Durutti Column: classic or dud

I found Circuses and Bread in the used bin today so I jumped on it. I need to get more, now.

http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/index.html

Watch out for the shots of Bruce Mitchell - words fail me!

the reissues on factory once/london are grate. hilarious liner notes by tony wilson, lots of excellent bonus tracks which are sometimes better than the original album tracks. nice covers and different colours for each cd inside and on the edge of the cd. they are quite expensive though. but i guess i will try to get all the others i haven't yet. next one on my list: another setting ( unfortunately obey the time seems to be sold out at the german amazon already). the few albums on vini's site are at 15 pounds. that's quite a rip-off, isn't it?

I think you'll like 'Another Setting', Alex.

I'm actually listening to it for the first time right now and personally I think it sounds great -- one thing I've always enjoyed about the albums over time is how Reilly does play around with other sounds and styles while still sounding essentially himself. The more 'laptop' tracks actually make for a good blending to my ears.

Now, Tempis Fugit is the new album, correct? I've heard that as well, enjoyed it well enough.

Been listening to the 'Say What You Mean' mini-LP a lot recently. I really do think that this is the best DC. The Room, Silence & E.E are absolutely monumental.

Also I was talking bollocks on my previous post - the Amigos tracks are on the reissue of Another Setting, not Domo.

until the vocals started, of course

gawd I love vinyl

I have it on CD but I can't listen to it

the LP is so much better

Someone wrote the title of the song in calligraphy on the inside white sleeve before I'd even bought it (used). It cost me like $4 at the time. I still have it, and play it pretty often, but that inside white sleeve is really falling apart now.

Hahahahaha

Praise be to the reissue deities, etc.

I got "LC" recently, wasn't that bothered.

What's best, if I like "Return" more than else?

Hmm. OK.

Return Of... is completely instrumental, and is mostly guitar and drum machine, with a couple of tracks featuring live drums. It's quite short and sweet - only about half an hour (CD bonus tracks aside). I've never read an actual explanation of why Side 2 of the original LP was half the length of Side 1 - the label credits Guy Debord for inspiration, so I assumed it was some form of Situationist prank. Anyway, the CD is definitely worth owning even if only for the added bonus of "Lips That Would Kiss" and "Madeleine". There are few better arguments for bonus tracks than the re-issues of Return Of..., and, better yet, LC.

That what you wanted to know? :)

from the online DC discography at http://www.column.freeuk.com/pages/discography.htm

-- Bimble (grippledybu...), September 8th, 2004.

This includes Sleep Will Come! Which was (you're right) from that Brussels comp. Life is a beautiful thing. Are you going to make me pull those bonus tracks out HMMM?

Well why not, any excuse, really.

My friend is doing a DJ night in New York at this very moment, he does a night that is totally Manchester music. It's named Resurrection after the Stone Roses tune. He is spinning records right at this very moment. It's hard to believe.

I could talk for thousands and thousands of years about bands from Manchester exclusively, it is ridiculous. If that isn't the center of the musical universe I don't know what is.

http://earfarm.blogspot.com/2006/04/weekend-live-music_15.html

was this ever on cd? if it's gone by the time you get there, um, never mind.

The standout bonus track on Return of... is "Madeline" and y'all know it.

at any rate, i'll be leaving it up there for a good amount of time. enjoy.