Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Deluxe Reissues of The Beat's Catalogue (Really)!

Lord knows that over the years I've purchased several iterations of The (English) Beat's catalogue (on cassettes, vinyl, CDs, and then remastered CDs)--and hope that at least a portion of the royalties from all this eventually made it into Dave and Co.'s wallets. What can I say? They were one of my absolute favorite bands in high school and beyond (and Wha'ppen is an album that has never left my personal playlist).

So, I find myself laughing at myself for even considering buying yet another set of these albums, except for the fact that they're deluxe versions this time out--each one is being reissued as a double-CD plus a DVD by Demon Music Group/Edsel Records (and they are available through Amazon UK beginning on June 25, 2012).

The first CD of contains the album proper; the second has rare, remixed, live, and in a few instances unreleased material; while the DVD contains official music videos, Top of the Pops appearances, and concert footage.

Must. Have. It. All!

Here's the track list for each release:

Disc One "I Just Can't Stop It"
1. Mirror In The Bathroom
2. Hands Off...She's Mine
3. Two Swords
4. Twist & Crawl
5. Rough Rider
6. Click Click
7. Big Shot
8. Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret
9. Noise In This World
10. Can't Get Used To Losing You
11. Best Friend
12. Jackpot

Disc Two (Bonus Tracks)
1. Tears Of A Clown
2. Ranking Full Stop
3. Twist & Crawl [extended]
4. Hands Off...She s Mine [extended]
5. Stand Down Margaret [Dub]
6. Mirror In The Bathroom [Sure Is Pure Mix]
7. Mirror In The Bathroom [Tic Tac Toe Mix]
8. Mirror In The Bathroom [Spike Stent Mix]
9. Dub In The Bathroom [Simon & Diamond Mix]
10. Just Can t Stop The Dub [Adelphi Mix]
11. Tears Of A Clown (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, broadcast 5th November 1979)
12. Ranking Full Stop (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, broadcast 5th November 1979)
13. Click Click (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, broadcast 5th November 1979)
14. Mirror In The Bathroom (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, broadcast 5th November 1979)
15. Big Shot (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, broadcast 5th November 1979)
MIKE READ SHOW, broadcast 11th February 1980
16. Hands Off...She s Mine (Mike Read Show, broadcast 11th February 1980)
17. Mirror In The Bathroom (Mike Read Show, broadcast 11th February 1980)
18. Rough Rider (Mike Read Show, broadcast 11th February 1980)
19. Twist & Crawl (Mike Read Show, broadcast 11th February 1980)

Disc 3 - DVD
1. Hands Off...She's Mine (Video Promo)
2. Mirror In The Bathroom (Video Promo)
3. Best Friend (Video Promo)
4. Tears Of A Clown [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 13th December 1979]
5. Tears Of A Clown [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 3rd January 1980]
6. Hands Off...She's Mine [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 22nd February 1980]
7. Mirror In The Bathroom [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 1st May 1980]
8. Best Friend [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 4th September 1980]
9. Bonus DVD Feature "Alright Now", Broadcast on 12th December 1980
Film from a live performance at Top Rank Suite, Birmingham
Hands Off...She's Mine 


Disc One "Wha'ppen"
1. Doors Of Your Heart
2. All Out To Get You
3. Monkey Murders
4. I Am Your Flag
5. French Toast (Soleil Trop Chaud)
6. Drowning
7. Dream Home In N.Z.
8. Walk Away
9. Over And Over
10. Cheated
11. Get-A-Job
12. The Limits We Set

Disc Two ("Bonus Tracks")
1. Too Nice To Talk To
2. Psychedelic Rockers
3. Too Nice To Talk To [Dubweiser]
4. Psychedelic Rockers [Dubweiser]
5. Doors Of Your Heart [dub]
6. Drowning [dub]
7. Hit It
8. Which Side Of The Bed...?
9. Hit It [12 mix]
10. Which Side Of The Bed...? [12 mix]
11. Too Nice To Talk To (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, Boadcast 22nd September 1980)
12. New Psychedelic Rockers (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, Boadcast 22nd September 1980)
13. Monkey Murders (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, Boadcast 22nd September 1980)
14. Walk Away (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, Boadcast 22nd September 1980)

Disc 3 "DVD"
1. Too Nice To Talk To (Promo Video)
2. All Out To Get You (Promo Video)
3. Doors To Your Heart (Promo Video)
4. Drowning (Promo Video)
5. Hit It (Promo Video)
6. Too Nice To Talk To [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 18th December 1980]
7. Drowning [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 16th April 1981]
8. All Out To Get You [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 30th April 1981]
9. Too Nice To Talk To [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 25th December 1981]
10. Bonus DVD Feature: From the WORLD IN ACTION documentary A Statistic, A Reminder , broadcast on 14th December 1981. A documentary about unemployed youth in the Midlands, includes two songs recorded at a concert at Bingley Hall
1. Get-A-Job
2. Interview with Dave Wakeling
3. Stand Down Margaret
4. Interview with Dave, Roger and Andy 


Disc One "Special Beat Service"
1. I Confess
2. Jeanette
3. Sorry
4. Sole Salvation
5. Spar Wid Me
6. Rotating Head
7. Save It For Later
8. She s Going
9. 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 (Bonus Track)
14. Save It For Later [extended] (Bonus Track)
15. What's Your Best Thing [dub style] (Bonus Track)
16. Cool Entertainer [by Ranking Roger] (Bonus Track)
17. A Go Talk (Tappy Luppy Dub) [by Pato & Roger] (Bonus Track)
18. Cool Entertainer [extended] [by Ranking Roger] (Bonus Track)
19. March Of The Swivel Heads (Bonus Track)

Disc 2 "Bonus Tracks"
1. Jeanette [extended]
2. March Of The Swivel Heads [extended]
3. I Confess [Dave Allen remix]
4. It Makes Me Rock [previously unreleased]
5. Doors Of Your Heart [live at Hammersmith Palais]
6. I Confess [live at Hammersmith Palais]
7. Spar Wid Me [live at Hammersmith Palais]
8. Save It For Later [live at Hammersmith Palais]
9. 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 (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, Broadcast 29th March 1982)
15. She s Going (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, Broadcast 29th March 1982)
16. Save It For Later (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, Broadcast 29th March 1982)
17. Sole Salvation (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, Broadcast 29th March 1982)
18. Pato And Roger A Go Talk (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, Broadcast 29th March 1982)
19. End Of The Party (BBC Radio Sessions, John Peel Show, Broadcast 29th March 1982)
DAVID JENSEN SHOW, broadcast 22nd April 1982
20. Night And Day (Dave "The Kid" Jenson Show, Broadcast 22nd April 1982)

Disc 3 "DVD"
1. Save It For Later (Promo Video)
2. I Confess (Promo Video)
3. Can't Get Used To Losing You [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 5th May 1983]
4. Can't Get Used To Losing You [Top Of The Pops, Broadcast On 19h May 1983]
5. Save It For Later (OTT Broadcast On 27h March 1982]
6. Stand Down Margaret (OTT Broadcast On 27h March 1982]
7. Bonus DVD Feature "The Tube," Broadcast On 14th January 1983
Recorded at The Police concert at Gateshead International Stadium on 31st July 1982
1. Save It For Later
2. Mirror In The Bathroom
3. Too Nice To Talk To
4. Jools Holland interview with Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger 

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