Thursday, July 30, 2009

Beat Direction

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Submitted by Rikard.

Beat Direction was a post punk/mod band from Montreal, Canada (not the UK as I have previously posted). This is their only release. It's from 1984 and it has one ska song "Dream Girl", but they did have another song called "Ska-Au-Go-Go" that was on a very rare comp from 1985 called "The Cutting Edge". It was also put out on a flexi in 1985 in an issue of the mod fanzine "In The Crowd" with the mod band Squire.

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Long Distance Beat
A1 - Walking on China
A2 Looking for Emma Peel
B1 Nina
B2 Dream Girl
B3 So Romantic

In The Crowd flexidisc
Squire - Does Stephanie Know? (originally a b-side)
Beat Direction - Ska-Au-Go-Go

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11 comments:

  1. dublinsaxAugust 1, 2009 at 3:27 AM

    Thanks Rikard and T&W, been after 'Ska Au Go Go' for years, only ever had it on cassette, taped from a radio show in the 80s. GREAT track

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  2. AnonymousAugust 1, 2009 at 9:30 AM

    superb post!!!
    many thanks!!!
    pvc

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  3. AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    actually think this group was from Montreal, they were on the cd comp. "Its Mod, Mod, World" The Hi Lo Records Compilation back in 1997, very good compilation of mostly US mod band from the early 1980s.

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  4. Tone and WaveAugust 6, 2009 at 1:43 AM

    There's so little info about them on those internets. I did find one reference to them being from Canada, but I found 2 saying they were from the UK.
    The consensus was wrong? Who would've thought...

    Thanks for shedding some light.

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  5. SimonAugust 6, 2009 at 1:54 PM

    They were definitely from Canada, and this mini album was released on Tony from Squire's record label. I had this on vinyl, and the flexi, but lost them a while back. I've been hoping somebody would post it somewhere. Thanks!!

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  6. Dean SmithOctober 22, 2009 at 3:36 AM

    Cheers mate. I've been looking for Ska Au Go Go for a while now, after hearing it on a compilation I managed to find in a record shop.

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  7. Paul v.December 3, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    Just to confirm: Long Distance Beat was recorded in Montreal, mixed in England, and released on Hi-Lo Records.

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  8. AnonymousApril 25, 2010 at 6:10 PM

    Thanks a ton!!!
    Glad I found this before it is deleted! To a side-note, the lead singer sings with a totally British accent. Hard to believe they were from CDN.

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  9. Paul v.September 10, 2010 at 10:12 AM

    Bob's position on singing with a British accent was a) it sounds more like Mod Music, and b)if Jagger can sing with an American accent ...
    No credited on the EP is Hugh Fisher on Bass and backing vocals.
    Check out a rare clip of GET YOURSELF TOGETHER on youtube.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 19, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    Hm, I'm getting errors when I unRAR the file. Anyone else have this?

    I have this on vinyl but would love to have on my comp also...please tlel me what to do differently or possibly re-post? thanks! :)

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