The original hit from 1980 was a great slice of quirky, narcissistic pop which was easily the best thing from the Beat. Recalled too the edgy feel of Malcolm Owen's Ruts, but self-conciously kept their own 2-tone appeal on a tighter leash.
These remixes dust off a bit of medicine cabinet canoodling very nicely indeed.
I wouldn't normally disagree with you, but I am a big fan of the English Beat, and though Mirror is one of their better songs I don't know if I would say it was easily the best thing from them. Hands Off... She's Mine, Sole Salvation, and I Confess are just three that would be vying in my mind for best thing. I do like these remixes though, especially the Adelphi.
Point taken. I still have "Tears of a Clown/Ranking Full Stop" on vinyl, so i did actually rate them. "Hands Off..." was a good single, as was "Too Nice to Talk to" - but "Mirror..." was really, really good.
Big B, IRS was a great label - the Cramps ; Wall of Voodoo...
big thanks for these remixes,I have put them up on my blog with a link to your blog,hope thats ok? Lazy http://bloggersdelite.blogspot.com/ and I have put up all my Beat 12" I have 2!!
The original hit from 1980 was a great slice of quirky, narcissistic pop which was easily the best thing from the Beat. Recalled too the edgy feel of Malcolm Owen's Ruts, but self-conciously kept their own 2-tone appeal on a tighter leash.
ReplyDeleteThese remixes dust off a bit of medicine cabinet canoodling very nicely indeed.
I wouldn't normally disagree with you, but I am a big fan of the English Beat, and though Mirror is one of their better songs I don't know if I would say it was easily the best thing from them. Hands Off... She's Mine, Sole Salvation, and I Confess are just three that would be vying in my mind for best thing. I do like these remixes though, especially the Adelphi.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Twist and Crawl? Bring back IRS Records!
ReplyDeletePoint taken. I still have "Tears of a Clown/Ranking Full Stop" on vinyl, so i did actually rate them. "Hands Off..." was a good single, as was "Too Nice to Talk to" - but "Mirror..." was really, really good.
ReplyDeleteBig B, IRS was a great label - the Cramps ; Wall of Voodoo...
hey thanks! I love me some Beat. one of the great bands. mind you, I'm listening to the Only Ones at the moment.
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ashley "too nice to talk to" plath
big thanks for these remixes,I have put them up on my blog with a link to your blog,hope thats ok? Lazy
ReplyDeletehttp://bloggersdelite.blogspot.com/
and I have put up all my Beat 12" I have 2!!