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The Guitar And Other Machines

The Durutti Column

1987 · Electronic, Rock

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The Guitar And Other Machines by The Durutti Column

The Guitar And Other Machines is an Electronic album by The Durutti Column, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 27 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Arpeggiator4:04
  2. 2What Is It to Me (Woman)3:48
  3. 3Red Shoes3:13
  4. 4Jongleur Grey2:42
  5. 5When The World5:13
  6. 6U.S.P.2:23
  7. 7Bordeaux Sequence5:53
  8. 8Pol in B3:09
  9. 9English Landscape Tradition4:49
  10. 10Miss Haymes5:15
  11. 11Don't Think You're Funny1:42
  12. 12LFO Mod6:28
  13. 13Dream Topping3:00
  14. 1428 Oldham Street4:59
  15. 15Otis (Live)5:30
  16. 16E.L.T. (Live)3:16
  17. 17Finding the Sea (Live)5:20
  18. 18Bordeaux (Live)6:06

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Ambient & Downtempo
  • shimmering
  • meditative
  • art school

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

The original release, with only 11 tracks.
Recorded at Suite Sixteen, Rochdale; Strawberry Studios, Stockport; and Island Studios, Hammersmith.
Mixed at Island Studios.
Special thanks to Simply Red/Elektra for Tim Kellet's Trumpet on track A5.
A Factory Communications Record.
Printed glossy card inner sleeve.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Bruce MitchellDRUMS , XYLOPHONE, DRUM MACHINE DRUMS, XYLOPHONE, DRUM MACHINE
  • John MetcalfeVIOLA PERCUSSION
  • Vini ReillyGUITAR, KEYBOARDS, PROGRAMMED BY , VOCALS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, PROGRAMMED BY , VOCALS, ARRANGED BY, WRITTEN-BY GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, PROGRAMMED BY , VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY
  • Andy ConnellPIANO
  • Jez KerrWRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER
  • Liu SolaVOCALS
  • Pauline HarrisonVOCALS
  • Rob GrayHARMONICA MOUTH ORGAN
  • Simon ToppingWRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER
  • Stanton MirandaVOCALS
  • Stephen StreetBASS BASS GUITAR
  • Stuart JamesWRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER
  • Tim KellettTRUMPET

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