Sixth Column (audiobook)

An expanded 3cd deluxe edition of The Guitar And Other Machines, the sixth studio album by The Durutti Column, originally released by Factory Records in 1987.

An expanded 3cd deluxe edition of The Guitar And Other Machines, the sixth studio album by The Durutti Column, originally released by Factory Records in 1987.

A very different compilation with little or no overlapping material could just as easily earn the right to be titled The Best of the Durutti Column. Vini Reilly's discography is so deep that any track selection would look somewhat arbitrary. Despite that, this two-disc set, released in 2004, does an admirable job of distilling over 20 years of material into a digestible introduction. Even most of Reilly's longtime, fanatical followers would have to agree - with some reservations, perhaps - that this is a representative way to gain an understanding of one of the most prolific and unique individuals to have started during the punk era. If this set should happen to hit all the right nerves with you, there are no less than ten good to spectacular studio albums waiting to be devoured.