I Just Cant Stop It

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Cranna, Ian (29 May – 11 June 1980). "The Beat: I Just Can't Stop It". Smash Hits. Vol.2, no.11. p.30. Most songs on I Just Can’t Stop It (Edsel EDSG 8016) are group compositions, and all show the stylistic diversity at hand. Today, the album jars for its incisive, dark lyrics (a hallmark shared by Costello) juxtaposed with felicitous melodies, even more ripe for dancing in the extended mixes contained on the bonus discs. Besides the desire to mix “the energy of punk and the groove of dub in a three-minute single,” The Beat made clear its mission statement to embrace the personal as well as the political. It’s those songs emphasizing the latter that give the album much of its primal power. Musically, the band takes a violent approach to the resolutely non-violent “Two Swords” (“I’ve never been one for the punch-ups/But look, I really hate them Nazis/A certain something starts to wind me up/How could I hate them oh so violently?”) and there’s no shying away from the edgy venom of “Twist and Crawl.” The English class system has long been a source of fascination and frustration for writers, artists and musicians, and the Beat made their views clear in “Big Shot” : “Yes, I’ve seen you go to work in your big car/Yes, you’re fat and can afford to be tasteless/You’re a big shot…” Wha’ppen? (Edsel EDSG 8017), the second of the three reissues, preserves the original 12-song U.K. album sequence on Disc 1. For their sophomore outing, the members of The Beat and returning producer Bob Sargeant opted for a lower-key vibe but with equally sharp lyrics. Album opener “Doors of Your Heart” again espouses the band’s message of “love and unity,” its pretty pop ceding to a proto-rap toasting interlude from Ranking Roger. It sets the pop-reggae tone of the album, with much of the punk fire tamped down, at least in the sense of music and arrangement. The lyrics were still incendiary and in touch with the political climate of the day. When the members of The Beat had the opportunity to create their own record label, the six-piece unit (“Ranking” Roger Charlery on vocals and toasting, Dave Wakeling on vocals and guitar, Andy Cox on guitar, Everett Morton on drums, David Steele on bass and Lionel Augustus Martin a.k.a. Saxa on – what else? – saxophone!) chose “Go Feet Records” as its moniker. Now, roughly 32 years after the band’s first album was released, it will still have your feet going in wild and unexpected directions. I Just Can’t Stop It, and follow-ups Wha’ppen? (1981) and Special Beat Service (1982), have all just received deluxe 2-CD/1-DVD reissues from the U.K.’s Edsel label. And although the esteemed Shout! Factory label has launched its own reissue program in the U.S. for the band under its American name of The English Beat, it can fairly be said that the Edsel series is, truly, definitive. These titles generally follow the format of Edsel’s recent, highly-acclaimed Jesus and Mary Chain 2-CD/1-DVD sets, and are every bit as lavish and comprehensive. And the record has dated a bit, of course. That's true of most 2 Tone and it's true of most New Wave and Post Punk. The difference, for me, with those latter genres is that I like them. I don't care how dated Post Punk sounds now because it's a style I generally really like. The same goes for (much) New Wave. But with 2 Tone I find the sound very much of a time and that's true of this record. It's not that I dislike it so much as that it recalls a very specific time, one I wasn't alive for, and that is a big part of the appeal. This record has that same vaguely echoy sound that so much 2 Tone and Post Punk has. (Though obviously it's more extreme and prominent in Post Punk.) And in the case of 2 Tone, I'm not sure what it adds to it.

Most excitingly, there is ample video footage of the band on the third disc, a DVD in NTSC format. There are two Top of the Pops performances of “Tears of a Clown” and “Hands Off…She’s Mine” plus singles videos for “Mirror in the Bathroom” and “Best Friend,” and bonus performances of “Alright Now” and “Hands Off.” CTDB TOCID: pVjYBQLyLeJ7jkWhLwlwrRwemlw-] found, Submit result: pVjYBQLyLeJ7jkWhLwlwrRwemlw- has been confirmed Known simply as The Beat in their native England, the band’s lineup comprised Saxa (saxophone), Andy Cox (guitar), David Steele (bass), Everett Moreton (drums), Ranking Roger (vocals), and Dave Wakeling (vocals/guitar). Since its debut on Sire Records in America in May 1980, I Just Can’t Stop It has earned widespread praise for its irresistibly danceable sound.

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I Just Can't Stop It - Label: '℗ 1980 / Arista Records' and 'Marketed & Distributed by Arista Records' top right / A-Side runout says DIGITAL (A1 / B2) Filename C:\Users\mark\Music\Rips\FLAC\The Beat\I Just Can’t Stop It\02 - Hands Off... She’s Mine.wav Rhino Entertainment President Mark Pinkus expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership: “I am thrilled to have the incredible opportunity to work with the English Beat catalog. For Rhino to collaborate with such a legendary band is an absolute privilege, as it allows us to immerse ourselves in the timeless magic of their music, share in their creative brilliance, and contribute to the legacy of a group that has inspired generations.” However, they're probably at their best when they combine these two strains which they do superbly on the set's biggest hit "Mirror In The Bathroom" with its almost lead bass and eddying guitar-sound, the fun pop-reggae of "Hands Off... She's Mine" complete with Roger's amusing intervention as the girl's dad, the urgent, twisty-crawly "Twist & Crawl" and yet another single, "Best Friend" which is so jangly it could almost have been flown in by the Byrds

Christgau, Robert (1990). "The English Beat: I Just Can't Stop It". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X . Retrieved 4 May 2009. The gig is billed as “The Beat Starring Dave Wakeling” – “Still Can’t Stop It” – 40th Anniversary Tour”. So because I am not going, I thought I would play “I Just Got Stop It” the first of three albums released by The Beat – It was released in May 1980 on their own Go-Feet Record label. Now up until fairly recently there were 3 different versions of The Beat – The Beat Goes Bang led by Everett Morton who was drummer in the original band, then there was The Beat featuring Ranking Roger – and sadly Roger died last year – I wrote about his solo album “Radical Departures” a while ago and The English Beat Starring Dave Wakeling. The later were who I was going to see tonight – they seem now to be billed as The Beat Starring Dave Wakeling. Anyway, my CD of “I Just Can’t Stop It” is credited to The English Beat. The reason is I got the album on import because inexplicably for a long time it was not available on CD in this country. And in The States, The Beat have always been billed as “The English Beat” to avoid being confused with an American band called….The Beat. Filename C:\Users\mark\Music\Rips\FLAC\The Beat\I Just Can’t Stop It\01 - Mirror In the Bathroom.wav I Just Can't Stop It - Label: '℗ 1980 / Arista Records', no 'Marketed...' / runouts without 'DIGITAL' (A4 or A6 / B4)Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). Australian Chart Book. pp.29, 46. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

I JUST CAN’T STOP IT (EXPANDED) includes the original album, a selection of rare mixes and live recordings. The original, which peaked at No.3 on the U.K. album chart, featured hit singles like “Hands Off…She’s Mine,” “Twist & Crawl,” and a fiery cover of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles’ “Tears Of A Clown.” The newly expanded version adds alternative mixes for all three songs and a dub version of “Stand Down Margaret.” The double album also includes live recordings from 1982 for “Mirror In The Bathroom,” “Best Friend,” and more. The album was reissued on CD in 1990 by I.R.S. Records in the U.S, and in 2012 by Edsel Records in the UK and Shout! Factory in the U.S. [3] Artwork [ edit ] The DVD has a couple of videos and Top Of The Pops appearances. They were on that show five times in total during this period, the high charting of the singles allowing them two performances apiece for Tears Of A Clown and Hands Off…She’s Mine. The highlight of the video material is a short but sweaty live performance of Hands Off…She’s Mine performed live in the Top Rank Suite venue in Birmingham . This was broadcast on British TV on 12 December 1980 in a programme called Alright Now. There is some before-show banter from the band (“I can’t tune this guitar!”) and an brave attempt at mixing live action and animation ( Roger Rabbit eat your heart out).Rose, Frank (4 September 1980). "The English Beat: I Just Can't Stop It". Rolling Stone. No.325. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008 . Retrieved 12 August 2007.

DVD-8 broadcasted on 12th December 1980 and is a film from a live performance at Top Rank Suite, Birmingham. Filename C:\Users\mark\Music\Rips\FLAC\The Beat\I Just Can’t Stop It\10 - Can’t Get Used To Losing You.wav a b c I Just Can't Stop It (CD liner notes). The Beat. Los Angeles: Go-Feet Records/Shout! Factory. 2012. 826663-13177-B1. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)I Just Can't Stop It (liner notes). The Beat. Go-Feet Records. 1980. BEAT 1. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Hermes, Will (1995). "English Beat". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p.127. ISBN 0-679-75574-8. Rhino recently acquired the worldwide rights to The English Beat’s catalog and is marking the beginning of this exciting partnership with the release of an expanded version of the influential ska group’s 1980 debut, I Just Can’t Stop It. I Just Can't Stop It is the debut studio album by British ska band the Beat, released on 23 May 1980 by Go-Feet Records in the United Kingdom. It was released the same year in the United States on Sire Records under the band name The English Beat" In Australia, it was released on Go-Feet under the band name The British Beat. British album certifications – Beat – I Just Can't Stop It". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 November 2020.