The Sporadic Recordings

The Sporadic Recordings

CD: UK 12.89 (TTTTTTTTT SPORE 1 CD)

Tracklisting (with notes)

1. Buddhist Prayer

Played on Charlie's L14 guitar after reading 'Page after Page' and not being disappointed. Starring Japanese monks.

2. Pathway

This is how far you can 'pull' strings before they (or your fingers) snap.

3. Nile Opera

Starring Egyptian drummers discovered in Andy's obscure C.D. collection.

4. Shirt No. 7

Starring a vintage semi-acoustic Gibson 'Stereo-Switchmaster' -- not plugged in.

5. Kind Of Love

Jazzers would call it syncopation but the time signature was irretrievably lost two bars in and never found again.

6. Rob Gray's Elegy

Starring Rob's harmonica and Jeremy Kerr's bass.

7. Misere

Starring the most beautiful voice EVER.

8. For Steven Patrick

...for Steven Patrick with love and affection.

9. We Stumble

Recorded in Belgium for Michel Duval.

10. Sketch For A Manchester Summer 1989

The essential Mancunian summer, captured on DAT before the greenhouse effect changes the climate irrevocably.

11. Arpeggiator II

Starring a now obsolete gimmick.

12. Diazepam 5 mgs

(Enough to relax you.) Starring a very expensive Bosendorfer piano played on a very cheap synth.

13. But Was I...?

An attempt to disguise voices through the S.P.X. 90 mk.1.

14. Pol In A-flat

Played through an ancient Space Echo, therefore the hiss is compulsory.

15. Real Drums -- Real Drummer

Starring Bruce Mitchell demonstrating the inadequacies of computer generated drums.

16. Another Mirror -- Another Wall

Another Michel Duval project. Another song with these lyrics, starring Pol's voice and Alain Lefebvre's congas.

17. 30 Oldham Street

In praise of DRY's decaffeinated coffee and in spite of Leroy's jokes.

18. 4.10 am

Recorded then.

19. For Lydia

Voices and flute played on a keyboard.

20. Detail For Heidi And Jodie

Played on a Yamaha owned by the recipients of the tune.

21. Zinni's Dance

Bruce's daughter's birthday tune. Played the way she dances, -- out of time.

22. PPP Version

Based on a description by Anthony H. of a park in Hong Kong.

23. For Lucy H.

Dedicated to a very nice old lady who lived and died alone. Starring the trumpet of Kaire Gedal.

24. 4.30 am

Slightly later the same morning.

25. It's A Bright Guilty World -- Part I

Inspired by an Orson Welles interview.

26. It's A Bright Guilty World -- Part II

27. Nile Reprise

See Track 3

28. Diazepam 10 mgs

Enough to send you to sleep?

Credits

The Sporadic Recordings. A TTTTTTTTT'S RELEASE. Limited Edition of 4000.

Notes

Whilst essentially an album by The Durutti Column, this release is credited to Vini Reilly. Most of the tracks on this album were later re-released on 'The Return of the Sporadic Recordings' (Kooky Records, 2002) which was a double cd combining one disc with all of The Sporadic Recordings (except for those tracks which had already been released as extra tracks on the Factory Once re-releases) and a second disc with new tracks, rarities, and outtakes, etc. The Sporadic theme was continued with Sporadic Three.

The word stamp on last page of the booklet of is written in the Japanese language using "kanji" (Chinese characters) and is roughly pronounced "Vini Reilly."



Key

The first line: Stamp on booklet
The second line: Adapted to English
The third line: General pronunciation in Japanese

Bi means "Beauty"
Ni means "Look like" or "Resemble"
Rai means "Thunder"
Ri means "Profit" or "Advantage"

WOMAD Live

WOMAD Live

CDS: UK 1989 (Factory FACD 234)

Tracklisting

Otis [5:27]
English Landscape Tradition [3:18]
Finding the Sea [5:12]
Bordeaux [6:09]

CD ~ FACD 234 . Mastered By Nimbus

Credits

Vini Reilly: Guitar & Keyboards
Bruce Mitchell: Drums
Liu Sola: Vocals
Andy Connell: Keyboards
Recorded at Womad '88, St Austell, Cornwall
Live, direct to digital mix by Stuart James
Songs composed by Vini Reilly
Published by The Movement of 24th January Publishing / Zomba
Photography: James Martin
Cover: Johnson/Panas

Liner notes by Bruce Mitchell

All Durutti gigs, and there haven't been that many of them for God's sake, have trauma and difficulty built into them from the day they are booked. Can we get the musicians we want? Can all the random factors that cause the hiccups with our ever more complicated midi'd up backline be eradicated? Are we going to get enough time to bloody well set it all up?

Vin won't do a gig without introducing new songs. 'Boring' he says when it is suggested we play a set of songs that we all know and might be able to cope with, so rehearsals are arranged and gear is lumbered into our back room.

As the concert draws closer, and we are contracted to appear (and we are sue-able if we don't), Vini's health, ever precarious, is the overriding concern. I make the arrangements to move him about, I suppose, in much the same fashion as the mormon guard used to move Howard Hughes about. In the back of my mind I'm conscious that I shouldn't be forcing him along in his sometimes semi-comatose state but I cheerfully hardface the job along. I'm into all this discharging of responsibility crap, you know.

I no longer wonder why I'm going to all this trouble, because the music performance answers. That 70 minutes on stage consists of Vini changing the set list from the rehearsed arrangements, coping with the tuning, struggling with the machines, laughing at the cock-ups he's causing, but always playing those pieces with guitar and keyboard beyond anything I ever hear elsewhere.

On this show, Andy Connell, from some other group whose name escapes me at the moment, played some neat keyboard - that's him hammering away on the first track 'Otis', and him being clever on the other stuff. He's a good laugh, Andy. Probably knows what he's doing.

Liu Sola is an opera singer from Beijing. Her contribution was to emote in Chinese on a conductors nod from Vin on 'Otis' and 'Finding the Sea'. In Chinese, you note, we wouldn't want to start making it easy for you listeners, would we?

Vin suggested that I should personalise this product, I think he's feeling weird after his full cover photo on the current album, and wants now to spread the flak. It's not what was wanted from me I don't think, and it's not enough of a statement, but still, there were a few things to be said.

There were a few practical things to be said.

Bruce Mitchell

I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong

I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong

Artist: Vincent Gerard / Stephen Patrick

7": UK 1989 (Factory FACT 244+) *
CD3: UK 1989 (Factory FACD 244+) **

I Know Very Well How I Got my Note Wrong [1:55]
Red Square *** [3:12]
William B *** [2:15]

~ FAC-244/7-A, TS-001-A-1, LYN 22942, A

* One-sided.
** 3" CD.
*** Durutti Column-only tracks.

CD ~ FACD 244/3 . Mastered By Nimbus

Credits

Design: Johnson/Panas

Notes

Bonus single issued with first editions of FACT/FACD 244 Vini Reilly. The recording is an out-take from the recording sessions for (Stephen Patrick) Morrissey's "Viva Hate" LP sessions with Vini Reilly, of which his "Suedehead" E.P. was sourced. The proper take of this track was a B-side. Vini plays a bad note and is heard to say "When they're duff they really are fucking duff" amidst background laughter.

Vini Reilly

Vini Reilly


Vini Reilly [original 8vo artwork]

LP: UK 1989 (Factory FACT 244) *
CD: UK 1989 (Factory FACD 244) [promo]*/**
CD: UK 1989 (Factory FACD 244) **
CS: UK 1989 (Factory FACT 244C) *
DAT: UK 1989 (Factory FACT 244D) */**

Tracklisting

Love No More
Pol In G
Opera I
People's Pleasure Park
Red Square*
Finding The Sea
Otis
William B*
They Work Every Day
Opera II
Homage To Catalonea
Requiem Again
My Country

~ FACT-244-A2 *, Max, Sixth Autumn
~ FAC-244-B2 *, Max, Pole Bitch

Credits

All tracks written by Vini Reilly
Produced by Vini Reilly with Stephen Street

Bruce Mitchell: Drums
Andy Connell: Keyboard on 'Requiem Again', 'Otis' and 'Red Square'
John Metcalfe: Viola on 'Finding the Sea'
Rob Gray: Vocals on 'They Work Every Day'
Liu Sola: Vocals on 'People's Pleasure Park' and 'Finding The Sea'
Pol: Vocals on 'Otis'

Respect and thanks to those we have sampled

Recorded at Sam Therapy, Kensal; Island Studios, Hammersmith; Out Of The Blue, Manchester. Engineers: Stephen Street and Nick Garside. Thanks to Sounds Great, Stuart James and Piccadilly Records.

Published by The Movement of 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing

Notes

The original Factory Records release in four different formats of an album also released in Australia, Brazil, Japan and Spain. Later reissued with extra tracks on Factory Once.

The original artwork was developed by regular Durutti designers 8vo. However, Vini didn't like the end results and the cover that adorns the final album was produced, with Vini giving the instruction to "do it like Dylan". 'Homage to Catalonea' is written as 'Homage to CatalonEa', with a big 'E' on the alternate artwork. The full story is detailed in the 8vo book 8vo: On the outside, published in 2005.

Greetings

Greetings


The Greetings Box


The Greetings Compact

12": IT 1986 (Materiali Sonori MASO 70003) ["Greetings Three"]
3x12": IT 19?? (Materiali Sonori MASO - was not allocated a catalogue number) ["Greetings Box"]
CD: IT 1989 (Materiali Sonori MASO 90001) ["Greetings Compact"] *
CD: IT 1990 (Materiali Sonori MASO 90014) ["The Greetings Compact Vol 2"] **

Florence Sunset * [5:07]
All That Love and Maths Can Do ** [3:39]
San Giovanni Dawn ** [3:59]
For Friends In Italy * [4:42]

Notes

As well as appearing in various combinations on the various releases of "Greetings", all four tracks also appeared on the Materiali Sonori compilation Red Shoes.

According to Materiali Sonori, the Greetings Box was not allocated a catalogue number. Presumably this was because the individual components (3x 12" singles) already had their own catalogue numbers.

The Fruit of the Original Sin

The Fruit of the Original Sin

2LP: BE 11.1981 (Crépuscule TWI 035) *
2LP: JP 1983 (Crépuscule Au Japon/Shinseido Sirius TWI 035/SC-16) *
CD: GE 1987 (Crépuscule/Interphon IPCD-72002) **
CD: JP 1988 (Crépuscule Au Japon/Victor JVC VDP-5151) **
CD: BE 1989 (Crépuscule TWI 035-2) **
CD: BE 1999 (Crépuscule TWI 035-2) **
CD: UK 20.08.07 (LTM LTMCD 2497) ****

Tracklisting

LP 1

Peter Gordon - The Fruit Of The Original Sin [3:24]
The French Impressionists - Boo Boo's Gone Mambo [4:24] - My Guardian Angel
The Durutti Column - The Eye And The Hand * [2:24]
Soft Verdict - Multiple 12 [6:55]
Cecile Bruynoge - Claire De Lune [4:34]
Marine - A Man And A Woman * [1:09]
Paul Haig - Mad Horses * [4:50]
Marine - Animal In My Head * [3:51]
323 - Affectionate Silence * [2:21]
The Swamp Children - Flesh [5:37]
DNA - Taking Kid To School [5:21] + Cop Buys A Donut + Delivering The Goods
Lawrence Weiner & Peter Gordon - Deutsche Angst ****
Durutti Column - Weakness & Fever ****
Rhythm of Life - Summertime ****
The Lost Jockey - Matters of Theory ****

LP 2

Rhine River III - An End Remains * [3:41]
Richard Jobson - The Happiness Of Lonely [2:44]
An Interview With MARGUERITE DURAS [10:10]
Richard Jobson - India Song */*** [4:15]
The Names - Music For Someone [2:05]
Orange Juice - Three Cheers For Our Side [2:44]
Thick Pigeon - Sudan (Acoustic) * [2:27]
The Durutti Column - Party [3:20]
Arthur Russel - Sketch For Face Of Helen [3:34]
The Durutti Column - Experiment In Fifth * [3:30]
Winston Tong - The Next Best Thing To Death [5:29]
William Burroughs - Twilight's Last Gleaming [3:29]
The Durutti Column - Weakness And Fever ** [5:02]
Cecile Bruynoghe - Gymnopedie No 1 ***
Rhine River III - Departures ***
Rhythm of Life - Soon ***
Lawrence Weiner - Where It Came From ***

~ Szotlan Szerelmed Veszeeiben Van Mindig
~ Szerelmuk Tortenete

*** Not credited.

Notes

The original release of this compilation which was later re-released on LTM, was a double LP in a gatefold sleeve with fold-out insert. The 2nd Belgian 2LP pressing contained no insert.

The tracks by The Durutti Column are The Eye and the Hand, Party, Experiment in Fifth and Weakness and Fever.

LTM reissue notes

Deluxe double CD remaster of 2xLP compilation released in November 1981 (TWI 035), featuring one of Benoit Hennebert's finest cover designs and a facsimile of the original insert/booklet. International in scope, the music covers post-punk, avant garde, modern composition and solo piano, as well as guests from the Factory and Postcard label rosters. The spoken word component includes Marguerite Duras, William S. Burroughs and Winston Tong. 31 tracks (including 8 bonus cuts), 120 minutes of music, readings and conversation.