Idiot Savants

Idiot Savants


Idiot Savants; Japanese promo insert detail


Idiot Savants; Japanese promo CD detail

CD: UK 30/07/07 (29/06/07 eBay pre-release date) (Artful/Fullfill ARTFULCD 62)
CD: JP 25/07/07 (Imperial Records International TECI-24428)
CD: JP 2007 (Imperial Records International TECI-24428 promo)

Tracklisting

Better Must Come
Interleukin 2; for Anthony
Please Let Me Sleep
2 Times Nice
No Last Surprise
Gathering Dust
Whisper To The Wind
That Blows My Name Away; for Rachel

Credits

The Producer: Keir Stewart

The Guitarist: Vini Reilly
The Singer: Poppy Roberts
The Gonzo Drum Master: Bruce Mitchell

The Photographer: Rachel McFarlane
All tracks written by Vini Reilly
except tracks 1 & 7 by Stewart / Reilly
and 6 by Roberts / Reilly

Track 1 arranged by Stewart / Reilly
Track 2 arranged by Keir Stewart, Track 6 Roberts / Reilly
Track 5 produced by Laurie Keith.
Track 3 produced by Tim Thomas @ Blueprint

A Zillion Dollar Design

Thanks to: Rachel and all Rachel's family, Keir, Poppy and Soaf, Bruce & Jackie, Rebecca, Paul, Ella and Charlie, Zinni, Jamie, Oscar and Alfie, Anthony H Wilson, Michael Pitrick (hairstyle), The Twins, Nat, To all at Fullfill (for money and patience), all of my amazing family, Oklahoma, Dominique, Mateo, (forthcoming book), Mark Prendergast (forthcoming book), Phil Cleaver (Kooky Disc), Mark Broscombe, and to all the people who have helped us to continue making music especially the human beings who listen to it.

Remember Mr Nuthatch

www.thedurutticolumn.com

Rebellion

Rebellion


Rebellion (Imperial Records, Japan, 2007)

CD: UK 04/06/01 (Artful artfulcd40)
CD: JP 27/06/07 (Imperial Records Japan TECI-24420#) *

Tracklisting

4 Sophia
Longsight Romance
Geh Cak Af En Yam
The Fields of Athenry
Overlord Part One
Falling
Voluntary Arrangement
Mello Part One
Mello Part Two
Protest Song
Meschugana
Papa *
Teresa *

Notes

The Japanese issue (released some 6 years after the original UK version) of the 2001 includes two bonus tracks recorded live at XFM Manchester.

Circuses and Bread

Circuses and Bread


Bread and Circuses

CD: UK 07.86 (04.86) (Factory FACD 154)
LP: BL 05.85 (Factory Benelux FBN 36) [white label]
LP: BL 05.85 (Factory Benelux FBN 36)
CS: BL 05.85 (Factory Benelux FBNC 36)
CD: UK 06.86 (Factory Australasia FACD 154) ***
LP: DE 1986 (Normal NORMAL 20)
LP: ES 1986 (Nuevos Medios 33 207 L)
LP: FR 1986 (Attitude Records ATT 004)
LP: IT 1986 (Base FBN 36)
CD: BE 12.93 (Crépuscule TWI 988-2)**
CD: UK 10.07 (LTM LTMCD 2510) *

Tracklisting

Pauline (2:46)
Tomorrow (4:03)
Dance II (5:37)
Hilary (3:13)
Street Fight (4:01)
Royal Infirmary (4:18)
Black Horses (8:36)
Dance I (4:58)
Blind Elevator Girl (Osaka) (10:17)
All That Love and Maths Can Do *
I Get Along Without You Very Well *
Verbier (For Patti) *
The Aftermath *
A Silence *
Cocktail *
Telephone Call *
Mirror A *
Mirror B *

** - Retitled "Bread and Circuses" and with different artwork
*** - The Factory Australasia is an imported UK issue. Initial copies came with a sticker having Factory silhouette logo and "Factory Records Australasia Import".

CD mastering info (FACD 154)

FACD 154 MPO 02 . MPO France 06 Compact Disc

Run-out groove (FBN 36)

White label

FBN 36-A//59233-1
FBN 36-B//59234-1

Standard

FBN 36-A//59233-2
FBN 36-B//59234-1

Notes

Production: Vini Reilly
Design: 8vo (FACD 154)
Artwork: Herbert Bayer (TWI 988-2)

LP and cassette versions were also released as FBN 36 and FBNC 36. There also is a poster for the Benelux editions. Sized 24" x 12" it is titled "Du Pain et des Jeux", in orange and gold, and is totally different to the LP sleeve design.

The Nov/Dec 1986 isssue of The Catalogue lists a DAT format release (FACT 154D) as planned for 1987.

LTM reissue notes

Circuses and Bread was originally released on the Factory Benelux label in April 1986, and features ten tracks written and performed by Vini Reilly, together with drummer Bruce Mitchell. This expanded CD edition also features ten bonus tracks including compilation album tracks Verbier and The Aftermath, five previously unreleased tracks from the cancelled 1983 album Short Stories For Pauline, and the rarely heard 1983 single I Get Along Without You Very Well, a Hoagy Carmichael cover sung by Lindsay Reade and dedicated to her former husband, Anthony H. Wilson. The booklet restores the original cover design by 8vo. 19 tracks. 74 minutes of music.

Available direct from LTM and in good record shops.

Notes (additional)

FBN 36 was originally to have been an album 'Short Stories for Pauline', but was unreleased due to pressure from Factory Records in the UK. They didn't want this to interfere with the release of FACT 144 'Domo Arigato', Factory's first CD. 'Short Stories for Pauline' was shelved as Vini Reilly had recorded a new album in the meantime.

The contents were to be:

At First Sight * (4:15)
A Silence *** (?:??)
Journeys By Vespa * (3:20)
Limitations * (?:??)
Model * (?:??)
Duet * (?:??)
Destroy She Said * (3:47)
Take Some Time Out * (3:32)
Mirror A ** (?:??)
Cocktail *** (?:??)
Telephone Call *** (?:??)
Mirror B *** (?:??)
A Room in Southport * (?:??)
College * (?:??)

* Released on FBN 2 CD, most of them with different titles.
** Released on 'The Sporadic Recordings' CD.
*** Unreleased.

From Brussels With Love

From Brussels With Love

CS: BE 11/80 (Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI 007) [with booklet]
CS: BE 10/82 (Crépuscule TWI 007)
2xLP: BE 12/86 (Crépuscule TWI 007) *
CD: DE 4/87 (Interphon IPCD 72001)
CD: JP 11/87 (Crépuscule Au Japon/Victor-JVC VDP 5150)
CD: BE 1988 (Crépuscule TWI 007-2)
CD: BE 9/99 (Crépuscule TWI 007-2)
CD: UK 12.02.07 (LTM LTMCD 2479)

Sleep Will Come [1:50]
Piece For An Ideal [2:15]
Weakness And Fever * [5:20]

2xLP: JP 1983 (Crépuscule Au Japon/Shinseido Sirius TWI 008/SC-10)
2xLP: BE 1983 (Crépuscule TWI 008)

Sleep Will Come [1:50]
Weakness And Fever [5:20]

LTM reissue notes

Originally released as a deluxe cassette/book package in November 1980, From Brussels With Love featured 22 exclusive tracks from the international avant garde and new wave, as well as the celebrated Factory Records roster. Then, as now, the contributing artists include Gavin Bryars, Harold Budd, Dome, The Durutti Column, John Foxx, Martin Hannett, Richard Jobson, Bill Nelson, New Order and Michael Nyman. The programme also includes extended interviews with Brian Eno and iconic French actress Jeanne Moreau. This new CD edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 76 minutes of material. Most of the tracks featured here remain unavailable elsewhere. For reasons of space just one has been deleted from the original cassette (A Certain Ratio), although this track is available on LTMCD 2443. The 20 page facsimile booklet features original artwork by Benoit Hennebert, Claude Stassart and Jean-Francois Octave, as well as archive images and detailed liner notes.

In stock at LTM Central and available by mail order, plus outlets like Sister Ray already have it in stock.

Ghosts Of Christmas Past

Ghosts Of Christmas Past


Ghosts Of Christmas Past


Ghosts Of Christmas Past

LP: BE 12/81 (Crépuscule TWI 058)
LP: BE 12/82 (Crépuscule TWI 158) *
CS: BE 12/82 (Crépuscule TWI 159) *
LP: JP 1983 (Crépuscule Au Japon / Shinseido SC-9)
LP: BE 12/86 (Crépuscule TWI 658)
CD: BE 1988 (Crépuscule TWI 058-2)
CD: BE 9/99 (Crépuscule TWI 058-2)
CD: UK 11/07 (LTM LTMCD 2426)

* - renamed Ghosts of Christmas Past (Remake)

Tracklisting (The Durutti Column)

One Christmas For Your Thoughts [4:25]
Snowflakes [4:13]

LTM re-release notes

New CD release of the classic compilation album released on ultra chic Belgian indie label Les Disques du Crépuscule on December 2 1981. Ghosts Of Christmas Past/Chantons Noë featured exclusive festive tracks from the international avant garde and new wave, as well as the celebrated Factory Records and Postcard rosters.

The album now features nine bonus tracks drawn from later editions of the album released between 1982 and 1986. These include seasonal contributions from The Pale Fountains, Antena, The French Impressionists, Mikado, Winston Tong and The Arcadians (aka French pop polymath Louis Philippe), as well as extra tracks from Paul Haig and The Durutti Column.

The booklet features original artwork by Benoît Hennebert and Jean-François Octave, as well as a facsimile of the LP insert featuring Christmas postcards, and detailed liner notes. The original 'bauble' cover art by Hennebert is widely recognised as one of his finest designs.

This new edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 70 minutes of material. Most of the featured tracks remain unavailable elsewhere.

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.