On this day, August 4th, in 1953: Vini Reilly was born in Manchester. Today's soundtrack: The Durutti Column, the first signing to Factory Records. Today's screening: "24-Hour Party People" Today's photo: c. Mark Warner #ViniReilly #DuruttiColumn #OTD 1/

Today's quote: "... you can take him to Portugal and you get two thousand people, you can take him to Paris and you get eight hundred people, and in Manchester you get five or six hundred." - Tony Wilson, Factory Records /eof