Baxter Dury | |
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Background information | |
Born | 18 December 1971 |
Origin | Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboards |
Years active | 2001–present |
Labels | Rough Trade Records, Parlophone, PIAS, Heavenly Recordings |
Website | www |
Baxter Dury (born 18 December 1971) is an English indie musician, originally signed to Rough Trade Records.[1]
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]
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]
He has one son, Kosmo Korda Dury (born 2002), whose mother is the granddaughter of Zoltan Korda.[2]
Baxter Dury discography | |
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Studio albums | 8 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
EPs | 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.
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | |||
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UK [8] |
BEL (Fl) [9] |
BEL (Wa) |
FRA [10] | |||
2002 | Len Parrot's Memorial Lift[11]
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— | — | — | — | |
2005 | Floor Show[12]
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— | — | — | 167 | |
2011 | Happy Soup[13]
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110[14] | — | 100 | 89 | |
2014 | It's a Pleasure[15]
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— | 163 | 59 | 42 | |
2017 | Prince of Tears[16]
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49 | 193 | 144 | 46 | |
2018 | B.E.D. (with Étienne de Crécy and Delilah Holliday)[17][18][19]
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— | — | 108 | 153 | |
2020 | The Night Chancers[20]
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73 | 122 | — | 87 | |
2023 | I Thought I Was Better Than You
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41 | — | — | 200 [21] |