The Durutti Column – Vini Reilly (35th Anniversary Edition) (2024)                  





Review:

. Less of an intentionally confusing title than might be thought, Reilly for all intents and purposes is Durutti no matter the changes through the years — Vini Reilly does signal another new phase of the band’s work, moving into a full embrace of technological possibilities via an Akai sampler. With Reilly and Mitchell joined by a slew of guests — Swing Out Sister keyboardist Andy Connell; singers Pol, Rob Gray, and Liu Sola; and even former member John Metcalfe on the epic surge “Finding the Sea” — Durutti this time around pursued the organic/machine combination to even more successful conclusions than on The Guitar. Reilly’s singing has often come in for criticism (unwarranted, really, considering how his soft approach effortlessly suits the general atmosphere of Durutti’s work), so the slew of sampled and borrowed snippets from other vocalists and musicians that pepper the album makes for an intriguing change. “Love No More,” the album opener, shows how the approach can work, with acoustic guitar to the fore and echoed, truly haunting snippets of what sound like soul and opera singers wafting through the mix. Another full-on highlight is “Otis,” with Pol’s live singing and Connell’s keyboards combining with a brisk synth loop, building Mitchell drums, an astonishing, uplifting Reilly guitar line, and the legendary singer Mr. Redding himself in a combination that needs to be heard. Mitchell’s overall work on percussion is less prominent than before but still present, while Reilly’s guitar efforts are again simply wonderful, further testing new approaches on both acoustic and electric that call to mind everyone from John Fahey to Bootsy Collins. If that last comparison seems strange, give the loud and funky “People’s Pleasure Park” a listen, then marvel at how Sola’s lovely singing and Reilly’s further guitar runs transform it yet again. — AMG



Remastered and heavily expanded 4 Disc version. Disc 5 is an exclusive DVD, Live from Porto 30/04/1988



Disc 1. Vini Reilly album + 3 Bonus tracks [16 tracks]

Disc 2. The Sporadic Recordings [28 tracks] , a limited edition CD from 1989 [SPORE 1]

Disc 3. Womad Live EP plus bonus live tracks and demos [16 tracks]

Disc 4. Bonus 1 track 3-inch mini CD I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong a replica of the bonus addition from the original CD pressing





           





Track List:



Disc 1:

01 - Love No More

02 - Pol in G

03 - Act I Opera

04 - People's Pleasure Park

05 - Red Square

06 - Finding the Sea

07 - Otis

08 - William B

09 - They Work Every Day

10 - Act II Opera

11 - Homage to Catelonea

12 - Requiem Again

13 - My Country

14 - Otis (No Samples)

15 - Dry

16 - My Country (Monarchy Mix)



Disc 2:

01 - Buddhist Prayer

02 - Pathway

03 - Nile Opera

04 - Shirt No. 7

05 - Kind of Love

06 - Rob Grey's Elegy

07 - Misere

08 - For Steven Patrick

09 - We Stumble

10 - Sketch for a Manchester Summer 1989

11 - Arpeggiator II

12 - Diazepam 5 mgs

13 - But Was I...

14 - Pol in A-flat

15 - Real Drums - Real Drummer

16 - Another Mirror - Another Wall

17 - 30 Oldham Street

18 - 4.10 AM

19 - For Lydia

20 - Detail for Heidi & Jodie

21 - Zinni's Dance

22 - ppp Version

23 - For Lucy H.

24 - 4.30 AM

25 - It's a Bright Guilty World - Part I

26 - It's a Bright Guilty World - Part II

27 - Nile Reprise

28 - Diazepam 10 mgs



Disc 3:

01 - Otis (Womad Live)

02 - English Landscape Tradition (Womad Live)

03 - Finding the Sea (Womad Live)

04 - Bordeaux (Womad Live)

05 - Day Is Over (Live)

06 - Red Shoes (Live)

07 - Opera II

08 - Finding The Sea I

09 - ppp (Demo)

10 - Juan Montero (Sketch 1)

11 - Sample Tune

12 - Finding The Sea (2)

13 - Juan Montero (Sketch 2)

14 - William B (Demo)

15 - Sketches on Stratocaster

16 - Zinni and Vini Tune



Disc 4:

01. I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong





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