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Beefeater - Plays For Lovers/House Burning Down [Full Album] (great DC 1984-86 post-hardcore/funk)
Beefeater was an American post-hardcore band from late 1984 until late 1986. Along with Embrace and Rites of Spring, they were one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement which took place within the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk scene. They were pioneers of the post-hardcore genre in the mid-1980s with bands like Embrace, Rites of Spring, and Gray Matter, among others.
Label: Dischord Records – DIS64CD
Format:
CD, Compilation
Country: USA & Europe
Released: 1991
Genre: Rock
Style: Funk Metal, Hardcore, Punk
Tomas Squip - vocals
Fred Smith - guitar
Dug E. Bird - bass
Bruce Taylor - drums
Kenny Craun - drums
This CD features the Beefeater LPs Beefeater - Plays For Lovers and Beefeater - House Burning Down, plus two additional tracks (16 and 29).
"Plays for Lovers" (Songs 1-16) - Recorded February and April 1985 at Inner Ear Studios.
"House Burning Down" (Songs 17-29) - Recorded Spring 1986 at Innerear Studios. Track 16 originally released on "Alive and Kicking", a 7-inch.
Track 29 originally released on "The A.L.F. is watching you and there's no place to hide", a compilation LP against Animal Experimentation.
"Plays for Lovers" (Songs 1-16) - Recorded February and April 1985 at Inner Ear Studios.
"House Burning Down" (Songs 17-29) - Recorded Spring 1986 at Innerear Studios. Track 16 originally released on "Alive and Kicking", a 7-inch.
Track 29 originally released on "The A.L.F. is watching you and there's no place to hide", a compilation LP against Animal Experimentation.
