Ian Dury And The Blockheads
Do It Yourself
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

1979 UK Original, With Original Custom Printed Inner Sleeve With Photos & Credits. Housed In A Single Textured LP Jacket, With One Of Twelve Alternate Cover Artworks. VG/VG+ Cover. VG++ Vinyl. This is Pressing "Crown L48150". "Ian Dury's Music Always Bordered On The Functional, Since It Was Used As A Backdrop For His Wry Vignettes And Stories, But On His Second Album, Do It Yourself, That Aspect Came To The Fore. Largely Abandoning The Punk Inflections That Were Scattered Throughout New Boots And Panties!, Do It Yourself Is A Record Of Midtempo Pub Rock Disco -- Competently Played, But Rarely Engaging. Dury's Stories Are All Wonderful, Filled With Humor And Penetrating Detail, But Only A Handful Of Tracks, Such As The Terrific "Inbetweenies," Are Married To Actual Hooks, And By The End Of The Record, The Steady Disco Throb Has Become A Little Numbing. Even With These Faults, Do It Yourself Remains One Of Dury's Very Best Records, Since His Lyrical Facility Throughout The Album Is Simply Amazing." AMG Review By Stephen Thomas Erlewine.