Black VinylThe Return of The Durutti Column marked the beginning of a fivedecade career in which The Durutti Column quietly became one of Manchesters most influential acts.The album is a hauntingly intimate debut from Vini Reilly fragile, otherworldly, and quietly radical. With producer Martin Hannetts signature studio alchemy, Reillys delicate, filigree guitar work is wrapped in ambient haze, postpunk reverb, and glacial electronics. The result is a sparse yet emotionally saturated soundscape, where minimalism meets affecting atmospherics.To mark the albums 45th anniversary, London Records presents new editions, remastered from the original tapes the first edition to do so since 1980 and cut at halfspeed for vinyl.This edition comes with new liner notes by The Durutti Column author James Nice, author of The Durutti Column A Life of Riley and Shadowplayers The Rise and Fall of Factory Records.Product notesThe outer sleeve is a print in four colours, with metallic gold details and text on a 300gsm single sided board. The sleeve has been embossed with an all over linen cloth embossing, the closest match to the original sleeve texture. The metallic gold is an overprint as per the original sleeve.The inner sleeve is printed in one colour on a 140gsm uncoated paper.On black 140gm vinyl.2CD TallbookTo mark the albums 45th anniversary, London Records presents new editions, remastered from the original tapes the first edition to do so since 1980. This special 2 disc edition features the original album, early works, home and studio demos, and live tracks from the era. Features two home demos exclusive to this format.The 48 page booklet also includes essays by The Durutti Column and Factory Records expert James Nice, Primal Screams Bobby Gillespie and MOJO writer Ian Harrison.Product notesThe packaging is a 48pp case bound book. Covered in a maroon buckram embossed coloured paper over a 2000 micron board printed in one colour to the front cover, spine and back cover. The CD pockets on the inside front and back cover are made from 250gsm black uncoated paper.The booklet is printed in four colours throughout on a 140gsm uncoated paper.The covering paper is the same material that was originally employed on the Factory cassette series released in 1985. The paper was found gathering dust in the lock up of a paper merchant. It is confirmed as the original covering material as the swatch book has all the other colours from the Factory cassette series.Black Vinyl TracklistingSide OneA1 Sketch For SummerA2 Requiem for a FatherA3 KatharineA4 ConductSide TwoB1 UntitledB2 BeginningB3 JazzB4 Sketch for WinterB5 ColletteB6 In DB7 Lips That Would KissB8 Madeleine2CD TracklistingDisc One1 Sketch For Summer2 Requiem for a Father3 Katharine4 Conduct1 Untitled2 Beginning3 Jazz4 Sketch for Winter5 Collette6 In D7 Lips That Would Kiss8 MadeleineDisc Two1 No communication2 Thin ice3 Wont look out Gammer and His Familiars ft. Vini Reilly4 Intervals Home Recording 19785 Katharine Home Recording 19786 Untitled Home Recording 19787 Conduct Home Recording 19788 Im a face Studio Demo 19809 Sketch for summer Studio Demo 198010 Requiem for a father Studio Demo 198011 Madeleine Studio Demo 198012 Katharine Studio Demo 198013 Lindsay Studio Demo 198014 For Belgian friends Studio Demo 198015 Detail for Annik Live Leeds 198016 Sketch for Summer Live Leeds 198017 Requiem for a father Live Leeds 198018 Conduct Live Brussels 198119 Self portrait Live Brussels 198120 For Belgian friends Live Brussels 198121 Sketch for Summer Live Brussels 1981
