The story of London, England mod revivalists the Purple Hearts begins in when teenagers Jeff Shadbolt, Simon Stebbing, Bob Manton, and Nicky Lake dubbed themselves the Sockets to sneak their way Read Full Biography. Overview ↓ Biography ↓ Discography ↓ Songs ↓.
The Purple Hearts' debut album, Beat That!, was released by Fiction in May The LP was a mixture of 60s cover versions and original band compositions. The Mod scene was still relatively healthy at this time and the album was well received.
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Oct 31, · NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. Promotional use only. Track Listings 1. Millions Like Us 2. Beat That 3. Frustration 4. Extraordinary Sensations 5. Jimmy 6. What Am I Gonna Do 7. My Life s A.
The best selling & most popular of the Purple Hearts albums, 's BEAT THAT! still sounds like one of the New Wave era's great LP's. NME described it as. "a potent pot-pourri of The Monkees, The Yardbirds, The Pistols and The Clash".
Beat That!, an Album by Purple Hearts. Released 14 March on Fiction (catalog no. ; Vinyl LP). Genres: Mod Revival, Power Pop. Featured peformers: Robert Manton (vocals), Simon Stebbing (guitar), Gary Sparks (drums), Jeff Shadbolt (bass, vocals), Chris Parry (producer), Chris Tsangarides (engineer).
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of Beat That! on Discogs. Label: Fiction Records - • Format: Vinyl LP, Album • Country: Germany • Genre: Rock • Style: New Wave, Power Pop, Mod/5(15).