THE DURUTTI COLUMN LC 1981 UK FACTORY 1st PRESS w/TEXTURED INNER - NEAR MINT
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THE DURUTTI COLUMN LC 1981 UK FACTORY 1st PRESS w/TEXTURED INNER - NEAR MINT
THE DURUTTI COLUMNLC
UK FACTORY (FACT 44) FIRST PRESSING (November 1981)
A BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN ORIGINAL COPY OF DC’s SECOND RELEASE
MATRIX: FACT 44 A1 EG · STRAWBERRY · / FACT 44 B1 EG · STRAWBERRY ·
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED SLEEVE WITH "The Durrutti Column" MISSPELLING ON SPINE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED ART INNER PRINTED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE
Self-produced by Reilly but bearing the unmistakable hints of his earlier work with Martin Hannett, LC, named after a bit of Italian graffiti, extends Reilly's lovely talents ever further, resulting in a new set of evocative, carefully played and performed excursions on electric guitar.
Mitchell's crisp but never overly dominant drumming actually starts the record off via "Sketch for Dawn I," added to by a simply captivating low series of notes from Reilly that builds into a softly triumphant melodic surge, repeating a core motif again and again. His piano playing adds a perfect counterpart, while the final touch are his vocals -- low speak-singing that sounds utterly appropriate in context, mixed low and capturing the emotional flavour at play via delivery rather than lyrical content.
As great as Return is, this is better, signalling a full flowering of Reilly's talents throughout the album. Mitchell proves him time and again to be in perfect sync with Reilly, adding gentle brio and understated variation to the latter's compositions. Nowhere is this more apparent than on "The Missing Boy," the album's unquestioned highlight. Written in memory of Ian Curtis of Joy Division, on it Mitchell adds quick, sudden hits contrasting against the low, tense atmosphere of the song, while fragile piano notes and Reilly's own regret-tinged, yearning vocals complete the picture.
For all the implicit melancholy in Durutti's work, there's a surprising amount of life and energy throughout -- "Jaqueline" is perhaps the standout, with a great central melody surrounded by the expected Reilly elaborations and additions in the breaks
LABELS: NEAR MINT clean and unmarked - a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT both surfaces shine like-new - some hairlines from the inner - all audibly insignificant
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT plays beautifully throughout
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT picked up a few marks over the years but still a very, very fine example - crisp and sharp
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT no seam splits
Side A:
Sketch For Dawn (1) (5:19)
Portrait For Frazier (3:33)
Jacqueline (2:19)
Messidor (2:33)
Sketch For Dawn (2) (4:35)
Side B:
Never Known (6:46)
The Act Committed (5:04)
Detail For Paul (2:01)
The Missing Boy (6:38)
The Sweet Cheat Gone (2:49)
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