Expanded double disc editions of LC, the second studio set by The Durutti Column, originally issued by Factory in 1981 and ranked among Vini Reilly's finest albums. After recording debut album The Return of the Durutti Column with producer Martin Hannett in 1979, virtuoso guitarist Vini Reilly purchased a TEAC four-track recorder from Bill Nelson and set about producing his own material. "I recorded from about two in the morning till dawn. LC wrote itself. I then took it to a studio, Bruce added drums, and I did some piano." These atmospheric, evocative pieces were perfected by Reilly at Graveyard Studios with co-producer Stuart Pickering, with additional drums and percussion from Bruce Mitchell, who has partnered Reilly ever since. Originally released by Factory in November 1981, LC is a key album in a body of work described by David Stubbs in Uncut magazine as "unique in rock, with Reilly's scampering, watercolour guitar style building a tentative bridge between post-punk and the chamber sketches of Debussy and Ravel." On the expanded Factory Benelux 2xCD the original ten tracks are supplemented by no less than 23 bonus cuts, including rare Sordide Sentimental single Danny/Enigma, 12" EP Deux Triangles, and the three tracks Reilly contributed to A Factory Quartet in 1980, his last recordings with Hannett and featuring Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio on drums. The remastered CD set also includes a clutch of scarce Crépuscule compilation album tracks, and demo versions of several LC tracks, including a full length version of Detail for Paul. The double vinyl edition is housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve printed on matt reverse board with new liner notes, a free digital copy of the 12" vinyl tracks and an exclusive 7" single featuring two instrumentals recorded live at Leeds Polytechnic in October 1980. 2xCD tracklist: Disc 1 1. Sketch for Dawn (1)2. Portrait for Frazier3. Jaqueline4. Messidor5. Sketch for Dawn (2)6. Never Known7. The Act Committed8. Detail for Paul9. The Missing Boy10. The Sweet Cheat Gone11. Danny12. Enigma13. For Mimi14. For Belgian Friends15. Self-Portrait16. Favourite Painting17. Zinnia Disc 2 1. Mavucha2. Experiment in Fifth3. Portrait for Paul4. The Act Committed5. Portrait for Frazier6. Never Known7. Untitled LC Demo8. For Patti9. Weakness and Fever10. The Eye and the Hand11. Party12. One Christmas for Your Thoughts13. Homage to Martinů14. Sleep Will Come15. Piece for an Ideal16. Piece of Out of Tune Grand Piano 2xLP + 7" tracklist: Disc 1 A1. Sketch for Dawn (1)A2. Portrait for FrazierA3. JaquelineA4. MessidorA5. Sketch for Dawn (2)B1. Never KnownB2. The Act CommittedB3. Detail for PaulB4. The Missing BoyB5. The Sweet Cheat Gone Disc 2 C1. DannyC2. EnigmaC3. Experiment in FifthC4. Portrait for PaulC5. Favourite PaintingD1. For MimiD2. For Belgian FriendsD3. Self-PortraitD4. Zinnia Disc 3 (7") E1. Sketch for Summer (live)F1. Requiem for a Father (version)(live)
