Go Feet Records
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Go Feet Records was an English
record label
founded by, and predominantly used to release recordings by, the ska
revival band The Beat
(known as The English Beat in North America
). The band had some chart success in the United Kingdom
in the 1980s. The label also released a few recordings by other bands. The label did not have the same level of fame as the 2 Tone Records
label, but was an important sister label to the 2 Tone
genre. The Beat's first release was on 2 Tone Records, but when Madness
struck a deal with Stiff Records
, The Beat left to form their own label.
England
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record label
Record label
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founded by, and predominantly used to release recordings by, the 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...
revival band The Beat
The Beat (band)
The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....
(known as The English Beat in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
). The band had some chart success in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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in the 1980s. The label also released a few recordings by other bands. The label did not have the same level of fame as the 2 Tone Records
2 Tone Records
2 Tone Records was an English record label that mostly released ska and reggae-influenced music with a punk rock and pop music overtone.-History:...
label, but was an important sister label to the 2 Tone
2 Tone
2 Tone is a music genre created in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rocksteady, reggae, and New Wave. It was called 2 Tone because most of the bands were signed to 2 Tone Records at some point. Other labels associated with the 2 Tone sound were Stiff...
genre. The Beat's first release was on 2 Tone Records, but when Madness
Madness (band)
In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
struck a deal with Stiff Records
Stiff Records
Stiff Records is a record label created in London in 1976, by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman , and active until 1985. It was reactivated in 2007....
, The Beat left to form their own label.
7" singles
| Cat No | Artist | A Side | B Side | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feet 01 | The Beat | Hands Off... She's Mine | Twist And Crawl | |
| Feet 02 | The Beat | Mirror In The Bathroom | Jackpot | |
| Feet 03 | The Beat | Best Friend | Stand Down Margaret (Dub) | |
| Feet 04 | The Beat | Too Nice To Talk To | Pyschedelic Rockers | |
| Feet 04 | The Beat | Too Nice To Talk To (dubweiser) | Pyschedelic Rockers (dubweiser) | Different Version but same catalogue number |
| Feet 05 | The Congos The Congos The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They are best known for their Heart of the Congos album, recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry.-History:... |
Fisherman | Can't Come In | |
| Feet 06 | The Beat | All Out To Get You | Drowning | |
| Feet 07 | The Mood Elevators | Annapurna | Driving By Night | |
| Feet 08 | Not Released | |||
| Feet 09 | The Beat | Doors Of Your Heart | Get A Job | |
| Feet 10 | Cedric Myton Cedric Myton Cedric Myton born in Jamaica is a Reggae musician and Rastafarian. Myton played with Prince Lincoln Thompson in The Tartans in the early 1970s until they apparently fell out. Cedric Myton claims he was one of the backing harmony vocals on Prince Lincoln's Humanity album recorded in 1975, but he is... And The Congos |
Can't Take It Away | Where He Leads Me | |
| Feet 11 | The Beat | Hit It | Which Side Of The Bed...? | |
| Feet 12 | Unreleased | |||
| Feet 333 | The Beat | Save It For Later | What's Your Best Thing? | (superstitious lot!) |
| Feet 14 | Pato Pato Banton Pato Banton is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England. He received the nickname 'Pato' from his stepfather, and 'Banton' from the disc jockey slang for a "heavyweight DJ".-Biography:Born in Birmingham, Banton first came to public attention in the early 1980s when he worked with The... And Roger Ranking Roger Ranking Roger is an English musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s two-tone band, The Beat and General Public... |
Ago Talk | Cool Entertainer | |
| Feet 15 | The Beat | Jeanette | March Of The Swivel Heads | |
| Feet 16 | The Beat | I Confess | Sole Salvation | With Live Single BLS16 |
| Feet 17 | The Beat | Can't Get Used To Losing You (1983 Remix) | Spar Wid Me | |
| Feet 18 | The Beat | Ackee 1-2-3 | Monkey Murders |