![]() Many younger music fans in particular consider ’80s music irredeemably cheesy, and in many cases they are correct. There’s no question that it was a golden age for pop music, although some of the quintessential hits of the ’80s have aged better than others. The English Beat to release new best-of, box set in U.S.Generally when people think of ’80s music, the first artists that pop into their heads might be Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Prince, Duran Duran, a-ha and other staples of MTV and the Top 40.Tracklist: The English Beat, Live! at the US Festival Plus, the band’s three albums were just reissued by Demon Music Group in Europe this week, each in a 2CD/1DVD set with slightly different bonus material than appears on the upcoming U.S. That same day, Shout! Factory also is releasing a new 16-track best-of called Keep the Beat: The Very Best of the English Beat. The Complete Beat set, due out July 10, features expanded versions of 1980’s I Just Can’t Stop It, 1981’s Wha’ppen?and 1982’s Special Beat Service, plus two discs’ worth of bonus material - most of which is previously unavailable on CD, including extended and dub mixes, Peel Session recording and live tracks. If you don’t want to wait until September, the US Festival set is still a bonus for pre-orders of the forthcoming box set via Shout! Factory’s website. 3, 1982, and May 28, 1983, appearances at the Los Angeles-area festival on DVD - 26 songs in total - plus comes with a CD featuring nine songs from the ’82 festival and seven songs from the band’s ’83 appearance (see tracklist below). 18 on Shout! Factory, the new Live! at the US Festival features the Beat’s complete Sept. First announced as a bonus for pre-ordering the forthcoming Complete Beat box set, a package documenting The English Beat’s appearances at the two massive US Festivals in 19 - with both sets in full on DVD, and a CD featuring highlights from each appearance - will be released separately this September.ĭue out Sept. ![]()
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