The Durutti Column

"The Durutti Column featuring Vini Reilly, a classically-trained pianist and virtuoso guitarist, took their name from Spanish revolutionary Buenaventura Durruti and the cartoon of Two Situationist Cowboys in the comic Le Retour De La Colonne Durutti (1966). Centred around Reilly, the then five-piece band recorded two tracks for FAC-2 A Factory Sample, the first ever music release on Factory Records. Vini, not happy with the band or the punk-styled recording, then walked out because it was "complete and total rubbish". Alan and Tony persuaded Vini to return, saying "you are The Durutti Column" and the rest is history."

- from thedurutticolumn.com

Selected live chronology

A Paean To Wilson live - Jan 2010
Beyond The Loop 2009
The Met, Bury, Sat 31 Jan 2009
Barbican, London, Thu 6 Nov 2008
Ruby Lounge, Manchester, Tuesday 7 October 2008
Fuji Rock Festival, Japan, Sun 29 Jul 2007
Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona, Sat 2 Jun 2007
Kooky 10, Soundhaus, Northampton, Fri 3 Nov 2006
World Guitars Festival, St Georges, Bristol, Thu 2 Nov 2006
Cohesion Live, Platt Fields Park, Manchester, 23 Sep 2006 [Durutti did not perform]
Vini Reilly and Helen Farley-Jones live at Waterside Pub, Sale, 19 Sep 2006
Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, 16 Sep 2006
The Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe, 15 Sep 2006
The Point, Cardiff, 14 Sep 2006 [SHOW CANCELLED]
Vilar de Mouros Festival, Portugal, Sat 22 Jul 2006
Cox's Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon, Sat 10 Jun 2006 Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, Sat 3 Jun 2006
Arts Centre, Norwich, 2 Jun 2006 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 18 May 2006
Lock 17, London - 17 May 2006
Glee Club, Birmingham - 14 May 2006
Manchester Academy 3 - 13 May 2006
Komedia, Brighton - 5 Dec 2005
Ronnie Scott's, London - 4 Dec 2005
Head of Steam 'Cluny', Newcastle - 2 Dec 2005
Lemon Tree, Aberdeen - 28 Nov 2005
Arches, Glasgow - 27 Nov 2005
Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh - 26 Nov 2005
Metro Arts, Bury - 22 October 2005
Forum des Images, Paris, France - 3 Sep 2005
DPercussion, Manchester - 6 Aug 2005
Sonar Festival, Barcelona, Spain - 17 Jun 2005
A Taste of Sonar @ Fabric, 26 May 2005
Oklahoma, Manchester, 8 May 2005
Manchester Academy 3 - 16 Apr 2005
The Underground, Stoke-on-Trent - 15 Apr 2005 [cancelled] | Islington Academy, London - 14 Apr 2005
Rhaaa Lovely Festival, Belgium - 2 Apr 2005
Cockpit, Leeds - 24 March 2005
North Star, Lerwick, Shetland Islands - 16 February 2005
Carling Apollo Manchester - Sun 30 Jan 2005
Glee Club, Cardiff, 4 October 2004 [cancelled] | Brighton Dome, 3 October 2004
Ronnie Scott's, London, 26 Sep 2004
Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, Sat 25 Sep 2004
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Thu 16 Sep 2004
Big Chill Festival at Eastnor Castle, Malvern Hills, Herefordshire 30 Jul - 1 Aug 2004
Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 16 May 2004
Liverpool Academy 2, 8 May 2004
Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, Thu 6 May 2004
Islington Academy 8 Apr 2004
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow 3 Apr 2004
Portugal: Lisbon / Oporto 23/24 Jan 2004
Video of rehearsal at Fac 51 The Haçienda - 16 Aug 1987
Manchester Academy 3 - Sat 13 Dec 2003
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell - Sat 20 Sep 2003
Ronnie Scotts, London - Sun 18 May 2003
Comedy Store, Manchester - 27 Apr 2003
Glasgow Tramway production of 'Treatise on the Steppenwolf' featuring music by The Durutti Column
Lewes Guitar Festival 8 Aug 2002
Jazz Café - 18 Feb 2002
Durutti Column live at Teatro Sa da Bandeira, Porto, Portugal, 13 October 2001
Poster for gig at Manchester Cathedral, 1998
Labradford Second Festival of Drifting
The First Annual LaBradford Festival of Drifting
Durutti Column live at Coliseu do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 8 Apr 1995
Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London - Nov 1994
Cities in the Park 1991
Classics in Motion 1990
Durutti Column live at Coliseu do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 30 Apr 1991
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester - March 1989
Astoria Theatre, London, Sun 6 Dec 1987
Manchester Town Hall, 14 Jul 1986
Electric Screen, London, Fri and Sat 26/27 Jul 1985
Vilar de Mouros Festival, Portugal 7 Aug 1982
Kaivopuisto Park, Helsinki, Finland, 24 Jul 1981 with Kevin Hewick and A Certain Ratio
Deeply Vale, Lancashire, 22 Jul 1978
The Factory, Manchester, Fri 19 May 1978
Check out Michael Mitchell's awesome Durutti Column gigography

Poster for Durutti Column live at Manchester Cathedral, 24 Sep 1998

Featured Album - Vini Reilly

FACD 244 Vini Reilly

FACDO 244 Vini Reilly

Vini Reilly (Kookydisc 30)

Selected Discography

Factory Communications Ltd

FAC 1 The Factory (Club No. 1) 5/78 - 6/78
FAC 2 A Factory Sample
FACT 14 The Return Of The Durutti Column
FACT 24 A Factory Quartet
FAC 26 Durutti in Paris
FACT 44 LC
FACT 56 A Factory Video
FAC 64 I Get Along Without You Very Well
FACT 71 A Factory Outing
FACT 74 Another Setting
FACT 84 Without Mercy
FAC 114 Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say
FACT 125 Bessy Talks Turkey
FACT 137 Shorts
FACT 144 Domo Arigato
FACD 154 Circuses and Bread
FACT 164 Valuable Passages
FAC 174 Valuable Press Pack
FACT 180 Factory Instore Tape No.1
FAC 184 The City of Our Lady
FAC 194 When the World
FACT 204 The Guitar and Other Machines
FAC 214 The Guitar and Other Marketing Devices
FACD 224 The First Four Albums
FACD 234 Womad 88 (Live)
FACT 244 Vini Reilly
FACT 244+ I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong
FAC 248 'On CD At Last, On Dat Already'
FACT 254 Guitar One - House Demo
FACT 264 Guitar Two - Acoustic Demo
FACT 274 Obey The Time
FAC 284 The Together Mix
FAC 286 Bloomsbury Classical Showcase
FAC 294 Durutti Column Jazz FM Radio
FAC 305C 'Select' Factory Sampler
FACT 314 Palatine - The Factory Story / Vol. 1
FAC 318 Classics in Motion
FACT 334 Palatine - The Factory Story / Vol. 3
FAC 339 MTV Special History of Factory
FACT 344 Palatine - The Factory Story / Vol. 4
FACT 400 Palatine - The Factory Story / 1979-1990
FACT 400V Palatine. The Free Vid

Factory Too

FACD 2.01 Sex and Death
FACDR 2.11 Sex and Death cd-rom
FAC 2.21 Sing to Me
FAC 2.26 Unofficial Durutti Column Internet Activities
FAC 2.31 Time Was Gigantic... When We Were Kids
FACT 2.40 Different Colours, Different Shades
FACDR 2.41 Time Was Gigantic / Reissued Experiments
FAC 3.01 Sex and Death mailshot
FAC 3.11 Return of... poster

Factory Once

FACDO 14 The Return Of The Durutti Column
FACDO 44 LC
FACDO 74 Another Setting
FACDO 84 Without Mercy
FACDO 144 Domo Arigato
FACDO 204 The Guitar and Other Machines
FACDO 244 Vini Reilly
FACDO 274 Obey The Time
The Third Member of the Durutti Column
Too Young To Know, Too Wild To Care

F4 Records

Heaven Sent (It Was Called Digital. It Was Heaven Sent)

Factory Benelux

FBN 2 Lips That Would Kiss
FAC BN 7 A Factory Complication
FBN 10 Deux Triangles
FBN 30 Another Setting
FBN 36 Circuses and Bread
FBN 51 Tomorrow single
FBN 100 For Patti

Factory US

FACTUS 17 Young, Popular and Sexy
FACTUS 25 Four + One
FACTUS 164 Valuable Passages

Factory Australasia

SFA 491 The Durutti Column Single
FACOZ 1002 The Return Of The Durutti Column
FACD 144 Domo Arigato
FACD 154 Circuses & Bread
FACT 164 Valuable Passages
FACD 194 Our Lady Of The Angels
FACT 204 The Guitar And Other Machines
FACD 224 The First Four Albums
FACT 244 Vini Reilly
FACTUS 17 Young Popular and Sexy

IKON/FCL

IKON 1 A Factory Complication
IKON 3 A Factory Video
IKON 5 A Factory Outing
IKON 11 Bessy Talks Turkey
IKON 12 Shorts
IKON 16 Domo Arigato

Non-Factory releases