Too-Rye-Ay, as it should have sounded

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In many instances, it’s merely a case of turning down the volume of one instrument to give another space to breathe, and it’s heartening to see the return of Helen O’Hara, credited alongside Rowland and remix producer Pete Schwier, to ensure her violin parts are treated more sympathetically. Elsewhere, the penny whistle intro to Until I Believe In My Soul has been ditched in favour of the same passage played by trombonist Jim Paterson, a more atmospheric, mournful preface to the song’s introspective testifying. Raggett, Ned. "Too-Rye-Ay – Kevin Rowland / Dexys Midnight Runners". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 June 2016. Staunton, Terry (November 2007). "Dexys Midnight Runners – Too Rye Ay". Record Collector (342) . Retrieved 15 June 2016.

Musical histories of 1982 usually recall a year when shiny, synthesizer-led pop sounds were all the rage. There’s some truth in that, of course. The UK Top 40, in particular, was inundated by glossy pop hits from the likes of ABC, Dollar, Duran Duran, and Culture Club. Yet most of the retrospectives conveniently forget that one of 1982’s biggest bands, Dexys Midnight Runners, went against the grain and captured the wider public’s hearts with the thrillingly organic, Celtic-tinged pop of their massive-selling second album, Too-Rye-Ay.a b c Huey, Steve. "Dexys Midnight Runners – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network . Retrieved 28 July 2013. "Come on Eileen," a distinctive fusion of '80s pop, Celtic folk, and blue-eyed soul. Swedishcharts.com – Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners – Too-Rye-Ay". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2022. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. To tie in with the 40th anniversary of the multi-platinum selling album, we present 'Too-Rye-Ay, as it should have sounded'. Kevin Rowland was never happy with the final mix of the album, despite its huge commercial success. So with Helen O'Hara, and Pete Schwier they decided to mix it again. In recent interviews Kevin has stated: 'The songs and performances are great, but I always felt the mixes could be better. It's my most successful album, but it doesn't sound as good as the others... This is the director's cut and it's how it should have sounded'. The album's cover has also been re-modelled, using the preferred image from the 'Come On Eileen' single sleeve. When all is said and done, the changes are largely cosmetic. The original release, produced by Rowland with hitmakers supreme Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, was a triumphant return for a band whose previous few singles had failed to make much of a noise, its pristine sound perfectly attuned to a summer that had already served up such elegant sonic pleasures as Elvis Costello’s Imperial Bedroom and ABC’s The Lexicon Of Love.

We did consider postponing the tour until next year, but we already have plans for 2023, and we promise that when we next tour, and, it won’t be long, we will do plenty of material from ‘Too Rye Ay as it should have sounded’.” Charts.nz – Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners – Too-Rye-Ay". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2022. I knew there were other songs on there just as good as ‘Eileen’, but they hadn’t been realised properly. The Quietus - Features - Reissue Of The Week - Reissue Of The Week: Dexys' Too-Rye-Ay, As It Should Have Sounded". The Quietus . Retrieved 19 October 2022.Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983 . Retrieved 10 November 2021– via Imgur. Christgau, Robert (26 April 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved 15 June 2016. Harris, John. "Dexy's Midnight Runners: Too-Rye-Ay". Blender. Archived from the original on 27 March 2004 . Retrieved 5 July 2016. For example, Birmingham’s biggest radio station, BRMB apologized after they played ‘Come On Eileen’ for the first time,” Rowland adds. “They said they hoped it didn’t cause offense to anybody, because there had only just been an IRA bomb gone off in London the day before. We had all that to contend with, so I felt I almost had to sneak a bit of Irish culture in. I certainly didn’t want to go all out on playing Irish folk, but it was good to bring a little into our sound. Obviously, Eileen’s an Irish name, and the song was all about growing up with Irish girls, really.” The record’s success

Universal Music will issue 40th anniversary editions of Dexys Midnight Runners 1982 album Too-Rye-Ay in October.

It is with huge regret that Dexys have had to cancel the “Too Rye Ay as it should have sounded” UK Tour planned for September and October 2022. And of course, the irony was, it was by far our most successful Dexys album, because of the worldwide success of ‘Come On Eileen’. What hasn’t changed a jot is the album’s ability to floor the listener with its passion, its articulacy and its wealth of ideas. Rowland’s blend of the confessional and the keenly observed is couched in a musical palette of striking ambition, a work where every note earns its place in the bigger picture. You’ve cancelled the tour to promote the new version of the album, due to your motorcycle accident. How’s the recovery going?

The songs and performances are great, but I always felt the mixes could be better. It’s my most successful album, but it doesn’t sound as good as the others. This is the director’s cut and it’s how it should have sounded…“ To tie in with the 40th anniversary of their multi-platinum selling second album, Dexy’s Midnight Runners present Too-Rye-Ay “as it should have sounded”: a new edition of the landmark record, which will be out on October 14 through UMC. There is no way on earth I would be doing this tour or even promoting a normal 40th anniversary re-issue, if it wasn’t for the opportunity to remix it and present it how it could have sounded.Before "Come On Eileen", Dexys' only North American single was the Northern Soul classic "Seven Days Too Long", which Dexys' previous label EMI America had released only in Canada (with "Geno" as the B-side). However, on the strength of "Come On Eileen", Too-Rye-Ay reached number 14 in the US. [12] Dexys' success in US was not maintained; the best performer of the band's follow-up singles in the US was "The Celtic Soul Brothers", which peaked at number 86. [12] She was really good when it came to correcting the balance of the strings on stuff like Liars A To E, turning the organ down so that the violins came to life more. Basically, she helped rectify my mistakes. Before ‘Come On Eileen,’ we’d had a couple of singles that didn’t do so well, so their opinion held sway. If I said I really didn’t like the sound of something, I’d be told not to worry, it was fine. I could never pinpoint exactly what the problem was with the way [the album] sounded, but I was never happy with it. Then, when it was finished, I was told the budget was spent, so I’ve had to live with it – until now!” The new version I didn’t mind so much when we played live, because I was in complete charge of the music and I knew we could give people a good show; when it came to performance I would just focus on what audiences were about to hear, not what they’d heard already. But I felt bad promoting it in the press, and even years later when talking to friends. They’d say, “Oh, I listened to Too-Rye-Ay again last night,” and my heart would sink a bit.