What a Waste!

~ Recording by Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1What a Waste!3:25Ian DuryWhat a Waste!Ian DurySingle
  • GB1978-04-14
Stiff RecordsBUY 27
1.1What a Waste!3:25Ian DuryWhat a Waste!Ian DurySingle
Stiff RecordsBUY 27-12
1.3What a Waste?:??Ian DuryStar PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (International budget record label)NE1034
1.13What a Waste3:28Ian Dury & The BlockheadsThat Summer!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Arista9198747
1.1What a Waste!3:27Ian Dury & The BlockheadsJukebox DuryIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Stiff RecordsSEEZ 41
1.1What a Waste?:??Ian Dury & The BlockheadsWhat a WasteIan Dury & The BlockheadsSingle
Stiff RecordsBUY 135
1.4What a Waste!3:30Ian Dury & The BlockheadsSex & Drugs & Rock & RollIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)FIEND CD 69
2.3What a Waste!3:30Ian Dury & The BlockheadsThe Stiff Records Box SetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-08-04
Rhino (reissue label), Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)R2 71062
2.3What a Waste!3:30Ian Dury & The BlockheadsThe Stiff Records Box SetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)STIFF BOX 1
1.9What a Waste!3:31Ian 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
1.1What a Waste!3:27Ian Dury & The BlockheadsJukebox DuryIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Disky, Stiff RecordsSEEZ 41
1.15What a Waste3:26Ian Dury and The BlockheadsTeenage Kicks: 46 Classic Punk & New Wave TracksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)525 338-2
1.8What a Waste3:27Ian Dury & The BlockheadsThe Best of Ian DuryIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
Repertoire Records (Hamburg-based multinational reissue label)REP 4507
1.15What a Waste3:27Ian Dury and The BlockheadsUltimate SeventiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Ultimate Collection (UK compilations)ULTCD 010
1.15What a Waste3:26Ian Dury & The BlockheadsNew Boots and Panties!!Ian DuryAlbum
Repertoire Records (Hamburg-based multinational reissue label)REP 4546-WY
1.7What a Waste3:28Ian Dury & The BlockheadsReasons to Be CheerfulIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
Repertoire Records (Hamburg-based multinational reissue label)REP 4592-WO
1.7What a Waste3:28Ian Dury and The BlockheadsReasons to Be CheerfulIan Dury and The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Repertoire Records (Hamburg-based multinational reissue label)REP 4592
1.1What a Waste!3:27Ian Dury and The BlockheadsThe Best of Ian DuryIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDC 869752
1.1What a Waste!3:27Ian Dury and The BlockheadsThe Best of Ian Dury and The BlockheadsIan Dury and The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDC 869752
2.10What a Waste3:24Ian DuryRebel Yell 1 & 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)74321417052, DIRCD8
1.3What a Waste3:27Ian DuryBest: Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'RollIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
ZoundsCD 27200804 B
1.15What a Waste3:26Ian Dury & The BlockheadsNew Boots and Panties!!Ian DuryAlbum
The Hit LabelAHLCD 57
1.5What a Waste3:26Ian Dury & The BlockheadsReasons to Be Cheerful: The Very Best of Ian Dury & The BlockheadsIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Papillon Records7243 5 22888 2 3
1.18What a Waste3:25Ian Dury and The BlockheadsLock, Stock: The TV SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin TVVTCD305, VTDCD 305
2.14What a Waste3:26Ian Dury and The BlockheadsCigarettes and Alcohol, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-09-03
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)STVCD122
1.19What a Waste3:24Ian Dury and The BlockheadsCash From ChaosVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 35824 2 5
1.8What a Waste3:26Ian Dury & The BlockheadsStrangehold! 18 Punk ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)MCCD 501
1.6What a Waste3:28Ian Dury & The BlockheadsThe Greatest 70s AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-09-06
EMI Gold7243 866267 2 1
1.11What a Waste3:26Ian Dury & The BlockheadsDo It YourselfIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum
  • XE2004-10-25
Edsel RecordsMEDCD 752
1.6What a Waste3:27Ian Dury & The BlockheadsReasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian DuryIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-10
Music Club DeluxeMCDLX016
1.6What a Waste3:27Ian Dury & The BlockheadsReasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian DuryIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-10
Music Club DeluxeMCDLX016
1.2What a Waste3:29Ian Dury & The BlockheadsEssex Boy: An Introduction to Ian DuryIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)MCCD 608
1.12What a Waste!3:29Ian Dury and The BlockheadsThe Best of Sex & Drugs & Rock & RollIan Dury and The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
The Great American Music CompanyCD‐GA‐659
2.15What a Waste3:27Ian Dury and The Blockheads100 Hits: DrivetimeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-10-06
100 HitsDMG 100 026
2.10What a Waste3:19Ian Dury & The BlockheadsCity Lounge: The Vintage EditionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Wagram Music (imprint/distributor)3137042
3.1What a Waste!3:26Ian Dury & The BlockheadsThe Stiff Singles / The Promo Videos / The Peel SessionIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
Edsel RecordsEDSB 4003
3.8What a Waste3:25Ian Dury & The Blockheads100 Hits: 70s PopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-02-16
100 HitsDMG 100 030
2.16What a Waste3:26Ian Dury & The BlockheadsThe Tiswas AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-11-30
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI TV50999 3 06347 2 5, VTDCD 972
1.2What a Waste3:27Ian Dury & The BlockheadsSex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Essential CollectionIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-01-11
DMG TVDMGTV038
1.7What a Waste!3:25Ian Dury & The BlockheadsCrème AnglaiseVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2012-07-09
fnac.com, Les Inrockuptibles
4.15What a Waste3:26Ian Dury and The Blockheads100 Hits: Punk & New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
100 Hits, Demon Music GroupDMG 100 091
9.5What a Waste3:28Ian Dury & The BlockheadsThe Studio Albums CollectionIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2014-11-03
Edsel RecordsEDSB4016
1.3What a Waste3:27Ian Dury & The BlockheadsGreatestIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMGREAT04
1.11What a Waste3:25Ian Dury & The BlockheadsPunk. 40 Years of Subversive CultureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)SPEC2225
1.7What a Waste?:??Ian Dury & The BlockheadsGreatest HitsIan Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-06-22
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)DEMREC280
2.17What a Waste3:26Ian Dury & The Blockheads100 Hits: The Best 70s AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-11-01
100 HitsDMGN100228
1.11What a Waste3:28Ian Dury & The BlockheadsDo It Yourself (40th anniversary edition)Ian Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum
  • US2019-06-14
3.1What a Waste (single)3:28Ian Dury & The BlockheadsDo It Yourself (40th anniversary)Ian Dury & The BlockheadsAlbum
  • XE2019-06-21
Edsel RecordsEDSL0035
2.3What a Waste3:26Ian Dury & The BlockheadsHit Me! The Best OfIan DuryAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2020-10-16
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008-present)4050538633153
5.2What a Waste3:23Ian Dury & The BlockheadsThe Ultimate Collection: Rock and New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)ULTIM5CDW34
3.18What a Waste3:25Ian Dury & The BlockheadsNOW That’s What I Call Punk & New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2022-01-21
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)0194399460726
1.2What a Waste3:11Ian Dury & The BlockheadsChart ActionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
IMP (UK Pickwick Group label)IMP 91
Promotion
1.1What a Waste!3:26Ian Dury & The BlockheadsBrit Hits of the 70’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Daily Star (UK Newspaper & publisher of promotional CDs)TS043
Bootleg
2.8What a Waste?:??Ian DuryTribe Vibes Vol. 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Strictly Breaks RecordsSB-9808

Relationships

sampled by:Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest
recording of:What a Waste (in 1977)

Related works

What a Waste

lyricist:Ian Dury
composer:Charley Charles (UK drummer)
Mick Gallagher (UK hammond organ player)
Chaz Jankel
Rod Melvin
John Turnbull
Norman Watt-Roy