{"product_id":"durutti-column-the-short-stories-for-pauline","title":"Durutti Column, The - Short Stories For Pauline","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date 26th June 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShort Stories for Pauline\u003c\/em\u003e, the ‘lost’ fourth album by cult Manchester group The Durutti Column. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally recorded by Vini Reilly in Brussels in December 1983, the 14 track album features several key Durutti works including College, A Room in Southport and - best of all - Duet. Recorded with Tuxedomoon viola player Blaine L. Reininger, this poignant instrumental proved - ironically – to be the downfall of the album, after Factory founder (and Durutti manager) Tony Wilson insisted that Duet form the basis of an entire neo-classical album. As a result, Duet became\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWithout Mercy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ein 1984, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShort Stories for Pauline\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas shelved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther guest musicians on the album include drummer Alain Lefebvre, harpist Anne van den Troost and sax player Eric Sleichim.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hundred Records","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":57083434008956,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0283\/9012\/9750\/files\/slm-168091.jpg?v=1782219327","url":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.co.uk\/products\/durutti-column-the-short-stories-for-pauline","provider":"Hundred Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}