There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards

~ Recording by Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:01ID and The BlocksHit Me With Your Rhythm StickIan Dury and The BlockheadsSingle
  • GB1978-11-23
Stiff RecordsBUY 38
1.2There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:01ID and The BlocksHit Me With Your Rhythm StickIan Dury and The BlockheadsSingle
Stiff-EpicAE7 1179, ZSS 166159
1.4There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:02Ian Dury & The BlockheadsJukebox DuryIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Stiff RecordsSEEZ 41
1.3There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:04Ian Dury & The BlockheadsSex & Drugs & Rock & RollIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)FIEND CD 69
1.11There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:06Ian Dury and The BlockheadsSex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Best of Ian Dury and The Blockheads (Rhino Records compilation)Ian Dury and The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70270
1.4There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:02Ian Dury & The BlockheadsJukebox DuryIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Disky, Stiff RecordsSEEZ 41
1.4Ther Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:02Ian Dury and The BlockheadsThe Best of Ian DuryIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDC 869752
1.4There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:02Ian Dury and The BlockheadsThe Best of Ian Dury and The BlockheadsIan Dury and The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDC 869752
1.12There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:04Ian Dury & The BlockheadsDo It YourselfIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum
  • GB1998-01-01
Repertoire Records (Hamburg-based multinational reissue label)REP 4547-WY
1.14There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:03Ian DuryBest: Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'RollIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
ZoundsCD 27200804 B
1.13There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:03Ian Dury & The BlockheadsReasons to Be Cheerful: The Very Best of Ian Dury & The BlockheadsIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Papillon Records7243 5 22888 2 3
1.13There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:03Ian Dury & The BlockheadsDo It YourselfIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum
  • XE2004-10-25
Edsel RecordsMEDCD 752
1.12There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:03Ian Dury & The BlockheadsReasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian DuryIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-10
Music Club DeluxeMCDLX016
1.12There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:03Ian Dury & The BlockheadsReasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian DuryIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-10
Music Club DeluxeMCDLX016
1.17There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:05Ian Dury and The BlockheadsThe Best of Sex & Drugs & Rock & RollIan Dury and The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
The Great American Music CompanyCD‐GA‐659
1.2There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:05Ian Dury & The BlockheadsHit Me With Your Rhythm StickIan Dury & The BlockheadsEP
  • GB2008-11-24
Demon Music Group[none]
4.2There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:03Ian Dury and The BlockheadsThe Stiff Singles / The Promo Videos / The Peel SessionIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Edsel RecordsEDSB 4003
1.14There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:03Ian Dury & The BlockheadsSex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Essential CollectionIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-01-11
DMG TVDMGTV038
9.7There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:04Ian Dury & The BlockheadsThe Studio Albums CollectionIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2014-11-03
Edsel RecordsEDSB4016
1.11There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:04Ian Dury & The BlockheadsGreatestIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMGREAT04
1.8There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards?:??Ian Dury & The BlockheadsGreatest HitsIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-06-22
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)DEMREC280
1.13There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:03Ian Dury & The BlockheadsDo It Yourself (40th anniversary edition)Ian Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum
  • US2019-06-14
3.3There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards (single)3:03Ian Dury & The BlockheadsDo It Yourself (40th anniversary)Ian Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum
  • XE2019-06-21
Edsel RecordsEDSL0035
2.7There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards3:02Ian Dury & The BlockheadsHit Me! The Best OfIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2020-10-16
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008-present)4050538633153

Relationships

drums (drum set):Charley Charles (UK drummer) (in 1978)
electric bass guitar:Norman Watt-Roy (in 1978)
guitar:John Turnbull (in 1978)
keyboard:Chaz Jankel (in 1978)
saxophone:Davey Payne (UK saxophonist) (in 1978)
lead vocals:Ian Dury (in 1978)
recording of:There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards (in 1978)

There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards

lyricist:Ian Dury
composer:Chaz Jankel