Demon Music are delighted to welcome back one of the richest and most diverse catalogues in the British rock cannon from the iconic, much-missed Ian Dury.

Kicking off what promises to be an exciting and comprehensive reappraisal of the artist’s repertoire between 1977 and the posthumously released final album ’Ten More Turnips From The Tip’, ‘Too Nutty To Be Naughty’ charts a thrilling journey from his punk-era masterpiece ‘New Boots And Panties!!’, through his classic studio works as a solo artist and with bands The Blockheads and The Music Students. Where appropriate, for this 9CD release, crucial standalone singles have been added as bonus tracks.

As to be expected from this versatile artist, throughout there are forays into rock ‘n’ roll, jazz and R&B, spoken word poetry, ska and just about all points in-between. With an innate genius for lyric writing, the songs here are, at turns, political, confrontational, tender, witty, wry, poetic and occasionally downright hilarious but always incisive…

Oh, and there’s the not inconsiderable matter of the inclusion therein of some of the all-time great tracks of the post-punk era… ‘Sweet Gene Vincent’, ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’, ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)’, ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’, ‘Spasticus Autisticus’, ‘Sueperman’s Big Sister’, ‘Bus Driver’s Prayer’ and many more.

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

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (Bonus Track)

What A Waste (Bonus Track) – Ian Dury & The Blockheads

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 Of The Screamers

Lullaby For Francies

Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Bonus Track)

Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) (Bonus Track)

Sueperman's Big Sister

Pardon

Delusions Of Grandeur

Yes and 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

I Want To Be Straight (Bonus Track)

Funky Disco Pops

Red Letter

Girls Watching

Wait For Me

The Body Song

Lonely Town

Trust Is A Must

Spasticus Autisticus

(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

Profoundly In Love With Pandora (Bonus Track) – Ian Dury

Apples

Love Is 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

That's Enough Of That

Bill Haley's Last Words

Poor Joey

Quick Quick Slow

Fly In The 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

Bus Driver's Prayer

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

Dance Little Rude Boy

I Believe

It Ain't Cool

Cowboys

Ballad Of The Sulphate Strangler

I Could Lie

One Love

Happy Hippy

Books And Water

You're The Why