English Beat - 1982-11-26 - Montego Bay, Jamaica (SBD)

English Beat
1982-11-26
Jamaica World Music Festival
Bob Marley Performing Arts Center
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Introduction
02. Hands Off...She's Mine
03. Big Shot
04. Doors Of Your Heart
05. Save It For Later
06. Too Nice To Talk To
07. I Confess
08. Spar Wid Me
09. Ranking Full Stop

Encore:
10. Tears Of A Clown

English Beat - 1982-11-26 - Montego Bay, Jamaica (SBD)

1980S - #5: In 1982, the English Beat, a band that fused reggae, ska, pop and new wave influences in their music, released their 3rd album, entitled Special beat Service. The disc went to number 39 on the Billboard charts, in large part due to the singles I Confess and Save It For Later. Videos for both of those songs received solid airplay of MTv. I remember buying the album, and both songs had that “once you hear it, you can’t get it out of my head” quality about them (in a good way!). By 1983, however, the English Beat disbanded, with Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger forming General Public while Andy Cox and David Steele starting Fine Young Cannibals. Download this soundboard recording of the English Beat from Montego Bay on November 26, 1982, 38 years ago today, to hear the band right before the break up.

English Beat - 1981-10-16 - Toronto, Canada (SBD)

English Beat

1981-10-16

Concert Hall 

Toronto, Canada

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Twist And Crawl

02. Doors Of Your Heart

03. Big Shot

04. Rough Rider

05. Hit It

06. Walk Away

07. Tears Of A Clown

08. Drowning

09. A Dream Home In New Zealand

10. Psychedelic Rockers

11. Two Swords

12. Best Friend

13. I Am Your Flag

14. Ranking Full Stop

15. Jackpot

16. Mirror In The Bathroom

English Beat - 1981-10-16 - Toronto, Canada (SBD)

Canada - In 1982, the English Beat, a band that fused reggae, ska, pop and new wave influences in their music, released their 3rd album, entitled Special Beat Service. The disc went to #39 on the Billboard charts, in large part due to the singles I Confess and Save It For Later. Videos for both of those songs received solid airplay of MTv. I remember buying the album, and both songs had that “once you hear it, you can’t get it out of my head” quality about them (in a good way!). By 1983, however, the English Beat disbanded, with Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger forming General Public while Andy Cox and David Steele starting Fine Young Cannibals. Download this soundboard recording of the English Beat from Toronto on October 16, 1981, 39 years ago today, to hear the band right before the release of Special Beat Service.

English Beat - 1982-10-03 - London, UK (FM)

English Beat

1982-10-03

Hammersmith Palais

London, England

BBC FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01.  BBC College Concert #18 Intro

02.  Big Shot

03.  Doors Of Your Heart

04.  Jeanette

05.  I Confess

06.  Spar Wid Me

07.  Get A Job

08.  Tears Of A Clown

09.  Drowning

10.  Twist And Crawl

11.  Walk Away

12.  Save It For Later

13.  Ranking Full Stop

14.  Mirror In The Bathroom

15.  BBC College Concert #18 Outro

English Beat - 1982-10-03 - London, UK (FM)

The early 1980s found the punk and new wave movement branching out in all directions, with many bands using the newly launched MTv as a platform for reaching new audiences. The English Beat, a band that fused reggae, ska, pop and new wave influences in their music, is a perfect example. In 1982, they released their 3rd album, entitled Special Beat Service. The disc went to number 39 on the Billboard charts, in large part due to the singles I Confess and Save It For Later. Videos for both of those songs received solid airplay of MTv. I remember buying the album, and both songs had that “once you hear it, you can’t get it out of my head” quality about them (in a good way!). By 1983, however, the English Beat disbanded, with Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger forming General Public while Andy Cox and David Steele starting Fine Young Cannibals. This FM broadcast captures them right before their break up, on October 3, 1982, 33 years ago today.