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Too-Rye-Ay, as it should have sounded

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To tie in with the 40th anniversary of their multi-platinum selling second album, Dexy’s Midnight Runners present Too-Rye-Ay “as it should have sounded”: a new edition of the landmark record, which will be out on October 14 through UMC. I even felt fraudulent promoting the album, because I knew it didn’t sound as good as it should have. When all is said and done, the changes are largely cosmetic. The original release, produced by Rowland with hitmakers supreme Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, was a triumphant return for a band whose previous few singles had failed to make much of a noise, its pristine sound perfectly attuned to a summer that had already served up such elegant sonic pleasures as Elvis Costello’s Imperial Bedroom and ABC’s The Lexicon Of Love. Dexys are heading on a UK tour, coinciding with a reworking of their classic album, Too Rye Ay, as it should have sounded, in what will be the 40 th Anniversary of the original album.

For example, Birmingham’s biggest radio station, BRMB apologized after they played ‘Come On Eileen’ for the first time,” Rowland adds. “They said they hoped it didn’t cause offense to anybody, because there had only just been an IRA bomb gone off in London the day before. We had all that to contend with, so I felt I almost had to sneak a bit of Irish culture in. I certainly didn’t want to go all out on playing Irish folk, but it was good to bring a little into our sound. Obviously, Eileen’s an Irish name, and the song was all about growing up with Irish girls, really.” The record’s successProducer Pete Schwier adds: “All the material on the remix is from the original recordings, nothing new has been added. Some of the arrangements were changed, for example: on “Plan B” we moved the brass to come in earlier and the ‘girl’ talking was replaced with Kevin’s, which he recorded at the time. It is with huge regret that Dexys have had to cancel the “Too Rye Ay as it should have sounded” UK Tour planned for September and October 2022. The album’s cover has also been re-modelled, using the preferred image from the “Come On Eileen” single sleeve. Dexys Midnight Runners were heading out on the “Too Rye Ay as it should have sounded” UK Tour in September and October 2022. Rowland was expected to have healed by then but the recovery is taking longer than expected.

One Too-Rye-Ay song that Kevin Rowland could live with, however, was the album’s worldwide smash, “ Come On Eileen.” The story of how Dexys were transformed from the gritty, soul-tinged post-punk outfit of their debut album, Searching For The Young Soul Rebels to the more rustic-sounding, dungaree-clad stars of Too-Rye-Ay has already been well-documented elsewhere, but the process begs the question of how much Rowland’s own Irish heritage influenced the album’s overall sound. He came to the studio and the plan was for us to sing it together, but he listened to what was only meant to be my guide vocal and said, “You’ve already got it, there’s nothing I can add.” Clive told me later that when I’d nipped to the toilet Van was mumbling [affects Irish accent], “It’s an interpretation, it’s an interpretation.” If we’d got that on tape we would have used it as the intro!What hasn’t changed a jot is the album’s ability to floor the listener with its passion, its articulacy and its wealth of ideas. Rowland’s blend of the confessional and the keenly observed is couched in a musical palette of striking ambition, a work where every note earns its place in the bigger picture. The album has been masterfully reworked and remixed by Kevin Rowland, Pete Schwier and original violinist Helen O’ Hara. The album will be released in this brand new way and sound next year via Universal on various formats and the band will head out on the road to perform the album in full with other Dexys favourites live at a venue near you. Want to be the first to know all things live music, comedy and entertainment? Want to get the latest news, updates and presales? Sign up to our mailing list and never miss a beat. Top Selling Albums of 1982 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 1 February 2022.

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