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Studio album by Visage | ||||
Released | September 1984 | |||
Recorded | Trident Studios, London 1982–83 Mixed at Trident 2 (March 1984) |
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Genre | Synthpop, Rock | |||
Length | 40:33 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Visage | |||
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Beat Boy is the third and final album by the British pop group Visage. It was recorded at Trident Studios between 1982 and 1983 and released on Polydor Records in September 1984 (delayed by contractual problems the band were having at that time). It reached #79 on the UK album chart.
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The album was recorded and released after 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. Whilst the first two Visage albums had a typical synthpop/post-punk feel, Beat Boy attempted to mix the synthetic sound with American styled rock. However, neither the singles or the album itself had the impact hoped for, and effectively marked the end of Visage as a recording act.
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").
Originally only released on vinyl and cassette, Beat Boy was finally released on Compact Disc for the first time in February 2009 by Cherry Red Records, and featured the same tracklisting as the original vinyl album with four extra tracks (see below).
Visage members at the time of the album's recording were:
Guest musicians:
All songs composed by S. Barnacle/Egan/Strange unless otherwise noted.
† an instrumental reprise of the intro section to the Dance Mix of "Questions".
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