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Release Date: 26 June 2026
Label: Demon Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5014797913608
Genres: Rock
Description
Demon Records as part of a wider and ongoing catalogue initiative are
pleased to be making 'Lord Upminster' the second solo album from the
iconic, much-missed Ian Dury available once more on classic black vinyl, long
out of print since 1990 other than within 'The Vinyl Collection' Box Set
released in 2014.
Released in 1981, the album followed his final album on Stiff 'Laughter'
(with The Blockheads) and was Ian's first album with Polydor Records. At a
suggestion of Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, Ian Dury flew to the
Bahamas to record 'Lord Upminster at Compass Point Studios in Nassau,
Bahamas, newly reunited with his long-time collaborator Chaz Jankel. There
they were to work with reggae rhythm duo Sly Dunbar (drums) and Robbie
Shakespeare (bass guitar) and keyboardist Tyrone Downie, while backing
vocals came from amongst others no less than Tina Weymouth of Talking
Heads and Tom Tom Club fame, along with her sister Laura Weymouth.
The album covers a diverse range of musical styles reflecting Dury's
influences and background in pub rock, early rock and roll and British music
hall whilst also taking in funk and post disco rhythms and is notable for
featuring a Sly Dunbar composition in 'Girls (Watching)'.
There was also not least the single which was deemed controversial enough
to be banned from the airwaves 'Spasticus (Autisticus)' which was Ian's
protest against the International Year of Disabled Persons, which he
considered to be patronising and insensitive. Years later the now critically
lauded song was broadcast live worldwide during the opening ceremony of
the 2012 Summer Paralympics, performed by Orbital and members of the
Graeae Theatre Company.
Tracklisting
P. P. Arnold
Status Quo
Bluey
Yardbirds
Bluey
Doctor Who
Dead Or Alive
Doctor Who
Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Ian Dury
