Vinyl records
The Beat vinyl records
11 albums with 270 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.
2 Tone Ska revival group formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England by guitarist/vocalist Dave Wakeling with (bass) and Andy Cox (guitar) along with rapper/toaster Ranking Roger (Roger Charlery), drummer Everett Morton and veteran Jamaican saxophonist Saxa (Lionel Martin). Keyboardist and songwriter David Wright (Dave Blockhead) joined the group in 1980. As there was an eponymous power pop US group (later known as ) emerging at the time they were forced to use the names The English Beat on their North American releases and The British Beat briefly in Australia. The band enjoyed immediate chart success and established their own record label .
Most collected The Beat albums
The Beat discography on vinyl
- 1979Tears Of A Clown / Ranking Full Stop18 pressings
- 1980Hands Off... She's Mine / Twist And Crawl26 pressings
- 1980I Just Can't Stop It59 pressings
- 1980Mirror In The Bathroom15 pressings
- 1980Too Nice To Talk To18 pressings
- 1981Wha'ppen?42 pressings
- 1982I Confess10 pressings
- 1982Save It For Later20 pressings
- 1982Special Beat Service30 pressings
- 1983Can't Get Used To Losing You (1983 Remix Version)14 pressings
- 1983What Is Beat?18 pressings