Circuses and Bread

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Circuses and Bread
Studio album by
The Durutti Column
ReleasedApril 1986 (1986-04)
Recorded1986
Studio
Genre
Length48:24
Label Factory
Producer Vini Reilly
The Durutti Column chronology
Without Mercy
(1984)		Circuses and Bread
(1986)		 The Guitar and Other Machines
(1987)

Circuses and Bread is the fifth studio album by English post-punk band The Durutti Column. It was released in April 1986, through Factory. [1]

Contents

The album saw Vini Reilly and Bruce Mitchell joined by John Metcalfe and Tim Kellett, making the band a quartet. [2] Tomorrow was released as a single in Belgium by Factory Benelux. [3] [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The album received generally positive reviews. [7] [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vini Reilly.

Circuses and Bread
No.TitleLength
1."For Pauline"2:42
2."Tomorrow"4:03
3."Dance II"5:37
4."For Hilary"3:13
5."Street Fight"4:02
6."Royal Infirmary"4:19
7."Black Horses"8:36
8."Dance I"5:01
9."Blind Elevator Girl - Osaka"10:17
Total length:48:24

All tracks are written by Vini Reilly.

Circuses and Bread (2021 Vinyl)
No.TitleLength
10."The Aftermath"4:26
11."Our Lady Of The Angels (Stu 'Jammer' James Mix)"5:09
12."Florence Sunset"5:09
13."All That Love And Maths Can Do"3:43
14."San Giovanni Dawn"4:02
15."For Friends In Italy"4:44

References

  1. ↑ "The Durutti Column: Circuses and Bread". Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Circuses And Bread". burningshed.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ↑ The Durutti Column - Tomorrow, 1986, retrieved 11 August 2025
  4. ↑ "The Durutti Column Tomorrow Belgian 7" vinyl". RareVinyl.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Circuses and Bread - The Durutti Column | Album | AllMusic, archived from the original on 10 March 2025, retrieved 10 March 2025
  6. ↑ "Circuses & Bread The Durutti Column LTM". Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Durutti Column". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "The Durutti Column │ Exclaim!". The Durutti Column │ Exclaim!. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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