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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.Visit product page →
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.
It will be released for the first time in VINYL format later this year.
A limited run of 750 copies c/w a Trevor Johnson designed sleeve on crystal clear vinyl.
Release Date: 04/08/2020 -
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Paean to Wilson is still arguably Vini Reilly and the Durutti Column's most important and consistent piece of work since the demise of the original and seminal Factory Records in the early 1990's.
On this release we have the F4 Heaven Sent tracks released on vinyl for the first time.They first appeared in 2005 via Wilson's project F4, as being the fourth version of Factory Records. Originally it was download-only release, Heaven Sent (It Was Called Digital, It Was Heaven Sent).
A six track CD of personal dedications by Vini ironically the last piece is titled Anthony. Originally this was commissioned for the MIF (Manchester International Festival) where it was premiered in July 2009. Vin had already composed pieces for Tony to listen to whilst he was ill in hospital and it was from here that the project developed.
This release belatedly coincides with the new Paul Morley Biography Manchester with Love: The Life and Opinions of Tony ... Ever critical of Vini's voice, but ever a fierce champion of his talent, the late Tony Wilson would surely appreciate this instrumental tribute by The Durutti Column. Near the beginning of the final night of the Durutti Column's 70-minute international festival tribute to Tony Wilson, A Paean to Wilson, guitarist Vini Reilly announced that he wouldn't be singing: "So you won't have to put up with my awful voice and schoolboy lyrics." If Wilson was with us, he would have chuckled.
The Granada presenter-turned-Factory Records boss spent years urging his first signing to stop singing, and concentrate on the virtuosity that led Red Hot Chili Pepper John Frusciante to call Reilly "the greatest guitarist in the world". Two years after his death, Wilson got his way, one of many lovely touches in a very personal, emotional and often warmly funny musical tribute.
Wilson signed Joy Division and Happy Mondays, yet never gave up on this cult band he adored, working with them even after his legendary label went bankrupt. A complex man, Wilson was an academic thinker who revelled in Steve Coogan's affectionate, Alan Partridge-style send-up of him.
And this tribute was no different. At one point, Reilly known for melancholy launched into something resembling an Irish jig. "Tony loved to laugh," he explained. "He loved absurdities." After the humour came exquisitely mournful music. With Reilly and drummer Bruce Mitchell augmented by bass, keyboard, violin, electric piano, drum machine and trumpet, the band's beautiful pieces reflected Wilson's love of rock and classical.
Reilly's plangent guitar work showed grief's emotional spectrum, from sadness to overdriven anger. As in life, Wilson had the last word, his recorded voice expounding thoughts on socialism with an eerie echo. Silence followed as Manchester pondered the loss of one of its truly larger-than-life characters. Then everybody cheered.' Dave Simpson The Guardian 20/7/09
Tracklisting:
One
I/Or Are You Just A Technician
II/Chant
III/Quatro
Two
IV/Requiem
V/Stuki
VI/Along Came Poppy
Three
VII/Brother
VIII/Duet With Piano
IX/Darkness Here
Four
X/Catos Revisited
XI/The Truth
XII/How Unbelievable
Five
XIII/Bruce
XIV/Keir
XV/Neil
Six
XVI/Mike
XVII/Alan
XVIII/Anthony -
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Paean to Wilson is arguably Vini Reilly and the Durutti Columns most important and consistent piece of work since the demise of the original and seminal Factory Records in the early 1990's. It was commissioned MIF (Manchester International Festival of Music), July 2009. Vini had already composed pieces for Tony to listen to whilst he was ill in hospital and it was from here that the project developed. The opening night of the three sell-out festival shows formed part of the BBC2 'Culture Show' coverage on the event. Dave Simpson ' MIF Review ' The Guardian 20/7/09 4 out of 5 '
Near the beginning of the final night of the Durutti Column's 70-minute international festival tribute to Tony Wilson, A Paean to Wilson, guitarist Vini Reilly announced that he wouldn't be singing: "So you won't have to put up with my awful voice and schoolboy lyrics." If Wilson was with us, he would have chuckled.
The Granada presenter-turned-Factory Records boss spent years urging his first signing to stop singing, and concentrate on the virtuosity that led Red Hot Chili Pepper John Frusciante to call Reilly "the greatest guitarist in the world". Two years after his death, Wilson got his way, one of many lovely touches in a very personal, emotional and often warmly funny musical tribute.
Wilson signed Joy Division and Happy Mondays, yet never gave up on this cult band he adored, working with them even after his legendary label went bankrupt.
(Repress in limited coloured vinyl of 2013 RSD release DOES NOT include Festival Programme, Postcard Certificate or DL)
Tracklisting:
Vinyl 2xLP:
I. Or Are You Just A TechnicianII. ChantIII. QuatroIV. RequiemV. StukiVI. Along Came PoppyVII. BrotherVIII. Duet With PianoIX. Darkness HereX. Catos RevisitedXI. The TruthXII. How Unbelievable
2CD
A Paean To Wilson - MovementI. Or Are You Just A TechnicianII. ChantIII. QuatroIV. RequiemV. StukiVI. Along Came PoppyVII. BrotherVIII. Duet With PianoIX. Darkness HereX. Catos RevisitedXI. The TruthXII. How Unbelievable
CD Bonus Disc: Heaven Sent(It Was Called Digital. It Was Heaven Sent)1. Bruce2. Keir3. Neil4. Mike5. Alan6. Anthony -
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Digitally re-mastered from vinyl, this is a limited re-release of the hard to find Import AMIGOS EM PORTUGAL'.
Amigos'released first time originally in 1983 is a pre-cursor to one of the great Durutti Column albums Without Mercy'.
Recorded in only a couple of days - such is always the case with Vini Reilly - the album allegedly was supposed to be a single or extended play but the newly formed Portuguese label had the tapes and different ideas! Vini was just enjoying the tape time, playing many of his current work in progress'pieces.
These sketches later became part of the Tony Wilson classical experiment made with Northern College Music degree students, 'Without Mercy'. Most of the tracks here have a beautiful fragility whether just solo guitar instrumentals Estoril a Noire'or piano pieces such as Wheels Turning'or the piano loop from Without Mercy Favourite descending intervals'.
Yes - ¦ - ¦ the times when Vini played piano - ¦.. the years before he believed he was an awful and discombobulated pianist'in his own words - ¦.
It is the second in a series of vinyl and compact disc re-issues from the band on the imprint DURUTTI'.
Three other albums of rare or previously unreleased material are planned over the next eighteen months. Trevor Johnson will have full artistic control of new art and design on all the albums. -
The partly autobiographical album was first commissioned for a performance in April 2011 at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. During this period, Vini and Poppy (his girlfriend of 9 years) parted company and it was a heartbroken Vini that went on to complete the production.Visit product page →
Despite the breakup, Poppy had agreed to perform on piano that evening for two of the songs that she had written with Vini accompanying on guitar. Over the following three years, the artist has battled serious illness and has not played a full show since. It was ' and still is ' a very difficult time physically, mentally and emotionally for Vini Reilly. The compositions reflect a particular stage in Vini's recent life.
At the Bridgewater Hall show, a pre-release limited edition CD was available exclusively for that show, with a note by Vini explaining the background to the new work. Whilst Chronicle began as an autobiographical project, events in his life during recording the album brought a new twist to the project.
Chronicle 1 and LX: Chronicle 2 ' The Music.
Bruce Mitchell (Drums and Percussion) "So there are two versions of Chronicle. We did a special edition for the gig at the Bridgewater Hall, where people could get the album as part of a premium ticket deal. In 2011, we premiered the music there, with all Vini's photographs up on the screen.
That was the last gig really. The following day, Phil Cleaver from Kooky said he'd got back home to find his emails full of requests from the audience to buy one. So they all sold out, immediately. But soon afterwards Vin became really ill." "It was a big, expensive recording, Chronicle. And Vin, despite being ill, did this further version, taking all aspects of musical life.
So there's Chronicle 1 and Chronicle 2. What I wanted Vini to do as a composer was something similar to Elgar's Enigma Variations. A piece of music about certain people in a life. I wanted him to do this and link the music to photographs he'd taken over the years. Vin's a great photographer."
However, Reilly remains the Durutti Column's indisputable leader, and had the last say. Bruce continues: "I didn't quite get what I wanted, because in the end, Vini wanted the album to be about his life at this point in time. We couldn't finish it for a while because Vin was in such a bad way. But now it's there. And we've got some very interesting, very powerful music on this. Vini doesn't think show business. To him, it's all about a musical imperative."
Chronicle LX - The Package This package continues the Durutti Column's tradition of the innovative.
This special packaging contains personal images from the artist's camera and photographic collection. Continuing the autobiographical theme, the packaging will acknowledge previous releases through parts of its design and materials used herein. A foil blocked burgundy textured clamshell box will contain: A full colour saddle stitched booklet with an introduction by Bruce Mitchell and a collage of photographs from Vini's own personal collection:
A map (randomly selected one of six designs) redrawn in 'Obey the Time' purple and yellow showing a place of importance to the artist.
A grey foil blocked certificate.
Two compact discs in wallets.
Chronicle One:1. 'Fanfare'2. 'Embattled Heart And Rattling'3. 'Synergetic'4. 'Poppy & Pancho'5. 'The Rest Of A Life '6. 'The Water Colour Class' Featuring Jill Taylor7. 'Nine Years'8. 'Party' (The Version)9. 'Mello'10. 'Mercy In The Cathedral'11. 'To Raise A Gentle Smile'12. 'Pancho & Poppy'13. 'Fanfare Reprise'Chronicle Two:1. 'Free From All The Chaos' Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley2. 'Electrostatic' Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley3. 'Follow' Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley4. 'Misery' Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley5. Big Bill Rance'6. 'The Tabla Bong Guitar7. 'Hotel Calderon'8. 'Dry On The Rocks'9. 'Sharrock's Tune'10. 'The Changes Go Up And The Changes Go Down'11. 'For Jammer James'12. 'Juan Montero & The Drum'
Chronicle Online Bonus Material
An additional third black wallet contains a sandpaper insert c/w unique access code to further content.Music ' Full original version previously commercially unreleasedLive versions of tracks with Poppy MorganStems from A Paean to Wilson Images ' Further images taken by the artist to complement the bookletRare unseen press shots and film proofs from archive material Gigography ' The definitive list of Durutti shows up to the present day. -
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A limited edition vinyl re-issue of the album Live at the Venue'originally released in 1982.
Digitally re-mastered from vinyl all copies have a free compact disc rather than download codes packaged in new artwork and design from the mancunian direction of Trevor Johnson.
The show musically covers work from the then contemporary albums return of...'and LC'along with tracks later to appear on Another Setting'and Without Mercy'.
At the time, the band were approached after the show by a well-known live recordings dealer, who was interested in putting out an album based on the desk mix he had acquired'without any knowledge of the band.
Intrigued, the group agreed to meet him at the venue of his choice, a Mayfair Hotel, where he arrived in his crème Rolls Royce. A deal was struck on a napkin to release only 4000 copies, with Vini having full control over the choice of the Mark Warner artwork.
It is the first in a series of vinyl and compact disc re-issues from the band on the imprint DURUTTI'.
Three other albums of rare or previously unreleased material are planned over the next eighteen months. Trevor Johnson will have full artistic control of new art and design on all the albums. -
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Live At The Venue:
The show musically covers work from the then contemporary albums ‘return of...’ and ‘LC’ along with tracks later to appear on ‘Another Setting’ and ‘Without Mercy’.
At the time, the band were approached after the show by a well-known live recordings dealer, who was interested in putting out an album based on the desk mix he had ‘acquired’ without any knowledge of the band. Intrigued, the group agreed to meet him at the venue of his choice, a Mayfair Hotel, where he arrived in his crème Rolls Royce.
A deal was struck on a napkin to release only 4000 copies, with Vini having full control over the choice of the Mark Warner artwork.Amigos Em Portugal:
"a beautiful insight from Reilly’s travels" Sounds.
Digitally re-mastered from vinyl, this is a limited re-release of the hard to find Import ‘AMIGOS EM PORTUGAL’.
‘Amigos’ released first time originally in 1983 is a pre-cursor to one of the great Durutti Column albums ‘ Without Mercy’.
Recorded in only a couple of days – such is always the case with Vini Reilly - the album allegedly was supposed to be a single or extended play but the newly formed Portuguese label had the tapes and different ideas! Vini was just enjoying the tape time, playing many of his current ‘work in progress’ pieces.
These sketches later became part of the Tony Wilson classical experiment made with Northern College Music degree students, ’Without Mercy’.
Most of the tracks here have a beautiful fragility whether just solo guitar instrumentals ‘Estoril a Noire’ or piano pieces such as ‘Wheels Turning’ or the piano loop from ‘Without Mercy ‘ ‘Favourite descending intervals’.
Yes…… the times when Vini played piano….. the years before he believed he was ‘an awful and discombobulated pianist’ in his own words …. -
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Disc 2 - Blue to Black Coloured Vinyl
“Sunlight to blue … Blue to blackness” - This was one of the more upbeat title suggestions for the very bare, back to basics, reflective album from The Durutti Column. Originally released in June 2008, Sunlight to Blue… was a conscious response to the previous two polished and ‘studio-based’ releases.
Here he created some sparse, simply beautiful 'sketches' as he once called them, more reminiscent of his work from the early eighties. Many of the pieces are instrumentals played on his Juan Montero flamenco guitar, and he returns to 'Without Mercy' for the last track 'Grief' whilst reinventing 'Never Known' from LC.
Now, for the first time, the LP is available remastered and re-packaged as a gatefold double 12” 180gram vinyl release.
This album also saw the debut of the then talented young pianist and singer, Poppy Morgan, who co-wrote the melancholy Ananda as a duet with what Reilly dryly called 'intrusive guitar'.
For the uninitiated, Vini was the first artist signed to Manchester’s influential Factory Records, co-wrote and played on Morrissey’s first solo album ‘Viva Hate’, and was heavily featured in the Manchester music culture film, ’24 Hour Party People’. Vini Reilly has recorded under the name The Durutti Column since 1978 and has a rich portfolio of work, releasing over twenty albums in this time.
Ever critical of Vini’s voice, but ever a fierce champion of his talent, the late Tony Wilson would surely appreciate this return of The Durutti Column.
Tracklisting:
1. Glimpse
2. Contact
3. Messages
4. Ged
5. Ananda
6. Never Known Version
7. So Many Crumbs And Monkeys!
8. Head Glue
9. Demo For Gathering Dust
10. Cup A Soup Romance
11. Grief -
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Arguably the seminal Durutti Column album, the ironically titled ‘Vini Reilly’ is now available remastered and expanded to a two-disc set. First released in1989 – the album Vini Reilly, features the extensive use of sampling, with looped samples of vocalists as the basis for several tracks. As his peers wrestled with Akai Sampler engineered rare groove or break beats, these voices blended well for an artist - combining Viola, Chinese vocals and his trademark guitars.
Ending on ‘My Country’, which dolefully reflects on the state of Manchester, the lyrics seem apt again today…Disc two was curated from a TDK tape which was found in a storage box recently. It was marked ‘Sampler tunes’ and contained all the material released. Much of this has not been heard for several years, being the demos and sketches, which were used by Vini during the making of the record in London.
Ever the re-inventor, the artist chose a mixture of Opera - Dame Joan Sutherland (his fathers favourite) Soul Ballads - Otis Redding and Folk/Pop - Tracy Chapman and Annie Lennox. The album flows from classical-based flamenco and operatic voices, to the soul of Otis, either side of a rockier drum led Peoples Pleasure Park.
Bruce Mitchell recalls that the recording was not a particularly easy time. The artist was unwell and had to be wheeled in and out to get the material together with Stephen Street. ‘I could not bring myself to even listen to the finished article until a couple of months had passed’ recalls the drummer, ‘…but when I heard it I knew what a great record we had made’. Currently Vini is recovering from a stroke and busy writing for his next project.
A new biographical musical commission is to be premiered in Manchester at the Bridgewater Hall on 30th April 2011, which will be an audiovisual product and a CD will be released following. Finally, ‘Requiem Again’ was used within the first half of the Tom Cruise film Jerry Maguire Reilly is still looking for someone to show him the money
Tracklisting:
1. Love No More2. Pol In G3. Opera I4. People's Pleasure Park5. Red Square6. Finding The Sea7. Otis8. William B9. They Work Every Day10. Opera II11. Homage To Catalonea12. Requiem Again13. My CountryKOOKYDISC 30 / 21. Opera II / Demo2. Finding The Sea / 13. PPP / Demo4. Juxqan Montero / Sketch 15. Sample Tune6. Finding The Sea / 27. Juan Montero / Sketch 28. William B / Demo9. Sketches On Stratocaster