21. Young Man
Label - Mercury/Phonogram Catalogue no. - ROWCD2
Released - 1988 UK chart position - not applicable
Known variations -
a. The CD single contains the tracks Young Man, A One Way Ticket To Palookaville, Show Me and Jackie Wilson Said.
b. The 12" vinyl release contained the tracks Young Man, A One Way Ticket To Palookaville and Jackie Wilson Said.
What the UK music press said -
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22. Come On Eileen - Jackie Wilson Said
Label - Old Gold Catalogue no. - OG 9900 Released - 1989
Notes - This re-release is part of the Old Gold series.
Known variations -
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22. Come On Eileen - Because Of You
Label - Mercury/Phonogram Catalogue no. - MER 347
Released - 1991 UK chart position - not applicable.
Come On Eileen was re-released to publicise the Best Of... CD released around the same time.
Known variations -
What the UK music press said -
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23. Geno - There There My Dear - Dance Stance
Label - Old Gold Records Catalogue no. - OG6176
Released 1992
Known variations - none
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24. Concrete And Clay
Label - Creation Catalogue no. - CRESCD 322
Released - 1999 UK chart position - not applicable
Known variations -
a. Creation issued a 3 track CD promo of the single which is the same as the main issue CD except for the catalogue no - CRESCD 322P and that it was a promo not for resale etc.
b. The single version of Concrete And Clay is substantially shorter than the one included on My Beauty as it only features one instrumental break.
What the UK music press said - "If only Elastica could compete on headfuck terms with Kevin Rowland. The last Dexys Midnight Runners album, back in 1985, opened with Rowland singing, "Compromise is the devil talking - and he spoke to me", then proceeded to be one of the most uncompromising - and greatest - records ever made. Now after years of chronic drug abuse, penury and profound mental instability, his extraordinary single mindedness and purity of vision remain. But focused on this? On the cover of 'Concrete And Clay', the already-infamous shot of Kevin in velvet dress, hitched up to show his pants. On the song, a cheesy '60s love song (by one-hit wonders Unit Four Plus Two) crooned over an orchestral backing, which one suspects may be too anodyne even for trendy old Radio 2. Sentiment over Rowland's past glories, over the staggering fearlessness of this late, troubled reinvention, make it hard to be objective here, especially when he starts whooping, "You are everything to me", with the old passion and fury right at the fade. But... alright: not very good. Sorry." - NME 28 August 1999.
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25. Manhood
Tracks - 1. Manhood 2. Manhood (radio edit)
Label - EMI Catalogue No. - PRODEXYS 2003
Released - Oct 2003
Notes - This single was a promo only release and came in a plain cardboard sleeve as above. The tracks actually appear in the reverse order from the listing with the radio edit first!
Known variations -
1. A full release for this single was prepared to include an extra track 'Reminisce Part Two'. It is not known, as yet, if any copies of this release were pressed.
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26. My Life In England - Part One
Notes - This was a promo 'CD-R Single' only produced in the hope of generating sufficient interest from radio stations to make an official single release viable.
See Dexys 2003 for more information.
To be continued..............over to you Kev
