Durutti Column, The: Short Stories For Pauline (Vinyl LP)

Factory Benelux presents a 2026 180g black vinyl edition of Short Stories For Pauline, the “lost” fourth album by cult Manchester group The Durutti Column. Only 500 copies of the 180gm vinyl edition have been pressed.

Originally recorded by Vini Reilly in Brussels in December 1983, the 14-track album features several key Durutti Column works including 'College', 'A Room In Southport' and, most notably, 'Duet'.

Recorded with Tuxedomoon viola player Blaine L. Reininger, the poignant instrumental 'Duet' ironically became the reason the album was never originally released. Tony Wilson, founder of Factory Records and manager of The Durutti Column, insisted that the composition should instead form the basis of an entire neo-classical album. As a result, 'Duet' evolved into Without Mercy in 1984, while Short Stories For Pauline was shelved.

Additional guest musicians featured on the album include drummer Alain Lefebvre, harpist Anne van den Troost and saxophonist Eric Sleichim.

1. At First Sight
2. Duet
3. College
4. Invitations
5. Destroy, She Said
6. Model
7. Journeys By Vespa
8. Take Some Time Out
9. A Silence
10. Mirror A
11. Cocktail
12. Telephone Call
13. Mirror B
14. A Room In Southport
15. Love Fading
16. For Noriko