THE DURUTTI COLUMN The Return Of The Durutti Column SANDPAPER SLEEVE NEAR MINT
THE DURUTTI COLUMN The Return Of The Durutti Column SANDPAPER SLEEVE NEAR MINT
THE DURUTTI COLUMN
The Return Of The Durutti Column
1980 UK Factory (FACT 14) SANDPAPER SLEEVE (no spray paint, no flexi edition)
A NICE ORIGINAL COPY WHICH PLAYS LIKE NEW
Matrix Side A: FACT 14 4 PBG A1 W1 F̶A̶C̶T̶ ̶1̶4̶ ̶A̶1̶ SOUND CLINIC EG
Matrix Side B: S-5 FACT 1̶4̶ ̶B̶1̶ 14 PBG B1 EG
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SANDPAPER SLEEVE
More debut albums should be so amusingly perverse with its titles -- and there's the original vinyl sleeve, which consisted of sandpaper precisely so it would damage everything next to it in one's collection. Released in the glow of post-punk fervour in late-'70s Manchester, one would think Return would consist of loud, aggressive sheet-metal feedback, but that's not the way Vini Reilly works. With heavy involvement from producer Martin Hannett, who created all the synth pieces on the record as well as producing it, Reilly on Return made a quietly stunning debut, as influential down the road as his labelmates in Joy Division's effort with Unknown Pleasures. Eschewing formal "rock" composition and delivery -- the album was entirely instrumental, favouring delicacy and understated invention instead of singalong brashness -- Reilly made his mark as the most unique, distinct guitarist from Britain since Bert Jansch. Embracing electric guitar's possibilities rather than acoustic's, Reilly fused a variety of traditions effortlessly -- that one song was called "Jazz" could be called a giveaway, but the free-flowing shimmers and moods always revolve around central melodies. "Conduct," with its just apparent enough key hook surrounded by interwoven, competing lines, is a standout, turning halfway through into a downright anthemic full-band rise while never being overbearing. Hannett's production gave his compositions a just-mysterious-enough sheen, with Reilly's touches on everything from surfy reverb to soft chiming turned at once alien and still warm. Consider the relentless rhythm box pulse on "Requiem for a Father," upfront but not overbearing as Reilly's filigrees and softly spiralling arpeggios unfold in the mix -- but equally appealing is "Sketch for Winter," Reilly's guitar and nothing more, a softly haunting piece living up to its name
Side A:
Sketch For Summer (2:58)
Requiem For A Father (5:06)
Katharine (5:26)
Conduct (4:59)
Side B:
Beginning (1:37)
Jazz (1:35)
Sketch For Winter (2:22)
Collette (2:20)
In 'D' (2:25)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Both surfaces shine like new with just some in-vinyl pressing blemishes and a few light hairlines none of which have any significant impact on the sound
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with superb sound quality.
A couple of ticks noted on the quiet twittering bird intro to Side A and a couple of clicks on Side B caused by a tiny pin-point pressing spot but these are minor issues and there are no scratches or anything else of note
SLEEVE: MINT
Having been kept inside a plastic protective plastic sleeve all its life the cover is as crisp, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
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