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Beat Up was The Toasters
first officially released effort, released in 1984. Up until this point only a few home-made demo tapes had been made and passed around. This album was released long before they became the power house ska
band with the huge horn section that they have since been associated with. The Toasters would not become a steady 5-piece again until 2005.
The effort is a 7-inch disk for which Vicky Rose's dad put up the money to have pressed. The sides are labeled "Side 1" and "Side A".
The song 'Brixton Beat' would later be re-arranged and re-titled as 'East Side Beat'. The track 'The Beat' has never been re-recorded but was put on as a bonus track on the Moon Ska Records re-release of the album Thrill Me Up
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With thanks to: Joe Neives, Marek Bireline, Pat Kennedy, Steve Messner, Jake, Gene Sayet, Matrix, Studio Rehearsal Studio, Scott Jarvis, Wayne Kramer, Stanley Turpentine, Henry Beck, Aid Macspade, Richie Thomas and L.E.S.R., Toby Ariana.
The Toasters
The Toasters was one of the first American bands in the third wave of ska, and is one of the longest active third wave ska bands.They have released nine studio albums, most of them on Moon Ska Records. The Toasters experienced a small degree of commercial success in the late 1990s due to the...
first officially released effort, released in 1984. Up until this point only a few home-made demo tapes had been made and passed around. This album was released long before they became the power house ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
band with the huge horn section that they have since been associated with. The Toasters would not become a steady 5-piece again until 2005.
The effort is a 7-inch disk for which Vicky Rose's dad put up the money to have pressed. The sides are labeled "Side 1" and "Side A".
The song 'Brixton Beat' would later be re-arranged and re-titled as 'East Side Beat'. The track 'The Beat' has never been re-recorded but was put on as a bonus track on the Moon Ska Records re-release of the album Thrill Me Up
Thrill Me Up
Thrill Me Up was the second full length album by The Toasters. The album was written by Robert "Bucket" Hingley and Cavo Dinsmore. The album was not as successful as their first album, Skaboom....
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The Musicians
- Robert "Bucket" Hingley - Guitar, Vocals
- Steve Hex - Keys<
- Vicky Rose - Bass
- Gary Eye - Percussion
- Jackson Plugz - Drums
Liner Notes
- All material © 1984 Breakfast Music and Ice Bear Records
- Produced by US
- Recorded at: J and J Studios, New York City
- Engineer: Josef Armillas
- Remix: Jim Waters
- Produced by: The Toasters
- Art by: Tanino LiberatoreTanino LiberatoreGaetano Liberatore , better known as Tanino Liberatore, is an Italian comics author and illustrator. His best known fictional character is RanXerox.- Life and work :...
, Bob Fingerman - Photo: Cintax
- Breakfast Music
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With thanks to: Joe Neives, Marek Bireline, Pat Kennedy, Steve Messner, Jake, Gene Sayet, Matrix, Studio Rehearsal Studio, Scott Jarvis, Wayne Kramer, Stanley Turpentine, Henry Beck, Aid Macspade, Richie Thomas and L.E.S.R., Toby Ariana.