Mr. Love Pants is a 1998 album by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, released on East Central One under Dury's own label Ronnie Harris Records (named after his accountant).
The album would be the last studio album he would make before his death in 2000 of colorectal cancer. It was his first studio album for five years following The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories in 1992 and his first studio album with the Blockheads for 17 years since Laughter in 1980 (though they had produced a live album Warts 'n' Audience in 1991) and is considered by many to be the true successor to his 1977 album New Boots and Panties!! - on his BBC documentary Dury dismissed all of the albums between Do It Yourself and Mr. Love Pants as inferior.
The album took around four years to complete and the writing commenced at Acre Farm, Twyford, near Reading, Berkshire, in 1993. Initially Chaz Jankel worked with Ian Dury after returning from living in America for most of the 1980s, but arguments between the two and soundman Ian Horne led to Jankel leaving. However, at least two songs, "Itinerant Child" and "Bed O' Roses No. 9", were written before he left. Deserted, Dury called Merlin Rhys-Jones who had been in the Music Students (Ian Dury's band for the album 4,000 Weeks' Holiday). They wrote ten songs together before arguments over money caused Rhys-Jones to leave. Two of these would eventually make the album: "Jack Shit George" and "Cacka Boom".
It is generally considered that Ian Dury's first bout with cancer is what prompted him to reform the Blockheads and work with them solely, which he would do for the rest of his life. Dury's new minder, Derek Hussey a.k.a. Derek the Draw, managed to get Jankel and Dury talking again, if only for a bizarre phonecall from Dury regarding touring America and a fictitious uncle of Jankel's. This led to Jankel having his solicitor write to Dury and keyboardist Mickey Gallagher saying he would never play with the band again, though he relented after discovering Dury had cancer.
The album was recorded at Air Studios, which was also being used by Michael Jackson and was surprisingly trouble free compared to the troublesome recording sessions usually caused by Dury, again his personality changes are attributed to his first bout with cancer - the only major incident being Dury randomly deciding to replace new drummer Steve Monti with Bernard Purdie but after constant opposition from his band Dury relented.
"Itinerant Child" was to be released as Ian Dury & the Blockhead's first single in 17 years (since 1980's "Sueperman's Big Sister") and a video was recorded but East Central One nixed the idea. In the end "Mash it Up Harry" was released instead on both CD and 12" record.
Sam Brooks - cover design assistant, dog photographs
Hannah Evans - cover design assistant
Jon Crossland - graphics, illustrations
'Duncan Poundcake' - band photographs
Rupert Truman - dog photographs
Referencesedit
^ abErlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mr. Love Pants - Ian Dury | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
^"Mash It Up Harry CD Single". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
Sourcesedit
Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll: The Life of Ian Dury by Richard Balls, first published 2000, Omnibus Press
Ian Dury & The Blockheads: Song By Song by Jim Drury, first published 2003, Sanctuary Publishing.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mr Love Pants news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mr Love Pants is a 1998 album by Ian Dury and the Blockheads released on East Central One under Dury s own label Ronnie Harris Records named after his accountant Mr Love PantsStudio album by Ian Dury amp the BlockheadsReleased29 June 1998RecordedOctober November 1996Mixed March 1997StudioAIR LondonGenreNew wavepub rockfunk 1 Length46 44LanguageEnglishLabelEast Central One Ronnie Harris RecordsProducerIan Dury and The BlockheadsIan Dury amp the Blockheads chronologyThe Bus Driver s Prayer amp Other Stories 1992 Mr Love Pants 1998 Straight from the Desk 2001 Singles from Mr Love Pants Mash It Up Harry Released 1998 2 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References 5 SourcesHistory editThe album would be the last studio album he would make before his death in 2000 of colorectal cancer It was his first studio album for five years following The Bus Driver s Prayer amp Other Stories in 1992 and his first studio album with the Blockheads for 17 years since Laughter in 1980 though they had produced a live album Warts n Audience in 1991 and is considered by many to be the true successor to his 1977 album New Boots and Panties on his BBC documentary Dury dismissed all of the albums between Do It Yourself and Mr Love Pants as inferior The album took around four years to complete and the writing commenced at Acre Farm Twyford near Reading Berkshire in 1993 Initially Chaz Jankel worked with Ian Dury after returning from living in America for most of the 1980s but arguments between the two and soundman Ian Horne led to Jankel leaving However at least two songs Itinerant Child and Bed O Roses No 9 were written before he left Deserted Dury called Merlin Rhys Jones who had been in the Music Students Ian Dury s band for the album 4 000 Weeks Holiday They wrote ten songs together before arguments over money caused Rhys Jones to leave Two of these would eventually make the album Jack Shit George and Cacka Boom It is generally considered that Ian Dury s first bout with cancer is what prompted him to reform the Blockheads and work with them solely which he would do for the rest of his life Dury s new minder Derek Hussey a k a Derek the Draw managed to get Jankel and Dury talking again if only for a bizarre phonecall from Dury regarding touring America and a fictitious uncle of Jankel s This led to Jankel having his solicitor write to Dury and keyboardist Mickey Gallagher saying he would never play with the band again though he relented after discovering Dury had cancer The album was recorded at Air Studios which was also being used by Michael Jackson and was surprisingly trouble free compared to the troublesome recording sessions usually caused by Dury again his personality changes are attributed to his first bout with cancer the only major incident being Dury randomly deciding to replace new drummer Steve Monti with Bernard Purdie but after constant opposition from his band Dury relented Itinerant Child was to be released as Ian Dury amp the Blockhead s first single in 17 years since 1980 s Sueperman s Big Sister and a video was recorded but East Central One nixed the idea In the end Mash it Up Harry was released instead on both CD and 12 record Track listing editAll tracks are written by Ian Dury and Chaz Jankel except where indicatedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Jack Shit George Dury Merlin Rhys Jones4 232 The Passing Show 4 243 You re My Baby 3 304 Honeysuckle Highway 4 495 Itinerant Child 4 466 Geraldine Dury Mick Gallagher3 377 Cacka Boom Dury Merlin Rhys Jones4 498 Bed O Roses No 9 5 199 Heavy Living 5 0810 Mash It Up Harry 5 55 2015 CD reissue bonus trackNo TitleLength1 Mash It Up Harry Future Funk Squad radio remix from Mash It Up Harry CD single 4 31Personnel editIan and the BlockheadsIan Dury vocals Chaz Jankel guitar keyboards arrangements Mick Gallagher keyboards Davey Payne saxophones flute John Turnbull guitar Norman Watt Roy bass Steve Monti drumswith The Breezeblocks backing vocalsTechnicalThe Blockheads producer Rupert Coulson engineer Jon Bailey engineer mixing assistant Kevin Paul engineer Huw engineer Eon engineer Laurie Latham mixing Storm Thorgerson cover design Sam Brooks cover design assistant dog photographs Hannah Evans cover design assistant Jon Crossland graphics illustrations Duncan Poundcake band photographs Rupert Truman dog photographsReferences edit a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas Mr Love Pants Ian Dury AllMusic allmusic com Retrieved 24 September 2011 Mash It Up Harry CD Single 45worlds com Retrieved 25 October 2021 Sources editSex and Drugs and Rock and Roll The Life of Ian Dury by Richard Balls first published 2000 Omnibus Press Ian Dury amp The Blockheads Song By Song by Jim Drury first published 2003 Sanctuary Publishing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mr Love Pants amp oldid 1107050950, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
