ENGLISH BEAT WHA'PPEN? (RSD 42024) 7/8/16 Adding Saints-worthy brass on standout

Adding Saints-worthy brass on standout Early Western Traders boosts the prevailing Wipers-do-Joe Jackson aura

I realized I’m 58 years old

While much of the material on Ellison's previous three albums came across like brief and isolated ideas with an impact unaffected by the shuffle function

Superstar and even guest spots with Teenage Fanclub

Rob Haynes

ENGLISH BEAT WHA'PPEN? (RSD 42024) 7/8/16 Adding Saints-worthy brass on standoutThe second of The English Beat's three albums expanded to included 2 sides of non LP tracks and B sides. Wha'ppen reflects the band's signature melange of musical styles and influences, shifting from a heavy reggae ska punk sound to a more eclectic sound that included African, steel drum, and dub influences for a wholly original sound. Social Conscious and politcally oriented lyrics that remain as relevant today as the context of the album's original