Beat Rhythm News Explained

Beat Rhythm News
Type:	studio
Artist:	Essential Logic
Cover:	Beat Rhythm News cover.jpg
Released:	December 1979
Studio:	Foel Studios, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys
Genre:	Post-punk
Label:	Rough Trade
Producer:	Hugh Jones, Lora Logic
Next Title:	Fanfare in the Garden
Next Year:	2003

Beat Rhythm News is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Essential Logic, released in December 1979 by record label Rough Trade. It reached number 11 in the UK Indie chart.^[1]

Critical reception

AllMusic called it "a stunning record that remains a benchmark of the punk era".^[2] PopMatters ranked it as 34th in their "The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums Ever" list published in 2017 and republished in 2020.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Lora Logic and arranged by Essential Logic

Side A

1. "Quality Crayon Wax OK"
2. "The Order Form"
3. "Shabby Abbott"
4. "World Friction"

Side B

1. "Wake Up"
2. "Albert"
3. "Alkaline Loaf in the Area"
4. "Collecting Dust"
5. "Popcorn Boy (Waddle Ya Do?)"

Personnel

Essential Logic

• Lora Logic - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, lead vocals
• Ashley Buff (Philip Legg) - guitar, backing vocals
• Mark Turner - bass, backing vocals
• Dave Flash (Dave Wright) - tenor saxophone, cowbell, backing vocals
• Rich Tea (Rich Thompson) - drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indie Hits "E" . 2001-04-09 . 2016-01-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010409221623/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/e.htm . April 9, 2001 .
2. Web site: Beat Rhythm News - Essential Logic: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic . Dougan . John . . 3 August 2012.
3. Web site: The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums Ever: Part 2, The B-52's to Magazine . Fitzgerald . Colin . 12 April 2020.