What a Waste! by Ian Dury & The Blockheads

First released: 14 Apr 1978, Length: 3:26

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. What a Waste (1977)
   

   Composer

   1. Charley Charles
   2. Chaz Jankel
   3. John Turnbull
   4. Mick Gallagher
   5. Norman Watt-Roy
   6. Rod Melvin

   Lyricist

   1. Ian Dury

Related Recordings (1)

Sampled By

1. Can I Kick It? by Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album

1. New Boots and Panties!! 1996 Ian Dury
2. New Boots and Panties!! 1998 Ian Dury
3. Do It Yourself 25 Oct 2004 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
4. Do It Yourself 14 Jun 2019 Ian Dury & The Blockheads 40th anniversary edition
5. Do It Yourself 21 Jun 2019 Ian Dury & The Blockheads 40th anniversary

Album - Compilation

1. Star Party 1978 Various Artists
2. That Summer! 1979 Various Artists
3. Jukebox Dury 1981 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
4. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 1987 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
5. The Stiff Records Box Set 04 Aug 1992 Various Artists
6. The Stiff Records Box Set Aug 1992 Various Artists
7. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Best of Ian Dury and The Blockheads 1992 Ian Dury & The Blockheads Rhino Records compilation
8. Teenage Kicks: 46 Classic Punk & New Wave Tracks 1995 Various Artists
9. Ultimate Seventies 1995 Various Artists
10. The Best of Ian Dury 1995 Ian Dury
11. Jukebox Dury 1995 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
12. Reasons to Be Cheerful 1996 Ian Dury
13. The Best of Ian Dury and The Blockheads 1996 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
14. The Best of Ian Dury 1996 Ian Dury
15. Reasons to Be Cheerful 1996 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
16. Rebel Yell 1 & 2 1997 Various Artists
17. Best: Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll 1998 Ian Dury
18. Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Very Best of Ian Dury & The Blockheads 1999 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
19. Lock, Stock: The TV Series 2000 Various Artists
20. Cigarettes and Alcohol, Volume 2 03 Sep 2001 Various Artists
21. Cash From Chaos 2001 Various Artists
22. Strangehold! 18 Punk Classics 2002 Various Artists
23. The Greatest 70s Album 06 Sep 2004 Various Artists
24. Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian Dury 10 Oct 2005 Ian Dury
25. Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian Dury 10 Oct 2005 Ian Dury
26. Essex Boy: An Introduction to Ian Dury 2006 Ian Dury
27. The Best of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 2007 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
28. 100 Hits: Drivetime 06 Oct 2008 Various Artists
29. The Stiff Singles / The Promo Videos / The Peel Session 2008 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
30. City Lounge: The Vintage Edition 2008 Various Artists
31. 100 Hits: 70s Pop 16 Feb 2009 Various Artists
32. The Tiswas Album 30 Nov 2009 Various Artists
33. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Essential Collection 11 Jan 2010 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
34. Crème Anglaise 09 Jul 2012 Various Artists
35. 100 Hits: Punk & New Wave 2012 Various Artists
36. The Studio Albums Collection 03 Nov 2014 Ian Dury
37. Greatest 2015 Ian Dury
38. Punk. 40 Years of Subversive Culture 2016 Various Artists
39. Greatest Hits 22 Jun 2018 Ian Dury & The Blockheads
40. 100 Hits: The Best 70s Album 01 Nov 2018 Various Artists

Single

1. What a Waste! 14 Apr 1978 Ian Dury
2. What a Waste! Apr 1978 Ian Dury
3. What a Waste 1981 Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Promotion

Album - Compilation

1. Brit Hits of the 70’s 2005 Various Artists

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

1. Tribe Vibes Vol. 3 2002 Various Artists