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As comprehensive a list as possible of all the press articles we know of featuring Dexys Midnight Runners from 1980-85. Eventually additional scans of magazine covers and articles will be added. If you know of any omissions, please post a message or e-mail us direct with the details. Thanks to Robinseviltwin for the idea.

 

Liars A To E 1980

NME - 12/1/80 - article - Dexys : Funky Butt Fassst!

Sounds - 19/1/80 - article - Dexedrine Gang

Record Mirror - 16/2/80 - article - We Won't Run With The Pack

Record Mirror - 3/3/80 - gig review - Top Rank, Birmingham, also Geno single review

Record Mirror - 27/3/80 - gig review - Newcastle Poly

Sounds - 10/5/80 - article - Breakin' Down The Walls Of Art Ache

Record Mirror - 10/5/80 - news story - Dexy Does A Runner

Record Mirror - 17/5/80 - news story - Dexy's Runner

Face - 5/80 - article - Hearts Full Of Soul

NME - 14/6/80 - article - Overnight Bag Sensations:

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Record Mirror - 19/7/80 - review - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

NME - 26/7/80 - Dexys Essay 1

NME - 16/8/80 - Dexys Essay 2

Look-In - 16/8/80 - article - Dexys : They're There

Record Mirror - 16/8/80 - gig review - National Ballroom, London

Record Mirror - 23/8/80 - Essay 2

Smash Hits - 4/9/80 - poster:

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Record Mirror - 15/11/80 - news story - Dexys Cut In Half

Smash Hits - 27/11/80 - news story - Early Retirement Plans

Smash Hits - 25/12/80 - lyric sheet - I'm Just Looking (full page)

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Liars A To E 1981

NME - 7/3/81 - Dexys Essay 3

Record Mirror - 7/3/81 - Dexys Essay 3

Record Mirror - 11/4/81 - news story - Dexys Split With EMI

Record Mirror - 25/4/81 - gig review - Dominion Theatre London

Record Mirror - 2/5/81 - article - Scribe Snares Dexy's

Smash Hits - 23/7/81 - lyric sheet - Show Me (full page)

Record Mirror - 25/7/81 - letters page - Dexys Understood At Last

Smash Hits - 6/8/81 - poster - full colour back page:

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Record Mirror - 22/8/81 - gig review - Theatre Royal Nottingham

Melody Maker - 22/8/81 - Front cover and review Playhouse Nottingham

Record Mirror - 31/10/81 - news story - Dexy's At Old Vic

Smash Hits - 12/11/81 - lyric sheet - Liars A To E (half page), also news story - Is Vic There?

Record Mirror - 21/11/81 - gig review - Old Vic London

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Liars A To E - 1982

Record Mirror - 12/6/82 - gig review - Newcastle Exhibiton Park

Record Mirror - 19/6/82 - article - The Dexys Soul-ution

Record Mrror - 3/7/82 - news story - Dexy's Split

NME - 3/7/82 - front cover story - A Folk Hero Of The '80s:

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Record Mirror - 17/7/82 - profile - Kevin Rowland, also letter's page illustration
 
Smash Hits - 22/7/82 - article - Midnight Express, also lyric sheet - Come On Eileen (full page)
 
Sounds - 24/7/82 - article - This One Will Run And Run, also review - Too Rye Ay

Record Mirror - 24/7/82 - article - Is Kevin Rowland A Celt Hero Or Is It All Sham-rock?

Record Mirror - 31/7/82 - review - Too Rye Ay

Melody Maker - 7/8/82 - front cover story - Keeping Up WIth The Celtic Soul Vision

Smash Hits - 19/8/82 - article - The Projected Rowlands Revue, also profile - Helen O'Hara

Flexipop - 8/82 - article - Testament Of Youth

 POW Magazine presents - /82 - poster - large fold-out Dexys poster with articles:

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Face - 9/82 - article - Fact & Fiction

Smash Hits - 30/9/82 - poster - Centrefold, also lyric sheet - Jackie WIlson Said (half page)

Record Mirror - 2/10/82 - gig review - Pavillion Glasgow

Smash Hits - 14/10/82 - gig review - Birmingham

Record Mirror - 16/10/82 - front cover story - Heaven Must Have Sent Him

Sounds (German music magazine) - 10/82 - front cover story - Der Romantik Der Revolution - Manifesto Des Jungen Soul

Smash Hits Collection - 11/82 - sticker - Kevin Rowland

Smash Hits - 6/12/82 - cover story [see page header for cover picture] - Straight Talking:

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Liars A To E 1983

Jamming - 83 - Let's Get This Straight From The Start (three pages)

Record Mirror - 26/3/83 - gig reveiew - Royal Court Liverpool

Record Mirror - 2/4/83 - lyric sheet - Celtic Soul Brothers (full page)

Smash Hits - 16/4/83 - lyric sheet - Celtic Soul Brothers (half page)

Face - 5/83 - article - Let's Get This Straight From The Start

 

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Liars A To E 1984

[No known articles] 

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Liars A To E 1985

Record Mirror - 24/8/85 - news story - Dexys Stand Up:

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Smash Hits - 28/8/85 - news story - Star Style

Record Mirror - 7/9/85 - review - Don't Stand Me Down

NME - 7/9/85 - review - Don't Stand Me Down, also news story - Dexys Stood Up?

Melody Maker - 7/9/85 - review - Don't Stand Me Down

The Hit - 14/9/85 - review - Don't Stand Me Down

The Hit - 21/9/85 - front cover story - A Man Out Of Time

The Hit - 28/9/85 - article - The Truth About Those Clothes

Sounds - 12/10/85 - article - Midnight's Hour:

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Jamming - 10/85 - The Wild Hearted Outsider, also - review - Don't Stand Me Down

Sounds - 12/10/85 - cover story - Dexys Last Stand?

Melody Maker - 2/11/85 - article - Burning The Midnight Oil

Record Mirror - gig review - Apollo Manchester

Smash Hits - 20/11/85 - article - It Was Lovely To Put On A Nice Clean Shirt And Trousers

NME - 23/11/85 - gig review - Dominion London

Melody Maker - 32/11/85 - gig review - Dominion London

Record Mirror - 30/11/85 - article - Status Quo? Great!

Blitz - 12/85 - article - Rowland Rap