The Beat Continues

400 Blows - Beat The Devil

Here is my copy of the debut 400 Blows 7" single ripped to lossless flac. The original line up of Beer, Taylor and Fraser run down their Summer 1982 playlist (a mix-tape of jazz-funk, reggae, rap and Throbbing Gristle) on the inner folds of the cover, and then feed us a fine mix of dubby electronic beats and samples. Fraser's treated "keep on fighting, keep on fighting" vocals are reminiscent of Stephen Mallinder on mid-period Cabs. It was only in later years with the addition of bassist Tony Thorpe did the Blows truly find da funk.

Ripped from a 7" vinyl single released on Concrete Productions (CPROD 002) in 1982 to high quality lossless flac audio.

A. Beat The Devil
B. The Beat Continues