Baxter Dury Explained

Baxter Dury
Birth Date:1971 12, df=y
Origin:Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation:Vocalist
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years Active:2001 - present
Label:Rough Trade Records, Parlophone, PIAS, Heavenly Recordings
Associated Acts:Ian Dury

Baxter Dury (born 18 December 1971) is an English indie musician, originally signed to Rough Trade Records.[1]

Early life

Baxter Dury is the son of Ian Dury and his wife Elizabeth "Betty" Rathmell.[1] As a young boy he appeared on the front cover of Dury's album New Boots and Panties!!.[2] He left school at the age of fourteen.[2]

The Ian Dury biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) features Bill Milner as Baxter.[3]

Career

In 2002 Dury's Oscar Brown EP was "Record of the Week" in NME.[1]

In 2014 he signed a new recording contract with PIAS subsidiary Le Label and released a new album It's A Pleasure.[4]

In October 2017 Dury previewed the releases of his first album for Heavenly Recordings with the release of the single "Miami" alongside a video produced by Roger Sargent.[5]

In March 2019 Dury appeared on the Fat White Family single "Tastes Good With The Money", also appearing in the video.[6]

In August 2021 Dury combined with producer Fred Again for the single "Baxter (These Are My Friends)". The same month, he published his memoir, Chaise Longue.[7]

Personal life

He has one son, Kosmo Korda Dury (born 2002), whose mother is the granddaughter of Zoltan Korda.[2]

Discography

Artist:Baxter Dury
Studio:8
Ep:1
Compilation:1
Singles:14

The discography of Baxter Dury consists of six studio albums, one collaboration album, one compilation album, one extended play and fourteen singles.

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
UK
[8] 		BEL
(Fl)
[9] 		BEL
(Wa)
FRA
[10]
2002Len Parrot's Memorial Lift[11] ————
2005Floor Show[12]
  • Label: Rough Trade
———167
2011Happy Soup[13] 110[14] —10089
2014It's a Pleasure[15] —1635942
2017Prince of Tears[16] 4919314446
2018B.E.D. (with Étienne de Crécy and Delilah Holliday)[17] [18] [19]
  • Label: PIAS Le Label, Heavenly
——108153
2020The Night Chancers[20]
  • Label: PIAS Le Label, Heavenly
73122—87
2023I Thought I Was Better Than You
  • Label: PIAS Le Label, Heavenly Recordings
41——200
[21]

Compilation albums

Singles and EPs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rough Trade Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011174836/http://www.roughtraderecords.com/index.html?baxter_dury.html. dead. 11 October 2007. Roughtraderecords. 2020-06-10.
  2. News: Baxter Dury, son of Ian, talks to David Peschek. 12 August 2005. The Guardian. 2020-06-10.
  3. News: Baxter Dury: 'My dad was lovely, bubbly ... and annoying'. Baxter. Dury. 15 January 2010. 17 October 2017. The Guardian.
  4. Brooklyn Vegan "Baxter Dury readies 'It's A Pleasure'", Brooklyn Vegan, 30 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Baxter Dury announces his new record 'Prince Of Tears' with the single 'Miami' . heavenlyrecordings.com . 29 September 2017 . 17 October 2017.
  6. Web site: 2021-06-13. Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?! – Baxter Dury. 15 April 2020. NME.
  7. Web site: Chaise Longue by Baxter Dury review – teenage kicks with the Blockheads . . 17 April 2023 . 1 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Baxter Dury full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. 28 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Discography Baxter Dury. Ultratop. 4 April 2020.
  10. Web site: Baxter Dury discography . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . 6 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141201204834/http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Baxter+Dury . 1 December 2014 . dmy .
  11. Web site: 2021-06-13. Baxter Dury: Len Parrott's Memorial Lift. 19 July 2002. The Guardian.
  12. Web site: 2021-06-13. CD: Baxter Dury, Floorshow. 19 August 2005. The Guardian.
  13. Web site: 2021-06-13. Album Review: Baxter Dury - 'Happy Soup'. 9 August 2011. NME.
  14. Web site: UK Chart Log. TXT. Zobbel.de. 2020-06-10.
  15. Web site: 2021-06-13. Baxter Dury - 'It's A Pleasure'. 18 October 2014. NME.
  16. Web site: 2021-06-13. Baxter Dury – 'Prince Of Tears' Album Review. 2 November 2017. NME.
  17. Web site: Subscribe. 2021-06-18. B.E.D - B.E.D. diymag.com. 26 October 2018 .
  18. Web site: 2021-06-18. Baxter Dury Has a Lot to Say, in Person and on a New Album. www.vice.com. November 2018 .
  19. Web site: Pat. Carty. 2021-06-18. Album Review: Baxter Dury/Étienne de Crécy/Delilah Holliday, B.E.D.. Hotpress.
  20. Web site: 2021-06-13. Baxter Dury: The Night Chancers review – downbeat charisma, immaculately delivered. 20 March 2020. The Guardian.
  21. Web site: Top Albums (Week 23, 2023). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 12 June 2023.
  22. Web site: 2021-06-13. Baxter Dury unveils first single from new album 'Happy Soup' - audio. 22 May 2011. NME.

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