Tracklist
Our Lips Are Sealed | 2:45 | ||
How Much More | 3:03 | ||
Tonite | 3:33 | ||
Lust To Love | 4:00 | ||
This Town | 3:15 | ||
We Got The Beat | 2:36 | ||
Fading Fast | 3:32 | ||
Automatic | 2:34 | ||
You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep) | 3:00 | ||
Skidmarks On My Heart | 3:13 | ||
Can't Stop The World | 3:22 |
Credits (21)
- Ginger CanzoneriArt Direction
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Mike Doud (2)Art Direction
- Kathy ValentineBass, Guitar
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Mike FinkDesign
- Gina SchockDrums, Percussion
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Cindy Marsh (2)Illustration [Photo-Illustration]
Notes
The first US vinyl pressings (and maybe others) of the Beauty and the Beat album contain a 2:36 mix of "We Got The Beat". This version of the song has all of the lead vocals double-tracked, the chorus vocals are in stereo, and there's no piano. It was also released as a B-side on the Our Lips Are Sealed 12".
Although the sleeve and labels were not changed, most pressings of the US LP contain the 2:32 hit single version of "We Got The Beat", which includes the piano, has the bass guitar lower in the mix, has mono chorus vocals, and has mostly solo lead vocals. This version also removes a 2-bar instrumental age right before the 2nd verse (at about 0:44). All CDs have this version as well.
Cover variations also exist.
According to bassist Kathy Valentine, as stated in her 2020 memoir "All I Ever Wanted: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir", and excerpted here, the initial covers had a peach color. The artist name is in blue printed over a pink/beige or peach background; these features a painted effect to the back cover photos.
Valentine further states that the band was displeased with the peach cover and insisted on a new version. Subsequent covers were done in blue. Go-Go's is printed in white on a blue background features clear B&W halftone photos on back. Additionally the center photo of drummer Gina Schock is reversed.
Although the sleeve and labels were not changed, most pressings of the US LP contain the 2:32 hit single version of "We Got The Beat", which includes the piano, has the bass guitar lower in the mix, has mono chorus vocals, and has mostly solo lead vocals. This version also removes a 2-bar instrumental age right before the 2nd verse (at about 0:44). All CDs have this version as well.
Cover variations also exist.
According to bassist Kathy Valentine, as stated in her 2020 memoir "All I Ever Wanted: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir", and excerpted here, the initial covers had a peach color. The artist name is in blue printed over a pink/beige or peach background; these features a painted effect to the back cover photos.
Valentine further states that the band was displeased with the peach cover and insisted on a new version. Subsequent covers were done in blue. Go-Go's is printed in white on a blue background features clear B&W halftone photos on back. Additionally the center photo of drummer Gina Schock is reversed.
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Recommendations
Reviews
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I listened to this album from my legacy collection on 04/11/2024 and it sounds just as great as it did in 1981 when I first took it home from Tower Records. Every performance on this disc is pushed to the limit. Classic 1980s west coast rock at its best.
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Edited one year agoIt's not stated anywhere, but this 1994 reissue is definitely a different master than my original CD release that i got from Columbia House around 1988: https://discogs.sitiosdesbloqueados.com/release/1475463-Go-Gos-Beauty-And-The-Beat
This 1994 reissue is a bit louder and has a real nice increase in low end EQ that the other lacks. I dare say, I may even prefer this over the 2011 remaster which still didn't have the bass presence I was hoping for. -
Sounds great. A top remastering job by Chris Bellman. Clarity and seperation across al instruments, crisp vocal. Recommended.
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This particular pressing of this album is Very well mastered and pressed. When you drop the needle and Our Lips Are Sealed starts, it jumps out of the speakers Strong and crystal clear. Bass is punchy, guitars and vocals loud and clear. I can even hear the tambourine like it’s right next to me. Wide sound stage. The new remasters are dialed back in volume and overall power compared to the original. I never really paid super close to sound detail with the Go-Go’s before but listening to this now sounds like the girls are playing live in my living room! Very good pressing and I was lucky to find a Mint condition copy. Great memories with this one
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referencing Beauty And The Beat (LP, Album) ELPS 4254
Pop-Punk, New Wave, Power Pop, Surf Rock. This album was one of the most underrated albums of its time but is now rightly considered a classic. The band had been playing and touring for a number of years and lived up to their potential with an amazing debut. It is more than just the hits Our Lips Are Sealed and Beauty and the Beat. Not a weak track on either side with plenty of variety in tempo and style. Still fresh after 40 years. -
I can't say for sure, but I'm pretty certain the peachy sleeve was the first pressing. I have never seen a blue sleeve with a promo stamp or sticker, only this version. Maybe someone decided the blue background was more appealing after the fact and stuck with it going forward. Just a heads up if you collect promos.
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