Let Them Eat Bingo [Extra tracks, Import]

Beats International | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 28, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Go Beat
• ASIN: B00000I79S
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,364,064 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Burundi Blues

2. Dub Be Good to Me

3. Before I Grow Too Old

4. The Ragged Trousered Percussionists

5. For Spacious Lies

6. Blame It on the Bassline

7. Won't Talk About It

8. Dance to the Drummer's Beat

9. Babies Makin' Babies (Stoop Rap)

10. The Whole World's Down on Me

11. Tribute to King Tubby

12. For Spacious Lies [12" Version]

13. Burundi Blues [*]

14. Theme from the Deerstalker [*]

15. Beats International Theme [*]

Editorial Reviews

Japanese reissue of the debut album for the post-Housemartin's side-project of Norman Cooke who continued his winning streak with Fatboy Slim. Includes the hits 'Dub Be Good to Me' and 'Burundi Blues' plus the bonus tracks 'Burundi Blues' (feat. Janet Kay), 'Theme From The Deerstalker' and 'Beats International Theme'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, September 25, 2001

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R. Toomey (Piscataway, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let Them Eat Bingo (Audio CD)

I took a trip to England and Wales back in 1990 and the song "Dub Be Good To Me" was very popular over there. I figured since I liked the song I might as well pick up the album to find out what all the hype was about. When I got back to the States I threw the record on and was mesmerized. The beats alone blew me away. It is a unique blend of African Beats, House Music, Percussion and Latin Music all rolled up in a ball and thrown against the wall to give you that special sound. Of course the brains behind this outfit was none other than Mr. Norman Cook. You may know him as Fatboy Slim. He's come a long way from The Housemartins of the 80's to Beats International of the 90's to his work as Fatboy Slim in the 90's and on. Beats International released one more album before folding for good in 1991. That album has been forgotten. Though one track "Echo Chamber", wound up on a recent Fatboy Slim Greatest Hits Compilation. The great songs on LET THEM EAT BINGO are as follows. "Burundi Blues", "Dub Be Good To Me" (which was a major dance hit in the 80's by the S.O.S. Band entitled Just Be Good To Me), "Before I Grow Too Old", "The Ragged Trousered Percussionists", "Won't Talk About It" and my favorite track "For Spacious Lies". If you see this album pick it up. It's one of the greatest dance records of all time.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Infectious bass lines..., June 18, 1999

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S. Maruta (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let Them Eat Bingo (Audio CD)

No kidding, thanks to the critic below I am now safe in the knowledge that so much juvenile talent did not get completely wasted. "Dub be good to me" was just too groovy for its times, and I was recently happily surprised to find it in an otherwise forgettable compilation called (or rather dubbed) UK Soul 90s. Hot stuff for a nostalgic summer, could this please be 1990 again?

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this CD, March 15, 2009

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Doug in CA "Doug in CA" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let Them Eat Bingo (Audio CD)

I am a Fatboy Slim fan and found this CD doing some music searching. It's a great CD and any Fatboy Slim fan will love it.