[2012-06-25] The (English) Beat "I Just Can't Stop It", "Wha'ppen" and "Special Beat Service" Deluxe Editions (Edsel UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:52 pm

Amazon USA:

Amazon UK:

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:54 pm

I Just Can't Stop It

[Track Listing TBA]

Amazon USA (not yet live):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007PEPMG6/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PEPMG6/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:55 pm

Wha'ppen

[Track Listing TBA]

Amazon USA (not yet live):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007PEPMB6/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PEPMB6/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:56 pm

Special Beat Service

[Track Listing TBA]

Amazon USA (not yet live):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007PEPMCU/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PEPMCU/?tag=imwan-21

Plasquatch · **Joined:** 04 Apr 2009 **Posts:** 315

Excellent news! Figured as much (Edsel's releasing a 7" for Record Store Day in the UK).

I hope they at least include "March of the Swivelheads" (the instrumental/dub version of "Rotating Head," famous for its use on "Ferris Bueller's Day Off")

Glenn S. · 30 Oct 2006

Plasquatch wrote:

Excellent news! Figured as much (Edsel's releasing a 7" for Record Store Day in the UK).

I hope they at least include "March of the Swivelheads" (the instrumental/dub version of "Rotating Head," famous for its use on "Ferris Bueller's Day Off")

Indeed! There was never a soundtrack album for that movie, and as far as I know "March of the Swivelheads" was never available on any of their US releases.

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:23 pm

Bump: Added cover images.

Dean Harris · 19 Dec 2007

Can't wait to see the track listings. "Just Can't Stop It" is one of my favorite albums of the '80s.

Plasquatch · **Joined:** 04 Apr 2009 **Posts:** 315

Oh, good, the original cover art of "Wha'ppen," not the bizarre alternate art used on the London reissues.

Where did that art come from? Why was it changed? Was it used anywhere else?

dovetail · **Joined:** 06 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 38

On the domestic front Shout!Factory has a 5cd set coming out:
http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=5257717

the 801 · **Joined:** 08 Oct 2006 **Posts:** 88

dovetail wrote:

On the domestic front Shout!Factory has a 5cd set coming out:
http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=5257717

$49.99 + S&H for "The Complete Beat with Bonus CD/DVD & Signed Booklet!" is a no-brainer...my pre-order goes to Shout! Factory. :yay:

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:41 pm

the 801 wrote:

$49.99 + S&H for "The Complete Beat with Bonus CD/DVD & Signed Booklet!" is a no-brainer...my pre-order goes to Shout! Factory. :yay:

That will be a general release, not a Shout Factory exclusive. Here it is at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007V6ON1S/?tag=imwan-20

I'm sure Amazon will be cheaper by the time it comes out, as usual.

Now, the agonising collecting question is which form will be preferable ... I'm going to stick with the Edsel deluxe editions. So help me, I'd do it just to avoid having that obnoxious "English" in the band's name.

But I just prefer individual albums to box sets, assuming that these will have all of (or enough of) The Beat's recordings.

the 801 · **Joined:** 08 Oct 2006 **Posts:** 88

Linda wrote:

That will be a general release, not a Shout Factory exclusive.

The 5 CD box may be a general release, but...

Shout! Factory wrote:

SPECIAL OFFER: Order The Complete Beat directly from ShoutFactory.com and receive two exciting extras: a signed booklet and the never-before-released The English Beat: Live At The US Festival, '82 & '83 CD/DVD! Available while supplies last.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for exciting extras... :oops:

NoPhoneNoPoolNoPets · 17 Jul 2007

This detailed comparison of the differences between the UK vs USA releases was recently posted on TheSecondDisc.com and SHTV:

Quote:

As has been announced, both Shout Factory (in the USA) and Edsel (in the UK) are reissuing the (English) Beat’s catalog in deluxe style. The core of these programs are pretty much the same – all three studio album, and pretty much all of the non-LP stuff. Neither series include three 7″ single edits (no great loss – these were simple edits of the album versions) nor the three live “Dance Craze” compilation tracks.

Comparing these two series can be a little tricky because versions of some tracks have slightly different names – the UK 12″ of “I Confess” is called both that and “I Confess (Dave Allen remix)” . . . but I’ve gone to the trouble of comparing both sets, and here are the differences:

THE SHOUT FACTORY BOX: This is a five CD set – the three albums each on its own CD (with bonus tracks), plus two CDs of live tracks, Peel sessions and a few odds and ends. It has FOUR TRACKS that do not appear to be on the Edsel reissues. They are live versions of “Best Friend,” “Tears Of A Clown,” “Twist And Crawl” and “Get-A-Job / Stand Down Margaret,” all recorded in Boston in 1982.

THE EDSEL REISSUES: These are 2CD / 1DVD sets, similar to Edsel’s recent reissues of the Jesus & Mary Chain catalog. These include everything in the Shout Factory box (except the four live tracks listed above) PLUS:

1) A four-song Mike Read radio session featuring “Hands Off . . . She’s Mine,” “Mirror In The Bathroom,” “Rough Rider” and “Twist And Crawl” from 1980.

2) A five-song live set from the Hammersmith Palais from (I believe) 1982, featuring “Doors Of Your Heart,” “I Confess,” “Spar Wid Me,” “Save It For Later” and “Mirror In The Bathroom.”

3) An outtake called “It Makes Me Rock.”

4) A David Jensen radion session song called “Night And Day.”

5) Five remixes of “Mirror In The Bathroom,” two of “Can’t Get Used To Losing You” and one each of “Ackee 1-2-3″ and “I Confess.” Most of these were done for post-breakup single releases and reissues. Some were on the BPM limited edition double CD. None is essential, in my opinion.

Complicating things somewhat is that Shout Factory is including – if you order in advance through them – a bonus CD / DVD of the band’s 1983 US festival appearance with a “signed booklet.” Since the band members live all over the place and some of them detest some others, it seems unlikely that all the members signed the booklet – Shout Factory offers no details. As cool as this bonus is though, it WILL be sold separately.

Americans can buy the Edsel reissues for about $50-$55 shipped from Amazon UK. The Shout Factory box (with bonus live CD) costs about the same. They haven’t announced a price for the US Festival CD/DVD itself.

For me, the best bet is to buy the Edsel reissues (16 tracks more than the Shout Factory box, with only 4 live tracks missing) and then grab the US Festival disc on its own – I think it’ll be worth it for the outtake and radio sessions. But it’s sad they didn’t coordinate this better!

DanO · 30 Jul 2006

NoPhoneNoPoolNoPets wrote:

This detailed comparison of the differences between the UK vs USA releases was recently posted on TheSecondDisc.com and SHTV:

Quote:

As has been announced, both Shout Factory (in the USA) and Edsel (in the UK) are reissuing the (English) Beat’s catalog in deluxe style. The core of these programs are pretty much the same – all three studio album, and pretty much all of the non-LP stuff. Neither series include three 7″ single edits (no great loss – these were simple edits of the album versions) nor the three live “Dance Craze” compilation tracks.

Comparing these two series can be a little tricky because versions of some tracks have slightly different names – the UK 12″ of “I Confess” is called both that and “I Confess (Dave Allen remix)” . . . but I’ve gone to the trouble of comparing both sets, and here are the differences:

THE SHOUT FACTORY BOX: This is a five CD set – the three albums each on its own CD (with bonus tracks), plus two CDs of live tracks, Peel sessions and a few odds and ends. It has FOUR TRACKS that do not appear to be on the Edsel reissues. They are live versions of “Best Friend,” “Tears Of A Clown,” “Twist And Crawl” and “Get-A-Job / Stand Down Margaret,” all recorded in Boston in 1982.

THE EDSEL REISSUES: These are 2CD / 1DVD sets, similar to Edsel’s recent reissues of the Jesus & Mary Chain catalog. These include everything in the Shout Factory box (except the four live tracks listed above) PLUS:

1) A four-song Mike Read radio session featuring “Hands Off . . . She’s Mine,” “Mirror In The Bathroom,” “Rough Rider” and “Twist And Crawl” from 1980.

2) A five-song live set from the Hammersmith Palais from (I believe) 1982, featuring “Doors Of Your Heart,” “I Confess,” “Spar Wid Me,” “Save It For Later” and “Mirror In The Bathroom.”

3) An outtake called “It Makes Me Rock.”

4) A David Jensen radion session song called “Night And Day.”

5) Five remixes of “Mirror In The Bathroom,” two of “Can’t Get Used To Losing You” and one each of “Ackee 1-2-3″ and “I Confess.” Most of these were done for post-breakup single releases and reissues. Some were on the BPM limited edition double CD. None is essential, in my opinion.

Complicating things somewhat is that Shout Factory is including – if you order in advance through them – a bonus CD / DVD of the band’s 1983 US festival appearance with a “signed booklet.” Since the band members live all over the place and some of them detest some others, it seems unlikely that all the members signed the booklet – Shout Factory offers no details. As cool as this bonus is though, it WILL be sold separately.

Americans can buy the Edsel reissues for about $50-$55 shipped from Amazon UK. The Shout Factory box (with bonus live CD) costs about the same. They haven’t announced a price for the US Festival CD/DVD itself.

For me, the best bet is to buy the Edsel reissues (16 tracks more than the Shout Factory box, with only 4 live tracks missing) and then grab the US Festival disc on its own – I think it’ll be worth it for the outtake and radio sessions. But it’s sad they didn’t coordinate this better!

Thanks for this. Extremely helpful!

Glenn S. · 30 Oct 2006

The live version of "Get A Job/Stand Down Margaret" from Boston, 11-19-82 was previously on the US compilation What Is Beat. I've always thought it was one of the worst-sounding live recordings ever on a legitimate release. I hope they've found some way to improve the sound.

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

OK, I got an early copy of the Shout box today at 'Rama, but no bonus CD/DVD of the US Festival performance. Hoping it does get a separate release down the road, as reported above.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Love to get the box. Probably will go that route.

Rick A.

DanO · 30 Jul 2006

The separate CDs seem to offer more than the box IMO. I'll go that route.

jsblue76 · 16 Dec 2007

Received the Shout Box today. Included was an extra booklet with Dave Wakeling's autograph on the front. Haven't listened to the set yet thought. Looking forward to it.

Mr Fuse · 01 Dec 2006

Even if you get both the Edsel and Shout! releases, you still will be missing the 1981 Dance Craze soundtrack songs. I wish they would release the film on DVD or Bluray. I am also pretty sure the the Beat This compilation has some unique mixes as well. Stand Down Margeret being one of them.

eelkiller · **Joined:** 10 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1681

DanO wrote:

The separate CDs seem to offer more than the box IMO. I'll go that route.

Good move, they are fantastic.

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