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DURY Ian AND THE BLOCKHEADS
GB
* 1976

Line-Up (1982):

Ian Dury - voc
Chas Jankel - g
Mick Gallagher - kb
Charlie Charles - ds
Davey Payne - sax

Former Members:

Chas Jankel (g, 1976-11/79); John Turnbull (g, 1976-81); Wilko Johnson (g, 1979-81)
Norman Watt-Roy (bg, 1976-81); Robbie Shakespeare (bg, 1981)
Sly Dunbar (ds, 1981)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	New Boots And Panties produced by: Nick Lowe	07.10.1977	Stiff		5
2.	Do It Yourself	18.05.1979	Stiff		2
3.	Laughter	28.11.1980	Stiff		48
4.	Juke Box Dury	20.11.1981	Stiff
5.	Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll	4/1987	Demon		51
6.	Ian Dury & The Blockheads	8/1991	Demon
7.	Sex & Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll: The Best of Ian Dury and the Blockheads	28.04.1992	Demon
8.	Reasons To Be Cheerful - The Very Best Of Ian Dury And The Blockheads	20.09.1999	Music Club Deluxe		40
9.	Ten More Turnips From The Tip	18.03.2002			60
10.	Straight from the Desk	10.07.2004	Creature Music Ltd.
11.	Essex Boy: An Introduction to Ian Dury	26.09.2006	Music Club International
12.	The Best Of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll	25.11.2007	Great American
13.	The Complete Studio Albums Collection	27.10.2014	Edsel
14.	New Boots & Panties + Alternative Boots & Panties	21.04.2015
15.	Live at Rockpalast 1978	20.05.2016	Let Them Eat Vinyl
16.	What a Waste: The Collection	17.02.2017	Demon

Ian Dury:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Lord Upminster	9/1981	Polydor		53
2.	Apples	10/1989	WEA
3.	Warts'n'Audience	4/1991	Demon
4.	The Busdriver's Prayer And Other Stories	10/1992	Demon
5.	Ian Dury	1992
6.	The Best Of Ian Dury	11/1994	Repertoire
7.	Mr. Love Pants	01.06.1998	Ronnie Harris		57
8.	Best of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll	13.11.2007	The Great American
9.	Complete Studio Albums Collection: The Vinyl Collection (8LP box set)	11.12.2014	Demon

Chas Jankel:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Chas Jankel	11/1980	A&M
2.	Chasanova	1981
3.	Questionaire	1981
4.	Chazablanca	8/1983	A&M
5.	Looking At You	1985
6.	My Occupation: The Music of Chaz Jankel	29.10.2007	Tirk
7.	The Submarine Has Surfaced	18.06.2010	CJ

Norman Watt-Roy:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Faith & Grace	16.07.2013	Cadiz

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll / Razzle In My Pocket	26.08.1977	Stiff
2.	Sweet Gene Vincent / You're More Than Fair	25.11.1977	Stiff
3.	What A Waste / Wake Up And Make Love With Me	4/1978	Stiff	8
4.		. Hit Me W	Stiff	1
5.	Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3 / Common As Muck	27.07.1979	Stiff	3
6.	I Wanna Be Straight / That's Not All He Wants	22.08.1980	Stiff	19
7.	Superman's Big Sister / Funky Ada	07.11.1980	Stiff	51
8.	Spasticus Autisticus	24.07.1981	Polydor
9.	What A Waste	20.11.1981	Stiff
10.	Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Paul Hardcastle mix) / Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll 12" + Reasons To Be Cheerful / Wake Up And Make Love With Me (Paul Hardcastle mix)	5/1985	Stiff	55
11.	Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick '91 (The Flying Remix)	7/1991	Flying	73
12.	Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll (Klubbheads remixes)	27.03.2000	CNR Music
13.	Dance Little Rude Boy	3/2002
14.	Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll	11/2007	Edsel
15.	Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick	1/2010	Edsel

Ian Dury:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Really Glad You Came	11/1983		98
2.	Profoundly In Love With Pandora / Eugenius (You're A Genius)	10/1985	EMI	45
3.	Apples / Byline Brown	10/1989	WEA

Chas Jankel:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Questionnaire	16.10.1981	A&M
2.	One Oh Nine	22.01.1982	A&M
3.	Glad To Know You (v USA 2/82)	18.06.1982	A&M		1
4.	No. 1	7/1985
5.	Sonner Or Later & Kotey Extra Band	22.01.2007	Bear Funk
6.	Too Woo Lady Kong / 3000000 Synths (Sean P edit) / 3000000 Synths	14.05.2007	Tirk
7.	My Occupation (You're My Occupation (2007 take) / Number One (DJD's Ichiban re-edit) / Call Me (bonus dub))	22.10.2007	Tirk
8.	The Compass Point Sessions EP (Without You / You're Too Funky)	30.06.2008	Electric Minds
9.	The Remix EP (Call Me (Toby Tobias remix) / Get Myself Together (Unabombers Basement mix) / Get Myself Together (Dflex Stripped Back mix) / Get Myself Together (Dflex ambient mix))	13.04.2009	Nang
10.	The Undiscovered Remixes EP (Call Me (Toby Tobias remix) / Get Myself Together (Unabombers Basement mix) / Get Myself Together (Diesel Xpress2 Stripped Back mix))	30.04.2009	Nang
11.	I Come Alive / Give It Up (Yam Who? remix) / Give It Up feat Natalia Scott	04.09.2009	CJ

Davey Payne:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Saxophone Man	10.08.1979	Stiff

Videos:

1. Live at Rockpalast 1978 - 25.9.2012, Made In, live

Movies:

1. Number One (1985, starring Ian Dury)
2. Pirates (1986, starring Ian Dury, directed by Roman Polanski)
3. King Of The Ghettos (1986, starring Ian Dury)
4. Talk Of The Devil (1986, starring Ian Dury)
5. Night Moves (1987, starring Ian Dury)
6. Hearts Of Fire (1987, starring Ian Dury)
7. The Raggedy Rawney (1987, starring Ian Dury)
8. Split Second (starring Ian Dury, directed by Rutger Hauer)
9. Apples (1988, muzikál, music by, + Mick Gallagher)
10. The Crow: City Of Angels (1996, starring Ian Dury)
11. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (1/2010, directed by Mat Whitecross)

Various:

1970-76 Kilburn And The High Roads
1976-cca 12/82 Ian Dury And The Blockheads
9/1990 reunited (2 gigy)
8.8.1992 open air gig s Madness, Finsbury Park, London

Compilation Appearances:

"Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" / "What A Waste" on OST "That Summer" (25.5.79, Arista)
"What A Waste" on compilation "Peace Together" (19.7.1993, Island, & Curve)
"Plaistow Patricia" on compilation "Acupuncture Rocks" (20.10.03)
"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" on compilation "Teenage Kicks" (4.4.05)

Ian Dury:

appeared on the LP:

Hugh Cornwell: Nosferatu (7/79, United Artists)

Micky Gallagher:

appeared on the LP:

Graeme Edge: Kick Off Your Muddy Boots (29.8.75, Threshold)
Wilko Johnson: Ice On The Motorway (1/81, Nighthawk)
The Jets: The Jets (3/81, EMI)

Charlie Charles:

appeared on the LP:

Arthur Brown: Dance (25.4.75, Gull)

Davey Payne:

appeared on the LP:

The Jets: The Jets (3/81, EMI)
Nico: Drama Of Exile (7/81, Invisible)

Chas Jankel:

produced by SP:

Streetband: Hold On (15.9.78, Logo)
Brilliant: Soul Murder (6/84, Food)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1977	49	03.12.1977	17	Singles	single review
1979	19	19.05.1979	3	News
1979	19	19.05.1979	35	Albums	album review
1979	28	28.07.1979	18	Singles	single review
1979	30	11.08.1979	22	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	41	03.11.1979	45	Any Questions?
1980	28	23.08.1980	18	Single File	single review
1980	42	29.11.1980	19	Albums	album review
1980	43	06.12.1980	24		interview
1981	46	14.11.1981	14	Singles	single review
1982	50	11.12.1982	5	Fast Forward
1983	1	01.01.1983	25	Caught In The Act	gig review
1992	33	15.08.1992	14	Live	gig review
1994	33	20.08.1994	20	Live	gig review
1998	28	11.07.1998	38	Albums - Bits & Bobs	album review