| Release Date | 28/11/2025 |
| Format | LP Black/ 2CD |
| Label | London |
| Catalogue Number | LMS1725576/ LMS1725575 |
Alongside Joy Division, The Durutti Column were among the first artists signed to Factory Records. Their 1980 debut, produced by Martin Hannett, highlighted Vini Reilly’s delicate, reverb-laden guitar and early use of synthesizers.
‘The Return of The Durutti Column’ marked the beginning of a five-decade career in which The Durutti Column quietly became one of Manchester’s most influential acts. To mark the album’s 45th anniversary, London Records presents new editions, remastered from the original tapes.
Tracklist:
Side One
A1 Sketch For Summer
A2 Requiem for a Father
A3 Katharine
A4 Conduct
Side Two
B1 Untitled
B2 Beginning
B3 Jazz
B4 Sketch for Winter
B5 Collette
B6 In ‘D’
B7 Lips That Would Kiss
B8 Madeleine
Disc One
1 Sketch For Summer
2 Requiem for a Father
3 Katharine
4 Conduct
1 Untitled
2 Beginning
3 Jazz
4 Sketch for Winter
5 Collette
6 In ‘D’
7 Lips That Would Kiss
8 Madeleine
Disc Two
1 No communication
2 Thin ice
3 Won’t look out
4 Intervals (Home Recording 1978)
5 Katharine (Home Recording
1978)
6 Untitled (Home Recording 1978)
7 Conduct (Home Recording 1978)
8 I’m a face (Studio Demo 1980)
9 Sketch for summer (Studio
Demo 1980)
10 Requiem for a father (Studio
Demo 1980)
11 Madeleine (Studio Demo 1980)
12 Katharine (Studio Demo 1980)
13 Lindsay (Studio Demo 1980)
14 For Belgian friends (Studio
Demo 1980)
15 Detail for Annik (Live Leeds
1980)
16 Sketch for Summer (Live Leeds
1980)
17 Requiem for a father (Live
Leeds 1980)
18 Conduct (Live Brussels 1981)
19 Self portrait (Live Brussels
1981)
20 For Belgian friends (Live
Brussels 1981)
21 Sketch for Summer (Live
Brussels 1981)