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Special Beat Service [Remaster] by English Beat (CD, Oct-1999, London/Sire) 
Special Beat Service [Remaster] by English Beat (CD, Oct-1999, London/Sire)

 
Special Beat Service [Remaster] by English Beat (CD, Oct-1999, London/Sire)

Artist: English Beat
Release Date: Oct 1999
Format: CD
Record Label: London/Sire
Genre: 2 Tone Ska, Reggae
UPC: 643443108324
Product ID: EPID3094121
Description: SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE was the English Beat's third and final album. Unlike the high-spirited ska-pop of the band's debut, or its reggae- and dub-flavored second album, SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE is a catch-all effort, featuring a wide variety o...
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Track Listing
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 Ago Talk
10. Sugar and Stress
11. End of the Party
12. Ackee 1 2 3

Details
Playing Time:39 min.
Producer:Bob Sargeant
Distributor:WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:DDD

Album Notes
SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE was the English Beat's third and final album. Unlike the high-spirited ska-pop of the band's debut, or its reggae- and dub-flavored second album, SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE is a catch-all effort, featuring a wide variety of styles that range from the samba-flavored pop of "I Confess" to the raw toasting of "Spar Wid Me."
SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE features many of the English Beat's finest performances. The album's centerpiece is the infectious "Save It for Later," a simple three-chord pop song that floats on a bed of chiming rhythm guitars, churning cellos, and a buoyant sax solo from the band's 60 year-old sax player, Saxa. Other highlights include the pulsating ska-pop of "Sole Salvation" (which recalls the sound that band members David Steele and Andy Cox would explore in their next band, the Fine Young Cannibals) and "End of the Party," a gorgeous ballad that gives the group a chance to show off its ability to craft delicate, emotionally charged pop. While not the English Beat's finest moment (that honor belongs to the band's brilliant debut, JUST CAN'T STOP IT), SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE is an excellent album by one of the most influential bands to emerge from England's 1980 ska revival.

Editorial Reviews
Ranked #3 in CMJ's Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1983.
CMJ (01/05/2004)

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