The Return of the Durutti Column (Expanded & Remastered) (2CD)

Alongside Joy Division, The Durutti Column were among the first artists signed to Factory Records. Their 1980 debut, produced by Martin Hannett, highlighted Vini Reilly’s delicate, reverb-laden guitar and early use of synthesizers. 

The Return of The Durutti Column marked the beginning of a five-decade career in which The Durutti Column quietly became one of Manchester’s most influential acts. To mark the album’s 45th anniversary, London Records presents new editions, remastered from the original tapes and cut at half-speed for vinyl.

Tracklist

1. Sketch for Summer (Remaster)

2. Requiem for a Father (Remaster)

3. Katharine (Remaster)

4. Conduct (Remaster)

5. Untitled (Remaster)

6. Beginning (Remaster)

7. Jazz (Remaster)

8. Sketch for Winter (Remaster)

9. Collette (Remaster)

10. In 'D' (Remaster)

11. Lips That Would Kiss (Remaster)

12. Madeleine (Remaster)

13. Experiment in Fifth (Graveyard Studio Demo – 1981)

14. Martin Hannett – The First Aspect of the Same Thing (Remaster)

15. Martin Hannett – The Second Aspect of the Same Thing (Remaster)

16. Piece for an Ideal (Remaster)

17. Sleep Will Come (Remaster)

18. No Communication (Remaster)

19. Thin Ice (Remaster)

20. Gammer and His Familials – Won’t Look Out (Remaster)

21. Intervals (Home Recording – 1978)

22. Katharine (Home Recording – 1978)

23. Untitled (Home Recording – 1978)

24. Conduct (Home Recording – 1978)

25. I’m a Face (Home Recording – 1980)

26. Sketch for Summer (Studio Demo – August 1980)

27. Requiem for a Father (Studio Demo – August 1980)

28. Madeleine (Studio Demo – August 1980)

29. Katharine (Studio Demo – August 1980)

30. Lindsay (Studio Demo – August 1980)

31. For Belgian Friends (Studio Demo – August 1980)

32. Detail for Annik (Live – Leeds Polytechnic – 7th October 1980)

33. Sketch for Summer (Live – Leeds Polytechnic – 7th October 1980)

34. Requiem for a Father (Live – Leeds Polytechnic – 7th October 1980)

35. Conduct (Live – Brussels – 13th August 1981)

36. Self-Portrait (Live – Brussels – 13th August 1981)

37. For Belgian Friends (Live – Brussels – 13th August 1981)

38. Sketch for Summer (Live – Brussels – 13th August 1981)