Special Beat Service
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| Special Beat Service | ||
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| Studio album by The Beat | ||
| Released | 1982 | |
| Genre | Ska/Two Tone | |
| Length | 39:52 | |
| Label | Sire Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bob Sargeant | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Beat chronology | ||
| Wha'ppen (1981) |
Special Beat Service (1982) |
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Special Beat Service was the third and final album by the UK's The Beat. It reached #39 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1983.
The song "Rotating Head" from the album was remixed for the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The movie features an instrumental version of the song during the sequence where Ferris is running home.
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[edit] Track listing
- I Confess – 4:34
- Jeanette – 2:46
- Sorry – 2:33
- Sole Salvation – 3:05
- Spar Wid Me – 4:32
- Rotating Head – 3:24
- Save It for Later – 3:34
- She's Going – 2:10
- Pato and Roger a Go Talk – 3:19
- Sugar and Stress – 2:57
- End of the Party – 3:32
- Ackee 123 – 3:12
[edit] Credits
[edit] Performance Credits
- Ranking Roger – Percussion, Vocals
- Dave Wakeling – Vocals, Guitar
- David Steele – Banjo, Bass
- Andy Cox – Guitar, Mandolin
- Everett Morton – Drums
- Mark Fox – Percussion
- Jack Emblow – Accordion
- Wesley Magoogan – Clarinet, Lyricon, Saxophone
- Dave Blockhead – Keyboards, Piano
- Bob Sargeant – Marimbas
- Saxa – Saxophone
- M. Mishra – Tabla
- Vince Sullivan – Trombone
- Dave Lord – Trumpet
- Steve Sidwell – Trumpet
[edit] Technical Credits
- Martin Atkins – Art Direction
- Brian Gaylor – Contributor
- Pato – Contributor
- Nick Rogers – Contributor
- Mark Dearnley – Engineer
- Trevor Hallesy – Engineer
- Geoff Pesche – Engineer, Remastering
- Mike Hedges – Producer
- Ranking Roger –Producer
- Bob Sargeant – Producer
- Marv Bornstein – Mastering
- Bob Carbone – Mastering
