The album will be released in this brand new way and sound next year via Universal on various formats and the band will head out on the road to perform the album in full with other Dexys favourites live at a venue near you.

As It Should Have Sounded corrects those perceived anomalies, resulting in a warmer, kinder and somehow more organic listening experience. Dexys Midnight Runners are best known as a one-hit wonder in the US ("Come On Eileen" was also the first US single release by Dexys), but in the UK, " Geno" had previously reached number one, and " Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" and " The Celtic Soul Brothers" were also UK hits. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love.There are several unlisted tracks on the album— "Old" includes a reprise of "Let's Make This Precious" at the end. Elsewhere, the penny whistle intro to Until I Believe In My Soul has been ditched in favour of the same passage played by trombonist Jim Paterson, a more atmospheric, mournful preface to the song’s introspective testifying. However, while the album took the band to the US for a further bout of touring during the summer of 1983, Kevin Rowland decided enough was enough.

The plan is for it to come out next year and to tour it as a complete piece, like we did with One Day I’m Going To Soar [in 2012].

Rowland convinced them to stay with the band long enough to record the album and to perform in a kick-off concert debuting the album on BBC Radio One in June 1982.