The Durutti Column - Short Stories For Pauline (2026 Edition)
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Very limited 180g Black Vinyl LP, Only 500 copies of have been pressed.
Factory Benelux presents a 2026 180g black vinyl edition of Short Stories for Pauline, the “lost” fourth album by cult Manchester group The Durutti Column. Only 500 copies of the 180gm vinyl edition have been pressed.
Originally recorded by Vini Reilly in Brussels in December 1983, the 14-track album features several key Durutti Column works including College, A Room in Southport and, most notably, Duet.
Recorded with Tuxedomoon viola player Blaine L. Reininger, the poignant instrumental Duet ironically became the reason the album was never originally released. Tony Wilson, founder of Factory Records and manager of The Durutti Column, insisted that the composition should instead form the basis of an entire neo-classical album. As a result, Duet evolved into Without Mercy in 1984, while Short Stories for Pauline was shelved.
Additional guest musicians featured on the album include drummer Alain Lefebvre, harpist Anne van den Troost and saxophonist Eric Sleichim.
Track List
A2. Duet
A3. College
A4. Invitations
A5. Destroy, She Said
A6. Model
A7. Journeys By Vespa
B2. A Silence
B3. Mirror A
B4. Cocktail
B5. Telephone Call
B6. Mirror B
B7. A Room in Southport