The Beat / The English Beat

The Beat is 2 Tone Ska revival group formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England by guitarist/vocalist Dave Wakeling with David Steele (bass) and Andy Cox (guitar) along with rapper/toaster Ranking Roger (Roger Charlery), drummer Everett Morton and veteran Jamaican saxophonist Saxa (Lionel Martin). As there was an eponymous US group emerging at the time they were forced to use the names The English Beat on their American releases and The British Beat briefly in Australia. Their music fuses Latin, Ska, Pop, Soul, Reggae and Punk Rock. The band enjoyed immediate chart success and established their own record label Go-Feet Records. After the split in 1983, Steele and Cox went on to form Fine Young Cannibals and later 2 Men A Drum Machine And A Trumpet while Wakeling, Ranking Roger and Saxa formed General Public. Saxa and Everett Morton also formed International Beat, with some guest appearances by Ranking Roger who also joined members of The Specials in Special Beat. Until recently, two different versions of the band toured fairly frequently: "The English Beat starring Dave Wakeling" (a.k.a. The Beat, based in California, U.S.A.) and "The Beat with Ranking Roger" (a.k.a. The Beat, which also featured Ranking Roger's son Ranking Junior, and was based in the UK.) The latter group ended with the death of Ranking Roger in Spring of 2019.

I Just Can't Stop It (1980)

01 - Mirror In The Bathroom
02 - Hands Off... She's Mine
03 - Two Swords
04 - Twist And Crawl
05 - Rough Rider
06 - Click Click
07 - Big Shot
08 - Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret
09 - Noise In This World
10 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
11 - Best Friend
12 - Jackpot

Wha'ppen? (1981)

01 - Doors Of Your Heart
02 - All Out To Get You
03 - Monkey Murders
04 - I Am Your Flag
05 - French Toast (Soleil Trop Chaud)
06 - Drowning
07 - Dreamhome In New Zealand
08 - Walk Away
09 - Over And Over
10 - Cheated
11 - Get-A-Job
12 - The Limits We Set

Special Beat Service (1982)

01 - I Confess
02 - Jeanette
03 - Sorry
04 - Sole Salvation
05 - Spar Wid Me
06 - Rotating Head
07 - Save It For Later
08 - She's Going
09 - Pato And Roger A Go Talk
10 - Sugar And Stress
11 - End Of The Party
12 - Ackee 1-2-3

What Is Beat? (1983)

01 - Mirror In The Bathroom
02 - Twist & Crawl
03 - Tears Of A Clown
04 - Can't Get Used To Losing You (Remix)
05 - Doors Of Your Heart
06 - What's Your Best Thing?
07 - Hit It
08 - Save It For Later (12'' Version)
09 - Best Friend
10 - I Confess
11 - Too Nice To Talk To
12 - Get A Job

What Is Beat (2LP) (1983)

LP 01:
01 - Tears Of A Clown
02 - Hands Off She's Mine
03 - Mirror In The Bathroom
04 - Stand Down Margaret
05 - Doors Of Your Heart
06 - Twist & Crawl
07 - Save It For Later
08 - Too Nice To Talk To
09 - I Confess
10 - Best Friend
11 - Drowning
12 - Ackee 1 2 3
13 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
14 - Ranking Fullstop

LP 02:
01 - Twist & Crawl (Extended Remix)
02 - Too Nice To Talk To (Extended Remix)
03 - Psychedelic Rockers (Extended Remix)
04 - March Of The Swivelheads (Extended Remix)
05 - Save It For Later (Extended Remix)
06 - Doors Of Your Heart (Extended Remix)
07 - Drowning (Extended Remix)
08 - I Confess (Extended Remix)

B.P.M... Beats Per Minute (...The Very Best Of) (1996)

CD 01 - B.P.M. ...Beats Per Minute:
01 - Mirror In The Bathroom
02 - Hands Off She's Mine
03 - Twist & Crawl
04 - Jackpot
05 - Tears Of A Clown
06 - Ranking Fullstop
07 - Rough Rider
08 - Best Friend
09 - Stand Down Margaret
10 - Too Nice To Talk Too
11 - All Out To Get You
12 - Door Of Your Heart
13 - Drowning
14 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
15 - I Confess
16 - Save It For Later

CD 02 - M.B.P.M. ...More Beats Per Minute:
01 - Twist And Crawl
02 - Too Nice Too Talk To
03 - Psychedelic Rockers
04 - March Of The Swivelheads
05 - Doors Of Your Heart
06 - Drowning
07 - I Confess
08 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
09 - Mirror In The Bathroom (Mark 'Spike' Stent Remix)
10 - Mirror In The Bathroom (Tic Tac Toe Remix)
11 - Dub In The Bathroom
12 - Just Can't Stop The Dub

Wha'ppen? (1999)

01 - Too Nice To Talk To
02 - Doors Of Your Heart
03 - All Out To Get You
04 - Monkey Murders
05 - I Am Your Flag
06 - French Toast (Soleil Trop Chaud)
07 - Drowning
08 - Dream Home In NZ
09 - Walk Away
10 - Over And Over
11 - Cheated
12 - Get-A-Job
13 - The Limits We Set
14 - Hit It
15 - Which Side Of The Bed? (Bonus)
16 - Psychedelic Rockers
17 - Too Nice To Talk To (Dubweiser)
18 - Drowning (Dub)
19 - Hit It
20 - Which Side Of The Bed? (Bonus)

Beat This! (The Best Of The English Beat) (2000)

01 - Mirror In The Bathroom
02 - Best Friend
03 - Hands Off She's Mine
04 - Too Nice To Talk To
05 - Doors Of Your Heart
06 - I Confess
07 - Twist And Crawl
08 - Ranking Full Stop
09 - Drowning
10 - Save It For Later
11 - Sole Salvation
12 - Click Click
13 - Tears Of A Clown
14 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
15 - Stand Down Margaret

The Platinum Collection (2005)

01 - Mirror In The Bathroom
02 - Hands Off She's Mine
03 - Best Friend
04 - Too Nice To Talk To
05 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
06 - Whine And Grine/Stand Down Margret
07 - Twist And Crawl
08 - I Confess
09 - Save It For Later
10 - Doors Of Your Heart
11 - Sole Salvation
12 - Drowning

You Just Can't Beat It (The Best Of The Beat) (2008)

CD 01:
01 - Tears Of A Clown
02 - Ranking Full Stop
03 - Hands Off She's Mine
04 - Twist And Crawl
05 - Mirror In The Bathroom
06 - Jackpot
07 - Stand Down Margaret
08 - Best Friend
09 - Too Nice To Talk To
10 - Rough Rider
11 - Click Click
12 - Big Shot
13 - Two Swords
14 - Noise In This World
15 - All Out To Get You
16 - French Toast
17 - Drowning
18 - Dream Home In New Zealand
19 - The Limits We Set

CD 02:
01 - Doors Of Your Heart
02 - Save It For Later
03 - Sole Salvation
04 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
05 - Get-A-Job
06 - Walk Away
07 - Over And Over
08 - Cheated
09 - Ackee 1-2-3
10 - Monkey Murders
11 - Jeanette
12 - I Confess
13 - Spar Wid Me
14 - Sorry
15 - She's Going
16 - Pato And Roger A Go Talk
17- Sugar And Stress
18 - End Of The Party

Special Beat Service (Deluxe Edition) (2012)

CD 01:
01 - I Confess
02 - Jeanette
03 - Sorry
04 - Sole Salvation
05 - Spar Wid Me
06 - Rotating Head
07 - Save It For Later
08 - She's Going
09 - Pato And Roger A Go Talk
10 - Sugar And Stress
11 - End Of The Party
12 - Ackee 1-2-3
13 - What's Your Best Thing
14 - Save It For Later (Extended)
15 - What's Your Best Thing (Dub Style)
16 - Cool Entertainer (By Ranking Roger)
17 - A Go Talk (Tappy Luppy Dub) (By Pato & Roger)
18 - Cool Entertainer (Extended) (By Ranking Roger)
19 - March Of The Swivel Heads

CD 02:
01 - Jeanette (Extended)
02 - March Of The Swivel Heads (Extended)
03 - I Confess (Dave Allen Remix)
04 - It Makes Me Rock (Previously Unreleased)
05 - Doors Of Your Heart (Live At Hammersmith Palais)
06 - I Confess (Live At Hammersmith Palais)
07 - Spar Wid Me (Live At Hammersmith Palais)
08 - Save It For Later (Live At Hammersmith Palais)
09 - Mirror In The Bathroom (Live At Hammersmith Palais)
10 - Can't Get Used To Losing You (1983 Remix)
11 - Ackee 1-2-3 ('Jellybean' Benitez Nike Mix)
12 - Can't Get Used To Losing You (Extended 1983 Remix)
13 - I Confess (United States Of America Remix)
14 - Spar Wid Me (John Peel Show)
15 - She's Going (John Peel Show)
16 - Save It For Later (John Peel Show)
17 - Sole Salvation (John Peel Show)
18 - Pato And Roger A Go Talk (John Peel Show)
19 - End Of The Party (John Peel Show)
20 - Night And Day (David Jensen Show)

Keep The Beat: Very Best Of The English Beat (2012)

01 - Mirror In The Bathroom
02 - Doors Of Your Heart
03 - Save It For Later
04 - Twist And Crawl
05 - Tears Of A Clown
06 - Best Friend
07 - I Confess
08 - Ranking Full Stop
09 - Whine And Grine/Stand Down Margaret
10 - Get-A-Job
11 - Jeanette
12 - Too Nice To Talk To
13 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
14 - Sole Salvation
15 - Hands Off... She's Mine
16 - End Of The Party

The Complete Beat (2012)

CD 01 - I Just Can't Stop It:
01 - Mirror In The Bathroom
02 - Hands Off... She's Mine
03 - Two Swords
04 - Twist & Crawl
05 - Tears Of A Clown
06 - Rough Rider
07 - Click Click
08 - Ranking Full Stop
09 - Big Shot
10 - Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret
11 - Noise In This World
12 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
13 - Best Friend
14 - Jackpot

CD 02 - Wha'ppen?:
01 - Too Nice To Talk To
02 - Doors Of Your Heart
03 - All Out To Get You
04 - Monkey Murders
05 - I Am Your Flag
06 - French Toast (Soleil Trop Chaud)
07 - Drowning
08 - Dream Home In NZ
09 - Walk Away
10 - Over And Over
11 - Cheated
12 - Get-A-Job
13 - The Limits We Set
14 - Psychedelic Rockers
15 - Hit It
16 - Which Side Of The Bed?

CD 03 - Special Beat Service:
01 - I Confess
02 - Jeanette
03 - Sorry
04 - Sole Salvation
05 - Spar Wid Me
06 - Rotating Head
07 - Save It For Later
08 - She's Going
09 - Pato And Roger A Go Talk
10 - Sugar & Stress
11 - End Of The Party
12 - Ackee 1 2 3
13 - What's Your Best Thing
14 - March Of The Swivel Heads
15 - Cool Entertainer
16 - A Go Talk (Tappy Luppy Dub)

CD 04 - Bonus Beat (12'' & Dub Versions):
01 - Hands Off... She's Mine (Extended)
02 - Twist & Crawl (Extended)
03 - Stand Down Margaret (Dub)
04 - Too Nice To Talk To (Dubweiser)
05 - Psychedelic Rockers (Dubweiser)
06 - Doors Of Your Heart (Extended)
07 - Drowning (Dub)
08 - Hit It (Extended)
09 - Which Side Of The Bed? (Extended)
10 - Save It For Later (Extended)
11 - What's Your Best Thing (Dub)
12 - Cool Entertainer (Extended)
13 - Jeanette (Extended)
14 - March Of The Swivel Heads (Extended)
15 - I Confess (Dave Allen Remix)

CD 05 - Bonus Beat (Peel Sessions & Live In Boston):
01 - Tears Of A Clown (Peel Session 5/11/79)
02 - Rank Full Stop (Peel Session 5/11/79)
03 - Click Click (Peel Session 5/11/79)
04 - Mirror In The Bathroom (Peel Session 5/11/79)
05 - Big Shot (Peel Session 5/11/79)
06 - Too Nice To Talk To (Peel Session 22/9/80)
07 - Psychedelic Rockers (Peel Session 22/9/80)
08 - Monkey Murders (Peel Session 22/9/80)
09 - Walk Away (Peel Session 22/9/80)
10 - Spar Wid Me (Peel Session 29/3/82)
11 - End Of The Party (Peel Session 29/3/82)
12 - She's Going (Peel Session 29/3/82)
13 - Save It For Later (Peel Session 29/3/82)
14 - Sole Salvation (Peel Session 29/3/82)
15 - Pato And Roger A Go Talk (Peel Session 29/3/82)
16 - Best Friend (Opera House - Boston, MA 19/11/82)
17 - Tears Of A Clown (Opera House - Boston, MA 19/11/82)
18 - Twist & Crawl (Opera House - Boston, MA 19/11/82)
19 - Get-A-Job/Stand Down Margaret (Opera House - Boston, MA 19/11/82)

The Complete Studio Recordings (2014)

CD 01 - I Just Can't Stop It:
01 - Mirror In The Bathroom
02 - Hands Off... She's Mine
03 - Two Swords
04 - Twist And Crawl
05 - Rough Rider
06 - Click Click
07 - Big Shot
08 - Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret
09 - Noise In This World
10 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
11 - Best Friend
12 - Jackpot

CD 02 - Wha'ppen?:
01 - Doors Of Your Heart
02 - All Out To Get You
03 - Monkey Murders
04 - I Am Your Flag
05 - French Toast (Soleil Trop Chaud)
06 - Drowning
07 - Dreamhome In N.Z.
08 - Walk Away
09 - Over And Over
10 - Cheated
11 - Get-A-Job
12 - The Limits We Set

CD 03 - Special Beat Service:
01 - I Confess
02 - Jeanette
03 - Sorry
04 - Sole Salvation
05 - Spar Wid Me
06 - Rotating Head
07 - Save It For Later
08 - She's Going
09 - Pato And Roger A Go Talk
10 - Sugar And Stress
11 - End Of The Party
12 - Ackee 1-2-3

CD 04 - Bonus Album:
01 - Tears Of A Clown
02 - Ranking Full Stop
03 - Too Nice To Talk To
04 - Psychedelic Rockers
05 - Hit It
06 - Which Side Of The Bed...?
07 - What's Your Best Thing
08 - Cool Entertainer (Ranking Roger)
09 - March Of The Swivel Heads
10 - Can't Get Used To Losing You (1983 Remix)
11 - Too Nice To Talk To (Dubweiser)
12 - Psychedelic Rockers (Dubweiser)
13 - Doors Of Your Heart (Dub)
14 - Drowning (Dub)
15 - Save It For Later (Extended)
16 - A Go Talk (Tappy Luppy Dub) (Pato & Roger)
17 - Stand Down Margaret (Dub)

Greatest (2015)

01 - Mirror In The Bathroom
02 - Hands Off... She's Mine
03 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
04 - Too Nice To Talk To
05 - Best Friend
06 - Ranking Full Stop
07 - Drowning
08 - All Out To Get You
09 - Doors Of Your Heart
10 - Save It For Later
11 - Jeanette
12 - I Confess

Bounce (2016)

01 - Walking On The Wrong Side
02 - Busy Busy Doing Nothing
03 - Heaven Hiding
04 - Avoid The Obvious
05 - Fire Burn
06 - On My Way
07- Work Work Work
08 - Talkin' About Her
09 - Side To Side
10 - My Dream
11 - Close The Door

Hard To Beat (Best Of The Beat) (2017)

01 - Mirror In The Bathroom
02 - Tears Of A Clown
03 - Ranking Full Stop
04 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
05 - Hands Off... She's Mine
06 - Twist & Crawl
07 - Too Nice To Talk To
08 - Jackpot
09 - Rough Rider
10 - I Am Your Flag
11 - Doors Of Your Heart
12 - Sole Salvation
13 - Best Friend
14 - I Confess
15 - Drowning
16 - Save It For Later
17 - Big Shot
18 - Noise In This World
19 - Two Swords
20 - Get-A-Job
21 - Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret
22 - Ackee 1-2-3
23 - End Of The Party

Live At The Roundhouse 2017 (2018)

01 - Ranking Full Stop
02 - Too Nice To Talk To
03 - Hands Off She's Mine
04 - Best Friend
05 - Side To Side
06 - Avoid The Obvious
07 - Click Click
08 - Tears Of A Clown
09 - Doors Of Your Heart
10 - My Dream
11 - Fire Burn
12 - Can't Get Used To Losing You
13 - Mirror In The Bathroom

Here We Go Love! (2018)

01 - How Can You Stand There
02 - The One And The Only
03 - Redemption Time
04 - If Killing Worked
05 - Here We Go Love
06 - Never Die
07 - The Love You Give
08 - You Really Oughta Know
09 - You're Stuck
10 - Every Time You Told Me
11 - Dee Call It Ska
12 - Drive Her Away
13 - Be There For You

Here We Go Love! (Deluxe Edition) (2018)

CD 01 - Here We Go Love!:
01 - How Can You Stand There
02 - The One And The Only
03 - Redemption Time
04 - If Killing Worked
05 - Here We Go Love
06 - Never Die
07 - The Love You Give
08 - You Really Oughta Know
09 - You're Stuck
10 - Every Time You Told Me
11 - Dee Call It Ska
12 - Drive Her Away
13 - Be There For You

CD 02 - Instrumentals:
01 - Be There For You (Instrumental)
02 - Dem Call It Ska (Instrumental)
03 - Drive Her Away (Instrumental)
04 - Every Time You Told Me (Instrumental)
05 - Here We Go Love (Instrumental)
06 - How Can You Stand There
07 - If Killing Worked (Instrumental)
08 - Never Die (Instrumental)
09 - Redemption Time (Instrumental)
10 - The Love You Give (Instrumental)
11 - The One And The Only (Instrumental)
12 - You Really Oughtta Know (Instrumental)
13 - You're Stuck (Instrumental)

Public Confidential (2019)

01 - Maniac
02 - Public Confidential
03 - Who's Dat Looking
04 - On The Road
05 - Dangerous
06 - Long Call Short Talk
07 - Giving It Up
08 - A Good Day For Sunshine
09 - Skank Away
10 - Civilisation

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