Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - Too-Rye-Ay, as it should have sounded (3CD)

To tie in with the 40th anniversary of the multi-platinum selling album, we present ‘Too-Rye-Ay, as it should have sounded’.

Kevin Rowland was never happy with the final mix of the album, despite its huge commercial success. So with Helen O’Hara, and Pete Schwier they decided to mix it again. In recent interviews Kevin has stated… “The songs and performances are great, but I always felt the mixes could be better.

It’s my most successful album, but it doesn’t sound as good as the others” “This is the director’s cut and it’s how it should have sounded…” The album’s cover has also been re-modelled, using the preferred image from the Come On Eileen single sleeve.

3CD

CD1 (The 1982 album – ‘as it should have sounded’) 

1. The Celtic Soul Brothers 
2. Let's Make This Precious 
3. All In All (This One Last Wild Waltz) 
4. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) 
5. Old 
6. Plan B 
7. I'll Show You 
8. Liars A To E 
9. Until I Believe In My Soul 
10. Come On Eileen 

CD2 (Bonus tracks - B-Sides / Out-Takes) 

1. Show Me (Single A-side – 1981) 
2. Soon (B-side of Show Me single - 1981) 
3. ...And Yes We Must Remain The Wildhearted Outsiders (B-side of Liars A to E single - 1981) 
4. Love Part 2 (B-side of The Celtic Soul Brothers single - 1982) 
5. Let's Make This Precious (‘Original Version’ – from Too-Rye-Ay (2CD deluxe)) 
6. Come On Eileen (Single Edit - 1982) 
7. Dubious (B-side of Come On Eileen single - 1982) 
8. T.S.O.P. (B-side of Jackie Wilson Said.. 12” single - 1982) 
9. Let's Get This Straight From The Start (Non-album single - 1982) 
10. Reminisce (Part 1)(B-side of The Celtic Soul Brothers 12" single - 1983) 
11. Let's Make This Precious (Out-Take - Previously Unreleased) 
12. ‘Smoke Your Own’ (AKA Liars A To E, 1981) (Out-Take - Previously Unreleased) 
13. Until I Believe In My Soul (Out-Take - Previously Unreleased) 

CD3 (Live at the Shaftesbury Theatre – October 1982) 

1. Old 
2. Geno 
3. Let's Get This Straight From the Start 
4. All in All (This One Last Wild Waltz) 
5. Tell Me When My Light Turns Green 
6. Plan B 
7. Let's Make This Precious 
8. I Couldn't Help If I Tried 
9. Until I Believe in My Soul 
10. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) 
11. Respect 
12. There, There, My Dear 
13. Come on Eileen 
14. Seven Days Too Long 
15. The Celtic Soul Brothers 
16. I'm Just Looking