{"product_id":"the-durutti-column-without-mercy-cd","title":"The Durutti Column - Without Mercy (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eFour CD set housed in clamshell box. Digitally remastered and xpanded edition. Factory Benelux presents a deluxe edition of Without Mercy, the fourth studio album by cult Manchester group The Durutti Column, originally issued in 1984 and widely regarded as Vini Reilly's most ambitious album. In 1983, Durutti Column mentor\/manager Tony Wilson asked Vini Reilly to abandon fleeting guitar miniatures in favor of a long-form modern classical piece. The result was an ambitious 20 minute instrumental suite, Without Mercy, performed by core Durutti duo Vini Reilly and Bruce Mitchell along with Blaine L. Reininger and John Metcalfe (violas), Caroline Lavelle (cello), Tim Kellett (trumpet) and Maunagh Fleming (cor anglais). Produced by Reilly and Wilson at Strawberry Studio and Britannia Row, Without Mercy was originally split into 19 separate stanzas, some of which have now been restored using digital cue points on the CD. Bonus tracks include the original recordings of 'Duet', 'Estoril a Noite' and 'Favourite Descending Intervals' (all re-worked for inclusion on Without Mercy), as well as companion EP Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say, collaborations with John Metcalfe, Steven Brown and Benjamin Lew, and two previously unreleased live sets across Discs 3 and 4, recorded at London School of Economics in December 1984 and Oslo in December 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithout Mercy (Stanzas I-III)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Without Mercy (Stanzas Iv-VII)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Without Mercy (Stanza VIII)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Without Mercy (Stanzas Ix-XII)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Without Mercy 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e All That Love and Maths Can Do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Snowflakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Profondeurs Des Eaux Des Laques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Sea Wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Duet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Estoril a Noite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Favourite Descending Intervals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Goodbye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Little Mercy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Silence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e E.E\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hello\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Paresseuse Aussi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mercy Theme (Live Tokyo 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Little Mercy (Live Tokyo 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Estoril a Noite (Live Rotterdam 1983)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Favourite Descending Intervals (Live Manchester 2011)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sketch for Summer (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jacqueline (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mercy Theme (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Little Mercy (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pauline (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mercy Dance (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e E.E. (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Room (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Silence (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ornithology (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Prayer (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Beggar (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Missing Boy (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Friends in Belgium (Live Lse 1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mercy Theme (Live Oslo 1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Little Mercy (Live Oslo 1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pauline (Live Oslo 1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mercy Dance (Live Oslo 1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e E.E. (Live Oslo 1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Silence (Live Oslo 1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Room (Live Oslo 1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dream of a Child (Live Oslo 1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tomorrow (Live Oslo 1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Blind Elevator Girl (Live Oslo 1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49365297922322,"sku":"708527180044","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/3799029.jpg?v=1717108144","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-durutti-column-without-mercy-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}