Beat Boy is the third studio album by the British synth-pop band Visage. It was recorded at Trident Studios between 1982 and 1983 and released on Polydor Records in October 1984 (delayed by contractual problems the band were having at that time). Reaching No. 79 on the UK album chart, the album was poorly received by critics and would be the band's last studio album for almost thirty years.
The album was recorded and released after lead singer Steve Strange decided to make Visage a live band instead of being solely a studio-based project, a decision that left him working only with drummer Rusty Egan and a trio of newer musicians. Billy Currie (the Ultravox keyboardist who had been part of Visage for their first two albums) left the band soon after recording commenced, though co-wrote and played on the track "Only The Good Die Young". Keyboardist Dave Formula, who co-wrote two tracks, also departed the band during this time.
Beat Boy was released on 26 October 1984 on vinyl and cassette by Polydor Records. The cassette version of the album featured remixes of the album's original tracks, with a total running time of over 50 minutes. This included an extra track, the instrumental "Reprise" (a reprise of the track "Questions").
Beat Boy was eventually released on CD for the first time in February 2009 by Cherry Red Records, and featured the same track list as the original vinyl album with four extra tracks (see below). The remixed version of the album (as featured on the original cassette) was released by Rubellan Remasters on CD in 2022.
Beat Boy was poorly received by critics. In a scathing review of the album, Ian Cranna of Smash Hits characterised Strange and Egan as "two wafer-thin talents" and described the album as "a cross between all-purpose Euro-disco and Queen, with excruciatingly amateurish lyrics".[3]
Though the band's first two studio albums peaked within the Top 20 and Top 10 respectively, each earning a Silver disc in the UK, Beat Boy peaked at number 79 and spent only two weeks on the album chart. Two singles were released from the album, "Love Glove" in August 1984 (UK No. 54) and "Beat Boy" in November 1984, which did not chart.[4] The critical and commercial failure of the album effectively marked the end of Visage as a recording act for the next couple of decades.
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For the 2009 single by Die Antwoord see O Beat Boy is the third studio album by the British synth pop band Visage It was recorded at Trident Studios between 1982 and 1983 and released on Polydor Records in October 1984 delayed by contractual problems the band were having at that time Reaching No 79 on the UK album chart the album was poorly received by critics and would be the band s last studio album for almost thirty years Beat BoyStudio album by VisageReleased26 October 1984 1 Recorded1982 1983StudioTrident Studios LondonGenreSynth pop new waveLength40 33LabelPolydorProducerVisageVisage studio album chronologyFade to Grey The Singles Collection 1983 Beat Boy 1984 Hearts and Knives 2013 Singles from Beat Boy Love Glove Released August 1984 Beat Boy Released 9 November 1984 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 3 1 Remixed cassette version 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External linksBackground editThe album was recorded and released after lead singer Steve Strange decided to make Visage a live band instead of being solely a studio based project a decision that left him working only with drummer Rusty Egan and a trio of newer musicians Billy Currie the Ultravox keyboardist who had been part of Visage for their first two albums left the band soon after recording commenced though co wrote and played on the track Only The Good Die Young Keyboardist Dave Formula who co wrote two tracks also departed the band during this time Beat Boy was released on 26 October 1984 on vinyl and cassette by Polydor Records The cassette version of the album featured remixes of the album s original tracks with a total running time of over 50 minutes This included an extra track the instrumental Reprise a reprise of the track Questions Beat Boy was eventually released on CD for the first time in February 2009 by Cherry Red Records and featured the same track list as the original vinyl album with four extra tracks see below The remixed version of the album as featured on the original cassette was released by Rubellan Remasters on CD in 2022 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Smash Hits2 10 3 Beat Boy was poorly received by critics In a scathing review of the album Ian Cranna of Smash Hits characterised Strange and Egan as two wafer thin talents and described the album as a cross between all purpose Euro disco and Queen with excruciatingly amateurish lyrics 3 Though the band s first two studio albums peaked within the Top 20 and Top 10 respectively each earning a Silver disc in the UK Beat Boy peaked at number 79 and spent only two weeks on the album chart Two singles were released from the album Love Glove in August 1984 UK No 54 and Beat Boy in November 1984 which did not chart 4 The critical and commercial failure of the album effectively marked the end of Visage as a recording act for the next couple of decades Track listing editAll tracks are written by S Barnacle Rusty Egan and Steve Strange except as notedSide ANo TitleWriter s Length1 Beat Boy Barnacle Barnett Egan Dave Formula Strange6 462 Casualty Barnacle Barnett Egan Strange5 283 Questions 6 114 Only the Good Die Young Barnacle Barnett Billy Currie Egan Formula Strange5 58 Side BNo TitleWriter s Length1 Can You Hear Me 6 292 The Promise Barnacle Barnett Egan Strange3 593 Love Glove 4 454 Yesterday s Shadow 6 29 2009 reissue bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length9 Beat Boy dance mix 7 1910 Love Glove long version 6 3811 She s a Machine Barnacle Barnett Egan Strange4 5412 Der Amboss Currie Egan Formula Strange Midge Ure5 39 Remixed cassette version edit Side ANo TitleLength1 Beat Boy Different mix to the 12 and DJ Promo 12 7 152 Casualty Dance mix 5 583 Questions Dance mix 7 064 Only The Good Die Young Different intro to album version 5 30 Side BNo TitleLength1 Can You Hear Me Different mix of intro 6 262 The Promise Dance mix 4 083 Love Glove Longer version of album mix different to 12 5 404 Yesterday s Shadow Identical to album version 6 305 Reprise instrumental reprise of the intro section to the Dance Mix of Questions 2 35 2022 Rubellan Remaster CD reissue bonus tracksNo TitleLength10 Beat Boy Extended dance mix from DJ Promo 12 8 4411 Love Glove Full 12 version 6 3612 She s a Machine 4 5013 Yesterday s Shadow Unreleased 7 version 4 0214 Beat Boy 7 version 3 30 5 Personnel editVisage Steve Strange lead vocals Andy Barnett guitar Steve Barnacle bass Gary Barnacle saxophone Rusty Egan drums electronic drumAdditional personnelBilly Currie keyboards Dave Formula keyboards Marsha Raven backing vocals Karen Ramsey backing vocals Rose Patterson backing vocalsReferences edit News PDF Record Mirror 20 October 1984 p 4 Retrieved 20 August 2022 LeRoy Dan Beat Boy Visage Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 22 December 2014 a b Cranna Ian 25 October 1984 Album Reviews Visage Beat Boy Smash Hits 6 21 EMAP Metro 21 Visage Artist Official Charts Official Charts Retrieved 22 December 2014 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