Circuses and Bread
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| Released | April 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Length | 48:24 | |||
| Label | Factory | |||
| Producer | Vini Reilly | |||
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Circuses and Bread is the fifth studio album by English post-punk band The Durutti Column. It was released in April 1986, through Factory.
The album saw Vini Reilly and Bruce Mitchell joined by John Metcalfe and Tim Kellett, making the band a quartet. Reilly's usual guitar was joined by various other instruments, such as viola, piano, and horns, as well as vocals; the track Royal Infirmary is a piano track featuring automatic rifle fire sounds. Royall Infirmary Tomorrow was released as a single in Belgium by Factory Benelux.