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Paul Collins' Beat | Format: Audio CD

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Paul Collins' legendary bands The Nerves and The Beat continue to be worshipped by new generations of hipsters, indie rockers, punks and music lovers worldwide. With the help of The White Stripes producer Jim Diamond, legendary rock band The Paul Collins Beat have a new album available on CD, vinyl and mp3 download formats.

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Product Details

Audio CD (May 19, 1994)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Wagon Wheel Records
ASIN: B000001L4B
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,287 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1. Rock N Roll Girl

2. I Dont Fit In

3. Different Kind Of Girl

4. Dont Wait Up For Me

5. You Wont Be Happy

6. Walking Out On Love

7. Work-A-Day World

8. U S A

9. Let Me Into Your Life

10. Working Too Hard

11. You And I

12. Look Out Dont Touch

13. There She Goes

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

This BEAT goes on! October 5, 2003

By Tim Brough TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Audio CD

The Beat (or Paul Collins' Beat, the moniker they eventually took on to avoid confusion with The English Beat, and in the UK, this album was called "The American Beat" for the same reasons) cut this gem of an album in 1979, when it seemed every band in Los Angeles with a skinny tie and a jangle guitar got a deal. And like many of them, they got swept away in the backlash that formed around The Knack. Collin's fate was undeserved, because this album just bristles with energy and pop smarts.

There are a couple undiscovered classics here. "I Don't Fit In" captures the angst of an outsider looking in with British Invasion snap, and "Don't Wait Up For Me," the second single, was the kind of great rock and roll that made new wave such a blast. The catchy "Rock and Roll Girl" also generated some radio attention. Oddly enough, what has probably become the CD's most-heard song wasn't even on the original album. "There She Goes" was used for the movie "Caddyshack," and just as great as any of the album's original dozen selections.

Producer Bruce Botnik also understood The Beat perfectly, keeping the sound minimal and raw, perfect for loud playing. If you miss the fun period of early eighties power pop (Dwight Twilley, Shoes, Producers, Knack, Motels, etc), this hard to find CD is worth the effort. You can also safely skip the follow-up, in which the moniker became "Paul Collins' Beat" and the band's sound was homogenized into a Bryan Adams kind of blandness.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

Pure power pop fun! May 9, 2003

By "mikewinn2"

Format:Audio CD

Whatever happened to this band? I was a teenager when I stumbled across this album. I do not think they made it very big, (like The Knack). I never got rid of my records, but I did get rid of my turntable-until TODAY! After 15 years without a record player I bought one today. I put this record on and it sounds as fresh as it ever did! Power pop in the line of The Records,The Ramones, The Jags, you got it right? If you are a little younger, think the Hives, with a little less attitude and a little more pop. Every song on this is a catchy pop tune that will stick in your head and have you humming happy thoughts!

If you are a young band, I would cover some of these songs. they were overlooked 24 years ago, but I can easily see these songs gaining popularity! "Rock n' Roll Girl" and "I don't fit In" are two of the best teen angst pop songs written form those times!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

Days of Power Pop June 27, 2002

By KK Leather

Format:Audio CD

This "record" came out at a time when there were many power pop bands releasing amazing music. Paul Collins Beat along with The Shoes, Off Broadway, 20/20, The Records, Cheap Trick & others really define that period of time for me. I first heard the Beat (Don't Wait Up For Me) on a 4 track 7 inch single that also included The Sinceros, Jules & The Polar Bears (Jules Shear) & one I can't remember. If you are a fan of any of the above bands you will definitely enjoy this CD. Don't Wait Up For Me & Rock & Roll Girl alone are worth the price. The Beat seemed to be much more influenced by American R&R. Most Power Pop bands of the time drew almost exclusively from the Beatles & The Byrds. At the time when this record came out it seemed so fresh, it holds up quite well and is very consistent. Get It.

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Best Album Of All Time

OK, I will make this short and sweet. As the title to my review states - change the "A" in the band's name to "S" as this is "The BEST" album of all time. Read more

Published 4 months ago by B. S. Goode

Choose between original artwork with 1 album on 1 CD or new artwork...

This CD was voted #1 best album by Magnet Magazine for their list of rockin' power pop albums. All of the songs on this CD are classics. Read more

Published 21 months ago by RockNRollGuy

DESERVEDLY filed next to the Beatles; one of the gratest albums ever!

The first album by The Beat (later renamed Paul Collins' Beat) is one of the most fantastic rock 'n' roll albums; it often is subcategorized as "powerpop", which just throws people... Read more

Published on November 1, 2007 by Shlomo Sinatra

WHERE CAN I FIND A COPY OF THIS ALBUM

This is absolutely impossible to find, I need to know where to get this album. I downloaded two mp3s from the album, but I can't find anything else...

Published on December 7, 2003 by Maria I. Diaz

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See my review of 20/20 (as Antagonico). I put this on a cassette with 20/20, and they have been bookends for me ever since. Read more

Published on October 20, 2003 by bloop79

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