In December 1981 Belgian label Les Disques Du Crepuscule out out a compilaiton album called Chantons Noel, aimed at the niche post- punk/ ambient/ experimental/ neo- classical Christmas market of record buyers. Among the thirteen artists were some very obscure names- Swinging Buildings and Soft Verdict were both Belgian bands and groups like The Names and Thick Pigeon only ever really bothered Factory completists. Paul Haig and Cabaret Voltaire, Michael Nyman and ex- ACR singer Simon Topping all featured as did Aztec Camera.
At the end of side 1 is this song by The Durutti Column (Durutti Column have been present quite a lot at Bagging Area recently). Vini's guitars sound as good as they ever did, minor sevenths, little runs up and down the neck and the chorus and delay FX pedals working their magic as the drum machine pads away somewhere in the background.
Happy Christmas everyone.
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