Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Do It Yourself - VINYL LP

Vinyl LP pressing. Demon Records are delighted to welcome back the one of the richest and most diverse catalogues in the British rock cannon from the iconic, much-missed Ian Dury. Kicking off what promises to be an exciting and comprehensive reappraisal of the artist's repertoire come the first three of Ian's gold-plated studio albums, available again on vinyl - the debut 'New Boots And Panties!!' (1977), 'Laughter' (1980) and, sandwiched between them, 1979's classic 'Do It Yourself'. Coming off the back of the huge success of 'New Boots And Panties!!' and the standalone singles chart smashes 'What A Waste' (UK No. 9) and 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' (No. 1), 'Do It Yourself' was the first Ian Dury album to be co-credited to the band The Blockheads, whose Chas Jankel provided the musical setting for Dury's lyrics. Expectations were high and 'Do It Yourself' did not disappoint, creatively or commercially - a UK No. 2 album (only the might of a new ABBA album prevented it from reaching No. 1) it comfortably became the second Ian Dury album to be certified platinum. As was his custom at the time, Dury insisted that no singles be lifted from 'Do It Yourself' - he chose instead to offer them ten brand new songs. That didn't, however, prevent 'Do It Yourself's many highlights - 'Sink My Boats', 'Inbetweenies', 'Dance Of The Screamers', etc., - from coming to be regarded as classics, and the album was praised for it's innovative InchwallpaperInch artwork, insightful lyrics and immaculate musicianship.

Vinyl LP pressing. Laughter is the third studio album by Ian Dury and the Blockheads; originally released in 1980. It was the last studio album Dury made for Stiff Records and the last studio album he made with the Blockheads until 1998.

Vinyl LP pressing. Demon Records are delighted to welcome back the one of the richest and most diverse catalogues in the British rock cannon from the iconic, much-missed Ian Dury. Kicking off what promises to be an exciting and comprehensive reappraisal of the artist's repertoire come the first three of Ian's gold-plated studio albums, available again on vinyl - 'Do It Yourself' (1979), 'Laughter' (1980) and the all-time new wave classic from 1977, 'New Boots And Panties!!' Packed with early Dury classics such as 'Clevor Trevor', 'Wake Up And Make Love With Me', 'Sweet Gene Vincent' and 'I'm Partial To Your Abracadabra', 'New Boots' is a hugely diverse collection of songs, drawing on influences as diverse as vintage rock 'n' roll, music hall, funk and disco. Warmly received by critics at the time, the album was voted No. 2 in the NME writers' year-end Best Albums poll. After a modest start, it went on to hit the Top 5 and make the British Top 30 best-selling albums in both 1978 and 1979. Today, it is still frequently cited as one of the greatest British albums ever made.