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Wednesday 6 March 2019

Sketch For Vini


I came across this recently, twenty-two minutes of footage of Durutti Column playing live in Helsinki, Finland in July 1981. Tony Wilson claimed that Vini Reilly was a genius, his guitar playing specifically. There isn't much in this clip to contradict that point of view. Also noteworthy is Bruce Mitchell's drumming and his sheer joy at playing.

Tracklist- Sketch For Dawn; Conduct; Party; Sketch For Summer; Stains; The Missing Boy.



The gig in Kaivopuisto Park was a Factory themed day out in the Finnish capital. Also on the bill were Kevin Hewick and ACR. In August 1982 a VHS compilation titled A Factory Video was put out in a rather beautiful fliptop box including Durutti Column's performance of The Missing Boy (Vini's tribute to Ian Curtis).



3 comments:

The Swede said...

Terrific footage.

Anonymous said...

Nice one. Is Bruce Mitchell the Tony Allen of the UK? Or should I say is Bruce Mitchell 'the Bruce Mitchell' of the Uk? Also great to hear his drum sound free from studio compression.
- S.R.C.

Swiss Adam said...

I like the Bruce Mitchell-Tony Allen comparison.