He was at it again in 2002, overseeing what was subtitled The Director’s Cut of the album, overseeing a cleaner-sounding mix and adding an extra track. Kevin Rowland was never happy with the final mix of the album, which was first released by Mercury Records in July 1982, despite its huge commercial success. I even felt fraudulent promoting the album, because I knew it didn’t sound as good as it should have.

Certain editions of the album featured a version beginning with a solo fiddle playing the first line of the folk song " Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms" and ending with a simple fadeout ( length: 4:12). 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. The fact the record celebrates its 40th anniversary this year can’t help but suggest a sense of occasion, but it’s neither a radical airbrushing of history, nor revisionism for revisionism’s sake. The album will be released in this brand new way and sound next year via Universal on various formats and the band will head out on the road to perform the album in full with other Dexys favourites live at a venue near you.I knew there were other songs on there just as good as ‘Eileen’, but they hadn’t been realised properly. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. The deluxe sets also include non-album B-sides, “Soon”, “…And Yes We Must Remain The Wildhearted Outsiders, Love (Part 2)”, “Dubious” and non-album single “Let’s Get This Straight From The Start”. It’s hard to say when we’ll be done, because some tracks are in the can but others aren’t finished and still need lyrics or a couple more musical ideas. The album’s cover has also been re-modelled, using the preferred image from the “Come On Eileen” single sleeve.

But I worked with her a lot afterwards, she was absolutely brilliant on Don’t Stand Me Down, and she’s always had really high standards. I spent six months in a wheelchair or on crutches, and there’s no way I’m ready yet for the physical demands of a tour. I find it a sort of competition and we weren’t helped when the record company decided to follow up ‘Come On Eileen,’ with a cover version (the Van Morrison-penned ‘Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile)’). However, Too-Rye-Ay wowed the critics (“On this record, Rowland does the impossible – makes me believe he’s found some young soul rebels,” gushed The Village Voice’s Robert Christgau) and it tore up the charts – peaking at No. Rowland said about the remixes, "The songs and performances are great, but I always felt the mixes could be better.I’m really pleased we’ve been able to release the remixed radio edit of ‘Old’ as a single,” he further explains. Despite zero stagecraft (static lights, bare stage, no leaping around), the packed Empire was transfixed by a 90-minute set that featured the entire Marquee Moon album.

You suggest that it sounds punchier now – but that’s only half the story, as it has a lot more dynamics and a lot more emotional depth. The fact that it’s a 40th anniversary of the albums’ initial release means absolutely nothing to me.In fact, in 1982, you’d have been hard-pressed to find anyone who wasn’t deliriously happy with Too-Rye-Ay – except for Kevin Rowland himself. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. It didn’t so much when we were making the record, but it did impinge on the songwriting to a degree,” he considers. In 1991, The Tin Lids, the children of Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Mahalia, Eliza-Jane, Jackie and Elly-May, released their Christmas album ‘Hey Rudolph’. They were always good songs – and I do want to stress it was never the performances, it was the mix that held Too-Rye-Ay back – but they’ve all really come alive now.