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Tracklist

A1Wake Up And Make Love With Me (4:19)

A2Sweet Gene Vincent (3:31)

A3I’m Partial To Your Abracadabra (3:12)

A4My Old Man (3:34)

A5Billericay Dickie (4:08)

B1Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (3:11)

B2Clevor Trever (4:54)

B3If I Was With A Woman (3:20)

B4Blockheads (3:27)

B5Plaistow Patricia (4:03)

B6Blackmail Man (2:02)

Condition

Here’s a proper slice of late 70s British punk-funk that belongs in any serious collection of new wave essentials. Ian Dury’s debut solo album arrived in 1977 as a perfect storm of music hall tradition, pub rock grit, and punk’s DIY spirit, all filtered through Dury’s unmistakable cockney wit and the Blockheads’ razor-sharp musicianship. The album spawned classics like “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” and “What a Waste,” showcasing Dury’s ability to blend cheeky wordplay with genuinely infectious grooves that drew as much from funk and reggae as they did from the emerging punk scene.

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Retro Revolution Records Halifax, Nova Scotia

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