"From the very start, Factory intended the Durutti Column to be load-bearing. The band was assembled by label co-founders Alan Erasmus and Tony Wilson, who envisioned the Duruttis as a sort of psychedelic post-punk act: their own world-historical rock group in the mold of Malcolm McLaren's Sex Pistols or Andy Warhol's Velvets. The Durutti Column led the label's first showcase in May 1978. They were slotted after Joy Division on the label's first release, 1979's A Factory Sample."
"They hadn't survived their first recording session. Wilson had sacked their singer and replaced him with an aspiring actor who turned up in full punk gear. This new singer recited turgid poetry over his new bandmates' compositions, which erred towards brittle reggae and boogie. The whole mess was dutifully tracked by a contracted producer named Martin "Zero" Hannett. Three Duruttis quit:"
The Durutti Column were assembled by Alan Erasmus and Tony Wilson to be a psychedelic post-punk, load-bearing act for Factory Records, modeled on the Sex Pistols and Velvet Underground. The group led Factory's first showcase in May 1978 and featured on the label's inaugural compilation, A Factory Sample, placed after Joy Division. After Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures ignited press attention, Factory assigned the Duruttis the label's second LP despite the band's collapse. The band self-destructed during its first recording: the singer was sacked, replaced by an actor who recited turgid poetry over brittle reggae and boogie, and three members quit. The sessions were tracked by Martin "Zero" Hannett, and packaging later listed departing members with end dates described "as if victims of a purge." Only Vini Reilly remained; he quit after excoriating reviews, withdrew in poor health, and took a late-night gas station job.
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