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Expected Release Date: 26-June-2026 – This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.

Factory Benelux presents a 2026 180gm black vinyl edition of Short Stories for Pauline, the ‘lost’ fourth album by cult Manchester group The Durutti Column.

Just 500 copies of the 180gm vinyl edition have been pressed

Originally recorded by Vini Reilly in Brussels in December 1983, the 14 track album features several key Durutti works including College, A Room in Southport and – best of all – Duet.

Recorded with Tuxedomoon viola player Blaine L. Reininger, this poignant instrumental proved – ironically – to be the downfall of the album, after Factory founder (and Durutti manager) Tony Wilson insisted that Duet form the basis of an entire neo-classical album. As a result, Duet became Without Mercy in 1984, and Short Stories for Pauline was shelved.

Other guest musicians on the album include drummer Alain Lefebvre, harpist Anne van den Troost and sax player Eric Sleichim.

Vinyl tracklist:
A1. At First Sight A2. Duet A3. College A4. Invitations A5. Destroy, She Said A6. Model A7. Journeys By Vespa B1. Take Some Time Out B2. A Silence B3. Mirror A B4. Cocktail B5. Telephone Call B6. Mirror B B7. A Room in Southport