In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall
Released: Aug 23, 2005
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Released: Aug 23, 2005
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As part of the Two Tone crowd, the English Beat were invariably labeled a "ska" band, a preposterous tag, since their lavish, pop-driven melodies, mid-tempo rhythms, and sweet vocals placed them...
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Beat This! The Beat of the Beat
Released: 2000
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Released: 2000
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Though they ultimately skated far away from the "Two Tone" pigeon-hole that yawned for other bands of their ilk and age, the English Beat were certainly pursuing similar demons as they rose out of...
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B.P.M.: The Very Best of the English Beat
Released: November 1995
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Released: November 1995
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B.P.M. ... the Very Best of the Beat nearly duplicates the original What is Beat? collection -- covering all of the band's hit singles. Initial runs of the album came with an additional disc of...
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What Is Beat?
Released: 1983
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Released: 1983
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Little surprise that the Beat (or English Beat, depending on what country the band found itself in) quickly achieved a cult status that has yet to die. A perfect blend of Madness' warm, winning...
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I Just Can't Stop It
Released: October 1980
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Released: October 1980
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I Just Can't Stop It was a late arrival onto the checker- boarded scene, The Specials, Madness and The Selecter had all beat The (English) Beat to the punch, but luckily this wasn't a race....
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Wha'ppen?
Released: June 1981
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Released: June 1981
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Wha'ppen? Well their early fans might ask, but The (English) Beat were growing up fast, and for every member of the Two Tone army that bemoaned the lack of punk fire found here, they enlisted a new...
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