Ian Dury

𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 1977 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨, *𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨!!* 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠, 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙪𝙧𝙮’𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩, 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙠 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩-𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙥𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮.

Backed by The Blockheads, Dury fused raw pub-rock energy with funk, R&B and new wave sharpness, creating a sound that was as danceable as it was provocative. Tracks like “Wake Up and Make Love with Me,” “Billericay Dickie,” and “Sweet Gene Vincent” showcase his knack for sly storytelling, blending bawdy humour with working-class grit.

Celebrated as one of the great debuts of the era, *New Boots And Panties!!* embodies the mischievous, fearless voice of late-70s Britain — a record that balanced irreverence with craft, and set Ian Dury apart as one of the most distinctive figures in UK music history.