# An Appreciation of Vini Reilly & Bruce Mitchell **URL:** \ **Category:** Music\ **Created:** [July 30, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212 "2026-07-30T10:01:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sogoodtoday](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/sogoodtoday/32/23207_2.png) [@sogoodtoday](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/sogoodtoday)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/1 "2026-07-30T10:01:17Z")
I’ve really been dreaming of hearing something new from Vini Reilly since a, long, long time, specially after reading an interview where he suggested that, because of his health, he felt his guitar playing wasn’t good enough anymore > **[‘I’ve played for 60 years. That’s long enough’: guitar hero Vini Reilly on...](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/21/guitar-hero-vini-reilly-durutti-column-factory-records-interview)** > > In his first interview in a decade, the Durutti Column’s hermit-like leader, once described as ‘the best guitarist in the world’, relives his extraordinary life from Manchester gangs to Factory Records The Durutti Column is possibly my favourite Factory project. I listen to anything from them and the word that keeps spiralling in my mind is “fantastic, beautiful” and so on. It puts me in another mental territory where I literally forget everything mundane. I’ve always thought that Vini is one of the most sensible musicians to ever walk this world, and the same goes for Bruce Mitchell. Well, it turns out The Durutti Column has finally actually put something out. Two tracks are already available on Bandcamp, and there are already consistent signals that this will be one of my favourite albums ever. Let’s appreciate The Durutti Column, Vini Reilly, Bruce Mitchell, and such a sublime return. [![](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b763d2322772cb822abd96418c8e1fb368cfe093/0_0_7997_5334/master/7997.jpg?width=640&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none) ](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b763d2322772cb822abd96418c8e1fb368cfe093/0_0_7997_5334/master/7997.jpg?width=640&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none) [https://thedurutticolumn.bandcamp.com/album/renascent](https://thedurutticolumn.bandcamp.com/album/renascent) ---
**Author:** ![del](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/del/32/10827_2.png) [@del](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/del)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/2 "2026-07-30T10:17:33Z")
Great thread! I got a bootleg tape of them in '87 - it had demos and live stuff from their early career (Manchester Uni if memory serves me well). It blew my young mind and left a really strong impression. Just beautiful music. I read that article too and it’s great to see that Vini has released new material since then. I just bought this cd 👇🏼 and highly recommend it. It was new to me. Some absolute gems on it. 1990 ![IMG_1905](https://forum.testpressing.org/uploads/default/original/3X/4/f/4f284cf826319b3d0ec0c45c07292fb169f01c77.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![586](https://forum.testpressing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/5/9de0a6/32.png) [@586](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/586)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/3 "2026-07-30T12:46:17Z")
“Requiem Again” for me Brought me to tears, a good few times over the last years ---
**Author:** ![Tanner](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/tanner/32/26675_2.png) [@Tanner](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Tanner)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/4 "2026-07-30T18:51:27Z")
Big fan of ‘Otis’ and ‘Sketch for Summer’ It’s lovely to see Vini finally getting his flowers. He’s a one off ---
**Author:** ![TobarNaCluas](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/tobarnacluas/32/25548_2.png) [@TobarNaCluas](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/TobarNaCluas)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/5 "2026-07-30T21:00:41Z")
Have a load of music on my phone and shuffle 1000 odd tracks and do alot of walking. Everytime something off that comes on it catches me to check what’s playing. Think it was Requiem Again that struck me the other week. Edit, Tony above said it. ---
**Author:** ![Pulsatio7](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/pulsatio7/32/17720_2.png) [@Pulsatio7](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Pulsatio7)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/6 "2026-07-30T21:13:28Z")
Love this one. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sdxZEdyjyxg/maxresdefault.jpg "The Durutti Column - The Rest of My Life") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdxZEdyjyxg) ---
**Author:** ![Balearic\_Clapton](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/balearic_clapton/32/28229_2.png) [@Balearic\_Clapton](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Balearic_Clapton)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/7 "2026-07-30T23:59:55Z")
Talk about synchronicity - just opened this thread whilst wearing… ![IMG_6474](https://forum.testpressing.org/uploads/default/original/3X/4/f/4f6640a74950790aa964ed7f842d209627a6d016.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![demeaux](https://forum.testpressing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@demeaux](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/demeaux)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/8 "2026-07-31T09:18:31Z")
I have that somewhere and agree it’s great. ---
**Author:** ![jolyon](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/jolyon/32/32255_2.png) [@jolyon](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/jolyon)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/9 "2026-07-31T13:38:20Z")
According to discogs I’ve got 10 Durutti Column records, so fair to say I’m a fan. This one doesn’t get enough attention imo. [https://www.discogs.com/release/20998369-The-Durutti-Column-A-Paean-To-Wilson](https://www.discogs.com/release/20998369-The-Durutti-Column-A-Paean-To-Wilson) ---
**Author:** ![Gregg](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/gregg/32/19114_2.png) [@Gregg](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Gregg)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/10 "2026-07-31T13:42:40Z")
Listened to the new one earlier, bliss! ---
**Author:** ![howler](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/howler/32/28123_2.png) [@howler](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/howler)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/11 "2026-07-31T14:19:17Z")
Love Durutti Column. A case of having to separate the art from the artist these days for me though. Shame. ---
**Author:** ![sogoodtoday](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/sogoodtoday/32/23207_2.png) [@sogoodtoday](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/sogoodtoday)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/12 "2026-08-01T11:05:46Z")
oh, I’m not sure about what’s going on in their personal lifes or beliefs, other than the music they’ve been putting out really ---
**Author:** ![sogoodtoday](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/sogoodtoday/32/23207_2.png) [@sogoodtoday](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/sogoodtoday)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/13 "2026-08-01T11:14:32Z")
Love this album. Once I was at a bar and My Irascible Friend was playing. I saw someone being reduced to tears from the beginning to the end of the track, I came to check if everything was fine or could help in any way, and it turns out that I could help identifying the track, that’s the DC effect to me ---
**Author:** ![lovehandles](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/lovehandles/32/7444_2.png) [@lovehandles](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/lovehandles)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/14 "2026-08-01T19:21:27Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UNvpV21SQTY/maxresdefault.jpg "Madeleine (Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNvpV21SQTY) ‘Madeleine’ is a favourite ---
**Author:** ![bellio](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/bellio/32/4186_2.png) [@bellio](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/bellio)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/15 "2026-08-02T09:02:07Z")
Why is that again? I kinda remember reading something dodgy a while back but can’t find any info now. ---
**Author:** ![DistantWaves](https://forum.testpressing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@DistantWaves](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/DistantWaves)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/16 "2026-08-02T09:52:34Z")
A few of my favourites: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zv3m7mEbPZw/maxresdefault.jpg "Future Perfect") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv3m7mEbPZw) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eosXmjCZI60/hqdefault.jpg "The Durutti Column - Spent Time") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eosXmjCZI60) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Bs2U84denHM/maxresdefault.jpg "The Durutti Column - Conduct") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs2U84denHM) ---
**Author:** ![Pulsatio7](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/pulsatio7/32/17720_2.png) [@Pulsatio7](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Pulsatio7)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/17 "2026-08-02T10:22:15Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ynXc_zXlcFk/maxresdefault.jpg "The Durutti Column - Art And Freight") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynXc_zXlcFk) ---
**Author:** ![Balearic\_Clapton](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/balearic_clapton/32/28229_2.png) [@Balearic\_Clapton](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Balearic_Clapton)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/19 "2026-08-03T02:45:18Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eARPHIIz7V8/maxresdefault.jpg "The Durutti Column - Sargasso Sea (Official Visualiser)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARPHIIz7V8) This track on the new album is just sublime ---
**Author:** ![deepconcentration](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/deepconcentration/32/140_2.png) [@deepconcentration](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/deepconcentration)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/an-appreciation-of-vini-reilly-bruce-mitchell/7212/20 "2026-08-04T02:10:26Z")
long time DC fan here, was pleasantly surprised by the new album. i don’t know why, it was like i expected a letdown, even though i’ve enjoyed pretty much all of the previous records.