The English Beat

Artist: The English Beat
Title: I Just Can't Stop It
Date: 1980

Track Listing
Side 1

Mirror in the Bathroom
Hands Off...She's Mine
Two Swords
Twist and Crawl
Rough Rider
Click Click

Side 2

Big Shot
Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret
Noise in This World
Can't Get Used To Losing You
Best Friend
Jackpot

Notes: I guess one could typify this as 80's reggae-lite, but in a good way. The band seems to have a happy-scrappy sound even when churning out a classic like Tears of a Clown. Full of familiar sounds and feelings this record just begs you to move the furniture out of the way and pen up the floor for dancing. Hot pink and black adorn the flag of this ship and it flies its two-tone roots proudly.

Line Up
The Beat are: Saxa, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Moreton, Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling