{"product_id":"the-durutti-column-short-stories-for-pauline-vinyl","title":"Durutti Column, The: Short Stories For Pauline (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jP4GjZGn6-E?si=AYM8INDWpalr6PWI\" height=\"300\" width=\"full\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFactory Benelux presents a 2026 180g black vinyl edition of \u003cem\u003eShort Stories For Pauline\u003c\/em\u003e, the “lost” fourth album by cult Manchester group The Durutti Column. Only 500 copies of the 180gm vinyl edition have been pressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally 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'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded 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 \u003cem\u003eWithout Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e in 1984, while \u003cem\u003eShort Stories For Pauline\u003c\/em\u003e was shelved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional guest musicians featured on the album include drummer Alain Lefebvre, harpist Anne van den Troost and saxophonist Eric Sleichim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt First Sight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollege\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvitations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDestroy, She Said\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJourneys By Vespa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake Some Time Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Silence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMirror A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCocktail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTelephone Call\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMirror B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Room In Southport\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Fading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Noriko\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Factory Benelux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54411784585562,"sku":"FBN36","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/durutti-column-short-stories-pauline.jpg?v=1784041044","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/the-durutti-column-short-stories-for-pauline-vinyl","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}