The Durutti Column – The Return Of The Durutti Column

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Label:	Factory – FACT 14C
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , White Spray Flexi-disc , 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided
Country:	UK
Released:	Jan 1980
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Avantgarde

Tracklist

A1	The Durutti Column–	Sketch For Summer	2:58
A2	The Durutti Column–	Requiem For A Father	5:06
A3	The Durutti Column–	Katharine	5:26
A4	The Durutti Column–	Conduct	4:59
B1	The Durutti Column–	Beginning	1:37
B2	The Durutti Column–	Jazz	1:35
B3	The Durutti Column–	Sketch For Winter	2:22
B4	The Durutti Column–	Collette	2:20
B5	The Durutti Column–	In 'D'	2:25
		Testcard
AA1	Martin Hannett–	First Aspect Of The Same Thing Written-By – Martin Hannett	3:42
AA2	Martin Hannett–	Second Aspect Of The Same Thing Written-By – Martin Hannett	2:59

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Factory Records (5)
Copyright © – Factory Records (5)
Published By – Movement Of 24th January
Recorded At – Cargo Studios
Mixed At – Strawberry Studios
Mastered At – The Sound Clinic
Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN 7561
Pressed By – WEA Records Pressing Plant, West Drayton

Credits

Bass – Pete Crooks (2)
Concept By [Cover, Uncredited] – Anthony H. Wilson
Drums – Toby*
Engineer – John Brierley
Guitar, Written-By – Vini Reilly
Plated By – EG*
Producer [Switches] – Martin Hannet*

Notes

First issue housed in a sleeve made of sandpaper and with flexi-disc.

The sandpaper cover comes in various editions (quantity uncertain, either 2,000 or 3,600 copies altogether):
1. With spray-painted FACT 14 in black
2. With spray-painted FACT 14 in white (this)
3. With spray-painted title in black
4. Without spray-paint

Recorded over three days in August 1979 on 8-track equipment at Cargo, Rochdale.
Mixed at Strawberry, Stockport.
Published by Movement of 24th. January Music.
A Factory Records Product
℗© 1979

Thanks also to Gammer for his melody and Rowbotham, Reid and Debord for the marketing concept.

It was Tony Wilson who had the idea for the cover, following Situationist Guy Debord's book "Mémoires" also wrapped in sandpaper to destroy the adjacent books. Gammer refers to N.H. Gammer, founder of Gammer And His Familiars, Reilly's first band. Rowbotham refers to Dave Rowbotham, the former DC founder and guitarist. Reid refers to Jamie Reid, who apparently wanted to title the first Sex Pistols album "Where's the Durutti Column?"

The covers were assembled by Joy Division, A Certain Ratio and others. While Ian Curtis did the glueing, the other of Joy Division watched a porn movie in the same room.

In 'D' is in fact another version of Sketch For Winter.

Reissued in July 1980 with a black picture sleeve but without flexi.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A): S-4 FACT 14 4PBG A1 SOUND CLINIC EG
Matrix / Runout (Side B): S-2 FACT 1̶4̶ ̶B̶1̶ 14PBG B1 EG
Matrix / Runout (Flexi): LYN 7561

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Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
The Return Of The Durutti Column (LP, Album, Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided)	Factory	FACT 14, FACT 14C	UK	1980
The Return Of The Durutti Column (LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Textured Cover)	Factory	FACT 14	UK	1980
The Return Of The Durutti Column (LP, Album)	Factory	FACT 14	UK	1980
The Return Of The Durutti Column (LP, Album, No Spray-paint, Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided)	Factory	FACT 14, FACT 14C	UK	1980
The Return Of The Durutti Column (LP, Album, Repress, Textured cover )	Factory	FACT 14	UK	1980