Ian Dury And The BlockheadsHit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Label:

Stiff Records – BUY 38

Format:

Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

New Wave

Tracklist

A Wing
A Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Leader [Musical Direction]Chaz Jankel*
Written-ByDury*
B Wing
B There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
MusicianNorman Watt-Roy
Written-ByHardy*

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Stiff Records
  • Copyright ©Stiff Records
  • Published ByBlackhill Music
  • Published ByOval Music
  • Published ByBlackhill
  • Pressed ByEMI Records
  • Lacquer Cut AtStrawberry Mastering

Notes

A & B-side of labels are titled "A Wing" & "B Wing", a reference to prison.

Also printed on B-side label;
"Late start
high on
fence"
and
"Segovia
rules"

On the B-side the band are individually credited, rather than as 'The Blockheads'
On the sleeve-back they are "ID And The Blocks".

℗1978 Stiff Records
©1978 Stiff Records
A-side published by Blackhill Music
B-side published by Blackhill/Oval Music

Back cover states "Made and produced in England".
There is another version here, which does not have this text.

The runouts are stamped, STRAWBERRY is hand-etched

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label matrix, side A): BUY 38-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label matrix, side B): BUY 38-B
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 1): BUY 38 A-3U STRAWBERRY
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 1): BUY 38 B[obscured character]-1[obscured character]U
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 2): BUY 38 A-4U STRAWBERRY. 0 U U 2
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 2): BUY 38 B[obscured character]-1[obscured character]U R C 0 6
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 3): BUY 38 A-3U STRAWBERRY GAD 6
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 3): BUY 38 B[obscured character]-1[obscured character]U GOO 2
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 4): BUY 38 A-3U STRAWBERRY RDD 9
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 4): B̶U̶Y̶ ̶3̶8̶ ̶B̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ ̶2̶ ̶U̶-̶ BUY 38 B-1U GLT 1
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 5): BUY 38 A-3U STRAWBERRY.. RRR 7
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 5): BUY 38 B-3U STRAWBERRY.. RPA 1
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 6): BUY 38 A-4U STRAWBERRY. RAR 1
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 6): BUY 38 B A̶ -1 2̶ U OLC 5
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 7): BUY 38 A-3U STRAWBERRY.. GDR 5
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 7): B̶U̶Y̶ ̶3̶8̶ ̶B̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ ̶2̶ ̶U̶-̶ BUY 38 B-IU GGP 1
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 8): BUY 38 A 3U STRAWBERRY. MOR 6
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 8): BUY 38 B A̶-1 2̶ U POR 9
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 9): BUY 38 A-4U STRAWBERRY. C 2
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 9): B̶U̶Y̶ ̶3̶8̶ ̶B̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ ̶2̶ ̶U̶-̶ BUY 38 B-IU RCU 1

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (7", 45 RPM, Single) Stiff Records BUY 38 UK 1978
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Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (12", 45 RPM) Stiff Records 12 BUY 38 UK 1978
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Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) Stiff Records 640-157, 640.157 Belgium 1978
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Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (7", Single, 45 RPM) Stiff Records BUY 38 Netherlands 1978
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Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (7", Single, 45 RPM) Stiff Records K 7372, BUY 38 Australia 1978

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