Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Original Release Date

1987

Release Information

UK LP 1987 (Demon - X FIEND 69)

A1 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 3:44
A2 I Want To Be Straight 3:20
A3 There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards 3:04
A4 What A Waste! 3:30
A5 Common As Muck 3:59
A6 Reasons To Be Cheerful Pt. 3 4:46
B1 Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll 3:15
B2 Superman's Big Sister 2:50
B3 Razzle In My Pocket 2:58
B4 You're More Than Fair 3:01
B5 Inbetweenies 5:20
B6 You'll See Glimpses 3:42

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UK CD 1987 (Demon - FIEND CD 69)

1 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 3:44
2 I Want To Be Straight 3:20
3 There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards 3:04
4 What A Waste! 3:30
5 Common As Muck 3:59
6 Reasons To Be Cheerful Pt. 3 4:46
7 Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll 3:15
8 Superman's Big Sister 2:50
9 Razzle In My Pocket 2:58
10 You're More Than Fair 3:01
11 Inbetweenies 5:20
12 You'll See Glimpses 3:42
13 This Is What We Find 4:13
14 Quiet 3:36
15 Dance Of The Crackpots 2:45
16 Fucking Ada 6:02

Chart Placings

None

Credits

A1, B1, B3: Produced by Nobody
A2: Produced by Pals
A3, A6: Under the musical direction of Chaz Jankel
A4: Produced by Prince Charming
A5: All credit to Arnold Chickenshorts
B2: Produced by Puppets / Strings by Ivor Raymonde
B4: Produced by Peter Jenner
B5: Chaz Jankel is musically direct
B6: Produced by Moorhens
CD Bonus Tracks
13-14: Chaz Jankel is musically direct
15: Produced by Crooks
16: Produced by Crooks / Strings by Ivor Raymonde

The Blockheads were (not necessarily at the same time):
John Turnbull - guitars, back-up vocals
Davey Payne - saxes
Norman Watt-Roy - bass
Charley Charles - drums
Mickey Gallagher - keyboards
And:
Wilko Johnson - guitar, back-up vocals
Chaz Jankel - guitar

All photos - Adrian Boot
Blockheads logo by Barney Bubbles
Design by Michael Krage at Demon Graphics
Sleeve advisor - Chris Krage

Additional Credits

A1, A3: Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 7", released November 1978
A2: A-Side of I Want To Be Straight 7", released August 1980
A4: A-Side of What A Waste! 7", released April 1978
A5-A6: Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 7", released July 1979
B1, B3: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 7", released August 1977
B2, B6: Sueperman's Big Sister 7", released October 1980. (B2 Also issued on Laughter LP, November 1980)
B4: B-Side of Sweet Gene Vincent 7", released November 1977
B5: From Do It Yourself LP, released May 1979

CD Bonus Tracks:
13-14: From Do It Yourself LP, released May 1979
15-16: From Laughter LP, released November 1980

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