On October 27th 2014 Edsel Records will issue Ian Dury: The Vinyl Collection, featuring all eight of the legendary artist’s long-players on 180g vinyl. The release will also be available in CD format, titled Ian Dury: The Studio Collection.

Ian Dury was a rock and roll vagabond with the wit and intelligence of Noël Coward and Oscar Wilde. His verbal dexterity as an entertainer and a lyric writer gave the world some of its most famous phrases – ‘sex and drugs and rock and roll’ and ‘reasons to be cheerful’. He was a true Renaissance man – a talented painter, musician and actor who left behind a body of work that continues to amuse, impress and delight to this day.

Both formats on the box set feature the albums New Boots and Panties!! (1977), Do It Yourself (1979), Laughter (1980), Lord Upminster (1981), 4,000 Weeks’ Holiday (1984), Apples(1989), The Bus Driver’s Prayer & Other Stories (1992), and Mr. Love Pants (1998), with the CD version including a bonus disc to round-up the various singles.

 

Track listings:

LP1: Ian Dury - New Boots And Panties!! (1977)

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

 

LP2: Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Do It Yourself (1979)

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 For The Screamers

Lullaby For Francies

 

LP3: Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Laughter (1980)

Superman's Big Sister

Pardon

Delusions Of Grandeur

Yes & 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

 

LP4: Ian Dury - Lord Upminster (1981)

Funky Disco Pops

Red Letter

Girls Watching

Wait For Me

The Body Song

Lonely Town

Trust Is A Must

Spasticus Autisticus

 

LP5: Ian Dury & The Music Students  - 4,000 Weeks Holiday (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

 

LP6: Ian Dury - Apples (1989)

Apples

Love It All

Byline Browne

Bit Of Kit

Game On

Looking For Harry

England's Glory

Bus Drivers' Prayer

Pc Honey

The Right People

All Those Who Say Okay

Riding The Outskirts Of Fantasy

 

LP7: Ian Dury - The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories (1992) 

That's Enough Of That

Bill Haley's Last Words

Poor Joey

Quick Quick Slow

Fly InTthe 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

The Bus Driver's Prayer

 

LP8: Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Mr. Love Pants (1997) 

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

 

Bonus Disc (CD box set only)

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Razzle In My Pocket

Sweet Gene Vincent

You’re More Than Fair

What A Waste

Wake Up And Make Love To Me

Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Clever Bastards

Reasons To Be Cheerful Pt. 3

Common As Muck

I Want To Be Straight

That’s Not All

Superman’s Big Sister

You’ll See Glimpses