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Dexys Midnight Runners

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    844.3K

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Years Active
1978 – present (43 years)
Founded In
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Dexys Midnight Runners - the name consistently spelled without an apostrophe - were a British and band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with England's Northern Soul scene in the 1960s. Founded in 1978 by former singer of the Killjoys, Kevin Rowland, and guitarist Kevin "Al" Archer, in Birmingham (United Kingdom), the band was unique in that musically, they seemed best … read more
Dexys Midnight Runners - the name consistently spelled without an apostrophe - were a British and band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet p… read more
Dexys Midnight Runners - the name consistently spelled without an apostrophe - were a British and band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with England's Northe… read more

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1 Play track Too Rye Ay Come On Eileen
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2 Play track Geno - 2000 Remaster Geno - 2000 Remaster
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3 Play track Too Rye Ay Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)
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4 Play track Too Rye Ay The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You)
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5 Play track There There My Dear - 2000 Remaster There There My Dear - 2000 Remaster
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6 Play track Tell Me When My Light Turns Green - 2000 Remaster Tell Me When My Light Turns Green - 2000 Remaster
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7 Play track Seven Days Too Long - 2000 Remaster Seven Days Too Long - 2000 Remaster
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8 Play track Searching for the Young Soul Rebels Geno
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9 Play track Come On Eileen / Dubious Come On Eileen - Single Edit
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10 Play track Too Rye Ay Let's Make This Precious
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Albums

  1. 361,566 listeners

    22 Jul 1982 · 15 tracks

    Too Rye Ay
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  2. 129,058 listeners

    Aug 1982 · 36 tracks

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  3. 113,432 listeners

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    Jul 1980 · 11 tracks

    Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
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