Obey The Time

Obey The Time

LP: UK 1990 (Factory FACT 274) [white label]
LP: UK 1990 (Factory FACT 274)
CS: UK 1990 (Factory FACTC 274)
CD: UK 1990 (Factory FACD 274) [pre-release]
CD: UK 1990 (Factory FACD 274)
DAT: UK 1990 (Factory FACT 274D)

Tracklisting

Vino della Casa Bianco
Hotel of the Lake 1990
Fridays
Home
Art and Freight
Spanish Reggae
Neon
The Warmest Rain
Contra-indications
Vino della Casa Rosso

Credits

Written and produced by Vini Reilly
Published by The Movement of 24th January
Computed and engineered by Paul Miller at Home, except Contra-indications computed and engineered by Andy Robinson at Spirit Studios

Drums on Art and Freight by Bruce Mitchell

Hypnosis and medications by Sydney Gottlieb
Food and relaxation by Dry
Design: 8vo

Dedicated to Isabel Emily

Notes

Original Factory Records release on LP, Cassette and CD. German, Spanish and Japanese import versions also exist. Also reissued on Factory Once with 3 extra tracks in October 1998.

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.

The Guitar and Other Machines

The Guitar and Other Machines

LP: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACT 204) [white label]
LP: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACT 204)
CD: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACD 204) *
CS: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACT 204C)
DAT: UK 12.1987 (Factory FACT 204D) */**
LP: AU 12.87 (Factory Australasia/CBS FACT 204) ***
CS: AU 12.87 (Factory Australasia/CBS FACTC 204)
CD: AU 12.87 (Factory Australasia FACD 204) ****

Tracklisting

Arpeggiator [4:03]
What Is It to Me (Woman) [3:47]
Red Shoes [3:13]
Jongleur Grey [2:41]
When the World [3:13]
U.S.P. [2:22]
Bordeaux Sequence [5:50]
Pol in B [3:08]
English Landscape Tradition [4:48]
Miss Haymes [5:14]
Don't Think You're Funny [1:42]
Dream Topping * [3:00]
You Won't Feel Out of Place * [3:38]
28 Oldham Place * [4:57]
When The World (Newson Mix) ** [6:46]
Catos con Guantes ** [8:40]

~ FAC 204 A1, MPO, The Exchange, P
~ FAC 204 B1, MPO, P

Factory Australasia

~ FACT 204-1, MX 250121, Å
~ FACT 204.2, MX 250122.B

CD ~ FACD 204 . Mastered By Nimbus

VHS: UK 1987 (Factory FAC 204)

When the World [6:46]

* CD format bonus tracks
** DAT format bonus tracks
*** First editions stickered, later editions unstickered, all without flexi-disk.
**** Imported UK issue only, initial copies with sticker having silhouette logo and "Factory Records Australasia Import".

Credits

Vini Reilly: Guitar, Keyboards, Machine Programs and Vocals. Bruce Mitchell: Drum Kit, Xylophone and DX Machine. John Metcalfe: Viola and Percussion on 'When the World'.

Stephen Street: Bass Guitar on 'English Landscape Tradition'. Rob Gray: Mouth Organ on 'What Is It to Me' and 'Jongleur Grey'. Stanton Miranda: Vocals on 'When the World' and 'Red Shoes'. Pol: Vocals on'When the World', 'Red Shoes' and 'Bordeaux Sequence'. Special thanks to Simply Red / Elektra for Tim Kellett's trumpet on 'When the World'.

Written and arranged by Vini Reilly. 'Arpeggiator' by Reilly and Mitchell. 'English Landscape Tradition' by Reilly and Metcalfe.

Recorded at Suite Sixteen, Rochdale; Strawberry Studios, Stockport and Island Studios, Hammersmith. Mixed at Island Studios. Produced by Stephen Street. Engineers: Chris Nagle, Lee Hamblin and CJ.

Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing / Zomba Publishing and Copyright Control. Factory Communications Cassette.

Design: 8vo
Black and white photography: Trevor Key

Related Works

'Dream Topping' and 'You Won't Feel Out of Place' written and performed by Simon Topping, Jeremy Kerr, Vini Reilly and Stuart James. Produced and engineered by Nick Garside at Out of the Blue, Manchester. Published by Copyright Control.

'28 Oldham Street' written and performed by Vini Reilly. Produced and engineered by Stuart James and Nick Garside at Out of the Blue, Manchester. Published by The Movement of the 24th January Publishing/ Copyright Control.

'When the World' (Newson Mix) written by Vini Reilly. Engineered by Richard Scott and produced by Stephen Street at Yellow 2, Stockport. Published by the Movement of the 24th January Publishing.

'Catos con Guantes' written by Vini Reilly. Recorded and mixed by Stephen Street at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Published by the Movement of the 24th January Publishing.

Notes

Reissued on Factory Once as FACDO 204 with extra tracks from Valuable Passages and WOMAD Live.

There is a 30" x 40" promotional poster for this release.

Fact 204d The Guitar and Other Machines was the first ever commercially available DAT.

The VHS video is identical to the Fac 194 video, but housed in a generic Media Communication case. It was probably used to promote the album. The label reads: '24.10.87 Factory Communications Ltd., Fact 204 Durutti Column'.

The FAC 214 Guitar and Other Marketing Devices square 7" flexi discs was available freely in record shops to promote the album.