The Beat, from the UK, never made the same album twice during their short late-’70s / early-’80s run. Their 1980 debut, “I Just Can’t Stop It”, is a ska classic; 1981’s “Wha’ppen?” saw them exploring dub reggae, African music, and more socially conscious lyrics; and 1982’s “Special Beat Service” went more towards cosmopolitan pop and yielded US new wave / MTV hits with the singles “Save it For Later” and “I Confess.”
The double LP Deluxe Edition of “Special Beat Service” features the original album on the first LP (translucent red vinyl) and a treasure-trove of b-sides, non-LP singles, remixes and live cuts on the second disc (translucent blue vinyl), including “March of the Swivelheads,” an instrumental dance remix of the album’s “Rotating Head,” which was famously used in the “race home through the backyards” sequence in Ferris Beuller’s Day Off. This RSD Black Friday exclusive is limited to 3000 copies.
The Fat Angel Sings 