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Laughter [2CD Deluxe Edition]

~ Ian Dury (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (25 Oct 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Demon
  • ASIN: B00064X7D2
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 61,928 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Sueperman’s Big Sister
2. Pardon
3. Delusions Of Grandeur
4. Yes And No (Paula)
5. Dance Of The Crackpots
6. Over The Points
7. (Take Your Elbow Out The Soup) You’re Sitting On The Chicken
8. Uncoolohol
9. Hey, Hey Take Me Away
10. Manic Depression (Jimi)
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Disc: 2
1. Duff ‘Em Up And Do ‘Em Over (Boogie Woogie) (Album Outtake)
2. You Are Here (Album Outtake)
3. Come In No. 9 (Album Outtake)
4. Chicken (Take Your Elbow Out Of The Soup) (Demo instrumentals by The Blockheads)
5. CC’s Rock (Demo instrumentals by The Blockheads)
6. I Know Your Name (Demo instrumentals by The Blockheads)
7. Public Party (Dance Of The Crackpots) (Demo instrumentals by The Blockheads)
8. Black And White (Yes And No (Paula)) (Demo instrumentals by The Blockheads)
9. Manic Depression (Demo instrumentals by The Blockheads)
10. More Turns For Everyone (Demo instrumentals by The Blockheads)
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In addition to classic songs like "I Want to Be Straight" and "Uncoolohol", this double CD reissue of one of the later works from one of U.K. punk rock's most eccentric and innovative performers contains many previously unreleased tracks. Part vintage music hall comedy and part red-hot funksters, Dury and his crack band the Blockheads were one of the punk genre's most beloved institutions in the 1970s and '80s, their clever wordplay and danceable, commercial sound heavily influencing later acts like Madness.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant essay on madness. Wonderful and painful, 21 Mar 2006
By Kevin Mcclure "kevin21549" - See all my reviews
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The Blockheads were top dogs after the singles S&D&R&R, What a Wate, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick & Reasons To Be Cheerful, however, some lost the faith over DO-It-Yourself although it was an excellent cohesive collection of songs.

When Laughter came along though the knives were out for Mr Dury and the chinks in his armour came courtesy of a "minor" line-up change. Wilko Johnson had replaced Chaz Jankel (who was writer and arranger as well as guitarist and therefore Wilko could only partly fill his shoes.) The opening Sueperman's Big Sister seemed to put a lt of people off. The strings backing seemed to irritate people, they thought it was some sort of sell out, which it wasn't. Dury was never a straight ahead punk. There were the shows with Max Wall as a warm up act to evidence the range of influences he drew on. The result of the preconceptions that preceded this album meant that nobody really listened to it because they had decided from the off that Dury was past it.

The style was far less cohesive than Do-It-Yoiurself because of the need to draw on various band members as writers which was much less the case before. I always loved this album. The subject matter (if not the musical syling) is extremely cohesive. it is almost a concept album on aspects of madness. Very sensitive in places and appaulingly brutal in others. There is much here that reflects Mr Dury's own psychological turmoils of the time. Delusions Of Grandeur is a song that many a current act could do with listening to to bring them back down to earth. Over the Points is a perfect foil for Wilko's guitar and son great imagery in there. I guess the song that killed this album off for many was the closing track F------ Ada. 5 or 6 minutes of that susstained chorus does put granny off her elevenses I know but it also demonstrates that the strings were not there to make this band head down the easy listening route. The bonus stacks and disc bring some great intrumental demos of the songs and draw the album together with the single tracks that were previouly separated off on Juke Box Dury and also includes That's Not All, Duff ‘Em Up And Do ‘Em Over (Boogie Woogie,You Are Here and Come In No. 9. There are few artist who can really take this sort of plundering of the vaults but Ian Dury and the Blockheads come up shining bright even if the opening threat at the begining of Duff 'Em Up... is not the most lyrical phrase to come from the pen of Lord Upminster.

This is great (very rude inplaces but still great) It is time to find out what you missed first time around. Buy this allbum and you will have something to get your ears and head around.

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