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Tuesday 9 January 2018

Rankin' Full Stop



It's about time that Ska revival band The Beat graced these pages once more.
Their debut single  from 1979 Tears of a Clown/Rankin' Full Stop is on the mighty 2 Tone label and reached number 6 in the UK singles chart.
Thereafter they set up their own label Go- Feet which predominantly featured their own records and also  singles by The Mood Elevators  and Pato & Roger and a couple of singles and an album by Cedric Myton & the Congos

Sadly still on the go on the retro circuit with two competing versions featuring former band members.
Let's remember them as they were.

The Beat -Rankin' Full Stop

The Beat - Too Nice To Talk To

5 comments:

  1. Ranking Roger's Beat released a surprisingly good album towards the end of 2016. The single 'Side to Side' was particularly strong.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=225&v=nkC-vEQRN8w

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  2. I saw Roger's version live a couple of years ago, they were excellent.

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  3. Rankin' Full Stop is such a brilliant song. Huge fun to listen to, and when I was younger, to dance to. Far too quick and energetic a tune nowadays

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  4. Not a slight on 2 Tone but always great to see the Go Feet logo.

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  5. Loved The Beat, Save it For Later was always my personal fave. Always thought it was really well known until a couple of my (so called) muso savvy mates claimed never to have heard it. How was that possible I thought? Anyway, here you go https://tinyurl.com/lnr8hvf

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