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Forum: Reggae & Ska 07-23-2009, 11:08 PM
Replies: 39
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Posted By Gavin B.
This thread refuses to die... it's kinda like the...

This thread refuses to die... it's kinda like the Beat.

I'm suprised at all the interest in the 2-Tone ska/reggae bands as of late. I've never took them off my turntable for the past 30 years......
Forum: Reggae & Ska 07-19-2009, 10:13 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,567
Posted By Gavin B.
Heavens to Rastafari! I've just noticed that two...

Heavens to Rastafari! I've just noticed that two songs that were on the 1980 I Just Can't Stop It vinyl issue have been deleted on the 1999 CD reissue of the album! I never noticed the removal of...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 07-18-2009, 12:05 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,567
Posted By Gavin B.
A lot of the early Jamaican ska was recorded in...

A lot of the early Jamaican ska was recorded in such primative recording studios that even a digital remaster won't help the sound. A lot of those early ska releases were on 78 rpm single on cheap...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 07-17-2009, 05:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,567
Posted By Gavin B.
1001 apolgies. I was misled by the notes on the...

1001 apolgies. I was misled by the notes on the video. Check out the date on the video at YouTube, it is listed by the as May 2009 not 2008. I had seen recent videos of Roger sporting a short...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 07-16-2009, 08:49 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,567
Posted By Gavin B.
I can't tell you what I think of Signing Off...

I can't tell you what I think of Signing Off because I've never heard it. An album or collection by the Beat titled Signing Off was never releasd the USA. I checked AMG and it isn't in the Beat's...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 07-15-2009, 03:31 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,567
Posted By Gavin B.
Here's an unreleased bootlegged dub version of...

Here's an unreleased bootlegged dub version of the Clash doing Rock the Casbah with the Beat's Ranking Roger toasting the vocals. I might try to remix it with a heavier drum and bass because the...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 07-14-2009, 12:04 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,567
Posted By Gavin B.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/lapeste/039_...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/lapeste/039_31742_Bill-Murray-199x250.jpg

It's all totally cool, Engine. I'll catch your act on the flipside, ace.
Forum: Reggae & Ska 07-13-2009, 08:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,567
Posted By Gavin B.
I'm not sure where you grew up but I never heard...

I'm not sure where you grew up but I never heard the Beat on any radio station, let alone a station that also played Rick Springfield and Air Supply.

I'm not even sure how Foreigner sounded, so...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 07-13-2009, 03:39 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,567
Posted By Gavin B.
I think the Beat was the least commercial...

I think the Beat was the least commercial sounding of all of the 2 Tone Bands and has a more of a punk attitude than any of the bands. Maybe you've only heard W'happen or one of their later albums...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 07-12-2009, 08:50 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,567
Posted By Gavin B.
The Beat were one of the great bands of the ska...

The Beat were one of the great bands of the ska revival and the post punk years. I saw them in 1980 and 1981 and the first edition of the Beat with Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling and Saxa was one of...
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