Reviewing the 1998 reissue, Tom Doyle of "Q" believed that ""New Boots and Panties!!" remains the creative yardstick he can never quite measure up to", while in 2012 BBC Music stated, "Dury's work quickly mellowed (well, relatively), but the combination of cheeky ire, libertarianism and jazzed-up music hall punk on "New Boots..." was defiant, original and, 35 years later, stands as a mighty missing link between the Kinks and Blur." "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music" calls "New Boots and Panties!!" "the late Ian Dury's greatest album; rarely has a musical artist been so loved and respected ... He should be remembered for his dynamite band the Blockheads and this necessary album".