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The Beat

Special Beat Service

1982 · New Wave · I.R.S. Records

US · SP70032

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Credits

Producer
Bob Sargeant, Mike Hedges, Ranking Roger
Written by
The Beat
Engineer
Mark Dearnley, Trevor Hallesy, Ian Cooper
Mastered by
Bob Carbone, Marv Bornstein
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Where it leads

New York Indie Rock

Downtown guitars and a drum machine in the next room — the decade rock and dance stopped arguing.

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NYC 2000s Indie Rock

Downtown guitars rebuilt on a disco floor: tight drums, cold reverb, cowbell, and leather-jacket melancholy.

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