21 March 2016

The Durutti Column "Circuses and Bread" (1986)

Factory Benelux
release fbn136

(my release)
Circuses and Bread
release date: May 1986
format: vinyl (fbn 36) / digital
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,65]
producer: Vini Reilly
label: Factory Benelux - nationality: England, UK

Tracklist: A) 1. "Pauline" (4 / 5) - 2. "Tomorrow" - 3. "Dance II" - 4. "Hilary" - 5. "Street Fight" - 6. "Royal Infirmary" (4 / 5) - 7. "Black Horses" - 8. "Dance I" - 9. "Blind Elevator Girl - Osaka" (4 / 5)

5th studio album by The Durutti Column originally released by Factory Records - the album is listed as the seventh studio album on thedurutticolumn.com, but that includes counting the album Amigos em Portugal released in Portugal only (issued on Fundação Atlântica) and probably the live album Domo Arigato to the list. The album is a return to the style and a mix of Another Setting (1982) and LC (1981) seemingly without adding much new to his music, but there's a delicate introduction to his use of sampling and/or drum programming, which would be further elaborated on succeeding albums, and the album contains several stand-outs.
[ allmusic.com 3 in 5 stars ]


Factory Records org.
cd release, facd154