Description
"The late Ian Dury's greatest album; rarely has a musical artist been so
loved and respected ... He should be remembered for his dynamite band
the Blockheads and this necessary album…"
– The Encyclopaedia Of Popular Music.
Demon Records are delighted to welcome back the one of the richest and
most diverse catalogues in the British rock cannon from the iconic, muchmissed Ian Dury.
Kicking off what promises to be an exciting and comprehensive reappraisal
of the artist's repertoire come the first three of Ian's gold-plated studio
albums, available again on vinyl – 'Do It Yourself' (1979), 'Laughter' (1980)
and the all-time new wave classic from 1977, 'New Boots And Panties!!'
Packed with early Dury classics such as 'Clevor Trevor', 'Wake Up And Make
Love With Me', 'Sweet Gene Vincent' and 'I'm Partial To Your Abracadabra',
'New Boots' is a hugely diverse collection of songs, drawing on influences as
diverse as vintage rock 'n' roll, music hall, funk and disco.
Warmly received by critics at the time, the album was voted No. 2 in the
NME writers' year-end Best Albums poll. After a modest start, it went on to
hit the Top 5 and make the British Top 30 best-selling albums in both 1978
and 1979. Today, it is still frequently cited as one of the greatest British
albums ever made.
