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The Durutti Column / Vini Reilly + WOMAD Live (small Morrissey content) remaster

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Factory Benelux presents expanded 2xLP and 2xCD editions of Vini Reilly, the seventh studio album by Manchester ensemble The Durutti Column. Originally released by Factory Records in 1989, the album has now been newly remastered with 23 bonus tracks including companion single WOMAD Live.

Produced by Vini Reilly and Stephen Street (The Smiths, Morrissey, Blur), the original working title of the Vini Reilly album was The Durutti Column Sampler. ‘People describe them as found samples and found voices,’ explained Vini at the time. ‘I always build up a catalogue of interesting loops and voice samples and stuff. Then I forget where I got them from a lot of the time, which is quite convenient… A lot of the time I manipulate the sample anyway, so it’s singing my tune, rather than the original tune.’

Stand-out tracks include Otis, Love No More and My Country. ‘The tune always comes from playing the guitar,’ added Vini. ‘As soon as I pick a guitar up I’ll come up with a tune. I don’t...

Alain Whyte YT: "The Edges Are No Longer Parallel" live (April 8, 2020)

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He performed this with Red Lightning in 2008 - here.
Regards,
FWD.

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Stephen Street interview on BBC News site

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A nice little article about Stephen Street in advance of his Outstanding Achievement award at the Music Producers' Guild Awards.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51360201

Includes a few little things like this:

During the earlier recording of Strangeways, the producer remembers how [nearly all of] The Smiths liked to balance hard work with references to their favourite comedy.

"Johnny [Marr] and Andy [Rourke] were completely obsessed with Spinal Tap," he says, "and there were mini Stonehenges of cigarette packs left all over the studio.... Andy had learned - by note - the bass line to Big Bottom!

"We only did that when Morrissey wasn't in the room, though. Don't worry."

Linder on Morrissey in Guardian (18/01/2020)

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A very nice interview with Linder Sterling in today’s The Guardian:

How the artist Linder went from Orgasm Addict to Chatsworth House - Observer Design

Excerpt:

She also became known as Morrissey’s muse and went on to photograph him extensively in the early 90s as he toured the US. “We shared the same taste, liked the same books,” she says. “We shared a house for a brief period in Whalley Range – it was a red-light district then.” With his counterintuitive views on the far-right For Britain party, Morrissey is a touchy subject these days, but Linder is loyal. “We’ve always disagreed,” she says. “It’s a healthy disagreement, the sort that comes with unconditional love.”

Just a shame about the unnecessary...

Boogaloo Radio / Mixcloud: Alain Whyte interview with lots of Moz mentions (January 7, 2020)

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https://m.mixcloud.com/BoogalooRadio/alain-whyte-on-hamill-time-with-julie-hamill-ep-32/

I'm happy to share this as I listened at the time - a very interesting interview with Alain.
Kudos to him for how open he was.
Very much worth a listen.
Alain chats in between music choices.
Particularly struck by how "Tell Me" sounds like a Morrissey era track.
I wish he'd write a book.

Thanks to Boogaloo radio.
Regards,
FWD.

(Placed in General due to the amount of Morrissey content).

YT: "Getting To Know Alain Whyte" interview (January 5, 2020)

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'Getting To Know Alain Whyte" interview with Darin Vega - January 5, 2020:



Regards,
FWD.

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