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The Durutti Column 'Sunlight to blue... Blue to blackness' CD
£8.99
Kooky Records
The Durutti Column 'Sunlight to blue... Blue to blackness' CD
£8.99
Sunlight to blue - ¦ Blue to blackness' - This was one of the more upbeat title suggestions for this very bare, back to basics, reflective album from The Durutti Column.
Many of the pieces are simply instrumentals played on his Juan Montero flamenco guitar, and he returns to 'Without Mercy' for the last track 'Grief' and reinvents 'Never Known' from LC.
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'.
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
Release Date: 07/12/2018
Many of the pieces are simply instrumentals played on his Juan Montero flamenco guitar, and he returns to 'Without Mercy' for the last track 'Grief' and reinvents 'Never Known' from LC.
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'.
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
Release Date: 07/12/2018
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Sold outVisit product page →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.
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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
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CD Bonus Disc: Heaven Sent(It Was Called Digital. It Was Heaven Sent)1. Bruce2. Keir3. Neil4. Mike5. Alan6. Anthony -
Sold outThe 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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