Ep406: Kevin Rowland of Dexys

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7 • 579 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Kevin Rowland of Dexys shares stories of his early days with records, "The Killjoys" single, forming "Dexy's Midnight Runners", the making of "Geno", "Come On Eileen", his new LP "The Feminine Divine" and more.

Topics include:

Kevin doesn't have a record player
Buying records as a kid
Elvis & The Beatles were a big influence
Joining his brother's cover band
Discovering punk, forming "The Killjoys"
Making the 7" single "Johnny Won't Get To Heaven"
Kevin and band still haven't seen a penny for that record
Disintegrating "The Killjoys", forming "Dexy's Midnight Runners"
Alternative names for "Dexy's Midnight Runners"
Involvement with Bernard Rhodes
2 single deal Oddball records via EMI
The story of "Dance Stance" single and mix
Multiple mixes of "Geno", switching to the band favoured mix
Recognizing the popularity of "Geno"
Parlophone missed the option making Dexy's free to move labels
The pressure going into "Too-Rye-Ay"
Memories of the making of "Come On Eileen"
Recent remix of "Too Rye-Ay (As It Should Have Sounded)"
Remastering of "Don't Stand Me Down"
Dexy's appearance on "The Young Ones"
Recent burst of Dexys in recent years
The new album "The Feminine Divine" is a personal album
Kevin's journey and revisiting learnings from his youth
Some people aren't comfortable with the evolution of Dexys
Kevin has always bucked trends in the music industry
Interview wrap up

Extended, High-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Kevin Rowland from Dexies.
0:02.3	You're listening to The Vinyl Guide.
0:04.8	This episode is brought to you by Groove Washer,
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0:10.4	Ask for the Groove washer from your local shop or go to groove washer.com.
0:14.5	Discount code, Vinyl Guide 10.
0:17.2	And now, on with the show.
0:21.2	Ah, well, hey, everyone, it's Nate.
0:23.3	Welcome to episode 406 of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds.
0:28.7	And this week, we are blessed to have Kevin Rowland of Dexies, formerly Dexies Midnight Runners, who has a new LP, the Feminine, Out July 28.
0:39.6	Tracks are on streaming services now, and of course you can get vinyl bundles, autograph records, picture discs, etc.
0:45.9	at Dexiesofficial.com.
0:48.6	Also of note is the new Tu Raié remix, Too Rai, as it it should have sounded, again, on vinyl streaming, and it
0:56.7	really sounds gorgeous.
0:59.2	Now, today, Kevin and I talk all about his journey, the early days, the records, the killjoys,
1:06.0	Bernie Rhodes and the dance dance dance single, the various mixes and test-pressing shenanigans of Gino, the juggernaut of
1:13.9	Come On Eileen, and much, much more.
1:16.6	Plus, there's an extended version of this interview, only available to patrons of the show
1:21.7	at patreon.com slash vinyl guide.
1:24.7	Helping support the show, five, ten bucks a month, whatever you can afford.
1:29.4	You get lots of extras up there.
1:31.3	You help keep this podcast going,
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