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Dexys Midnight Runners

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Years Active
1978 – present (42 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" or "purple hearts," a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular "upper" drug with England's Northern Soul scene in the 1960s. Founded by former singer of the Killjoys, Kevin Rowland and guitarist Kevin "Al" Archer, in Birmingham (UK) 1978. The band name was… 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" or &q… 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" or "purple hearts," a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popu… 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 Tell Me When My Light Turns Green - 2000 Remaster Tell Me When My Light Turns Green - 2000 Remaster
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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 Seven Days Too Long - 2000 Remaster Seven Days Too Long - 2000 Remaster
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7 Play track Too Rye Ay The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You)
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8 Play track Searching for the Young Soul Rebels Geno
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9 Play track Burn It Down - 2000 Remaster Burn It Down - 2000 Remaster
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10 The Teams That Meet in Caffs - 2000 Remaster The Teams That Meet in Caffs - 2000 Remaster
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  1. 300,037 listeners

    Aug 1982 · 15 tracks

    Too Rye Ay
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  2. 109,974 listeners

    Aug 1982 · 36 tracks

    Too Rye Ay (Deluxe Edition)
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    1 Jan 2009 · 2 tracks

    Come On Eileen / Dubious
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  4. 76,251 listeners

    Jul 1980 · 11 tracks

    Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
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