The BeatのCD5枚組ボックス『The Complete Beat』が米国で発売に

2トーン・レーベルに代表される80年代初期のスカ・リバイバルを盛り立てたザ・ビート（The Beat）。彼らのCD5枚組ボックス『The Complete Beat』が米Shout Factoryから発売されることに。米国にて7月10日リリース予定。

本作は米国発売のため、名義はEnglish Beat。ボックスには、ボーナス・トラックを追加したスタジオ・アルバム3タイトル（『I Just Can't Stop It』『Wha’ppen?』『Special Beat Service』）のCD（3枚）、12インチやダブ・ヴァージョンなどを収めたCD、BBCのジョン・ピール・セッションやライヴの音源を収めたCDを同梱。計80曲入り。

また同日には、1CDのベスト・アルバム『Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The English Beat』も同レーベルから発売されます。

なお、ザ・ビートのスタジオ・アルバム3タイトルは英国のEdsel Recordsから2CD＋DVD仕様のデラックス・エディションで再発されます。これについての詳細はこちら。

●『The Complete Beat』

[Disc 1: I Just Can’t Stop It (1980)]

1. Mirror In The Bathroom
2. Hands Off . . . She’s Mine
3. Two Swords
4. Twist & Crawl
5. Tears Of A Clown*
6. Rough Rider
7. Click Click
8. Ranking Full Stop*
9. Big Shot
10. Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret
11. Noise In This World
12. Can’t Get Used To Losing You
13. Best Friend
14. Jackpot

*Not on original U.K. release


[Disc 2: Wha’ppen? (1981)]

1. Too Nice To Talk To*
2. Doors Of Your Heart
3. All Out To Get You
4. Monkey Murders
5. I Am Your Flag
6. French Toast (Soleil Trop Chaud)
7. Drowning
8. Dream Home In NZ
9. Walk Away
10. Over And Over
11. Cheated
12. Get-A-Job
13. The Limits We Set
14. Psychedelic Rockers**
15. Hit It**
16. Which Side Of The Bed?**

*Not on original U.K. or U.S. release

**Bonus Tracks


[Disc 3: Special Beat Service (1982)]

1. I Confess
2. Jeannette
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 & Stress
11. End Of The Party
12. Ackee 1 2 3
13. What’s Your Best Thing**
14. March Of The Swivel Heads**
15. Cool Entertainer**
16. A Go Talk (Tappy Luppy Dub)**

**Bonus Tracks


[Disc 4 - 12" & Dub Versions]

1. Hands Off . . . She’s Mine (Extended)
2. Twist & Crawl (Extended)
3. Stand Down Margaret (Dub)
4. Too Nice To Talk To (Dubweiser)
5. Psychedelic Rockers (Dubweiser)
6. Doors Of Your Heart (Extended)
7. Drowning (Dub)
8. Hit It (Extended)
9. Which Side Of The Bed? (Extended)
10. Save It For Later (Extended)
11. What’s Your Best Thing (Dub)
12. Cool Entertainer (Extended)
13. Jeanette (Extended)
14. March Of The Swivel Heads (Extended)
15. I Confess (Dave Allen Remix)


[Disc 5 - Peel Sessions & Live In Boston]

*Peel Session - November 5, 1979

1. Tears Of A Clown
2. Ranking Full Stop
3. Click Click
4. Mirror In The Bathroom
5. Big Shot

*Peel Session - September 22, 1980

6. Too Nice To Talk To
7. Psychedelic Rockers
8. Monkey Murders
9. Walk Away

*Peel Session - March 29, 1982

10. Spar Wid Me
11. To The End Of The Party
12. She’s Going
13. Save It For Later
14. Sole Salvation
15. Pato And Roger A Go Talk

*Opera House, Boston - November 19, 1982

16. Best Friend
17. Tears Of A Clown
18. Twist & Crawl
19. Get-A-Job/Stand Down Margaret


●『Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The English Beat』

1. Mirror In The Bathroom
2. Doors Of Your Heart
3. Save It For Later
4. Twist & Crawl
5. The Tears Of A Clown
6. Best Friend
7. I Confess
8. Ranking Full Stop
9. Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret
10. Get-A-Job
11. Jeanette
12. Too Nice To Talk To
13. Can’t Get Used To Losing You
14. Sole Salvation
15. Hands Off . . . She’s Mine
16. End Of The Party