Guitar Beat
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | April 1981, Woodcottage, Goring-On-Thames | |||
| Genre | Surf rock, avant-garde | |||
| Label | PVC/Passport | |||
| Producer | Martin Rushent | |||
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Guitar Beat is the debut album by the neo-surf band the Raybeats. It was released in 1981 and produced by Martin Rushent. The album features ten original instrumentals, plus a Jan and Dean cover.
In tongue-in-cheek fashion, the original LP sleeve characterized the first side as the "listless, spotty & wasteful side" and the second as the "brave, clean & reverent side". The record sleeve also featured on the front a hand-colored photo of the band by photographer Laura Levine.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Trouser Press | favourable[2] |
AllMusic called it "a magnificent, echo-drenched set of concise and atmospheric riff-driven tunes that in a better world would have turned up as the soundtrack for a James Bond movie directed by David Lynch."[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Pat Irwin, Jody Harris, Don Christensen and George Scott III except as indicated.
Side one
- "Tight Turn"
- "Big Black Sneakers"
- "Tone Zone"
- "The Backstroke" (Irwin, Harris, Christensen)
- "B-Gas Rickshaw" (Jan Berry)
- "International Operator"
Side two
- "Searching"
- "The Calhoun Surf" (Danny Amis)
- "Piranha Salad"
- "Cocktails" (Irwin, Harris, Christensen)
- "Guitar Beat" (Irwin, Harris, Scott, Amis)
Personnel
- Jody Harris - electric guitar
- Danny Amis - bass, guitar
- Pat Irwin - alto saxophone, organ, guitar
- Don Christensen - drums
References
- ^ a b "Guitar Beat – Raybeats | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ Young, Jon; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Raybeats". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 13, 2016.