add to cart
add to wantlist
email a friend
 
PRICE:
$8.00
IN STOCK
01. The Beta Band - Squares
02. The Beta Band - Al Sharp
03. The Beta Band - Human Being
04. The Beta Band - Gone
05. The Beta Band - Dragon
06. The Beta Band - Broke
07. The Beta Band - Quiet
08. The Beta Band - Alleged
09. The Beta Band - Life
10. The Beta Band - Eclipse
ARTIST
TITLE
Hot Shots II
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
BEC 5543700 BEC 5543700
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/23/2018

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation. After a short hiatus the band gradually gravitated back into the studio and recruited noted UK producer Colin Emmanuel, aka C-Swing, to oversee the process of Hot Shots II which was released in mid-2001. Notoriously the band had intended to release "Squares", which featured a sample from the Günter Kallmann Choir's 1970 version of Wallace Collection's "Daydream", as the lead single. However, after filming the music video and taking the single to radio it suddenly transpired that another single "Daydream In Blue" by I Monster featuring the sample from Günter Kallmann Choir recording was also to be released at the same time causing the band to release "Broke" instead. Touring extensively and supporting Radiohead in August 2002, they made No. 3 on Q magazine's list of "50 Bands to See Before You Die". CD version comes in a three-panel digisleeve with a 12-page poster booklet.