published by Ben Hogwood, with text from the press release

Baxter Dury is happy to announce the Allbarone Versions on Heavenly Recordings with the track Alpha Dog (Paul Epworth Extended Version) out now. The digital release will be on 24 July with a double 12″ to follow on 28 August.

When is a record ever finished? Baxter Dury’s eighth album, Allbarone, seemed to be done and dusted after release last autumn, yet super-producer Paul Epworth (Adele, U2) decided it was a good idea to work on extensions of five of tracks from the album. Not just extensions but full on electro-disco mixes that take the tracks apart from the edges and reorder them into relentless dance floor tools built to perfectly soundtrack the small hours.

Each track finds a groove and takes its journey right through the middle of the original track, to create classic 12″ extended remixes, adding a whole load of echoing dub over flickering percussion tracks, madly addictive basslines and gloriously languid disco rhythm tracks. From Kubla Khan’s hefty low-end groove to Alpha Dog’s deconstructed nightclub dub via Schadenfreude’s Eurodisco bass and fizzing hi-hat pulse, Paul Epworth’s phenomenal new mixes lift Baxter’s tracks up to another level.

Finally, Allbarone‘s done, and it’s become the perfect soundtrack to whatever you’re doing this weekend.

Published post no.2,926 – Tuesday 23 June 2026