Beat Rhythm News
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 debut 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 Flash (Dave Wright) - tenor saxophone, cowbell, backing vocals
  • Rich Tea (Rich Thompson) - drums

References

  1. ↑ "Indie Hits "E"". 9 April 2001. Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  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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