Ian Dury And The Blockheads ‎– Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Label:
Stiff Records ‎– BUY 38
Format:
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country:
UK
Released:
23 Nov 1978
Genre:
Rock
Style:
New Wave
Tracklist
A Wing
A    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Band – Ian & The Blockheads*
Music Director – Chaz Jankel*
Written By – Dury/Jankel
Written-By – Jankel*, Dury*
3:36
B Wing
B    There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
Musician – Charlie Charles*, Chaz Blockhead*, Davey Payne, Ian Blockhead, John Turnbull, Michael Gallagher*, Norman Watt-Roy
Written By – Dury/Hardy
Written-By – Dury*, Hardy*
2:58
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Stiff Records
Copyright (c) – Stiff Records
Published By – Blackhill Music
Published By – Oval Music
Lacquer Cut At – Strawberry Mastering
Pressed By – EMI Records
Notes
A & B-side of labels are titled "A Wing" & "B Wing": a reference to prison (aka: "chokey")
Unusual printed text on A-Side label:-
6̲
Tricks, Points % ✔︎
Also printed on B-Side label:- "Late Start High On Fence" and "Segovia Rules".
On the B-Side the band members 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
There is another version here, which states on the back cover "Made and produced in England", which is missing from this version.
There is also a version here, that has a slightly different intro on the A-side.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A-side run-out, stamped. Var. 1): BUY 38 A-3U 1 AT
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, hand-etched): STRAWBERRY.
Matrix / Runout (B-side run-out, stamped. Var. 1): BUY 38 B-1U 1 AD B̶U̶Y̶ ̶3̶8̶ ̶B̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ ̶2̶ ̶U̶-̶
Matrix / Runout (A-side run-out, stamped. Var. 2): BUY 38 A-3U 7 RDP
Matrix / Runout (B-side run-out, stamped. Var. 2): BUY 38 B-1U 6 RGO
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout. Variant 3): BUY 38 A-3U STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout. Variant 3): BUY 38 B-2U STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout. Variant 4, STRAWBERRY. etched): BUY 38 A-3U STRAWBERRY. GD 1
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout. Variant 4): BUY 38 B▋-1▋U RR 2
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): BUY 38-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BUY 38-B