Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian Dury
~ Release by Ian Dury (see all versions of this release, 2 available)
Annotation
Packaging is a Jewel Case in a card slip-case. Clear double jewel case, hinge on right.
Parental Advisory warning on the sleeve, but not on the Jewel Case.
More paint inner ring, different matrix, different factory
Matrix (CD1): MCDLX016/1 02
Mastering SID (CD1): IFPI L135
Mould SID (CD1): IFPI 0413 MADE IN THE UK
DiscID: 5h.B5z6CdJnvbrx_E4e5ohda25g-
Matrix (CD2): MCDLX016/2 01
Mastering SID (CD2): IFPI L135
Mould SID (CD2): IFPI 0440
DiscID: 4EYRjl9J.mDUUTlcJhPTYFewrdE-
CD1 here is a little unusual, as there is a second mould IFPI number. The normal IFPI 0413 in the mould area, followed by a MADE IN THE UK on the opposite side. It has IFPI 6212 printed outside the ridge over the barcode.
CD2 puts a second mould SID also on the outer ring of IFPI 04AL
Tracklist
| || 1CD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Wake Up and Make Love With Me
| Ian Dury | 4:23 | |
| 2 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
| Ian Dury | 3:07 | |
| 3 | Sweet Gene Vincent
| Ian Dury | 3:34 | |
| 4 | My Old Man
| Ian Dury | 3:39 | |
| 5 | Razzle in My Pocket
| Ian Dury | 2:58 | |
| 6 | What a Waste
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 3:27 | |
| 7 | Rough Kids
| Kilburn & the High Roads | 2:25 | |
| 8 | The Roadette Song
| Kilburn & the High Roads | 3:25 | |
| 9 | Pam’s Moods
| Kilburn & the High Roads | 3:39 | |
| 10 | Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 6:41 | |
| 11 | Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 3:43 | |
| 12 | There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 3:03 | |
| 13 | Inbetweenies
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 5:19 | |
| 14 | Don’t Ask Me
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 3:19 | |
| 15 | I Want to Be Straight
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 3:20 | |
| 16 | Sueperman’s Big Sister
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 2:51 | |
| 17 | Yes & No (Paula)
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 3:09 | |
| 18 | That’s Not All
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 2:48 | |
| 19 | Fucking Ada
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 6:00 | |
| 20 | The Bus Driver’s Prayer
| Ian Dury | 1:01 | |
| 2CD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Jack Shit George
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 4:25 | |
| 2 | Bed o’ Roses No.9
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 5:21 | |
| 3 | Dance Little Rude Boy
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 4:35 | |
| 4 | Mash It Up Harry
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 4:45 | |
| 5 | It Ain’t Cool
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 5:48 | |
| 6 | Books & Water
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 5:17 | |
| 7 | Really Glad You Came
| Ian Dury & the Music Students | 4:51 | |
| 8 | Peter the Painter
| Ian Dury & the Music Students | 4:05 | |
| 9 | Profoundly in Love With Pandora
| Ian Dury | 3:33 | |
| 10 | Poor Joey
| Ian Dury | 3:51 | |
| 11 | Poo‐Poo in the Prawn
| Ian Dury | 3:17 | |
| 12 | Clevor Trever (live, London 1990)
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 8:02 | |
| 13 | If I Was With a Woman (live, London 1990)
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 4:22 | |
| 14 | Billericay Dickie (live, London 1990)
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 3:24 | |
| 15 | Spasticus Autisticus (live, London 1990)
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 5:01 | |
| 16 | Blockheads (live, London 1990)
| Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 8:06 | |
Credits
Release
| manufactured in: | EU (Europe) |
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| copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2005) |
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| manufactured at: | EDC Blackburn Ltd. in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, England, United Kingdom |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/8795813 [info] |
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Release group
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/2230990 [info] |
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| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000605380 [info] |
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