Beat Rhythm News

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Beat Rhythm News
Beat Rhythm News cover.jpg
Studio album by
Essential Logic
ReleasedDecember 1979
StudioFoel Studios, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys
GenrePost-punk
LabelRough Trade
ProducerHugh Jones, Lora Logic
Essential Logic chronology
Beat Rhythm News
(1979) 		Fanfare in the Garden
(2003)

Beat Rhythm News is the sole studio album by English post-punk band Essential Logic, released in December 1979 by record label Rough Trade. It reached number 11 in the UK Indie chart.[1]

Critical reception[]

AllMusic called it "a stunning record that remains a benchmark of the punk era".[2]

PopMatters ranked it as 34th in their "The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums Ever" list published in 2017 and republished in 2020.[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Lora Logic and arranged by Essential Logic

Side A
  1. "Quality Crayon Wax OK"
  2. "The Order Form"
  3. "Shabby Abbott"
  4. "World Friction"
Side B
  1. "Wake Up"
  2. "Albert"
  3. "Alkaline Loaf in the Area"
  4. "Collecting Dust"
  5. "Popcorn Boy (Waddle Ya Do?)"

Personnel[]

Essential Logic
  • Lora Logic - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, lead vocals
  • Ashley Buff (Philip Legg) - guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Turner - bass, backing vocals
  • Dave Wright - tenor saxophone, cowbell, backing vocals
  • Rich Tea (Rich Thompson) - drums

References[]

  1. ^ "Indie Hits "E"". 2001-04-09. Archived from the original on April 9, 2001. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  2. ^ Dougan, John. "Beat Rhythm News - Essential Logic: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Colin. "The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums Ever: Part 2, The B-52's to Magazine". Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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