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Vini's long time collaborator Laurie Laptop has his own remix of the Radiohead track 'Nude' uploaded on their website to listen to...

If you like it ... Please feel free to add your vote !

you can get there via :- http://www.radioheadremix.com/remix/?id=904

Phil

More details on the soon to be released album as follows from Snap and Crackle the PR people :-

The Durutti Column
Title Sunlight to blue … Blue to blackness
Label Kooky (Kookydisc 027)
Format CD album
Release Date 23rd June 2008
Distributor Cargo
Website www.cargorecords.co.uk /www.kookydisc.co.uk


“Sunlight to blue … Blue to blackness” - This was one of the more upbeat title suggestions for the very bare, back to basics, reflective new album from The Durutti Column.

Vini Reilly has recorded under the name The Durutti Column since 1978 and has a rich portfolio of work, releasing over 15 albums in this time, but Reilly has been through some dark times the past year. In a conscious response to his last two polished and studio-based releases he has created some sparse, simply beautiful 'sketches' as he once called them, more reminiscent of his work from the early eighties. Many of the pieces are simply instrumentals played on his Juan Montero flamenco guitar, and he returns to 'Without Mercy' for the last track 'Grief' and reinvents 'Never Known' from LC.

This release also sees the debut of a talented young pianist and singer, Poppy Morgan, who co-wrote the melancholy Ananda as a duet with what Reilly dryly calls 'intrusive guitar'.

For the uninitiated, Vini was the first artist signed to Manchester’s influential Factory Records, co-wrote and played on Morrissey’s first solo album ‘Viva Hate’, and was heavily featured in the film about Manchester music culture, ’24 Hour Party People’.

Ever critical of Vini’s voice, but ever a fierce champion of his talent, the late Tony Wilson would surely appreciate this return of The Durutti Column.

The Parks Dept have just confirmed a gig supporting Belle and Sebastian DJ's at Dirty South in Lewisham, South London on Saturday 10 May 2008. Showtime is 10.15pm (tbc) and it's in a club which is open until 3 in the morning.

More details on the Parks Dept micro-site.

They are a little odd but we love them lots.....

The Retro Spankees play The Labour Club in Northampton - SATURDAY 12/4/08

For those of you who came to Kooky 10 the spankees are a little louder and er well different to the acoustic sampler you saw....

Please come along I will buy a pint of beer for anyone for every goal that Derby score against Villa....

It will be great

thats it

Check out the brand new micro-site for The Parks Dept. here on kookydisc.co.uk. This will be the site for all news relating to The Parks Dept. in the run-up to the release of The Weekend Starts Round Here E.P. on 23 June 2008.

Meanwhile Luke returns to London on 8 May 2008 for another gig at The Fiddler's Elbow in Camden. Evening starts at 8pm and it's cheap to get in, pay on the door. More info on running order etc when we have it.

The new album 'Sunlight to Blue... Blue to Blackness' will be released
on Kooky on 23 June 2008.

There will be an exclusive advance track 'Cup A Soup Romance' on a
free cd to be given away with Scream City 4, my Factory Records
fanzine, which will be published in April. The fanzine features an
extensive interview with Vini Reilly by Phil Kooky (NMN).

More info on this site or at www.cerysmaticfactory.info/screamcity.html

Vini Reilly has sold his Les Paul on Ebay this weekend. It has gone to a life-long fan in the far east...

He would like to thanks all those who were either bidding or were interested during the sale.


All I have to do now is get him out on the road..... !

The new Durutti Column album will be released on Monday 23/06/08

The final track-listing is as follows :-

1) Glimpse - aka 'Toast' - little acoustic instrumental (early version available here for download)
2) Contact - Instrumental similar intervals to Without Mercy with Strat and Acoustic
3) Messages - aka 'Lazy' Acoustic Instrumental with Mouth Organ
4) Ged - Instrumental
5) Ananda - Beautiful piano piece played by Poppy Morgan with Vini's guitar.
6) Never Known Version - Great new version of the LC classic track.
7) So Many Crumbs and Monkeys! - Vini vocal with some words from Time Passing backing track and electric guitar.
8) Head Glue - Duet
9) Demo For Gathering Dust - From idiot Savants sessions - different version of track
10) Cup A Soup Romance - Classical Flamenco-styled instrumental (SEE EXCLUSIVE SCREAM CITY ISSUE)
11) Grief - Piano solo piece reminiscent of Without Mercy

The next issue of the Factory Records and related publication 'Scream City' has an exclusive preview of the DURUTTI COLUMN track 'Cup A Soup Romance'.

Additionally there is an interview with Vini Reilly which forms part of an interesting article about The Factory Sampler FAC-2.

See the Cerysmatic Factory site for further details.

Vini Reilly has decided to sell his GIBSON LES PAUL - JIMMY PAGE SIGNATURE MODEL guitar.

Its colour is 'Pageburst' which is a beautiful subtle caramel sunburst, with 'burstbucker' pick-ups specially designed by GIBSON in conjunction with Jimmy Page himself.

All hardware is gold-plated as standard and the guitar comes with a scratchplate signed by Jimmy Page as well as a certificate and the original hard case.

Its condition is immaculate with only minimal signs of use as Vini is pretty meticulous with his instruments and it is supplied with the original Gibson hard case.

This guitar has been used on the last three albums as well as live work and sessions for various Radio commitments.

New, these guitars list at £5000 and they were not a mass-produced Les Paul model.


PLEASE SEE THE EBAY LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS - THE AUCTION WILL START AT 20.30 GMT - SUNDAY 16/03/08


For any further enquiries contact:- philcleaver@btinternet.com

The full release date for 'The Weekend Starts Round Here', the debut E.P. by The Parks Dept. is now confirmed as Monday 23 June 2008 but you can buy now direct with Paypal from Kooky Records for GBP 4.00 inc p+p.

The lead track is 'Saturday' and it's coupled with 'I'll Never Stop Coming Home to You'. There is also an exclusive remix of 'Saturday' by Micronormous.

The full tracklisting is:

1. Saturday (Matinee Edit)
2. I'll Never Stop Coming Home To You [Listen - mp3]
3. Saturday (Micronormous remix featuring Lucy B.)
4. Saturday (Night Fever)
5. Saturday (Full Length Version)

Check myspace.com/theparksdept for more songs and info.