Ian Dury & The Blockheads*What A Waste!

Label:

Stiff Records – BUY 27

Format:

Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

A What A Waste!
BassNorman Watt-Roy
DrumCharley Charles
GuitarJohn Turnbull
Keyboards, Electric OrganMicky Gallagher
Keyboards, Electric Piano, Guitar, VocalsChas Jankel
ProducerPrince Charming (3)
SaxophoneDavey Payne
VocalsIan Dury
Written ByDury/Melvin/Jankel/Blockheads
Written-ByBlockheads*
3:21
B Wake Up!
ProducerWho Is Peter Jenner*
Written ByDury/Jenkel
Written-ByDury*
4:03

Companies, etc.

  • Printed ByDelga Press Limited
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Stiff Records
  • Copyright ©Stiff Records
  • Published ByBlackhill Music
  • Pressed ByEMI Records

Notes

This version differs from What A Waste! in that it has '27' printed above the A and B on the labels.

Side A artist given as Latham on the label.

A side (Heads Side) P & C Stiff Records 1978. A Blockhead Composition. Blackhill Music
B side (Tails Side) P & C Stiff Records 1977. Blackhill Music.

At the end of copyright notice label states "Don't fuck about or else".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped/etched, variant 1): BUY 27 A-2U 999 Rule OK!
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped/etched, variant 1): BUY 27 B-1U Sunday's Best
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped/etched, variant 2): BUY 27 A-2U 1 A 999 Rule OK!
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped/etched, variant 2): BUY 27 B-1U 1 RL Sunday's Best
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped/etched, variant 3): BUY 27 A-2U PO 1 999 Rule OK!
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped/etched, variant 3): BUY 27 B-1U OO Sunday's Best 3

Other Versions (5 of 20)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
What A Waste! (7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress) Stiff Records 6.12 313, BUY 27 1978
Recently Edited
Wake Up! / What A Waste! (7", 45 RPM) Stiff Records 640.143 Belgium 1978
New Submission
What A Waste! (7", 45 RPM, Single, Yellow) Stiff Records COU-B / BUY 27 Belgium 1978
Recently Edited
What A Waste! (7", 45 RPM, Single) Stiff Records MO 1810, BUY 27 Spain 1978
New Submission
What A Waste! (7", Single, 45 RPM) Stiff Records BUY-11748 Australia 1978

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  • saxroma1's avatar
    saxroma1
    Bassline and synth solo on 'Wake Up' appropriated from 'Inch By Inch' by The Strikers?

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