Beat Rhythm News

Beat Rhythm News is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Essential Logic, released in December 1979 by record label Rough Trade. It reached number 11 in the UK Indie chart.^[1]

Beat Rhythm News
Studio album by Essential Logic
Released	December 1979
Studio	Foel Studios, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Hugh Jones, Lora Logic
Essential Logic chronology
Beat Rhythm News (1979) Fanfare in the Garden (2003)

Critical reception

AllMusic called it "a stunning record that remains a benchmark of the punk era".^[2]

PopMatters ranked it as 34th in their "The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums Ever" list published in 2017 and republished in 2020.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Lora Logic and arranged by Essential Logic

Side A

1. "Quality Crayon Wax OK"
2. "The Order Form"
3. "Shabby Abbott"
4. "World Friction"

Side B

1. "Wake Up"
2. "Albert"
3. "Alkaline Loaf in the Area"
4. "Collecting Dust"
5. "Popcorn Boy (Waddle Ya Do?)"

Personnel

Essential Logic

• Lora Logic - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, lead vocals
• Ashley Buff (Philip Legg) - guitar, backing vocals
• Mark Turner - bass, backing vocals
• Dave Flash (Dave Wright) - tenor saxophone, cowbell, backing vocals
• Rich Tea (Rich Thompson) - drums