 am<br /><br />Recorded then.<br /><br />19. For Lydia<br /><br />Voices and flute played on a keyboard.<br /><br />20. Detail For Heidi And Jodie<br /><br />Played on a Yamaha owned by the recipients of the tune.<br /><br />21. Zinni's Dance<br /><br />Bruce's daughter's birthday tune. Played the way she dances, -- out of time.<br /><br />22. PPP Version<br /><br />Based on a description by Anthony H. of a park in Hong Kong.<br /><br />23. For Lucy H.<br /><br />Dedicated to a very nice old lady who lived and died alone. Starring the trumpet of Kaire Gedal.<br /><br />24. 4.30 am<br /><br />Slightly later the same morning.<br /><br />25. It's A Bright Guilty World -- Part I<br /><br />Inspired by an Orson Welles interview.<br /><br />26. It's A Bright Guilty World -- Part II<br /><br />27. Nile Reprise<br /><br />See Track 3<br /><br />28. Diazepam 10 mgs<br /><br />Enough to send you to sleep?<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />The Sporadic Recordings. A TTTTTTTTT'S RELEASE. Limited Edition of 4000.<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Whilst essentially an album by The Durutti Column, this release is credited to Vini Reilly. Most of the tracks on this album were later re-released on 'The Return of the Sporadic Recordings' (Kooky Records, 2002) which was a double cd combining one disc with all of The Sporadic Recordings (except for those tracks which had already been released as extra tracks on the Factory Once re-releases) and a second disc with new tracks, rarities, and outtakes, etc. The Sporadic theme was continued with Sporadic Three.<br /><br />The word stamp on last page of the booklet of is written in the Japanese language using "kanji" (Chinese characters) and is roughly pronounced "Vini Reilly."<br /><br /><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/sporadic_japan_text.jpg" alt="Bi Ni Rai Ri - Vini Reilly" width="198" height="113"><br /><br /><i>Key</i><br /><br />The first line: Stamp on booklet<br />The second line: Adapted to English<br />The third line: General pronunciation in Japanese<br /><br />Bi means "Beauty"<br />Ni means "Look like" or "Resemble"<br />Rai means "Thunder"<br />Ri means "Profit" or "Advantage"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-1042266002153407411989-07-01T12:00:00.003+01:002018-03-14T07:38:24.106+00:00WOMAD Live<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facd234_350.jpg" alt="WOMAD Live" /><br />WOMAD Live</div>CDS: UK 1989 (Factory FACD 234)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Otis [5:27]<br />English Landscape Tradition [3:18]<br />Finding the Sea [5:12]<br />Bordeaux [6:09]<br /><br />CD ~ FACD 234 . Mastered By Nimbus<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Vini Reilly: Guitar & Keyboards<br />Bruce Mitchell: Drums<br />Liu Sola: Vocals<br />Andy Connell: Keyboards<br />Recorded at Womad '88, St Austell, Cornwall<br />Live, direct to digital mix by Stuart James<br />Songs composed by Vini Reilly<br />Published by The Movement of 24th January Publishing / Zomba<br />Photography: James Martin<br />Cover: Johnson/Panas<br /><br />Liner notes by Bruce Mitchell<br /><br />All Durutti gigs, and there haven't been that many of them for God's sake, have trauma and difficulty built into them from the day they are booked. Can we get the musicians we want? Can all the random factors that cause the hiccups with our ever more complicated midi'd up backline be eradicated? Are we going to get enough time to bloody well set it all up?<br /><br />Vin won't do a gig without introducing new songs. 'Boring' he says when it is suggested we play a set of songs that we all know and might be able to cope with, so rehearsals are arranged and gear is lumbered into our back room.<br /><br />As the concert draws closer, and we are contracted to appear (and we are sue-able if we don't), Vini's health, ever precarious, is the overriding concern. I make the arrangements to move him about, I suppose, in much the same fashion as the mormon guard used to move Howard Hughes about. In the back of my mind I'm conscious that I shouldn't be forcing him along in his sometimes semi-comatose state but I cheerfully hardface the job along. I'm into all this discharging of responsibility crap, you know.<br /><br />I no longer wonder why I'm going to all this trouble, because the music performance answers. That 70 minutes on stage consists of Vini changing the set list from the rehearsed arrangements, coping with the tuning, struggling with the machines, laughing at the cock-ups he's causing, but always playing those pieces with guitar and keyboard beyond anything I ever hear elsewhere.<br /><br />On this show, Andy Connell, from some other group whose name escapes me at the moment, played some neat keyboard - that's him hammering away on the first track 'Otis', and him being clever on the other stuff. He's a good laugh, Andy. Probably knows what he's doing.<br /><br />Liu Sola is an opera singer from Beijing. Her contribution was to emote in Chinese on a conductors nod from Vin on 'Otis' and 'Finding the Sea'. In Chinese, you note, we wouldn't want to start making it easy for you listeners, would we?<br /><br />Vin suggested that I should personalise this product, I think he's feeling weird after his full cover photo on the current album, and wants now to spread the flak. It's not what was wanted from me I don't think, and it's not enough of a statement, but still, there were a few things to be said.<br /><br />There were a few practical things to be said.<br /><br />Bruce MitchellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-39895586095858248371989-03-12T20:30:00.000+00:002018-03-13T18:06:12.294+00:00The Liberator - Artists For Animals (Deltic, 1989)<div class="discog-image"><img alt="The Liberator - Artists For Animals" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/liberator-350-1.jpg" width="311" /></div><br />
LP UK 1989 (Deltic Records, DELT LP3)<br />
CD UK 1989 (Deltic Records, DELT CD3<br />
CD JP 1991 (Jimco Records, JIM 0039<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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The Durutti Column - The Aftermath<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Follow-up to the original Artists for Animals album also featuring Anne Clarke & Patrick Fitzgerald, Captain Sensible, Carla Lane, Chumbawamba, Josi Without Colours, Kalima, Madness Animal Farm, Robert Wyatt, Shelleyan Orphan, Style Council, T.V. Smith, The Cleaners From Venus and Frank Chickens.<br />
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<div class="discog-image"><img alt="The Liberator - Artists For Animals" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/liberator-350-2.jpg" width="311" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-52106226189584991091989-03-01T12:00:00.004+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.818+00:00I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fac244plus_350.jpg" alt="I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong" /><br />I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong</div>Artist: Vincent Gerard / Stephen Patrick <br /><br />7": UK 1989 (Factory FACT 244+) * <br />CD3: UK 1989 (Factory FACD 244+) ** <br /><br />I Know Very Well How I Got my Note Wrong [1:55]<br />Red Square *** [3:12]<br />William B *** [2:15]<br /><br />~ FAC-244/7-A, TS-001-A-1, LYN 22942, A <br /><br />* One-sided. <br />** 3" CD. <br />*** Durutti Column-only tracks. <br /><br />CD ~ FACD 244/3 . Mastered By Nimbus <br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Design: Johnson/Panas<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Bonus single issued with first editions of FACT/FACD 244 Vini Reilly. The recording is an out-take from the recording sessions for (Stephen Patrick) Morrissey's "Viva Hate" LP sessions with Vini Reilly, of which his "Suedehead" E.P. was sourced. The proper take of this track was a B-side. Vini plays a bad note and is heard to say "When they're duff they really are fucking duff" amidst background laughter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-52589726657140535071989-03-01T07:00:00.005+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.852+00:00Vini Reilly<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facd244_350.jpg" alt="Vini Reilly" /><br />Vini Reilly<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fact244_1_350.jpg" alt="Vini Reilly" /><br />Vini Reilly [original 8vo artwork]</div>LP: UK 1989 (Factory FACT 244) * <br />CD: UK 1989 (Factory FACD 244) [promo]*/** <br />CD: UK 1989 (Factory FACD 244) ** <br />CS: UK 1989 (Factory FACT 244C) * <br />DAT: UK 1989 (Factory FACT 244D) */** <br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Love No More<br />Pol In G<br />Opera I<br />People's Pleasure Park<br />Red Square*<br />Finding The Sea<br />Otis<br />William B*<br />They Work Every Day<br />Opera II<br />Homage To Catalonea<br />Requiem Again<br />My Country<br /><br />~ FACT-244-A2 *, Max, Sixth Autumn<br />~ FAC-244-B2 *, Max, Pole Bitch<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />All tracks written by Vini Reilly<br />Produced by Vini Reilly with Stephen Street<br /><br />Bruce Mitchell: Drums<br />Andy Connell: Keyboard on 'Requiem Again', 'Otis' and 'Red Square'<br />John Metcalfe: Viola on 'Finding the Sea'<br />Rob Gray: Vocals on 'They Work Every Day'<br />Liu Sola: Vocals on 'People's Pleasure Park' and 'Finding The Sea'<br />Pol: Vocals on 'Otis'<br /><br />Respect and thanks to those we have sampled<br /><br />Recorded at Sam Therapy, Kensal; Island Studios, Hammersmith; Out Of The Blue, Manchester. Engineers: Stephen Street and Nick Garside. Thanks to Sounds Great, Stuart James and Piccadilly Records.<br /><br />Published by The Movement of 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />The original Factory Records release in four different formats of an album also released in Australia, Brazil, Japan and Spain. Later reissued with extra tracks on Factory Once.<br /><br />The original artwork was developed by regular Durutti designers 8vo. However, Vini didn't like the end results and the cover that adorns the final album was produced, with Vini giving the instruction to "do it like Dylan". 'Homage to Catalonea' is written as 'Homage to CatalonEa', with a big 'E' on the alternate artwork. The full story is detailed in the 8vo book <a href="http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/8vo_on_the_outside.html" target="_blank">8vo: On the outside</a>, published in 2005.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-31754522666512905481988-09-13T17:52:00.000+01:002018-03-13T17:58:40.187+00:00Crépuscule Compilation (Quizas No!) (Grabaciones Accidentales, 1989)<img alt="Crépuscule Compilation (Quizas No!)" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/quizas-350-1.jpg" width="311" /><br />
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2LP ES 09.1988 (Grabaciones Accidentales – GA 318/1, Les Disques Du Crépuscule – GA 318/1)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b> <br />
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The Durutti Column - Madeleine<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Crépuscule compilation also featuring Alan Rankine, Anna Domino, Blaine L. Reininger, Devine & Statton, Evan Lurie, Gabriel Yared, Isabelle Antena, Jane Kelly Williams, Kid Montana, New Order, Paul Haig, Pleasure Ground, Stanton Miranda, Steven Brown, The Arcadians, The Jazz Passengers, The Pale Fountains, Wim Mertens and Winston Tong.<br />
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<img alt="Madaleine - Crépuscule Compilation (Quizas No!)" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/quizas-350-2.jpg" width="311" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-27201765659261286431988-03-01T12:00:00.004+00:002017-05-11T12:51:23.553+01:00Hommage à Duras<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/hommage_a_duras_350.jpg" alt="Hommage à Duras" /><br />
Hommage à Duras</div>LP: BE 3/88 (Interior Music IM011)<br />
CD: DE 3/88 (Interphon IPMTG 2)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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The Sea Wall * [3:24]<br />
The Square ** [4:00]<br />
La Douleur */*** [2:29]<br />
Little Horses Of Tarquina **** [1:40]<br />
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* with Blaine L. Reininger on viola<br />
** English title of the 1959 Duras novel "Le Square"<br />
*** title of a Marguerite Duras novel<br />
**** English title of Duras's novel "Les Petits Chevaux de Tarquina"<br />
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<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
All selections licensed from Les Disques du Crépuscule<br />
Cover design by Joël van Audenhaege<br />
The Durutti Column appear courtesy of Factory Benelux<br />
<br />
Cecile Bruynoghe, piano<br />
Blaine L. Reininger, viola<br />
Steven Brown, castanets and clarinets<br />
Special thanks to Vini Reilly for his Short Stories for Pauline<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Closely related to <i><a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/1985/05/un-hommage-marguerite-duras.html">un hommage à Marguerite Duras</a></i>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-39198565085016521731988-02-01T12:00:00.004+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.650+00:00The First Four Albums<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facd224_350.jpg" alt="The First Four Albums" /><br />The First Four Albums</div>4CD: UK 02.88 (Factory FACD 224 comprised of FACT, FACD 44, FACD 74, FACD 84 inc FAC 114)<br />4CD: AU 02.88 (Factory Australasia FACD 224)*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1980/01/return-of-durutti-column.html">FACT 14 The Return of The Durutti Column</a><br /><a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1981/11/lc.html">FACD 44 LC</a><br /><a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1983/08/another-setting.html">FACD 74 Another Setting</a><br /><a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1984/10/without-mercy.html">FACD 84 Without Mercy</a> + <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1985/01/say-what-you-mean-mean-what-you-say.html">FAC 114 Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say</a><br /><br />[Components listed individually at their catalogue numbers]<br /><br />* Imported UK issue only, initial copies with sticker having silhouette logo and "Factory Records Australasia Import".<br /><br /><b>CD Mastering info</b><br /><br />~ CY-1356 3B4 C 9Z<br />~ CY-1357 1A2 84<br />~ CY-1358 1A1 bZ 84<br />~ CY-1359 2B1 54<br /><br />Production: see individual releases<br />Design: 8vo<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />4-CD box consisting of FACT 14 + 44 + 74 + 84 (+ FAC 114) with new artwork.<br /><br />FACT 400 ‘Palatine’ refers to this as 'The Early Years Japonica' because Factory Records used repressed Japanese CD editions of the individual albums in a special budget priced box.<br /><br />The individual "First Four" albums were reissued again by Factory Once in the two waves released in 1996 and 1998.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-39641448404844727811987-12-01T12:01:00.004+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.683+00:00The Guitar and Other Marketing Devices<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fac214_350.jpg" alt="The Guitar and Other Marketing Devices" /><br />The Guitar and Other Marketing Devices</div>7": UK 1987 (Factory FAC 214) [square shaped flexi-disc]<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Jongleur Grey [1:22]<br />Bordeaux Sequence [1:17]<br />English Landscape Tradition [1:16]<br />U.S.P. [0:56]<br /><br />~ LYN-19388-2-IT<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Extracts from the Factory Album, CD, Cassette and DAT, 'The Guitar and Other Machines' by The Durutti Column, written by Vini Reilly and produced by Stephen Street; Fact 204<br /><br />Details from:<br />Jongleur Grey<br />Bordeaux Sequence<br />English Landscape Tradition<br />U.S.P.<br /><br />Related Products and Concerts<br /><br />'When The World'. a short film on CDV and Video Tape in collaboration with the dance group DV8; Facdv 194 and Fac 194. 'When The World' (Newson Mix), a CD single including two more tracks new to digital; Facd 194. 'The First Four Albums', a specially priced 4 CD set; Facd 224<br /><br />'The Guitar in London', Astoria Theatre, Charing Cross Road, December 6th 1987, with Shelleyann Orphan and friends. 'The Guitar Elsewhere', a series of Sunday night concerts that reaches the other parts of the country in January and February 1988. Vini Reilly's Guitar will also be appearing in collaboration with the Stephens - Morrissey and Street - live and on record in the New Year.<br /><br />A Factory Disc. Made in the UK by Lyntone. LYN 19386. 33 1/3 rpm<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />A free promo record containing excerpts from <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1987/12/guitar-and-other-machines.html">FACT 204 The Guitar and Other Machines</a>. A small number of custom display boxes (holding multiple copies of the flexi) were provided for instore use. Box (7 x 19 x 19.5 cm) is numbered 204, and uses the 204 graphics; printed with black and metallic silver inks on cream paperstock.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-21235982904237138541987-12-01T12:00:00.008+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.313+00:00When The World<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fac194_350.jpg" width="350" alt="When The World" /><br />When The World</div>CD Single: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACD 194), AU 1987 (Factory Australasia FACD 194)<br /><br />Our Lady of the Angels [4:13]<br />When the World (Newson Mix) [6:46]<br />Catos con Guantes [8:40]<br /><br />~ FACD 194. Mastered By Nimbus<br /><br />CD Video: UK 02.1988 (Factory FACDV 194) [PAL]<br /><br />When the World (soundtrack) [4:55]<br />When the World (album) [5:13]<br />Final Cut [4:02]<br />When the World (video)* [5:18]<br /><br />~ MPO/When The World 01$<br /><br />VHS: UK 12.1987 (Factory FAC 194) */**<br /><br />When the World (Newson Mix) [6:46]<br /><br />* Directed by Carole Lamond.<br />** Commercial release with full colour insert.<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />DV8 Physical Theatre and The Durutti Column<br /><br />Fac 194<br /><br />Directed, edited and produced by Carole Lamond.<br /><br />Choreographed by DV8:<br />Nigel Charnock<br />Lloyd Newson<br />Liz Ranken<br />Michelle Richecoeur<br /><br />The Durutti Column:<br />Vini Reilly<br />Bruce Mitchell<br />John Metcalfe<br />Tim Kellet<br /><br />Written by Vini Reilly.<br />Engineered by Richard Scott at Yellow 2, Stockport.<br /><br />Special thanks to Simply Red / Elektra for Tim Kellet's trumpet.<br />A Factory Communications Video.<br />Design: 8vo<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />'Our Lady of the Angels' also appears on <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1998/08/time-was-gigantic-reissued-experiments.html">Time Was Gigantic / Reissued Experiments [FACDR 2.41]</a>, the <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/labels/Factory_Once.html">Factory Once</a> reissue of <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1998/10/domo-arigato-factory-once-1998.html">Domo Arigato [FACDO 144]</a> and the <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/labels/Factory_US.html">Factory US</a> compilation 'Young Popular and Sexy'.<br />DV8 is an experimental dance troupe led by Lloyd Newson; the video to When The World is quite an avant garde affair featuring the DV8 dancers. Bruce Mitchell has a cameo walking across a bridge.<br /><br />A note on the CD Video edition from Rob Stanzel's <a href="http://users.rcn.com/rpsweb/durutti-column/FAQ.html" target="_blank">Fac 2.26 The Durutti Column website FAQ</a> reads:<br /><br />"Q: How do I play the When The World CD-Video?<br /><br />"A: You probably can't. CDVs were a short-lived late-1980s hybrid format: digital audio CD tracks with one analog video track appended. (This is distinct from the more recent Video CD format, which is mediocre-quality compressed digital video on a CD.) You need old-style laserdisc player capability to view the CDV video track and what's more, When The World was a UK issue so the analog encoding is in a particular format, PAL.<br /><br />"Now, laserdisc players were fairly big in Japan and were a reasonably-sized videophile market in the US, both of which use NTSC format rather than PAL. Multi-format players exist but are extremely rare, and I'm led to believe that PAL LD players are quite uncommon even in the UK & other PAL-using countries, so the videotape releases (on which the WtW video track is longer, btw) are your best bet."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-86747389582319252081987-12-01T12:00:00.007+00:002018-03-14T07:38:25.389+00:00The Guitar and Other Machines<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fact204_350.jpg" alt="The Guitar and Other Machines" /><br />The Guitar and Other Machines</div>LP: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACT 204) [white label]<br />LP: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACT 204)<br />CD: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACD 204) *<br />CS: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACT 204C)<br />DAT: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACT 204D) */**<br />LP: AU 12.87 (Factory Australasia/CBS FACT 204) ***<br />CS: AU 12.87 (Factory Australasia/CBS FACTC 204)<br />CD: AU 12.87 (Factory Australasia FACD 204) ****<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Arpeggiator [4:03]<br />What Is It to Me (Woman) [3:47]<br />Red Shoes [3:13]<br />Jongleur Grey [2:41]<br />When the World [3:13]<br />U.S.P. [2:22]<br />Bordeaux Sequence [5:50]<br />Pol in B [3:08]<br />English Landscape Tradition [4:48]<br />Miss Haymes [5:14]<br />Don't Think You're Funny [1:42]<br />Dream Topping * [3:00]<br />You Won't Feel Out of Place * [3:38]<br />28 Oldham Place * [4:57]<br />When The World (Newson Mix) ** [6:46]<br />Catos con Guantes ** [8:40]<br /><br />~ FAC 204 A1, MPO, The Exchange, P<br />~ FAC 204 B1, MPO, P<br /><br /><i>Factory Australasia</i><br /><br />~ FACT 204-1, MX 250121, Å<br />~ FACT 204.2, MX 250122.B<br /><br />CD ~ FACD 204 . Mastered By Nimbus<br /><br /><i>VHS: UK 1987 (Factory FAC 204)</i><br /><br />When the World [6:46]<br /><br />* CD format bonus tracks<br />** DAT format bonus tracks<br />*** First editions stickered, later editions unstickered, all without flexi-disk.<br />**** Imported UK issue only, initial copies with sticker having silhouette logo and "Factory Records Australasia Import".<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Vini Reilly: Guitar, Keyboards, Machine Programs and Vocals. Bruce Mitchell: Drum Kit, Xylophone and DX Machine. John Metcalfe: Viola and Percussion on 'When the World'.<br /><br />Stephen Street: Bass Guitar on 'English Landscape Tradition'. Rob Gray: Mouth Organ on 'What Is It to Me' and 'Jongleur Grey'. Stanton Miranda: Vocals on 'When the World' and 'Red Shoes'. Pol: Vocals on'When the World', 'Red Shoes' and 'Bordeaux Sequence'. Special thanks to Simply Red / Elektra for Tim Kellett's trumpet on 'When the World'.<br /><br />Written and arranged by Vini Reilly. 'Arpeggiator' by Reilly and Mitchell. 'English Landscape Tradition' by Reilly and Metcalfe.<br /><br />Recorded at Suite Sixteen, Rochdale; Strawberry Studios, Stockport and Island Studios, Hammersmith. Mixed at Island Studios. Produced by Stephen Street. Engineers: Chris Nagle, Lee Hamblin and CJ.<br /><br />Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing and Copyright Control. Factory Communications Cassette.<br /><br />Design: 8vo<br />Black and white photography: Trevor Key<br /><br />Related Works<br /><br />'Dream Topping' and 'You Won't Feel Out of Place' written and performed by Simon Topping, Jeremy Kerr, Vini Reilly and Stuart James. Produced and engineered by Nick Garside at Out of the Blue, Manchester. Published by Copyright Control.<br /><br />'28 Oldham Street' written and performed by Vini Reilly. Produced and engineered by Stuart James and Nick Garside at Out of the Blue, Manchester. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing/ Copyright Control.<br /><br />'When the World' (Newson Mix) written by Vini Reilly. Engineered by Richard Scott and produced by Stephen Street at Yellow 2, Stockport. Published by the Movement of the 24th January Publishing.<br /><br />'Catos con Guantes' written by Vini Reilly. Recorded and mixed by Stephen Street at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Published by the Movement of the 24th January Publishing.<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Reissued on <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/labels/Factory_Once.html">Factory Once</a> as <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1996/12/guitar-and-other-machines-factory-once.html">FACDO 204</a> with extra tracks from <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1986/12/valuable-passages.html">Valuable Passages</a> and WOMAD Live.<br /><br />There is a 30" x 40" promotional poster for this release.<br /><br />Fact 204d The Guitar and Other Machines was the first ever commercially available DAT. <br /><br />The VHS video is identical to the Fac 194 video, but housed in a generic Media Communication case. It was probably used to promote the album. The label reads: '24.10.87 Factory Communications Ltd., Fact 204 Durutti Column'.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1987/12/guitar-and-other-marketing-devices.html">FAC 214 Guitar and Other Marketing Devices</a> square 7" flexi discs was available freely in record shops to promote the album.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-78047685161406069291987-11-01T12:14:00.004+00:002018-03-14T07:38:25.255+00:00Live At The Bottom Line<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/a_night_in_new_york_front_350.jpg" alt="A Night in New York" /><br />A Night in New York [1999, ROIR]<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/live_at_the_bottom_line_new_york_roir_front_350.jpg" alt="Live At The Bottom Line [1993, ROIR]" /><br />Live At The Bottom Line [1993]</div>CS: US 1987 (Reach Out International Records ROIR A152)<br />CS: UK 1987 (Reach Out International Records UK ROIR A152)<br />CD: US 1993 (Reach Out International Records ROIR 5343 152)<br />CD: UK 1993 (Danceteria RE152CD)<br />CD: US 9/99 (ROIR RUSCD 8255) [retitled "A Night In New York"] *<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Prayer [3:29]<br />Arpeggiator [3:40]<br />Our Lady Of The Angels [5:36]<br />Pol In B [2:52]<br />Miss Haymes [5:34]<br />For Mother [5:19]<br />Requiem [3:35]<br />Jacqueline [5:14]<br />Elevator Sequence [5:13]<br />Missing Boy [7:43]<br />When The World (Version) * [mislabeled "U.S.P."] [8:18]<br />Tomorrow [3:11]<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Originally issued on Neil Cooper's ROIR (pronounced "ROAR") label as 'Live at the Bottom Line' in 1987. Reissued in 1993 and then reissued again in 1999, this time retitled 'A Night in New York'. <br /><br />According to the liner notes, this is a live recording made at a concert in October 1986. However, it is thought that it is actually a composite of both of the concerts given on 23 November 1986.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-70212770829754424251987-08-01T12:00:00.002+01:002018-03-14T07:38:25.122+00:00The City of Our Lady<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fac184_350.jpg" alt="The City of Our Lady" /><br />The City of Our Lady</div>12": UK 08.87 (Factory FAC 184) [white label]<br />12": UK 1987 (Factory FAC 184)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Our Lady of the Angels [4:13]<br />White Rabbit * [4:11]<br />Catos con Guantes [8:40]<br /><br />~ FAC 184 A1, Townhouse, MPO, For A Lady<br />~ FAC 184 B1, Townhouse, MPO, Amigos<br /><br />* With Debi Diamond.<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Vini Reilly: Guitars and Keyboards<br />Debi Diamond: Vocals<br />John Metcalfe: Viola<br />Bruce Mitchell: Percussion<br /><br />Special thanks to Simply Red for Tim Kellett's trumpet on White Rabbit<br />Our Lady of the Angels recorded by Stuart James at Amigos Studio, North Hollywood and mixed by Steve Street at Strawberry Studios, Stockport<br />White Rabbit recorded by Stuart James at Amigos Studio, North Hollywood and mixed by Stuart James at Yellow 2, Stockport<br />Catos con Guantes recorded and mixed by Steve Street at Strawberry Studios, Stockport<br />Published by the Movement of 24th January<br />All songs written by Vini Reilly except White Rabbit written by Grace Slick and originally published by Rondor Music<br />Photograph by Bob Sebree<br />Design: 8vo<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />The guest singer Debi Diamond singing on White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane cover) is not to be confused with the porn star of the same name. <br /><br />According to Rob Stanzel's <a href="http://users.rcn.com/rpsweb/durutti-column/discog.html" target="_blank">FAC 2.26 The Durutti Column Discography</a>: "'Catos con Guantes' is a Spanish/Mexican phrase I encountered in L.A. -- means "Cats with Gloves... don't catch mice". I thought if I was Paco de Lucia I'd think the musician was wearing gloves." [Vini Reilly letter to Alan Macdougall, 1989/07]<br /><br />The full Spanish phrase is "Gato con guantes no caza ratones". The spelling error has been retained on subsequent reissues for copyright registration reasons.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-79712677662799054421987-06-01T10:00:00.001+01:002020-12-14T09:06:31.341+00:00Spare a Thought [Porritt's Hill Records, Phew 1]<img alt="Spare a Thought [Porritt's Hill Records, Phew 1]" border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9skeKMldB3YoC7m5araRwAUNwjQgSEAjeRs9PGOnsczxea5yO05OKdwYQ7NUkgprNYuNGTy7i5dxnKNQIseLWSX7SAkXvSpID-a3fUE8L1-YkUcIqrXqYTzwlzjdv2TIu9hiQE6QwYPY/s1600/spare-a-thought-phew-1-2.jpg" width="311" /><br />
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CS: UK 6/1987 (Porritt's Hill Records, Phew 1)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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<i>Side 1 </i><br />
<br />
The Wake - Crush The Flowers (demo) <br />
The Durutti Column - Brussels Detail <br />
All Over The Place - Scattered <br />
Mousefolk - Motorcycle Boy <br />
<br />
<i>Side 2</i><br />
<br />
The Orchids - Here Comes My Train <br />
The Times - Salesman <br />
The Durutti Column - Snowflake <br />
The Driscolls - Breakdown<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
"All the money from the sale of this cassette goes towards the Becket House Mini Bus appeal."
Exact release date unknown but thought to be 1987.<br />
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<img alt="Spare a Thought [Porritt's Hill Records, Phew 1]" border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-nco9hZ7_F8uEeAqXW-8__SVP79lJeTPsIywpCaBSzOhrVtJgaVcKYQzfx6H9d-2ycrvZ1pEmfIBtxfOE8P6oiuOMIql7Ly1c920HeY3bFS75pSeGAnad_odgZ4T-s_0JHS5zj9kcMw/s1600/spare-a-thought-phew-1-1.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-32845149811756234181987-03-11T12:18:00.000+00:002018-03-11T12:23:48.083+00:00Young Popular And Sexy [Factory Australasia/US, 1987]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Young Popular And Sexy [Factory Australasia/US, 1987]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/young-popular-and-sexy-350.jpg" width="350" /></div><br />
LP AU 1987 [Factory Australasia, FACT US 17, 460042 1]<br />
CS AU 1987 [Factory Australasia, FACT US SEVENTEEN, 460042 4]<br />
LP: AU 05.87 [Factory Australasia, FACTUS 17/CBS 460042-1]<br />
CS: AU 05.87 [Factory Australasia, FACTUS 17C/CBS 460042-4]<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (The Durutti Column only)</b><br />
<br />
Our Lady of the Angels<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Factory Records (overseas) compilation also A Certain Ratio, Happy Mondays, Kalima, Miaow, The Railway Children, Shark Vegas, Stockholm Monsters, Stanton Miranda AKA Thick Pigeon and The Wake.<br />
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A Factory Australasia letter describes this release: "This compilation of FACTORY artists was released in Australia and the U.S.A. only. It is a mid priced L.P.". There was also a T-Shirt featuring the LP cover design.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-29303441030004711561986-12-01T12:00:00.003+00:002018-03-14T07:38:24.414+00:00Valuable Passages<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facd164a_350.jpg" alt="Valuable Passages" /><br />Valuable Passages</div>2xLP: US 1986 (Factory/Relativity FACT 164/88561-8123-1) [test pressing]<br />2xLP: US 1986 (Factory/Relativity FACT 164/88561-8123-1)<br />2x cassette: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 164C) [boxed]<br />CD: UK 1986 (Factory FACD 164) *<br />2xLP: AU 12.86 (Factory Australasia/CBS FACT 164) ***<br />2xCS: AU 12.86 (Factory Australasia/CBS FACTC 164)<br />CD: AU 12.86 (Factory Australasia FACD 164) ****<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br /><i>[LP One]</i><br /><br />2:58 Sketch for Summer<br />5:00 Conduct<br />2:22 Sketch for Winter<br />3:45 Lips That Would Kiss<br />5:21 For Belgian Friends<br />3:36 Danny<br />3:35 Piece of Out of Tune Grand Piano */**<br />6:46 Never Known<br />2:14 Jacqueline<br />6:32 The Missing Boy<br /><br /><i>[LP Two]</i><br /><br />3:21 Prayer<br />4:09 Spent Time<br />6:44 Without Mercy (Stanzas 4 to 7)<br />7:04 Without Mercy (Stanzas 10 to 12)<br />5:58 The Room<br />10:17 Blind Elevator Girl<br />4:02 Tomorrow<br />6:21 L.F.O. Mod *<br /><br />* Not on CD<br />** Excerpt from FBN 10<br />*** First editions stickered and with pictured inner sleeves, later editions without.<br />**** Imported UK issue only, initial copies with sticker having silhouette logo and "Factory Records Australasia Import".<br /><br /><b>Run-out groove</b><br /><br /><i>US LP</i><br /><br />88561-8123-A1, Pa 9.86, Mastered by Trutone<br />88561-8123-B1, Pa 9.86, Mastered by Trutone<br />88561-8123-C1, Pa 9.86, Mastered by Trutone<br />88561-8123-D1, Pa 9.86, Mastered by Trutone<br /><br /><i>AU LP</i><br /><br />FACT 164, MX 218173, Record One, 74693, Smx 74693, 6A, Å<br />FACT 164-2, MX 218174, Record One, SMX 74694, Smx 74748, 6A, Å<br />FACT 164 3, MX 218175, Record Two, SMX 747947, 6A, Å<br />FACT 164-4, MX 218176-B, Rec Two, SMX 747948, 6A, Å<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Design: 8vo. There is a (USA only) 16" x 24" promotional poster from 8vo for this release. The Nov/Dec 1986 isssue of The Catalogue lists a DAT format release (FACT 164D) as planned for 1987. The track LFO MOD appears on the Factory Once reissue of The Guitar and Other Machines. <br /><br />A Factory Australasia letter describes this release: "VALUABLE PASSAGES is a compilation double L.P. that draws from all the DURUTTI releases... Vini Reilly and members of THE DURUTTI COLUMN are featured on Morrissey's latest L.P. VALUABLE PASSAGES is only released in Australia and the U.S.A."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-67330185093845072341986-04-01T23:28:00.007+01:002018-03-14T07:38:25.054+00:00Circuses and Bread<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/facd154_350.jpg" alt="Circuses and Bread"><br />Circuses and Bread<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/bread_and_circuses_350.jpg" alt="Bread and Circuses [TWI 988-2]"><br />Bread and Circuses</div>CD: UK 07.86 (04.86) (Factory FACD 154)<br />LP: BL 05.85 (Factory Benelux FBN 36) [white label]<br />LP: BL 05.85 (Factory Benelux FBN 36)<br />CS: BL 05.85 (Factory Benelux FBNC 36)<br />CD: UK 06.86 (Factory Australasia FACD 154) ***<br />LP: DE 1986 (Normal NORMAL 20)<br />LP: ES 1986 (Nuevos Medios 33 207 L)<br />LP: FR 1986 (Attitude Records ATT 004)<br />LP: IT 1986 (Base FBN 36)<br />CD: BE 12.93 (Crépuscule TWI 988-2)**<br />CD: UK 10.07 (LTM LTMCD 2510) *<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Pauline (2:46)<br />Tomorrow (4:03)<br />Dance II (5:37)<br />Hilary (3:13)<br />Street Fight (4:01)<br />Royal Infirmary (4:18)<br />Black Horses (8:36)<br />Dance I (4:58)<br />Blind Elevator Girl (Osaka) (10:17)<br />All That Love and Maths Can Do *<br />I Get Along Without You Very Well *<br />Verbier (For Patti) *<br />The Aftermath *<br />A Silence *<br />Cocktail *<br />Telephone Call *<br />Mirror A *<br />Mirror B *<br /><br />** - Retitled "Bread and Circuses" and with different artwork<br />*** - The Factory Australasia is an imported UK issue. Initial copies came with a sticker having Factory silhouette logo and "Factory Records Australasia Import".<br /><br /><b>CD mastering info (FACD 154)</b><br /><br />FACD 154 MPO 02 . MPO France 06 Compact Disc<br /><br /><b>Run-out groove (FBN 36)</b><br /><br /><i>White label</i><br /><br />FBN 36-A//59233-1<br />FBN 36-B//59234-1<br /><br /><i>Standard</i><br /><br />FBN 36-A//59233-2<br />FBN 36-B//59234-1<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Production: Vini Reilly<br />Design: 8vo (FACD 154)<br />Artwork: Herbert Bayer (TWI 988-2)<br /><br />LP and cassette versions were also released as FBN 36 and FBNC 36. There also is a poster for the Benelux editions. Sized 24" x 12" it is titled "Du Pain et des Jeux", in orange and gold, and is totally different to the LP sleeve design. <br /><br />The Nov/Dec 1986 isssue of The Catalogue lists a DAT format release (FACT 154D) as planned for 1987.<br /><br /><b>LTM reissue notes</b><br /><br />Circuses and Bread was originally released on the Factory Benelux label in April 1986, and features ten tracks written and performed by Vini Reilly, together with drummer Bruce Mitchell. This expanded CD edition also features ten bonus tracks including compilation album tracks Verbier and The Aftermath, five previously unreleased tracks from the cancelled 1983 album Short Stories For Pauline, and the rarely heard 1983 single I Get Along Without You Very Well, a Hoagy Carmichael cover sung by Lindsay Reade and dedicated to her former husband, Anthony H. Wilson. The booklet restores the original cover design by 8vo. 19 tracks. 74 minutes of music.<br /><br />Available direct from LTM and in good record shops.<br /><br /><b>Notes (additional)</b><br /><br />FBN 36 was originally to have been an album 'Short Stories for Pauline', but was unreleased due to pressure from Factory Records in the UK. They didn't want this to interfere with the release of <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1985/08/domo-arigato.html">FACT 144 'Domo Arigato'</a>, Factory's first CD. 'Short Stories for Pauline' was shelved as Vini Reilly had recorded a new album in the meantime.<br /><br />The contents were to be:<br /><br />At First Sight * (4:15)<br />A Silence *** (?:??)<br />Journeys By Vespa * (3:20)<br />Limitations * (?:??)<br />Model * (?:??)<br />Duet * (?:??)<br />Destroy She Said * (3:47)<br />Take Some Time Out * (3:32)<br />Mirror A ** (?:??)<br />Cocktail *** (?:??)<br />Telephone Call *** (?:??)<br />Mirror B *** (?:??)<br />A Room in Southport * (?:??)<br />College * (?:??)<br /><br />* Released on <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1980/10/lips-that-would-kiss.html">FBN 2 CD</a>, most of them with different titles.<br />** Released on '<a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1989/12/sporadic-recordings.html">The Sporadic Recordings</a>' CD.<br />*** Unreleased.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-74368403543825943441986-03-11T11:58:00.000+00:002018-03-12T13:21:45.266+00:00A New Age In Music [Airea, 1986]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="A New Age In Music [Airea, 1986]" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4k2shEirezzm5Bz005q5BQydGmfRW7VvZXE64wwnelXUzrIf5m6dBUSjpCmY6FjBmLAleg5wlnZi038AHHUlxfg925jdgnJPIKCTvhcrQO8aSW493Cn4VsZTH2cKFivR2KsIybxY6Kow/s1600/new-age-1.JPG" width="350" /></div><br />
LP CA 1986 [Airea, AIRS 1]<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
Without Mercy (excerpt)<br />
<br />
<b>Notes</b><br />
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Canadian compilation/sampler also featuring Stephen Caudel, Tim Cross, Claire Hamill, Kitaro, Tom Newman, Dashiell Rae, Michael Rother, Johannes Schmoelling, Alan Stivell, John Themis and Rick Wakeman.<br />
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<div class="discog-image"><img alt="A New Age In Music [Airea, 1986]" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouLEyPcs049mPBxIUWaxs-3i5ennvUkEg7YR3rCQIhx0GBkySSJ46KqYw0JqnIA64-5l01rZ9zusZ9xmXSbBBDP2izsazI5JA9pIWC1PLlYIPoCFy4FyABG8l9QP6irWEDBtrtX7HrLY/s1600/new-age-2.JPG" width="311" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-68069841057196205841986-03-11T11:46:00.000+00:002018-03-12T13:05:01.482+00:00 Crépuscule Collection 3 - The Rough With The Smooth<div class="discog-image"><img alt=" Crépuscule Collection 3 - The Rough With The Smooth" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt59nPYVzlE9f5t97uWkcsIDNhINDzx6oW-DGQDHcKDV5b8YZFyJHRtKgjaSMeaYZvRjLLzbxRriymyeXL7SWj_tx-N3JTA-iA67SoN_dBlzhvg3zCYIhXTnkbhTNvHzvCmzUs9P3CC-Q/s1600/C3-1.jpg" width="350" /><br />
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<img alt=" Crépuscule Collection 3 - The Rough With The Smooth" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeYU1sJxfCnQ6QnsRMa0kZQerm6JFHD84XxyZ4NAN9puUVSmiXmNfmjBpNZTywWA4i0-8igCKhImlvrXT3U7MxFc2_vp0tzTbRXKNt2rD0fshLcdHr9dhQ6STmHQqrBJ0sAru0jdtlIc/s1600/C3-2.jpg" width="350" /><br />
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</div>LP BE 1986 (Les Disques du Crépuscule, TWI 651)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (The Durutti Column only)</b> <br />
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Madeleine<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Crépuscule compilation also featuring Crispy Ambulance, Anna Domino, Paul Haig, Steven Harrison, Wim Mertens, The Pale Fountains, Blaine L. Reininger, Section 25.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-14314553753149103561986-03-11T09:34:00.000+00:002018-03-12T13:11:43.666+00:00Abuse - Artists for Animals [Slip Records, 1986]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Abuse - Artists for Animals [Slip Records, 1986]" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaenw5RX102gI3YHbUaHf99sz2fPtXqZ7ldAllRVuPLVjsG7GWPBUrubRNF2p95X8U_kI1rH3AhoExTRM6rX8yyBSLC3GOOHUzxPOob-1miq_UQo-BikQnhhsaGJw4Tn6NPq2LNsYIUgY/s1600/aa1.JPG" width="350" /><br />
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LP UK 1986 [Slip Records, SD 003]<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (The Durutti Column only)</b><br />
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The Aftermath<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Charity compilation album also featuring The Style Council, Anne Clarke / Patrick Fitzgerald, Kevin Hewick, Ralph Steadman, Robert Wyatt, Madness and Attrition.<br />
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<img alt="Abuse - Artists for Animals [Slip Records, 1986]" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbR_kOjbF99URLHht9YkVcqUAANqEZWvHbdYlXJcbTaJ2lFMwB8P0RAvI6rylALgra6ddY3EMH7w6xsMgdc7Jtubw1BeNz8i0ucib5LqqZ2Svc9E6ePKk2JSrVjfTjiOZaRkgJQqceMuk/s1600/aa2.JPG" width="350" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-77148152014448781961986-03-01T12:00:00.001+00:002018-03-14T07:37:42.384+00:00Tomorrow<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn51_350.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" /><br />Tomorrow</div>7": BL 1985 (Factory Benelux FBN 51) [white label] <br />7": BL 1985 (Factory Benelux FBN 51)<br /><br />Tomorrow [4:03]<br />Tomorrow (Live in Japan) + [3:00]<br /><br />~ 7FBN 51-A, 58991 <br />~ 7FBN 51-B, 58992 <br /> <br />12": bL 1985 (Factory benelux FbN 51) [white label] <br />12": bL 1985 (Factory benelux FbN 51) <br /><br />Tomorrow [4:03]<br />Tomorrow (Live in Japan) + [3:00]<br />All That Love and maths Can Do [3:33]<br /><br />~ FBN 51-A//59157-1 <br />~ FBN 51-B, 59158-1 <br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Production: Vini Reilly / The Durutti Column and Anthony Wilson<br />Design: Joël Van AudenhaegheUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-48490082672563547331986-01-01T13:04:00.002+00:002018-03-14T07:37:42.245+00:00Greetings<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/greetings_three_350.jpg" alt="Greetings" /><br />Greetings<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/greetings_box_front_350.jpg" alt="The Greetings Box" /><br />The Greetings Box<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/greetings_compact_front_350.jpg" alt="The Greetings Compact" /><br />The Greetings Compact</div>12": IT 1986 (Materiali Sonori MASO 70003) ["Greetings Three"]<br />3x12": IT 19?? (Materiali Sonori MASO - was not allocated a catalogue number) ["Greetings Box"]<br />CD: IT 1989 (Materiali Sonori MASO 90001) ["Greetings Compact"] *<br />CD: IT 1990 (Materiali Sonori MASO 90014) ["The Greetings Compact Vol 2"] **<br /><br />Florence Sunset * [5:07]<br />All That Love and Maths Can Do ** [3:39]<br />San Giovanni Dawn ** [3:59]<br />For Friends In Italy * [4:42]<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />As well as appearing in various combinations on the various releases of "Greetings", all four tracks also appeared on the <a href="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/labels/Materiali_Sonori.html">Materiali Sonori</a> compilation <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1992/01/red-shoes.html">Red Shoes</a>.<br /><br />According to Materiali Sonori, the Greetings Box was not allocated a catalogue number. Presumably this was because the individual components (3x 12" singles) already had their own catalogue numbers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-68723340338234040511985-12-01T12:00:00.004+00:002008-11-11T00:42:31.213+00:00The Crépuscule Christmas Single<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/xmas_fr_1_350.jpg" alt="The Crépuscule Christmas Single" /><br />The Crépuscule Christmas Single [front cover]<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/xmas_fr_2_350.jpg" alt="The Crépuscule Christmas Single" /><br />The Crépuscule Christmas Single [7" vinyl detail]</div>7": BE 12/85 (Les Disques du Crépuscule XM1, promo)<br /><br /><i>A side</i><br /><br />Scottish Christmas *<br /><br /><i>B side</i><br /><br />Christmas For Pauline [3:27]<br />Snowflakes [4:13]<br /><br />* - Paul Haig<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Promo-only 7" single with Paul Haig on the A-side and The Durutti Column on the flip. <i>Christmas For Pauline</i> is in fact <i>The Sea Wall</i>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-89983924795620403521985-08-01T12:00:00.007+01:002018-03-14T07:37:42.592+00:00Domo Arigato<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fact144vhs_350.jpg" alt="Domo Arigato" /><br />
Domo Arigato; VHS cover detail<br />
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<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/domo_arigato_japanese_laserdisc_1_350.jpg" alt="Domo Arigato Japanese Laserdisc; front cover detail" width="350" /><br />
Domo Arigato Japanese Laserdisc; front cover detail<br />
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<img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/domo_arigato_laserdisc_350.jpg" alt="Domo Arigato Laserdisc" /><br />
Domo Arigato; Laserdisc label</div>LP: JP 1985 (Factory Japan / Columbia FACT 144 / XY7356AY) <br />
CD: UK 1985 (Factory FACD 144) * <br />
VHS: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 144) [PAL] <br />
BETA: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 144) [PAL] <br />
VHS: JP 1985 (Factory Japan / Columbia FACT 144 / 118C68-9237) [NTSC] ** <br />
BETA: JP 1985 (Factory Japan / Columbia FACT 144 / 118C68-9237) [NTSC] ** <br />
CD: UK 05.85 (Factory Australasia FACD 144) ***<br />
LD: JP 1991 (Columbia COLY-3005) [NTSC]<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (LP)</b><br />
<br />
Sketch for Summer (2:22)<br />
Sketch for Dawn (4:50)<br />
Mercy Theme (2:16)<br />
A Little Mercy (10:04)<br />
Dream of a Child (6:37)<br />
Mercy Dance (3:45)<br />
The Room (4:40)<br />
Blind Elevator Girl (8:12)<br />
Tomorrow (2:50)<br />
Belgian Friends (3:04)<br />
Self Portrait (2:51)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (CD)*</b><br />
<br />
Sketch for Summer (2:22)<br />
Sketch for Dawn (4:50)<br />
Mercy Theme (2:16)<br />
Little Mercy (10:04)<br />
Jacqueline* (5:35)<br />
Dream of a Child (6:37)<br />
Mercy Dance (3:45)<br />
The Room (4:40)<br />
E.E. (4:09)<br />
Blind Elevator Girl (8:12)<br />
Tomorrow (2:50)<br />
For Belgian Friends (3:04)<br />
Missing Boy (7:45)<br />
Self Portrait (2:51)<br />
{audience noise} (0:54)<br />
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<b>CD Mastering text</b><br />
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FACD 144 MPO 02<br />
<br />
<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
Sketch for Summer<br />
Sketch for Dawn<br />
Little Mercy<br />
Mercy Dance<br />
The Room<br />
E.E.<br />
Blind Elevator Girl<br />
Belgian Friends<br />
Missing Boy<br />
<br />
<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
Produced by Durutti Column and Anthony Wilson; Engineered by Anthony Wilson and Norio Okada; Recorded by G.Y.N.E. Mobile Recording at Gotanda Kanihoken Hall, Tokyo; 25th April 1985; Remixed at G.Y.N.E. Mobile Recording and Nippon Columbia Studio No. 4; PCM Editing Engineer: Hideki Kukizaki; Concert Organisation: UPU and Moon Office<br />
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Durutti Column personnel:<br />
Vini Reilly: Vocals, Guitar, Piano<br />
Bruce Mitchell: Percussion, Xylophone and DMX<br />
Tim Kellett: Trumpet<br />
John Metcalfe: Viola<br />
All songs written by Vini Reilly<br />
Published by Movement of 24th January Publishing<br />
B/W Still Photos (England): Kevin Cummins<br />
B/W Still Photos (Japan): Anthony Wilson<br />
Design: 8vo<br />
A Factory/Nippon Columbia Co-production<br />
For Hilary and Oliver<br />
© Factory Communications Limited<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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* Factory's first CD, and first CD-only release.<br />
** Imported for use as US release. (Of Factory NY/Ikon sticker applied to inside of box.)<br />
*** Imported UK issue only, initial copies with sticker having silhouette logo and "Factory Records Australasia Import".Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-24537008899160798291985-05-01T12:00:00.006+01:002017-05-11T12:52:02.467+01:00un hommage à Marguerite Duras<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/un_hommage_a_marguerite_duras_350.jpg" alt="un hommage à Marguerite Duras" /><br />
un hommage à Marguerite Duras</div>LP: JP 5/85 (Crépuscule Au Japon / Shinseido SC 1009)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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The Sea Wall [3:24]<br />
Destroy, She Said [3:44]<br />
Take Some Time Out [3:30]<br />
<br />
<b>Credits</b><br />
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All poems by Richard Jobson<br />
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<i>Cast</i><br />
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Cecile Bruynoghe, piano<br />
Virginia Astley, piano on A4<br />
Steven Brown, availability, castanets and clarinets<br />
Blaine L. Reininger, violin on "The Sea Wall"<br />
Special thanks to Vini Reilly for his short stories for Pauline<br />
"The Hotel", "The Meeting" and "Day Breaks" are based on the novel "Ten Thirty On A Summer Night" by Marguerite Duras<br />
Original sound recording made by LES DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE<br />
Vini Reilly courtesy of FACTORY BENELUX<br />
PRODUCED BY CONVERSATION LES DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE<br />
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© 1985 CONVERSATION LES DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE <br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Compilation featuring The Durutti Column (credited to V. Reilly), Richard Jobson and Marguerite Duras.<br />
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Closely related <a href="http://discography.thedurutticolumn.info/1988/03/hommage-duras.html">Hommage à Duras</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-79353304839333279961985-03-11T08:10:00.000+00:002018-03-11T21:07:20.881+00:00Discreet Campaigns [Rorschach Testing Product, 1985]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Discreet Campaigns [Rorschach Testing, 1985]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/discreet-campaigns-350-2.jpg" width="350" /></div><br />
CS UK 1985 [Rorschach Testing Product, ror 1]<br />
CS UK 1985 [Rorschach Testing Product, promo, ROR 1]<br />
LP UK 2011 (unofficial) [Rorschach Testing Product, ror 1]<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (The Durutti Column only)</b><br />
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Weakness and Fever<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Cassette and (bootleg) vinyl compilation on the Rorschach Testing Product label. Also features Actors And Famous People, Chris & Cosey, Cocteau Twins, Corpaelia, Dif Juz, Eyeless In Gaza, Furniture, Ganzheit, James, John Marc Gowans, Kevin McDermott, Life, New Order, Resistance, Spiral Staircase, The Decemberists, The Flamingos and The Wake.<br />
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<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Discreet Campaigns [Rorschach Testing, 1985]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/discreet-campaigns-350-4.jpg" width="350" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-64914071274359942771985-03-10T10:23:00.000+00:002018-03-10T10:33:49.587+00:00Sense of Beauty Vol. 1 [Uniton Records, 1985]<div class="discog-image">
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LP Norway 1985 [Uniton Records, U 028] <br />
CS Norway 1985 [Uniton Records, UMC 028]<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (The Durutti Column only)</b><br />
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The Durutti Column - Prayer<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Compilation appearance alongside Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Japan, Philip Glass, Penguin Cafe Orchestra and others. Release date is approximate (year only) - further information needed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-62064507903993782771985-01-01T12:00:00.003+00:002018-03-14T07:37:42.315+00:00Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fac114_180.jpg" alt="Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say" /><br />Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say</div>12": UK 01.85 (Factory Records FAC 114)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Goodbye (1:50)<br />The Room (6:00)<br />A Little Mercy (3:37)<br />Silence (7:44)<br />E.E. (4:35)<br />Hello (1:05)<br /><br />~ FAC 114 A, MT, FAC-025 A1, Pauline<br />~ FAC 114 B, MT, FAC-025 B1, Sadie<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Production: Anthony Wilson and Michael Johnson<br />Design: 8vo<br /><br />Grey "chip-board" sleeve with 'tip-on' label. Included on FACD 84.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-84373771519861248251984-11-01T11:14:00.000+00:002018-03-11T18:38:11.025+00:00Coincidence V. Fate [Crépuscule Au Japon, 1984]<div class="discog-image">
<img alt="Coincidence V. Fate [Crépuscule Au Japon, 1984]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/coincidence-v-fate-350.jpg" width="350" /></div>
LP JP 11.1984 [Crépuscule au Japon, SCL-1004-5(L)]<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (The Durutti Column only)</b><br />
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Sleep Will Come<br />
Party<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Compilation appearance for the Japanese offshoot of Les Disques du Crépuscule. Other artists featured on the album include A Certain Ratio, Kevin Hewick, Marine, Josef K, The Names, Anna Domino and Paul Haig.<br />
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<div class="discog-image">
<img alt="Coincidence V. Fate [Crépuscule Au Japon, 1984]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/coincidence-v-fate-350-2.jpg" width="350" /></div>
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<img alt="Coincidence V. Fate [Crépuscule Au Japon, 1984]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/coincidence-v-fate-350-4.jpg" width="350" /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-10200093640933156871984-10-01T12:00:00.002+01:002018-03-14T07:37:42.035+00:00Without Mercy<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fact84_350.jpg" alt="Without Mercy" /><br />
Without Mercy<br />
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<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/without_mercy_canadian_front_350.jpg" alt="Without Mercy" /><br />
Without Mercy (Canadian); front<br />
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<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/without_mercy_canadian_back_350.jpg" alt="Without Mercy" /><br />
Without Mercy (Canadian); back</div>LP: UK 1984 (Factory FACT 84) *<br />
LP: CA 1986 (Factory/Airea 830 443-1) <br />
CS: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 84C) [boxed] ** <br />
CD: UK 1988 (Factory FACD 84) *** <br />
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<b>Tracklisting LP</b><br />
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Without Mercy I (18:46)<br />
Without Mercy II (19:35)<br />
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~ FACT 84 A1, Mel/Ces, RW, Oh What Can Ail Thee Knight At Arms!<br />
~ FACT 84 B1, Mel/Ces, RW, For The Child!<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (CD, FACD 84)***</b><br />
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Without Mercy I (18:46)<br />
Without Mercy II (19:35)<br />
Goodbye**** (1:50)<br />
The Room**** (6:00)<br />
Little Mercy**** (3:37)<br />
Silence **** (7:44)<br />
E.E. **** (4:35)<br />
Hello **** (1:05)<br />
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<b>Credits</b><br />
<br />
All songs written by Vini Reilly. Produced by Anthony Wilson and Michael Johnson. Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Engineered by Michael Johnson, assisted by Tim Dewey and Nigel Beverley. Mixed at Britannia Row, London. Published by the Movement of the 24th January.<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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* Grey "chip-board" sleeve with 'tip-on' artwork. Sleeve paper stock (and colour) varies on later pressings.<br />
** With inserts.<br />
*** Released as part of FACD 224.<br />
**** From FAC 114 Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say.<br />
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Production: Anthony Wilson and Michael Johnson<br />
Design: 8vo<br />
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A 30" x 40" promotional poster exists for this release.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-88580076859389824641984-03-11T07:47:00.000+00:002018-03-11T19:29:31.796+00:00Aqui Viene El Crépusculo [Grabaciones Accidentales, 1984]<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Aqui Viene El Crépusculo [Grabaciones Accidentales, 1984]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/aqui-viene-el-crepusculo-350-1.jpg" width="350" /></div><br />
LP ES 1984 [Grabaciones Accidentales, GA-035]<br />
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<b>Tracklisting (The Durutti Column only)</b><br />
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Party<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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Crépuscule compilation for the Spanish market released by Grabaciones Accidentales. Band's name is incorrectly spelled as "Durruti Column" on artwork.<br />
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<div class="discog-image"><img alt="Aqui Viene El Crépusculo [Grabaciones Accidentales, 1984]" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/aqui-viene-el-crepusculo-350-2.jpg" width="350" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-67276392486584666331984-01-01T20:12:00.000+00:002018-03-11T19:49:00.202+00:00Lost Romance<div class="discog-image">
<img alt="Lost Romance" border="0" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lost_romance_1_350.jpg" width="350" /><br />
Front cover</div>
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LP: HK 1984 (ROCK-IN Records ROCKLP3)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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<i>Side A</i><br />
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1. Pillar To Post - Aztec Camera<br />
2. If She Doesn't Smile - Fantastic Something<br />
3. Femme Fatale - Tracey Thorn<br />
4. Love At First Sight - The Gist<br />
5. The End Of The Affair - Weekend<br />
6. Changing Station - Eyeless In Gaza<br />
7. Messidor - Durutti Column<br />
8. Ship Building - Robert Wyatt<br />
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<i>Side B</i><br />
<br />
1. Cattle And Cane - The Go-Betweens <br />
2. Night And Day - Everything But The Girl<br />
3. A View From Her Room - Weekend<br />
4. Some Things Don't Matter - Ben Watt<br />
5. One By One - Eyeless In Gaza<br />
6. Never Known - Durutti Column<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Two Durutti Column tracks appear on this rare single LP compilation released in 1984 on the obscure ROCK-IN Records which, according to <a href="http://s.dsimg.com/label/Rock-In+Records" target="_blank">GEMM</a> [->], is based in Hong Kong.<br />
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<img alt="Lost Romance" border="0" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lost_romance_3_350.jpg" width="350" /><br />
Side A label detail<br />
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<img alt="Lost Romance" border="0" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lost_romance_2_350.jpg" width="350" /><br />
Side B label detail<br />
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<img alt="Lost Romance" border="0" src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/lost_romance_4_350.jpg" width="350" /><br />
Back coverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-53538565287813062211984-01-01T12:00:00.006+00:002018-03-14T07:37:42.280+00:00Dedications for Japan<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/dedications_for_japan_350.jpg" alt="Dedications for Japan" /><br />Dedications for Japan<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/dedications_for_japan_2_350.jpg" alt="Dedications for Japan" /><br />Dedications for Japan [back cover detail]</div>7": JP 1984 (Japan Records 7JAS 8)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Love Fading [4:04]<br />For Noriko [4:03]<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Released by the major Japanese label Tokuma (and not a fan club issue as previously described. Dedications was available in regular record shops in Japan for Yen 700. Features fold-out lyrics / picture insert.<br /><br />The Japanese title on a purple background reads "SASAGEMONO" which means Dedication in English.<br /><br />Back cover reads (in English): "This music is dedicated to Japan for the love, friendship and beauty we found here and will never forget."<br /><br />A further, handwritten (by Vini) message reads: "This is a message - written in my hotel room - we have to leave in a few hours for England and we're very sad that it's the end of our tour. I just wanted to personally say thank you to all the people who came and listened to our music - thank you for all the kindness and friendship we found here, it's been great and I want to return here soon. To all those who gave us their applause - we give you our applause - we'll never forget our time here - with lots of love. Vini. x.x."<br /><br />Noriko was The Durutti Column's Japanese tour manager.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-13416153222445773581983-12-01T07:00:00.007+00:002018-03-14T07:37:42.070+00:00Amigos em Portugal / Dedications for Jacqueline<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/amigos_em_portugal_lp_350.jpg" alt="Amigos em Portugal / Dedications for Jacqueline" /><br />Amigos em Portugal / Dedications for Jacqueline</div>LP: PT 12.83 (Fundação Atlantica 1652071<br />CD: UK 08.05 (Kooky Records / thedurutticolumn.com DCC02)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br /><i>Amigos em Portugal</i><br /><br />1. Amigos em Portugal<br />2. Small Girl By A Pool<br />3. Lisboa<br />4. Sara e Tristana<br />5. Estoril à Noite<br />6. Vestido Amarratado<br /><br /><i>Dedications for Jacqueline</i><br /><br />7. Wheels Turning<br />8. Lies Of Mercy<br />9. Saudade<br />10. Games Of Rhythm<br />11. Favourite Descending Intervals<br />12. To End With<br /><br /><b>Original credits</b><br /><br />Music written and performed by Vini Reilly. Recorded and mixed in the Valentin de Carvalho Studios by Tó Pinheiro da Silva and José Valverde.<br /><br />Portraits by Mark Warner and picture by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.<br /><br />Obrigado, Miguel, Ricardo, Chico, Pedro, Tó e José<br /><br /><b>Kooky Records reissue credits</b><br /><br />Originally released on vinyl as a limited edition of 4000 copies. Digitally remastered from vinyl by Keir Stewart.<br /><br />This recording © durutticolumn.com 2005, released in association with Kooky. Cat No. DCC02<br />(P) Zomba / BMG 2005<br /><br />Special thanks to Mark Tranmer for his help. Distributed by Cargo Records. Made in England.<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Please note this album is now SOLD OUT.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-78154397146501097821983-08-01T12:00:00.006+01:002018-03-14T07:37:42.419+00:00Another Setting<div style="min-height:1800px;"><div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fact74_350.jpg" alt="Another Setting" /><br />
Another Setting<br />
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<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/another_setting_japanese_rectangular_obi_1_350.jpg" alt="Another Setting [Japanese version - rectangular obi]" /><br />
Another Setting [Japanese version - rectangular obi]<br />
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<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/another_setting_japanese_rectangular_obi_2_350.jpg" alt="Another Setting Japanese version - rectangular obi" /><br />
Another Setting [Japanese version - rectangular obi]<br />
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<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/another_setting_japanese_triangular_obi_1_350.jpg" alt="Another Setting [Japanese version - triangular obi]" /><br />
Another Setting [Japanese version - triangular obi]<br />
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<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/another_setting_japanese_triangular_obi_2_350.jpg" alt="Another Setting [Japanese version - triangular obi]" /><br />
Another Setting [Japanese version - triangular obi]</div>LP: UK 1983 (Factory FACT 74)<br />
LP: JP 1984 (Shinseido Sirius SC-55)<br />
CS: UK 1986 (Factory FACT 74C) [boxed] * <br />
CD: UK 1988 (Factory FACD 74) ** <br />
LP: BL 1984 (Factory Benelux FBN 30) <br />
+ Shinseido Sirius and other international releases (Spain, France, Canada, Japan)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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Prayer (3:24)<br />
Response (1:30)<br />
Bordeaux (3:30)<br />
For A Western (2:48)<br />
The Beggar (4:55)<br />
Francesca (3:01)<br />
Smile In The Crowd (5:03)<br />
You've Heard It Before (4:41)<br />
Dream Of A Child (5:22)<br />
Second Family (2:38)<br />
Spent Time (4:25)<br />
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<b>Run-out groove</b><br />
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FACT-74-A-4, MT.2, A Porky Prime Cut, Carol<br />
FACT-74-B-4, MT.2, Porky, Sex For Spastics<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
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* With inserts.<br />
** CD released as part of FACD 224.<br />
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Production: Chris Nagle and Vini Reilly<br />
Design: Mark Farrow<br />
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Initially released with perfumed "Stencil" (die-cut) insert. Most of the copies of the FBN 30 Factory Benelux version were exported to Japan for release by Shinseido Sirius (as SC-55). Shinseido add-on paper specifies tracks incorrectly.<br />
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Reissued on <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/labels/Factory_Once.html">Factory Once</a> as <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1998/10/another-setting-factory-once-1998.html">FACDO 74</a> incorporating extra tracks from <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/labels/Amigos_em_Portugal.html">Amigos em Portugal / Dedications for Jacqueline</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-4037196395693950631983-06-01T12:00:00.007+01:002018-03-14T07:37:42.210+00:00I Get Along Without You Very Well<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fac64_350.jpg" alt="I Get Along Without You Very Well" /><br />I Get Along Without You Very Well</div>7": UK 06.83 (Factory Records FAC 64)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />I Get Along Without You Very Well (3:37)<br />Prayer (3:22)<br /><br /><b>Run-out groove</b><br /><br />FAC-64-A-1, A Porky Prime Cut, MT 2, Bring My Video Back!<br />FAC-64-AA-1, A Porky Prime Cut, MT 2, Da Da<br /><br /><b>Credits</b><br /><br />Side A: I Get Along Without You Very Well written by Hoagy Carmichael. Arrangement by Vini Reilly and Lindsay Wilson. Side AA: Prayer, Written by Vini Reilly. Cor Anglais, Maunagh Fleming. Produced by B-Music at Revolution Studios, Manchester. Sleeve design: Mark Farrow. Printed by Garrod and Lofthouse. Fac 64. A Factory Product.<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Production: B-Music (Bernard Sumner)<br />Design: Mark Farrow<br /><br />Female vocalist is Lindsay Reade, the ex-wife of the late Tony Wilson.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-87179515810591064961983-06-01T12:00:00.006+01:002018-03-14T07:37:42.489+00:00Live At The Venue, London<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/live_at_the_venue_front_350.jpg" alt="Live At The Venue, London" /><br />
Live At The Venue [front cover detail]<br />
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<img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/live_at_the_venue_back_350.jpg" alt="Live At The Venue, London" /><br />
Live At The Venue [back cover detail]</div>LP: UK 6/83 (VU Vini 1)<br />
CD: UK 1/04 (thedurutticolumn.com / Kooky DCC01)<br />
LP/CD: UK 1/16 (Cargo, LOTTA002)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
<br />
Party<br />
Mother From Spain<br />
Jacqueline<br />
Conduct<br />
Sketch For Summer<br />
The Beggar<br />
Never Known<br />
Sigh Becomes A Scream<br />
Self Portrait<br />
Friends In Belgium<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
The original release is a soundboard recording of which 4000 copies were pressed. In his liner notes, Bruce Mitchell explains how the deal came about: "An interesting wheeler-dealer, involved in bootleg recordings at the time, arrived in his cream Rolls Royce at a Mayfair hotel restaurant that he had appointed. He brought cash and me and Vini scribbled out a contract and an agreement on a white napkin that had been surrounding Vini's burnt bacon sandwich."<br />
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Bootleg audience recording cassettes also exist (inferior quality but with extra tracks).Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-21772366354584164521982-10-01T12:14:00.002+01:002008-11-11T01:00:07.463+00:00From Brussels With Love<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ltmcd2479_350.jpg" alt="From Brussels With Love" /><br />From Brussels With Love</div>CS: BE 11/80 (Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI 007) [with booklet]<br />CS: BE 10/82 (Crépuscule TWI 007)<br />2xLP: BE 12/86 (Crépuscule TWI 007) *<br />CD: DE 4/87 (Interphon IPCD 72001)<br />CD: JP 11/87 (Crépuscule Au Japon/Victor-JVC VDP 5150)<br />CD: BE 1988 (Crépuscule TWI 007-2)<br />CD: BE 9/99 (Crépuscule TWI 007-2)<br />CD: UK 12.02.07 (LTM LTMCD 2479)<br /><br />Sleep Will Come [1:50]<br />Piece For An Ideal [2:15]<br />Weakness And Fever * [5:20]<br /><br /><i>2xLP: JP 1983 (Crépuscule Au Japon/Shinseido Sirius TWI 008/SC-10)<br />2xLP: BE 1983 (Crépuscule TWI 008)</i><br /><br />Sleep Will Come [1:50]<br />Weakness And Fever [5:20]<br /><br /><b>LTM reissue notes</b><br /><br />Originally released as a deluxe cassette/book package in November 1980, From Brussels With Love featured 22 exclusive tracks from the international avant garde and new wave, as well as the celebrated Factory Records roster. Then, as now, the contributing artists include Gavin Bryars, Harold Budd, Dome, The Durutti Column, John Foxx, Martin Hannett, Richard Jobson, Bill Nelson, New Order and Michael Nyman. The programme also includes extended interviews with Brian Eno and iconic French actress Jeanne Moreau. This new CD edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 76 minutes of material. Most of the tracks featured here remain unavailable elsewhere. For reasons of space just one has been deleted from the original cassette (A Certain Ratio), although this track is available on LTMCD 2443. The 20 page facsimile booklet features original artwork by Benoit Hennebert, Claude Stassart and Jean-Francois Octave, as well as archive images and detailed liner notes.<br /><br />In stock at LTM Central and available by mail order, plus outlets like Sister Ray already have it in stock.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-30944378222027835081982-10-01T12:00:00.008+01:002018-03-14T07:37:42.140+00:00Deux Triangles<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/fbn10_deux_triangles_350.jpg" alt="Deux Triangles" /><br />
Deux Triangles [FBN 10]<br />
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<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/deux_triangles_japanese_triangular_obi_1_350.jpg" alt="Deux Triangles [Japanese version]; front" /><br />
Deux Triangles [Japanese version]; front<br />
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<img src="http://thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/deux_triangles_japanese_triangular_obi_2_350.jpg" alt="Deux Triangles [Japanese version]; front" /><br />
Deux Triangles [Japanese version]; front</div>12": BL 1981 (Factory Benelux FAC BN 10)<br />
12" JP 1983 (Shinseido Sirius FBN 10 / SC-52)<br />
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<b>Tracklisting</b><br />
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4:59 Favourite Painting<br />
5:58 Zinni<br />
12:55 Piece for Out of Tune Grande [sic] Piano *<br />
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~ FBN 10 B, A Quiet Life In Antwerp<br />
~ FBN 10 B1<br />
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<b>Notes</b><br />
<br />
Production: Vini Reilly and Stuart Pickering / Michel Duval*<br />
Design: Les Thompson<br />
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See also FBN 100 'For Patti' 7" single. FBN 10 (as FAC BN 10) was originally allocated to what became FAC BN 5, according to an early Factory Benelux releases poster. The same poster originally may have had this release allocated to FAC BN 9. Original 12" tracklisting (as FAC BN 10) was: 'Weakness & Fever', 'Tears & Madness’, 'Stains'. Scheduled to have been released in November 1981.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-21550947328068606171982-10-01T12:00:00.007+01:002018-03-14T07:37:42.105+00:00For Patti<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/for_patti_350.jpg" alt="For Patti" /><br />For Patti</div>7": BL 1982 (Factory Benelux FBN 100) <br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Weakness and Fever [2:39]<br />For Patti * [5:21]<br /><br />* meant to be included with a limited edition of <a href="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/1982/10/deux-triangles.html">FAC BN 10 'Deux Triangles'</a>. <br /><br />Production: Vini Reilly and Stuart Pickering <br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /> <br />Label says 'Ce disque ne peut etre vendue separement du maxisingle deux triangles' ("this record should not be sold separately from the Deux Triangles 12" single"). <br /><br />Only 100 copies pressed. Factory Benelux also issued New Order's 'Low Life' album using the FBN 100 catalogue number.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-56152389938783633361982-02-01T12:00:00.001+00:002008-11-11T01:03:18.237+00:00Some Of The Interesting Things You'll See On A Long-Distance Flight<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ltmcd2467_350.jpg" alt="Some Of The Interesting Things You'll See On A Long-Distance Flight" /><br />Some Of The Interesting Things You'll See On A Long-Distance Flight</div>CS: BE 6/82 (Crépuscule TWI 081) *<br />LP: JP 9/83 (Crépuscule TWI 082 / Shinseido SC-18) *<br />CD: BE 5/91 (Crépuscule TWI 082-2) **<br />CD: UK 7/06 (LTM LTMCD 2467) **<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting</b><br /><br />Party * [3:18]<br />Danny ** [3:25]<br />Madness ** [5:19]<br />For Friends In Belgium ** [1:58]<br /><br /><b>Notes</b><br /><br />Tracks recorded by The Durutti Column on tour in Belgium.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861011651365314428.post-42726041578372401541981-12-02T12:00:00.002+00:002010-04-21T22:23:24.858+01:00Ghosts Of Christmas Past<div class="discog-image"><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ghosts_of_christmas_past_1_350.jpg" alt="Ghosts Of Christmas Past" /><br />Ghosts Of Christmas Past<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ghosts_of_christmas_past_2_350.jpg" alt="Ghosts Of Christmas Past" /><br />Ghosts Of Christmas Past<br /><br /><img src="http://www.thedurutticolumn.com/discography/images/ghosts_of_christmas_past_3_350.jpg" alt="Ghosts Of Christmas Past" /><br />Ghosts Of Christmas Past</div>LP: BE 12/81 (Crépuscule TWI 058)<br />LP: BE 12/82 (Crépuscule TWI 158) *<br />CS: BE 12/82 (Crépuscule TWI 159) *<br />LP: JP 1983 (Crépuscule Au Japon / Shinseido SC-9)<br />LP: BE 12/86 (Crépuscule TWI 658)<br />CD: BE 1988 (Crépuscule TWI 058-2)<br />CD: BE 9/99 (Crépuscule TWI 058-2)<br />CD: UK 11/07 (LTM LTMCD 2426)<br /><br />* - renamed Ghosts of Christmas Past (Remake)<br /><br /><b>Tracklisting (The Durutti Column)</b><br /><br />One Christmas For Your Thoughts [4:25]<br />Snowflakes [4:13]<br /><br /><b>LTM re-release notes</b><br /><br />New CD release of the classic compilation album released on ultra chic Belgian indie label Les Disques du Crépuscule on December 2 1981. Ghosts Of Christmas Past/Chantons Noë featured exclusive festive tracks from the international avant garde and new wave, as well as the celebrated Factory Records and Postcard rosters.<br /><br />The album now features nine bonus tracks drawn from later editions of the album released between 1982 and 1986. These include seasonal contributions from The Pale Fountains, Antena, The French Impressionists, Mikado, Winston Tong and The Arcadians (aka French pop polymath Louis Philippe), as well as extra tracks from Paul Haig and The Durutti Column.<br /><br />The booklet features original artwork by Benoît Hennebert and Jean-François Octave, as well as a facsimile of the LP insert featuring Christmas postcards, and detailed liner notes. The original 'bauble' cover art by Hennebert is widely recognised as one of his finest designs.<br /><br />This new edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 70 minutes of material. Most of the featured tracks remain unavailable elsewhere.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com