Description
-Record Store Day, Reissue, Clear
2 Tone Ska revival group formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England by guitarist/vocalist Dave Wakeling with David Steele (bass) and Andy Cox (guitar) along with rapper/toaster Ranking Roger (Roger Charlery), drummer Everett Morton and veteran Jamaican saxophonist Saxa (Lionel Martin). Keyboardist and songwriter David Wright (22) (Dave Blockhead) joined the group in 1980. As there was an eponymous power pop US group (later known as Paul Collins’ Beat) emerging at the time they were forced to use the names The English Beat on their North American releases and The British Beat briefly in Australia.
