{"product_id":"ian-dury-mr-love-pants-national-album-day-2026","title":"Ian Dury - Mr Love Pants   (National Album Day 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased 17th Oct 20\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate National Album Day and the 2026 theme of 'Icons', Demon Records are \u003cbr\u003eproud to present the reissue of Mr Love Pants, the 1998 album by Ian Dury and the \u003cbr\u003eBlockheads on coloured vinyl for the frst time ever, only previously available on black \u003cbr\u003evinyl once before and out of print for over 10 years.\u003cbr\u003eSeen by many as the true successor to 'New Boots and Panties!!', Mr. Love Pants was \u003cbr\u003esadly to be the fnal studio album from Ian Dury before his death in 2000 but in a \u003cbr\u003ebuilding of relations, it was also the frst studio album with the Blockheads for 17 \u003cbr\u003eyears and featured the remaining band Chaz Jankel, Norman Watt-Roy, John Turnbull, \u003cbr\u003eMicky Gallagher, Davey Payne and now Steven Monti on drums after the sad passing \u003cbr\u003eof Charley Charles.\u003cbr\u003eThe album took around four years to complete and was recorded at Air Studios with \u003cbr\u003esong partnerships initially beginning with Ian and Chaz Jankel including the songs \u003cbr\u003e\"Itinerant Child\", \"Honeysuckle Highway\" and \"Bed O' Roses No. 9\" and latterly with \u003cbr\u003eMerlin Rhys-Jones (previously in the Music Students, Ian Dury's band for the album \u003cbr\u003e4,000 Weeks' Holiday) on the songs \"Jack Shit George\" and \"Cacka Boom\". The album \u003cbr\u003ewas produced by Ian Dury \u0026amp; The Blockheads and mixed by Laurie Latham who had \u003cbr\u003eworked with Ian and The Blockheads on 'New Boots and Panties!!' and 'Do It Yourself' \u003cbr\u003ealong with the singles 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' and 'What A Waste'.\u003cbr\u003e\"Itinerant Child\" was originally to be released as Ian Dury \u0026amp; the Blockhead's frst single \u003cbr\u003ein 17 years (since 1980's \"Sueperman's Big Sister\") but in the end the ofcial single \u003cbr\u003ebecame \"Mash it Up Harry\".\u003cbr\u003eTracks: Jack Shit George \/ The Passing Show \/ You're My Baby \/ Honeysuckle \u003cbr\u003eHighway \/ Itinerant Child \/ Geraldine \/ Cacka Boom \/ Bed O' Roses No. 9 \/ Heavy \u003cbr\u003eLiving \/ Mash It Up Harry\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"musicfrombigblue","offers":[{"title":"Yellow Vinyl LP","offer_id":57584790667637,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0109\/5807\/8011\/files\/5014797913646.jpg?v=1789681482","url":"https:\/\/shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com\/de\/products\/ian-dury-mr-love-pants-national-album-day-2026","provider":"lastnightfromglasgow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}