Factory Benelux
The Durutti Column - Short Stories For Pauline The Durutti Column
Factory Benelux presents a 2026 180gm black vinyl edition of Short Stories for Pauline, the 'lost' fourth album by cult Manchester group The Durutti Column.
Just 500 copies of the 180gm vinyl edition have been pressed (Non-Returnable).
Originally recorded by Vini Reilly in Brussels in December 1983, the 14 track album features several key Durutti works including College, A Room in Southport and - best of all - Duet.
Recorded with Tuxedomoon viola player Blaine L. Reininger, this poignant instrumental proved - ironically - to be the downfall of the album, after Factory founder (and Durutti manager) Tony Wilson insisted that Duet form the basis of an entire neo-classical album. As a result, Duet became Without Mercy in 1984, and Short Stories for Pauline was shelved.
Other guest musicians on the album include drummer Alain Lefebvre, harpist Anne van den Troost and sax player Eric Sleichim.
Track List
A2. Duet
A3. College
A4. Invitations
A5. Destroy, She Said
A6. Model
A7. Journeys By Vespa
B2. A Silence
B3. Mirror A
B4. Cocktail
B5. Telephone Call
B6. Mirror B
B7. A Room in Southport
Pickup available at Glasgow
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