Baxter Dury | |
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 Dury at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 18 December 1971 |
| Origin | Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | 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 | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] | BEL (Fl) [9] | BEL (Wa) | FRA [10] | |||
| 2002 | Len Parrot's Memorial Lift [11]
| — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Floor Show [12]
| — | — | — | 167 | |
| 2011 | Happy Soup [13]
| 110 [14] | — | 100 | 89 | |
| 2014 | It's a Pleasure [15]
| — | 163 | 59 | 42 | |
| 2017 | Prince of Tears [16]
| 49 | 193 | 144 | 46 | |
| 2018 | B.E.D. (with Étienne de Crécy and Delilah Holliday) [17] [18] [19]
| — | — | 108 | 153 | |
| 2020 | The Night Chancers [20]
| 73 | 122 | — | 87 | |
| 2023 | I Thought I Was Better Than You
| 41 | — | — | 200 [21] | |
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