The Durutti Column [SEP] location of formation
The Durutti Column
The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is a project of guitarist and occasional pianist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by Bruce Mitchell on drums and Keir Stewart on bass, keyboards and harmonica. They were among the first acts signed to Factory Records by label founder Tony Wilson.
History.
History Early line-ups.
In 1978 Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus, later partners in Factory Records, assembled a band around the remnants of
Pretenders, Coldplay and Blur.
Metcalfe studied viola at the Royal Northern College of Music and later at the Hochschule in Berlin. During this period he joined Vini Reilly in the Durutti Column.
Metcalfe was instrumental in the formation of the record label Factory Classical, an offshoot of Tony Wilson's Factory Records. He also wrote arrangements for various popular artists, including Morrissey, Simple Minds and The Pretenders. He released an album of his own, "The Inner Line", to positive reviews. In 2004, another