SHOUT! FACTORY ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THE ENGLISH BEAT¹S ENTIRE CATALOG INCLUDING PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS NEW BOX SET TITLED THE COMPLETE BEAT IN STORES JULY 10 ALONGSIDE NEW COMPILATION KEEP THE BEAT: THE VERY BEST OF THE ENGLISH BEAT THE ENGLISH BEAT ON TOUR NOW PERFORMED APRIL 13 AT 2012 ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME CEREMONY <https://www.yousendit.com/download/M3BsSmI4NDJJMHRjR01UQw> The English Beat Photo Credit: Adrian Boot Click for Hi-Res Shout! Factory has announced a reissue campaign of The English Beat catalog, beginning with a July 10 release of a new single-disc compilation titled Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The English Beat, which is accompanied by a new introduction written by Rhoda Dakar of The Bodysnatchers, and a new box set titled The English Beat: The Complete Beat. The 5-CD Complete Beat box set features all 3 studio albums with bonus tracks, remastered from the original tapes; 2 discs of bonus material most of which is previously unreleased on CD‹ three sessions recorded with the legendary John Peel for his show on BBC Radio 1, tracks from a live show recorded at Boston¹s Opera House, and 12² and dub versions of some of the band¹s biggest singles ‹and a booklet with rare photos and an essay by music scholar Alex Ogg. Both releases have been produced in collaboration with the band. Fans buying the box set on Shout! Factory¹s website will also receive a bonus the first ever release of The English Beat: Live At The US Festival, in a 2-disc CD/DVD set, part of Shout! Factory¹s new line of US Festival releases. Pre-order at http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=5257717. The Beat was formed in 1978 by Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar) and Andy Cox (guitar). Band members Ranking Roger (vocals), David Steele (bass), Everett Morton (drums), and Lionel Augustus Martin a/k/a Saxa (saxophone), would then each find their way to the lineup via their own unique path. ³People just appeared as required. It had a kind of kismet feel,² says Wakeling. <https://www.yousendit.com/download/M3BsSmI4Q1AwVWxEZU1UQw> The Complete Beat artwork Click for Hi-Res <https://www.yousendit.com/download/M3BsSmI4Q1BVVGs4RmNUQw> Keep The Beat artwork Click for Hi-Res The Beat got their start in Birmingham amidst a burgeoning punk scene, developing a new sound at the same time that The Specials, and Jerry Dammers¹ Chrysalis-backed subsidiary, 2 Tone, rose to fame. After releasing their version of ³Tears of a Clown,² the band broke straight into the Top 10. Within 6 months of playing their first gig, The Beat was on top of the charts and performing the first of many performances on Top Of The Pops. The Beat released I Just Can¹t Stop It in 1980, featuring the singles ³Hands Off . . . She¹s Mine,² ³Mirror In The Bathroom,² ³Too Nice To Talk To,² and ³Best Friend,² which was accompanied by their rebuttal of Thatcherism, ³Stand Down Margaret.² Their next release, Wha¹ppen?, expanded their sound with calypso and also shades of Mediterranean rhythms, samba and world beat ‹ as well as a deeper exploration of reggae, too, beyond frenetic ska. By the time Special Beat Service was released in 1982, the band¹s popularity had grown significantly in the U.S., where they called themselves The English Beat to avoid confusion with Paul Collins¹ group. Special Beat Service featured the songs ³Jeannette,² the astute ³I Confess,² and ³Save It For Later,² which would go on to be covered by Pete Townshend and Pearl Jam. THE ENGLISH BEAT on Tour Apr 16 Wooly¹s Des Moines, IA Apr 17 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE Apr 19 ACM @ UCO Rocks Bricktown Oklahoma City, OK Apr 21 Blueberry Hill St. Louis, MO Apr 22 Skully¹s Columbus, OH *w/ Squeeze Apr 23 Bergen County Performing Arts Center * Englewood, NJ Apr 25 Count Basie Theatre* Red Bank, NJ Apr 26 Carnegie Hall of Homestead* Munhall, PA Apr 27 Rams Head Tavern* Baltimore, MD Apr 28 Roseland Ballroom* New York, NY Apr 29 Cat's Cradle * Carrboro, NC May 04 Saint Rocke Hermosa Beach, CA May 05 Mozambique Restaurant Laguna Beach, CA May 10 Dixon May Fair Dixon, CA May 11 The Canyon Club Agoura Hills, CA May 18 Avalon Ballroom Santa Clara, CA May 26 Downtown LV Outdoor Festival Las Vegas, NV May 31 The Canyon Club Agoura Hills, CA Jun 22 Motorcity Casino Hotel Detroit, MI Jul 04 Palisades Charter High School Pacific Palisades, CA Jul 15 Bay State Cruise * Boston, MA Jul 19 Bottle & Cork * Dewey Beach, DE Jul 20 Stephen Talkhouse Amagansett, NY Jul 27 Monte De Oro Winery Temecula, CA Soon after, however, the band began to dissipate, splitting up to form General Public and Fine Young Cannibals, with Ranking Roger and Wakeling going on to release solo albums. The latter¹s adventures with Miles Copeland¹s IRS Records resulted in him relocating to America. That prefaced the slightly unusual but largely amicable situation whereby various reformations of The Beat have been spearheaded by Ranking Roger in Britain and Wakeling in America. Ogg writes in The Complete Beat essay, ³while The Beat¹s original lineup played together for four short years, their brief but memorable existence yielded three increasingly experimental albums that continue to reward repeat visits, five of the finest hit singles of the era and, often forgotten in the ledgers of great bands, hundreds of intoxicating live shows. They were a core part of the still-influential 2 Tone movement, but beyond that, they were intrinsically a wonderfully gifted songwriting unit, drawing on a serendipitously assembled cast of contributors who found themselves able, through either skill or simple instinct, to fluently combine reggae and pop traditions without compromising either. This box set incorporates practically their entire recorded output, and the absolute dearth of chaff is a small and lovely miracle.² The English Beat are currently on tour and appeared at The 27th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 13th, performing their hits ³Save It For Later,² ³Mirror In The Bathroom,² ³Tears Of A Clown² and ³Tenderness.² For more information on tour dates, please visit http://www.myspace.com/officialbeatspace Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory¹s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company¹s audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable ³best of² compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. With its fingers on the pulse of pop culture, Shout! Factory continues to impact the entertainment media landscape through acquisition of top quality programming for home entertainment releases. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit www.shoutfactory.com <http://www.shoutfactory.com> . TRACK LISTINGS Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The English Beat Track Listing 1. Mirror In The Bathroom 2. Doors Of Your Heart 3. Save It For Later 4. Twist & Crawl 5. The Tears Of A Clown 6. Best Friend 7. I Confess 8. Ranking Full Stop 9. Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret 10. Get-A-Job 11. Jeanette 12. Too Nice To Talk To 13. Can¹t Get Used To Losing You 14. Sole Salvation 15. Hands Off . . . She¹s Mine 16. End Of The Party The English Beat The Complete Beat 5-CD Set Track Listing Disc 1: I Just Can¹t Stop It (1980) 1. Mirror In The Bathroom 2. Hands Off . . . She¹s Mine 3. Two Swords 4. Twist & Crawl 5. Tears Of A Clown* 6. Rough Rider 7. Click Click 8. Ranking Full Stop* 9. Big Shot 10. Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret 11. Noise In This World 12. Can¹t Get Used To Losing You 13. Best Friend 14. Jackpot *Not on original U.K. release Disc 2: Wha¹ppen? (1981) 1. Too Nice To Talk To* 2. Doors Of Your Heart 3. All Out To Get You 4. Monkey Murders 5. I Am Your Flag 6. French Toast (Soleil Trop Chaud) 7. Drowning 8. Dream Home In NZ 9. 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?** *Not on original U.K. or U.S. release **Bonus Tracks Disc 3: Special Beat Service (1982) 1. I Confess 2. Jeannette 3. Sorry 4. Sole Salvation 5. Spar Wid Me 6. Rotating Head 7. Save It For Later 8. She¹s Going 9. Pato And Roger A Go Talk 10. Sugar & Stress 11. End Of The Party 12. Ackee 1 2 3 13. What¹s Your Best Thing** 14. March Of The Swivel Heads** 15. Cool Entertainer** 16. A Go Talk (Tappy Luppy Dub)** **Bonus Tracks BONUS BEAT Disc 4 12" & Dub Versions 1. Hands Off . . . She¹s Mine (Extended) 2. Twist & Crawl (Extended) 3. Stand Down Margaret (Dub) 4. Too Nice To Talk To (Dubweiser) 5. Psychedelic Rockers (Dubweiser) 6. Doors Of Your Heart (Extended) 7. Drowning (Dub) 8. Hit It (Extended) 9. Which Side Of The Bed? (Extended) 10. Save It For Later (Extended) 11. What¹s Your Best Thing (Dub) 12. Cool Entertainer (Extended) 13. Jeanette (Extended) 14. March Of The Swivel Heads (Extended) 15. I Confess (Dave Allen Remix) Disc 5 Peel Sessions & Live In Boston Peel Session November 5, 1979 1. Tears Of A Clown 2. Ranking Full Stop 3. Click Click 4. Mirror In The Bathroom 5. Big Shot Peel Session September 22, 1980 6. Too Nice To Talk To 7. Psychedelic Rockers 8. Monkey Murders 9. Walk Away Peel Session March 29, 1982 10. Spar Wid Me 11. To The End Of The Party 12. She¹s Going 13. Save It For Later 14. Sole Salvation 15. Pato And Roger A Go Talk Opera House November 19, 1982 16. Best Friend 17. Tears Of A Clown 18. Twist & Crawl 19. Get-A-Job/Stand Down Margaret www.myspace.com/officialbeatspace www.twitter.com/EnglishBeatFans www.facebook.com/EnglishBeatFans