[Durutti for the Holidays] -- For this week's Flashback, I was looking for a record released in the first half of December 1981. And I thought I had found one in The Durutti Column's sophomore release, LC, the title of which stands for "Lotta Continua" (Italian for "the struggle continues"). But after some more digging, I learned that this record was listed incorrectly, and it was actually released in November 1981. However, because the release date still marks the record as forty years old as of ... well, the last thirty days or so, I decided to keep it for this week's post.
The Durutti Column is an English post-punk band. They have been active since 1978 with their last release being the 2018 compilation, M24J (Anthology). The Durutti Column initially built a reputation separate from their more dance-rock labelmates on Factory Records in that their early sound featured minimal electronics and wafting, almost fluid, guitar melodies. Also, their records have what I call intermittent, and kind of inscrutable, vocals. That means this week's offering, LC, is a gentle alternative to the standard holiday fare you might feel has been bombarding your ears of late.
Please note that the YouTube playlist I've embedded is from the 1996 reissue; it has six additional tracks (#11 - #16) that did not appear on the 1981 release. And one of those additions is "One Christmas for Your Thoughts," The Durutti Column's contribution to the 1981 compilation, Chantons Noël - Ghosts Of Christmas Past. Therefore, although I wasn't really trying for one, I'm going to say that the mere inclusion of that tune qualifies this Flashback as a holiday music post (albeit kind of an undercover one).
Flashback: The Durutti Column – LC
Tracklist:
- Sketch For Dawn I
- Portrait For Frazer
- Jacqueline
- Messidor
- Sketch For Dawn II
- Never Known
- The Act Committed
- Detail For Paul
- The Missing Boy
- The Sweet Cheat Gone
- For Mimi
- Belgian Friends
- Self Portrait
- One Christmas For Your Thoughts
- Danny
- Enigma
That's all till next week. Dedicated 80s-philes can find more flashbacks in the Prophet or Madman archives or via Bookended's 80s Flashback tag. As always, your comments are welcome on today's, or any other, flashback post. And if you like what I'm doing here, please share the link with your friends. If, however, you don't like the flashback, feel free to share it with your enemies.
I'll see you in seven!
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