The Durutti Column: A Paean To Wilson Limited Edition 3LP coloured vinyl

A Paean to Wilson is still arguably Vini Reilly and The Durutti Column's most important and consistent piece of work since the demise of the original and seminal Factory Records in the early nineties. This special triple coloured vinyl edition on the DURUTTI label via Cargo (as trailed back in 2020) combines the original 2009 twelve-track album with the six 'Heaven Sent' tracks. The latter first appeared in 2005 via Wilson's project F4 Records which was so-called by virtue of being the fourth iteration of Factory Records. Originally this was a download-only release, called Heaven Sent (It Was Called Digital, It Was Heaven Sent) and the tracks are presented on vinyl for the first time.

A Paean to Wilson was commissioned for the Manchester International Festival where it was premiered in July 2009. Vin had already composed pieces for Tony to listen to whilst he was ill in hospital and it was from here that the project developed.

Ever critical of Vini's voice, but ever a fierce champion of his talent, the late Tony Wilson would surely appreciate this instrumental tribute by The Durutti Column.

Dave Simpson, writing for The Guardian on the occasion of the live premiere of A Paean To Wilson at the Manchester International Festival in 2009 called it "a very personal, emotional and often warmly funny musical tribute" in which "Reilly's plangent guitar work showed grief's emotional spectrum, from sadness to overdriven anger."

This release coincides with the much-delayed new Paul Morley biography 'Manchester with Love: The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson'.

A Paean to Wilson is available to pre-order now via Cargo Records.

Tracklisting

One

I/Or Are You Just A Technician
II/Chant
III/Quatro

Two

IV/Requiem
V/Stuki
VI/Along Came Poppy

Three

VII/Brother
VIII/Duet With Piano
IX/Darkness Here

Four

X/Catos Revisited
XI/The Truth
XII/How Unbelievable

Five