13. Jackie Wilson Said - Let's Make This Precious
Label - Mercury/Phonogram Catalogue no. - DEXYS 10
Released - September 1982 UK chart position - 5 (7 weeks in chart)
What the UK music press said - 'Much as I've tried to resist it, my long-standing hatred for Dexys is now virtually disappearing. I didn't expect it to happen and it certainly didn't happen by choice. Having been trapped in a room with somone continuously sounding out 'Too Rye Ay' I found myself admitting it was good, even enjoyable. Kevin Rowland may be an egocentric, beyond all hope of salvation, but what he does isn't half bad. Dexys, I've misjudged you.' - Record Mirror
Known varaitions -
a. The 12" release Dexys 1012 has the extra track TSOP.
b. Initial quantities of the 7" had the b-side Howard's Not Home credited to K. Rowland/B.Adams which actually played as Let's Make This Precious.
c. A German 7" promo features an insert with details of credits and a short blurb about Dexys.
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14. Let's Get This Straight From The Start - Old
Label - Mercury/Phonogram catalogue no. - DEXYS11
released - November 1982 UK chart position - 17 (9 weeks in chart)
Known variations -
a. The 12" release DEXYS1112 contained the extra tracks Old and Respect recorded live. It is worth noting that the version of Old that appears on the b-side of the 7" is a different studio recording from that which appears on Too Rye Ay.
What the UK press said - 'Side One is mediocre - the usual Dexys thump without much tune or spark; side two is pleasant - an old-fashioned rock ballad, nicely played, but not a single. Has the Dexys revival bubble burst?' - Smash Hits 4 December 1982
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15. The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You) - Reminisce Part One
Label - Mercury/Phonogram Catalogue no. - DEXYS12
Released - March 1983 UK chart position - 20 (6 weeks in chart)
Known variations -
a. The 12" release DEXYS1212 contains the extra track Show Me recorded live immeadiately after Reminisce Part One. The audience applause from the second track fades into the end of Remnisce Part One making it sound like a live performance!
b. A special edition of the 7" was available with a poster
c. The Irish release listed the b-side as Strong About It '83 but the track plays as Reminisce Part One.
What the UK press said - 'Kevin's rural vision of pop seems to have passed me by. This re-issue (by public demand I assume) does nothing to stir the Celtic fire in my loins. The usual mixture of fiddles and strained vocals.' - Record Mirror 2 April 1983
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16. Dance Stance - There There My Dear
Label - EMI/Late Night Feelings catalogue number - G45 5
released 1984 as part of EMI's 'Golden 45s' series
16. One Of Those Things - The Occasional Flicker
Label - Mercury Catalogue no. - DMR1
Released 1985 (presumably around September/October)
This was a promo to coincide with the release of the album Don't Stand Me Down. The version of One Of Those Those things is a much shorter 'radio edit'.
Known variations -
a. We believe there to be a 12" version but can't get our hands on it. Anyone got the details?
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17. This Is What She's Like - Marguerita Time
Label - Mercury/Phonogram Catalogue no. - DEXYS13
Released - 8th November 1985 UK chart position - not applicable (to our eternal shame!)
Known variations -
a. The scan above comes from a double pack 7" version which contained An Extract From This Is What She's Like and This Is What She's Like Finale on the first disc and Marguerita Time and Reminisce Part One on the second. The double pack has a gatefold sleeve with a great full band picture in the middle which is taken from the, then unseen, single video. On the discs to the 7" double pack the catalogue no. is DEXYS13 while on the sleeve it is DEXYD13. You sometimes see the 2nd disc from this set advertised as a single on the internet. It has recently emerged that there was also a single disc version of this release (containing the "Extract From" and "Finale" versions of This Is What She's Like) which had the catalogue no. DEXYS13 on the sleeve. (Thanks to John O'Connor for the info).
b. The 12" release DEXYS1213 contains This Is What She's Like (Full length version) on side one with This Is What She's Like (instrumental) and Reminisce Part One on side two.
c. There is also an ultra-rare 10" single DEXYS1310 with This Is What She's Like (Full length version) (which despite its description is actually over a minute shorter than the album version) on side one and Marguerita Time on side two.
d. A 12" radio only promo was issued with One Of Those Things and The Occasional Flicker as the extra tracks. This was issued as a Don't Stand Me Down promo but is most often listed for sale as This Is What She's Like 12". A second white label version (Cataogue No. DMR2) features One Of Those Things and Knowledge Of Beauty. The sleeve to this version features the words 'For Broadcasting Purposes Only' and 'Not For Sale' in a band across the top and the track listing in a band down the side. A black and white picture similar to the album cover is featured but two thirds of it is obscured in translucent white. An American version of the promo (catalogue no. PRO 387-1) features This Is What She's Like (Edit) 4.25, This Is What She's Like (6.10) and One Of Those Things. The sleeve is the same as the British promo but with the words 'For Promotional Use Only' and the different track listing.
e. A single 7" DJ promo exists, catalogue no. - DEXDJ 13. Not sure of the tracks, anyone know?
What the UK music press said - 'Kevin Rowland's in the pub with this bloke called Bill who keeps saying 'Tell me what she's like' to him, right? 'I'm trying, Bill, I'm trying,' Kevin replies - trouble is there's this half-baked Irish showband with a doddery old fiddle player blaring away in the corner so Kevin can hardly hear himself think. And anyway, he's getting quite drunk and so keeps losing himslef in the middle of sentences and howling along with the showband but not quite getting the words quite right or the tune for that matter. Bill never does find out what she's like (whoever 'she' might be) and Kevin wakes up next morning with a massive hangover and the awful, dawning realisation that last night he made this simply LUDICROUS pop disc... ' - Smash Hits 6 November 1985.
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18. Because Of You - Kathleen Mavourneen
Label - Mercury/Phonogram Catalogue no. - BRUSH1
Released - November 1986 UK chart position - 13 (10 weeks in chart)
Known variations -
a. The 12" release BRUSH112 contains the rather nice instrumental Sometime Theme
What the UK music press said - 'Against all odds I really like this, because it's so naive. Long forgotten by the ones who made them a big name, Dexys carry on making music regardless. This can be heard each week as the theme to BBC TV's 'Brush Strokes'. C&W for hipsters.' Record Mirror 15 November 1986
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19. Walk Away
Label - Mercury/Phonogram catalogue no. - DEXCD14 (from this point CDs are treated as the main single release rather than 7" vinyl)
Released - 1988 UK chart position - not applicable
Known variations -
a. The CD single contains the extra tracks Even When I Hold You, The Way I Look Tonight and Because Of You.
b. The standard 12" release DEXYS1412 replaced Because Of You with Walk Away (instrumental). The sleeve features the lyrics to Walk Away on the rear.
c. A special edition of the 12" had a gatefold sleeve which housed the standard 12" with a biography of Kevin Rowland featuring new photos. The front cover has a different picture to the standard 12".
d. A promo 12" was issued without a picture sleeve, catalogue no. - DEXYSDJ1412.
e. A German 7" promo, Walk Away/Even When I Hold You, has an insert with details of credits and a short blurb about Kev.
What the UK music press said -
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20. Tonight
Label - Mercury/Phonogram Catalogue no. - ROWCD1
Released - 1988 UK chart position - not applicable
Known variations -
a. The CD single contains the extra tracks Celtic Soul Brothers, Come On Eileen and Kevin Rowland's Band.
b. The standard 12" vinyl release, ROW1122, contained Tonight ( 12" dance mix), Tonight (New York dub mix), Come On Eileen and Kevin Rowland's Band.
c. A limited edition dance remix 12" entitled 'Kevin Rowland/Tonight The Forest & Heller Mixes' was also released. The catalogue no. was ROW112. Track listing was Tonight (midnight mix), Tonight (3am mix) and Kevin Rowland's Band.
d. The 7" single has the catalogue no. - ROW 1 and Kevin Rowland's Band as the b-side.
e. A German 7" promo has an insert featuring details of credits and a reprint of the single review from NME.
What the UK music press said - 'I like this a lot. Despite NME's recent savaging of Rowland's The Wanderer LP and Rowland bashing in general, this sounds like a man in mighty fine form. Very classy pop with a cunning lyric. Deceptively simple and quite wonderful. It made me want to go out and shop-lift Rowland's entire back-catalogue. I don't want to read another word against him, but doubtless will. Like poor Johnny Thunders, Rowland is a much punctured music press dartboard.' - NME (Single Of The Week)
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