Special Beat Service (Deluxe Edition)

 
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The Beat
Special Beat Service (Deluxe Edition)

[ Edsel / 3 CD/DVD ]

Release Date: Friday 29 June 2012

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Their great third album, plus 26 bonus tracks, including 7 previously unreleased BBC radio sessions. The DVD features 2 promo videos, 2 TOTP appearances, 2 songs from OTT and 3 songs and an interview from a concert broadcast on The Tube.

Edsel Records is proud to announce its reissue programme of all three of The Beat's albums, each in Deluxe 2 CD + DVD digipaks, featuring the original albums along with all the non-album A- and B-sides, the many 12" mixes and live tracks, as well as the best of their BBC radio sessions. The DVDs feature the singles promo videos, Top Of The Pops performances and bonus appearances from ITV shows and documentaries.

Third album 'Special Beat Service' (1981, # 21) features the hits "Save It For Later", "Jeanette", "I Confess", the remixed "Can't Get Used To Losing You", and "Ackee 1-2-3" as well as 26 bonus tracks, including 7 previously unreleased BBC radio sessions. The DVD features 2 promo videos, 2 TOTP appearances, 2 songs from OTT and 3 songs and an interview from an outdoor Police concert, broadcast on The Tube.

The booklet features an individual note especially written by Rhoda Dakar of The Bodysnatchers, along with the lyrics and photos, memorabilia and ephemera from the band's own collection.

Tracks:

DISC ONE
SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE
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 A Go Talk
10. Sugar And Stress
11. End Of The Party
12. Ackee 1-2-3

BONUS TRACKS
13. What's Your Best Thing
14. Save It For Later [extended]
15. What's Your Best Thing [dub style]
16. Cool Entertainer [by Ranking Roger]
17. A Go Talk (Tappy Luppy Dub) [by Pato & Roger]
18. Cool Entertainer [extended] [by Ranking Roger]
19. March Of The Swivel Heads

DISC TWO
BONUS TRACKS
1. Jeanette [extended]
2. March Of The Swivel Heads [extended]
3. I Confess [Dave Allen remix]
4. It Makes Me Rock [previously unreleased]
5. Doors Of Your Heart [live at Hammersmith Palais]
6. I Confess [live at Hammersmith Palais]
7. Spar Wid Me [live at Hammersmith Palais]
8. Save It For Later [live at Hammersmith Palais]
9. Mirror In The Bathroom [live at Hammersmith Palais]
10. Can't Get Used To Losing You [1983 remix]
11. Ackee 1-2-3 ['Jellybean' Benitez Nike Mix]
12. Can't Get Used To Losing You [extended 1983 remix]
13. I Confess [United States of America remix]

BBC RADIO SESSIONS
JOHN PEEL SHOW, broadcast 29th March 1982
14. Spar Wid Me
15. She's Going
16. Save It For Later
17. Sole Salvation
18. Pato And Roger A Go Talk
19. End Of The Party

DAVID JENSEN SHOW, broadcast 22nd April 1982
20. Night And Day

DVD
SINGLES VIDEOS
1. Save It For Later
2. I Confess

TOP OF THE POPS
1. Can't Get Used To Losing You [broadcast on 5th May 1983]
2. Can't Get Used To Losing You [broadcast on 19h May 1983]

OTT [broadcast on 27h March 1982]
1. Save It For Later
2. Stand Down Margaret

BONUS DVD FEATURE
THE TUBE, broadcast on 14th January 1983
Recorded at The Police concert at Gateshead International Stadium on 31st July 1982
1. Save It For Later
2. Mirror In The Bathroom
3. Too Nice To Talk To
4. Jools Holland interview with Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger

Check out The Beat "Can't Get Used To Losing You" (via YouTube)