A remastered archive CD and download. Includes all tracks from the original singles released between 1977 and 1981 (incuding Fac2 and Fac19), unreleased demos recorded with members of The Smirks, Alberto y Los Trios Paranoias and The Fabulous Poodles, plus live stand-up material recorded in 1985. The CD comes with a booklet featuring detailed liner notes by Stewart Lee, Dave Cohen and James Nice, plus cover art by Ralph Steadman.
"We might not know that much about Dowie today, but this is a great taster for a genius lost to comedy and a welcome step in the right direction" (chortle.com, 10/2012)
"Without doubt the most interesting re-release of the year"(Caleidoscop, 10/2012)
"Why oh why didn't hilarious sub-grumpy Brummie surrealist John Dowie cross over to the mainstream during his heyday in the 1980s? To coin a cliche, he was simply ahead of his time, a twisted and sometimes bittersweet alternative writer and comedian who steered a course through the choppy waters of stand-up and poetry, and as a recording artist in his own right. Wonderful it is too"(Flipside, 11/2012)
Boutique/LTM BOUCD 6630
available on CD from www.ltmrecordings.com