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Ian Dury “Lord Upminster”

sfilzen — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 21:20:24 +0000

Ian Dury “Lord Upminster” 1981. Ian Dury’s second solo album, Lord Upminster is a mix of funk, disco, reggae and pub rock, though goes heavier on the funk/reggae end, influenced by both its recording in Nassau, Bahamas and Dury’s collaboration with Sly and Robbie. Compared to his first solo LP New Boots and Panties!! in 1977, Lord Upminster did poorly on the UK charts (#53) and its only single, “Spasticus (Autisticus)” failed to chart at all (it’s not a great song – weirdly new wave disco with Dury shouting “Spasticus!”). Funk tracks like “The (Body Song)” are a bit simplistic, super-repetitive and childish – I feel like this one could have been on Sesame Street back in the day. “Lonely (Town)”drags on forever and the piano reminds me a bit of 80′s era Jo Jackson (in my opinion: not a good thing). The disco groove on “Trust (Is a Must)” is alright, a good amount of funky bass but again, super-repetitive. Honestly, I couldn’t really make through much more – this record has been on the “should it stay or should it go” pile and my vote is that it goes.

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Wreckless Eric “Whole Wide World”

sfilzen — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 21:36:21 +0000

Wreckless Eric “Whole Wide World” b/w “Semaphore Signals” 1977. Stiff Records. Two songs of rough, crusty power pop perfection. “Whole Wide World” features Nick Lowe on guitar and bass; he also produced the track. “Semaphore Signals” has Ian Dury producing and playing drums. Neither track charted though in subsequent years “Whole Wide World” would become hailed as one of the best singles from the late 70′s in the punk/power pop genre and also was covered by a series of alternative artists including Paul Westerberg, Cage the Elephant and The Wedding Present.

Runoff groove Side A: “STIFF RECORDS – WRECKLESS ERIC WE’RE NOT THE SAME HE’S NOT THE SAME” and Side B: “SEMAPHORLY YOURS – ERIC”

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Ian Dury “New Boots and Panties!!”

sfilzen — Tue, 12 May 2015 14:42:33 +0000

Ian Dury “New Boots and Panties!!” 1977. Stiff Records. Today May 12th is Ian Dury’s birthday (b. 1942 d. 2000). This debut album by Dury (pre-Blockheads) eventually reached #5 on the UK album charts in 1979.

This copy of “New Boots and Panties!!” (the title referring to the only two items Dury insisted upon purchasing new – everything else could be thrifted) is the 1978 US pressing with “Sex + Drugs + Rock + Roll,” leading off Side 2, which did not appear on the original UK pressing of the album.

Melody Maker described the album as “a tense, harrowing account of urban degradation, that conveys with more vocal, musical and lyrical vehemence than any so-called ‘new wave/punk’ combo has yet been able to muster, the desperation and squalor of the social conditions (and the effects of those conditions upon individual personalities) it so provocatively illustrates.”

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