by Will Birch
Baker, Danny – ‘Ian Dury – a turn for the verse’. NME, August 1981.
Boucher, Caroline – ‘Ian Dury picks his favourite films’. Daily Telegraph, 15.10.89.
Brown, Glyn – ‘Baxter Dury: Chip off the old Blockhead’. Independent, 2.8.02.
Cain, Barry – ‘Hats off to Ian’. Record Mirror, August 1979.
Case, Brian – ‘Billericay Dickie vs. Uncle Sam’. NME, April 1978.
Clarke, Jeremy – ‘Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll in Zambia’. The Weekly Telegraph, July 1997.
Cooper, Tim – ‘Blockheads bid Ian Dury farewell with his final tune’. Evening Standard, 5.4.00.
de Whalley, Chas – Live review of ‘Kilburn and The High Roads’ at the Hope & Anchor. NME, December 1975.
Doyle, Tom – ‘Famous Last Words’. Q, September 1998.
Dury, Ian – ‘8 Days a Week’. Melody Maker, June 1976.
Errigo, Angie – ‘Ian Dury is not finished yet’. NME, September 1976.
Erskine, Pete – ‘Leery, Beery, Gruff and Sneery’. NME, October 1973.
Fuller, Steven – ‘You don’t have to have a leg iron but it helps’. Penthouse, April 1974.
Henke, James – ‘Ian Dury hits the high road in Britain’. Rolling Stone, September 1979.
Hind, John – ‘He knew how to make you laugh’. Independent, 8.4.01.
Kent, Nick – ‘Hardened criminals plan big break-out’. NME, September 1973.
Kretzmer, Herbert – ‘Rough, risky, heroic’ – a review of King Of The Ghetto. Daily Mail, 2.5.86.
Lawrence, Janie – ‘Sex and drugs and rock and roller Dury battles cancer’. Independent on Sunday,1998.
Lynch, Declan – ‘Ian Dury gets the needle’. Record Mirror, January 1981.
Martin, Gavin – ‘Too much Noddy business’. NME, October 1983.
Morley, Paul – ‘The Ian Dury interview’. NME, June 1979.
Nugent, Stephen – ‘Taking the low road’. Let It Rock, April 1973.
Pratt, Stephen – ‘Mary’s true confessions’ – a review of Talk Of The Devil. Watford Observer, February 1986.
Romney, John – ‘Ian Dury/Kilburns’. Negative Reaction, 1978.
Ross, Deborah – ‘Great sense of tumour’. Independent, 17.8.98.
Salewicz, Chris – ‘At the sign of the jolly Blockhead’. NME, July 1980.
Schruers, Fred – ‘Tales of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. Rolling Stone, June 1978.
Seal, Rebecca – ‘What I know about men’ – an interview with Jane Horrocks. Observer, 27.9.09.
Shaar Murray, Charles – ‘How not to get lumbered (part three)’. NME, December 1980.
Silverton, Pete – ‘America (well some of it) wakes up and makes love to Ian Dury’. Sounds, May 1978.
Smith, Monty – ‘All I want for Christmas is a new left leg’. NME, December 1977.
Smith, Monty – ‘Blocks Mental’. NME, August 1979.
Spencer, Neil ‘Ian Dury – Despite cancer, still with reason to be cheerful’. Observer, 1998.
Sutcliffe, Phil – ‘Hello tosh, got a new career strategy?’. Q, June 1991.
Sweeting, Adam Triffic – Ian Dury returns to the stage’. Q, February 1987.
Tinker, Jack – ‘Under fire from a half-baked barrage’ – a review of Apples. Daily Mail, September 1989.
Walsh, John – ‘Literature by association’. Independent, 22.10.98.
Widgery, David – ‘The man from Walthamstow’. Sounds, December 1978.
Internet
Websites that may be of interest include:
www.iandury.co.uk – Ian’s website
www.iandury.com – a fan site presented by Roger Harris
www.theblockheads.com – for news on current Blockheads activity
www.blackmarketclash.com – great Clash site
www.paulbura.co.uk – poet Paul Bura also attended Chailey Heritage Craft School
www.rocksbackpages.com – a library of music press articles and writings
www.bestiff.co.uk – sharing knowledge and the history of Stiff Records
www.terryday.co.uk – the Kilburns’ first drummer and member of the People Band
www.willbirch.com – the author’s site, through which he can be contacted by email
Selected Discography
KILBURN AND THE HIGH ROADS
Rough Kids / Billy Bentley (Promenades Himself In London)
Dawn 45 – DNS. 1090 – November 1974
Crippled With Nerves / Huffety Puff
Dawn 45 – DNS. 1102 – February 1975
Handsome
Dawn LP – DNLS3065 – June 1975
The Roadette Song / Pam’s Moods / Crippled With Nerves / Broken Skin / Upminster Kid / Patience (So What) / Father / Thank You Mum / Rough Kids / The Badger And The Rabbit / The Mumble Rumble And The Cocktail Rock / The Call-Up
Billy Bentley (Promenades Himself In London) / Pam’s Moods
Warner Bros 45 – K17225 – September 1978
Wotabunch
Warner Bros LP – K565 13 – October 1978
The Call-Up / Crippled With Nerves / Patience (So What) / You’re More Than Fair / Upminster Kid / Billy Bentley / Huffety Puff / Rough Kids / The Roadette Song / The Badger And The Rabbit / The Mumble Rumble And The Cocktail Rock / Pam’s Moods
IAN DURY
Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll / Razzle In My Pocket
Stiff 45 – BUY17 – August 1977
New Boots And Panties!!
Stiff LP – SEEZ4 – September 1977 – reached UK chart No. 5
Wake Up And Make Love With Me / Sweet Gene Vincent / I’m Partial To Your Abracadabra / My Old Man / Billericay Dickie / Clevor Trever / If I Was With A Woman / Blockheads / Plaistow Patricia / Blackmail Man
Sweet Gene Vincent / You’re More Than Fair
Stiff 45 BUY23 November 1977
Spasticus Autisticus / (Version)
Polydor 45 – POSP285 – July 1981
Polydor 12” – POSPX285
Lord Upminster
Polydor LP – POLD5042 – September 1981 – reached UK chart No. 53
Funky Disco Pops / Red Letter / Girls Watching / Wait For Me / The Body Song / Lonely Town / Trust Is A Must / Spasticus Autisticus
Really Glad You Came / You’re My Inspiration
Polydor 45 – POSP646 – November 1983
Apples
WEA LP – WX326 – October 1989
Apples / Love Is All / Byline Brown / Bit Of Kit / Game On / Looking For Harry / England’s Glory / Bus Driver’s Prayer / PC Honey / The Right People / All Those Who Say OK / Riding The Outskirts Of Fantasy
Apples / Byline Brown
WEA 45 – YZ437 – October 1989
Profoundly In Love With Pandora / Eugenius (You’re A Genius)
EMI 45 – P553 – October 1989, reached No. 45 on UK chart
The Bus Driver’s Prayer & Other Stories
Demon CD – FIENDCD702 – November 1992
That’s Enough Of That / Bill Haley’s Last Words / Poor Joey / Quick Quick Slow / Fly In The Ointment / O’Donegal / Poo-Poo In The Prawn / Have A Word / London Talking / D’Orine The Cow / Your Horoscope / No Such Thing As Love / Two Old Dogs Without A Name / Bus Driver’s Prayer
IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS
What A Waste / Wake Up And Make Love With Me
Stiff 45 – BUY27 – April 1978 – reached No. 9 on UK chart]
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick / There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards
Stiff 45 – BUY38 – November 1978 – reached UK chart No. 1
Do It Yourself
Stiff LP – SEEZ14 – May 1979 – reached UK chart No. 2
Inbetweenies / Quiet / Don’t Ask Me / Sink My Boats / Waiting For Your Taxi / This Is What We Find / Uneasy Sunny Day Hotsy Totsy / Mischief / Dance Of The Screamers / Lullaby For Frances
Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) / Common As Muck
Stiff 45 – BUY50 – July 1979 – reached UK chart No. 3
I Want To Be Straight
/ That’s Not All
Stiff 45 – BUY90 – August 1980 – reached UK chart No. 22
Sueperman’s Big Sister / You’ll See Glimpses (12” c/w Fucking Ada)
Stiff 45 – BUY100 – November 1980 – reached UK chart No. 51
Stiff 12” – BUYIT100
Laughter
Stiff LP – SEEZ30 – December 1980 – reached UK chart No. 48
Sueperman’s Big Sister / Pardon / Delusions Of Grandeur / Yes And No (Paula) / Dance Of The Crackpots / Over The Points / (Take Your Elbow Out Of The Soup) You’re Sitting On The Chicken / Uncoolohol / Hey, Hey, Take Me Away / Manic Depression (Jimi) / Oh Mr Peanut / Fucking Ada
Juke Box Dury (Compilation)
Stiff LP – SEEZ41 – November 1981
Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll / Inbetweenies / Common As Muck / Sweet Gene Vincent / I Want To Be Straight / You’ll See Glimpses / What A Waste / Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) / Wake Up And Make Love With Me / There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards / Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick / Razzle In My Pocket
Warts and Audience (Live)
Demon LP – FIEND777 – 1991
Wake Up And Make Love With Me / Clevor Trever / Billericay Dickie / Quiet / My Old Man / Spasticus Autisticus / Plaistow Patricia / There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards / Sweet Gene Vincent / What A Waste / Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick / Blockheads
Mr Love Pants
Ronnie Harris Records – DUR1 – June 1998
Jack Shit George / The Passing Show / You’re My Baby / Honeysuckle Highway / Itinerant Child / Geraldine / Cacka Boom / Bed O’Roses No. 9 / Heavy Living / Mash It Up Harry
Ten More Turnips From The Tip
Ronnie Harris Records – DUR2 – March 2002
Dance Little Rude Boy / I Believe / It Ain’t Cool / Cowboys / Ballad Of The Sulphate Strangler / I Could Lie / One Love / Happy Hippy / Books And Water / You’re The Why
IAN DURY AND THE MUSIC STUDENTS
4000 Weeks’ Holiday
Polydor LP – POLD5112 – January 1984
You’re My Inspiration / Friends / Tell Your Daddy / Peter The Painter / Ban The Bomb / Percy The Poet / Very Personal / Take Me To The Cleaners / The Man With No Face / Really Glad You Came
Very Personal / Ban The Bomb (12” c/w The Sky’s The Limit)
Polydor 45 – POSP673 – February 1984
Polydor 12” – POSPX673
Radio, Television and Film Appearances
Selected Radio Appearances
It’s No Handicap. Ian interviewed by Frances Donnelly. BBC Radio 4, June 1981.
Mailbag, Ian interviewed by Anne Nightingale. BBC Radio 1, August 1983.
A View from the Top. Ian interviewed by Roger Scott. Capital Radio, September 1985.
Six Men. Ian interviewed by Ann Brown. BBC Radio 4, May 1986.
Loose Ends. Ian talks to Ned Sherrin about Apples. BBC Radio 4, January 1989.
No Triumph, No Tragedy. Ian interviewed by Peter White. BBC Radio 4, August 1994.
DESERT ISLAND DISCS. Introduced by Sue Lawley BBC Radio 4, December 1996.
Ian’s eight pieces of music:
‘Small Town Talk’ by Bobby Charles – Ian: ‘Charlie Gillett played it’.
‘That’s Amore’ by Dean Martin – ‘I can remember my dad singing this’.
‘Abdul Abulbul Amir’ by Frank Crumit – ‘my mum’s favourite’.
‘Woman Love’ by Gene Vincent – ‘the b-side to “Be Bop a Lula”’.
‘Music Keeps Me Together’ by Taj Mahal – ‘I’d always stayed away from the blues’.
‘Naughty Lady of Shady Lane’ by Alma Cogan – ‘it’s got a kind of edge to it’.
‘I Can’t Stand the Rain’ by Ann Peebles – ‘perfect’.
‘Ramblin’ by Ornette Coleman – ‘I’ve always loved jazz very much’.
Which record would Ian have selected if he could have taken only one of them to his desert island? – ‘The Ornette Coleman.’
Which book would Ian have liked in addition to The Bible and Shakespeare? – ‘The Macmillan Dictionary of Art in all its 34 volumes at the cost of £5,700.’
What luxury? – ‘My luxury would be a working item . . . an 8-track home recording studio with a solar panel . . . that would keep me happy for ever.’
Selected Television Appearances
The London Weekend Show. With Kilburn and the High Roads. LWT, June 1975.
The London Weekend Show. With Kilburn and the High Roads. LWT, October 1975.
The London Weekend Show. With Kilburn and the High Roads. LWT, January 1976.
The London Weekend Show. Ian interviewed by Janet Street-Porter. LWT, January 1978.
The London Programme. Ian interviewed by Yvonne Roberts. ITV, February 1978.
To Be an Idiot. Ian meets young people with mental illness. BBC2, May 1981.
Michael Parkinson Show. Ian interviewed by Michael Parkinson. BBC1, November 1981.
A Better Read. Ian discusses books. ITV, May 1983.
Ian Dury – Spasticus Autisticus. Directed by Franco Rosso. Channel 4, November 1983.
The Tube. Ian gives ‘the Gene Vincent Lecture’. Channel 4, January 1985.
Wogan. Ian interviewed by Terry Wogan. BBC1, May 1986.
Metro. Arts series presented by Ian. LWT, 1991–1992.
On My Life. Directed by Mike Connolly. BBC2, September 1999.
Jukebox Heroes – Ian Dury. Directed by Paul Pierrot. BBC1, August 2002.
Selected Film Appearances
Number One. Directed by Les Blair. 1985.
Pirates. Directed by Roman Polanski. 1986.
Rocinante. Directed by Ann and Eduardo Guedes. 1987.
Hearts of Fire. Directed by Richard Marquand. 1987.
Red Ants. Directed by Vassilis Boudouris. 1987.
The Raggedy Rawney. Directed by Bob Hoskins. 1988.
Die Stemme (aka The Voice). Directed by Gustavo Graef-Marino. 1988.
Brennende Betten (aka Burning Beds). Directed by Pia Frankenberg. 1988.
The Cook, the Thief His Wife and Her Lover. Directed by Peter Greenaway 1989.
Bearskin: an Urban Fairytale. Directed by Ann and Eduardo Guedes. 1989.
The Rainbow Thief. Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky 1990.
After Midnight. Directed by Shani Grewal. 1990.
Split Second. Directed by Tony Maylam and Ian Sharp. 1992.
Judge Dredd. Directed by Danny Cannon. 1995.
Different for Girls (aka Crossing the Border). Directed by Richard Spence. 1996.
The Crow: City of Angels. Directed by Tim Pope. 1996.
Middleton’s Changeling. Directed by Marcus Thompson. 1998.
Underground. Directed by Paul Spurrier. 1998.
Permissions Acknowledgements
The author is grateful to the Estate of Ian Dury for permission to quote from Ian’s letters to Gordon Law and Roberta Bayley, and to reprint extracts from ‘Razors Out at Rock Riot’, a chapter written by Ian for Cool Cats – 25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll Style (Eel Pie Books, 1981) and ‘Eight Days a Week’, an article written by Ian for Melody Maker in 1976.
Extracts from ‘Hardened Criminals Plan Big Break-Out’ by Nick Kent and a review of ‘Kilburn and The High Roads’ by Chas de Whalley are reprinted by kind permission © NME / IPC.
The author is also grateful to the music publishers listed below for permission to reprint extracts of Ian’s lyrics from the following works:
‘I Made Mary Cry’ (Dury / Hardy). Warner Chappell Music Ltd / Oval Music Ltd.
‘The Upminster Kid’ (Dury / Hardy). Warner Chappell Music Ltd / Oval Music Ltd.
‘Rough Kids’ (Dury / Hardy). Warner Chappell Music Ltd / Oval Music Ltd.
‘Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll’ (Dury / Jankel). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘Sweet Gene Vincent’ (Dury / Jankel). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘What a Waste’ (Dury / Melvin). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick’ (Dury / Jan
kel). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards’ (Dury / Hardy). Warner Chappell. Music Ltd / Oval Music Ltd.
‘This Is What We Find’ (Dury / Gallagher). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘Reasons to Be Cheerful’ (Dury / Jankel / Payne). Warner Chappell Music Ltd. / London Publishing House Ltd.
‘Spasticus Autisticus’ (Dury / Jankel). Warner Chappell Music Ltd / Heathwave Music Ltd.
‘Futures Song’ (Dury / Gallagher). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘The Bus Driver’s Prayer’ (Dury). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Additional lyrics referenced by kind permission:
‘The Roadette Song’ (Dury / Hardy). Warner Chappell Music Ltd / Oval Music Ltd.
‘Crippled With Nerves’ (Dury / Hardy). Warner Chappell Music Ltd / Oval Music Ltd.
‘Nervous Piss’ (Dury / Melvin). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘England’s Glory’ (Dury / Melvin). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘Razzle in My Pocket’ (Dury / Jankel). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘My Old Man’ (Dury / Nugent). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘Billericay Dickie’ (Dury / Nugent). Warner Chappell Music Ltd.