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Ian Dury And The Blockheads

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Art-pop group built around the songwriting and performance of Ian Dury (vocals, b. May 12, 1942, d. March 27, 2000) and Chas Jankel (guitars/keyboards). Other personnel included Norman Watt-Roy (bass), John Turnbull (guitar), Davey Payne (saxophones), Edward Speight (balad guitar), Geoff Castle (moog), Mick Gallagher (keyboards), Wilko Johnson (guitar).
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Discography

Releases:
What A Waste! (2 versions)   Stiff Records ... 1977
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Single) (11 versions)   Stiff Records ... 1978
Do It Yourself (Album, Single) (9 versions)   Stiff Records ... 1979
Inbetweenies (12")   Stiff Records 1979
Inbetweenies (7")   Stiff Records 1979
Inbetweenies / Waiting For Your Taxi (7", Single)   Stiff Records, Stiff Records 1979
Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 (Single, Maxi) (12 versions)   Epic ... 1979
Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 / Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (12", Promo)   Epic 1979
Reasons To Be Cheerful,Part 3 (12", Pro)   Stiff Records 1979
I Want To Be Straight (7")   Stiff Records 1980
I Want To Be Straight (7")   Stiff Records 1980
Laughter (Album) (7 versions)   Stiff Records ... 1980
Superman's Big Sister (7")   Stiff Records 1980
Greatest Hits (2 versions)   Fame ... 1981
Jukebox Dury (Comp) (6 versions)   Stiff America ... 1981
What A Waste (7")   Stiff Records 1981
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Paul Hardcastle Remixes) (12")   Ariola 1985
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Remixed By Paul Hardcastle) (12")   Stiff Records 1985
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Paul Hardcastle Remixes) (12")   Stiff Records 1986
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (LP, Comp)   Demon Records, Demon Records 1987
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick '91 (12", Promo)   Flying Vinyl 1991
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick '91 (The Flying Remix) (12")   Flying Vinyl 1991
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick '91 (The Flying Remix) (12")   Chrysalis 1991
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick '91 (The Flying Remix) (7")   Flying Vinyl, Chrysalis 1991
Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll: The Best Of (CD, Comp)   Rhino Entertainment Company 1992
The Very Best Of Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Reasons To Be Cheerful (CD)   Papillon Records 1999
Mr. Love Pants (CD, Album)   CNR Music 2001
Hold On To Your Structure - Live At The Hammersmith Odeon (DVD, PAL)   EMI Records 2003
Warts 'N' Audience (LP, RE)   Demon Records 2007
The Stiff Singles / The Promo Videos / The Peel Session (8xCD, Single, RM, Box + DVD, NTSC)   Edsel Records 2008
Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 (7", Promo)   Epic  
Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll (Klubbheads Remix) (12")   Arcade  
Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll (Klubbheads Remix) (CD, Maxi)   Arcade  
Straight From The Desk (CD, Album)   Blockhead  
Appears On:
Heard It, Seen It, Done It (Album) (2 versions) Plaistow Patricia, Bla... Vinyl Japan 1998
Volume 2 (8xCD, Comp, RM, Box + DVD, NTSC) Billericay Dickie Yep Roc Records 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Stiff Sounds - Can't Start Dancin' (LP) Sex & Drugs & Rock & R... Stiff Records 1978
Stiffs Live Stiffs (Album, Comp) (7 versions) Wake Up And Make Love ... Stiff Records ... 1978
Disco Holiday (LP, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Arcade 1979
Disco Laser (Comp) (2 versions) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1979
Get Dancin (LP, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... K-Tel International (Israel) Ltd. 1979
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (12", Promo) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Stiff Records 1979
That Summer! - Original Soundtrack (LP) Sex & Drugs & Rock & R... Arista 1979
Chart Explosion (LP) I Want To Be Straight K-Tel 1980
Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea (Comp) (3 versions) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Atlantic 1981
Dancin' Master (Cass, Album) Inbetweenies (Live) New Musical Express 1981
Life In The European Theatre (Comp) (2 versions) Reasons To Be Cheerful... WEA Records Pty Ltd. ... 1982
Modern Rockers (LP, Comp) Inbetweens Warwick Records 1982
March 86 - The Mixes (12") Hit Me With Your Rhyth... DMC 1986
Driver's Seat & Other Radio Hits (CD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Sound Products Holland 1991
The Sound Of The Suburbs (Comp) (4 versions) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Columbia 1991
Rock & Wave Vol. 1 - The Hits From The Underground (2xCD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Columbia 1992
Rock & Wave Vol. 1 - The Hits From The Underground (2xCass, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Columbia 1992
The Best Punk Album In The World ... Ever! (Comp) (2 versions) Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Virgin ... 1992
The Stiff Records Box Set (4xCD) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Demon Records 1992
Three Minute Heroes (CD) Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Virgin 1992
Back To The 70's (2xCD, Album, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... EMI Records 1993
Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave (CD) Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1993
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 2 (CD) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Sounds Of The Seventies (2xCD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Global Television 1994
Sweets For My Sweet - 80's Hit Collection (CD, Comp) I Want To Be Straight Delta Music 1994
The Stiff Years (CD, Comp) Sweet Gene Vincent Stiff Records 1994
Going Underground (2xCD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... EVA 1995
Hitbox Of The 70's (4xCD, Box) Wake Up And Make Love ... Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky 1995
La Fabuleuse Histoire Du Rock 15 - Rock Décadent-Punk (CD) Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Club Dial 1995
Teenage Kicks (2xCD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... PolyGram TV 1995
The Best Punk Album In The World ... Ever! 2 (2xCD, Comp) Sweet Gene Vincent Circa Records Ltd. 1996
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? Vol. 3 (2xCD) Wake Up And Make Love ... EVA Belgium 1996
A Hard Nights Day - 45 Classic Singles - A History Of Stiff Records (Comp) (2 versions) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Universal Music (Germany) ... 1997
Hits Of A Decade (CD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Disky 1997
Mega Beat Box (2 versions) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Disky 1997
New Wave Classics (2xCD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Disky 1997
New Wave Fieber (2xCD) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Disky 1997
Once In A Lifetime (2xCD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Telstar 1997
New Boots And Panties!! (CD, Album, RM) What A Waste The Hit Label 1998
The Beat Goes On (The Greatest Hits Of The 60's And 70's) (10xCD) Hit Me WIth Your Rhyth... Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky 1998
1-2-3-4 Punk & New Wave 1976-1979 (5xCD, Comp + Box) Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Universal Records 1999
100% Números Uno (3xCD, Comp) Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N ... Bit Music 1999
Avro's Top Pop Yeah Volume 2 (2xCD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Dino Music 1999
Club Wave 1 (2xCD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... ARS Productions 1999
Hot 100 (4xCD, Comp) Hit Me WithYour Rhythm... Arcade 1999
Unconditionally Guaranteed Volume 10 (CD) Blockheads Uncut Magazine 1999
Sampler (4xCD, Smplr, Promo + Box) Mash It Up Harry Mute Song 2000
New Wave Classics (2xCD) Sex And Drugs And Rock... ARS Productions 2001
17-Track Guide To The Month's Best Music (CD) The Ballad Of The Sulp... Uncut Magazine 2002
18-Track Guide To The Month's Best Music (CD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Uncut Magazine 2002
Rude Boy Revival (2xCD) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Telstar TV 2002
Teenage Kicks (2xCD) Sex And Drugs And Rock... Universal Music TV 2002
The Office Party (2xCD) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... The Hit Label 2002
50 Years Of The Greatest Hit Singles - Platinum Collection (2xCD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Virgin, Virgin 2003
Large (Music For A Large Night Out) (2xCD, Comp) Sex And Drugs And Rock... Obsessive 2003
LateNightTales (Comp) (2 versions) Reasons To Be Cheerful Azuli Records 2003
Nick Hornby - 31 Songs (CD, Album) Reasons To Be Cheerful... Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2003
London Legends (CD, Promo) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Upfront 2004
The Best No.1 Singles In The World ...Ever! (2xCD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Virgin 2004
The Ultimate Punk Album (CD, Comp) Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N'... Crimson 2004
Rule Britannia! (CD) Wake Up And Make Love ... Q Magazine 2005
Do You Wanna F**k? (2xCD) Wake Up And Make Love ... EMI Music (Belgium) 2006
Extended 80s Classic Pop 12" Singles (2xCD, Comp) Reasons To Be Cheerful... Demon Music Group 2006
Extended Seventies - The Dawning Of The 12 Inch Era (3xCD) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Optimum Sounds 2006
New Wave Heroes (2xCD, Comp) Sex And Drug And Rock ... Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2006
Sunshine 70s (2xCD) Reasons To Be Cheerful... Gut-Active Records 2006
100 Hits 70s (5xCD, Comp + Box) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Demon Music Group 2007
30 Years Of Stiff Records Volume One (CD, Comp) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Stiff Records 2007
Anarchy In The UK - 30 Years Of Punk - Volume 2 (CD, Comp, Promo) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Spin Music Ltd, The Sunday Times 2007
New Wave: Gold (2xCD, Comp, RM) Hit Me With Your Rhyth... Hip-O Records, Universal Music (Canada) 2007
The Big Stiff Box Set (4xCD, Comp + Box) Sweet Gene Vincent Salvo 2007
Top Gear: Seriously Rock 'N Roll (2xCD, Comp) Sex, Dugs And Rock And... Universal Music TV 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Look Out Soul Is Back (12", Mixed, Unofficial) Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Go-Go Records Inc. 1987
Untitled (12") Reasons To Be Cheerful... Space Dust Disco Classics 2002
As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 12 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Reasons To Be Cheerful... Waxedhead Recordings 2009
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Ian Dury - Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3 (Countdown, 1979)