New Boots and Panties!!

by Ian Dury

Overview

Ian Dury's primary appeal lies in his lyrics, which are remarkably clever sketches of British life delivered with a wry wit. Since Dury's accent is thick and his language dense with local slang, much of these pleasures aren't discernible to casual listeners, leaving the music to stand on its own merits. On his debut album, New Boots and Panties!!, Dury's music is at its best, and even that is a bizarrely uneven fusion of pub rock, punk rock, and disco. Still, Dury's off-kilter charm and irrepressible energy make the album gel, with the disco pulse of "Wake Up and Make Love with Me" making perfect sense next to the gentle tribute "Sweet Gene Vincent," the roaring punk of "Blockheads," and the revamped music hall of "Billericay Dickie" and "My Old Man." [Repertoire's 1996 CD reissue adds five essential singles -- "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll," "Razzle in My Pocket," "You're More Than Fair," "England's Glory," "What a Waste" -- that nearly make the disc a Dury best-of.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/14/2025
Label:	Demon/Edsel
UPC:	5014797913073

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ian Dury   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals
Chaz Jankel   Bass,Vocals,Keyboards,Piano (Electric),Vocals (Background),Piano,Guitar
Edward "Ted" Speight   Guitar
Steve Nugent   Guitar
John Turnbull   Guitar
Geoff Castle   Keyboards,Moog Bass,Moog Synthesizer
Charley Charles   Drums
Ed Speight   Guitar
Kuma Harada   Bass
Giorgi Dionisiev   Bass
Norman Watt-Roy   Bass
Mick Gallagher   Piano
John "Irish" Earle   Saxophone
Davey Payne   Saxophone
Peter Van Hooke   Drums
Malcolm Mortimer   Drums
Charlie Charles   Drums

Technical Credits

Chaz Jankel   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Chris Gabrin   Photography
Barney Bubbles   Lettering
Russell Hardy   Composer
Steve Nugent   Composer,Lyricist
Ian Dury   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Roger Dopson   Liner Notes
Stephen Nugent   Composer
Rod Melvin   Composer
Malcolm Brown   Producer