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- Record Label: Parlophone
- Release Date: Oct 15, 2013
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- Summary: The six-disc box set collects the Scottish group's three LPs, as well as EPs, live tracks, and unreleased demos.
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- Record Label: Parlophone
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Electronic
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Oct 22, 2013The Betas were a formidable live band, and the radio session tracks here are as good as, and sometimes better than, their studio counterparts. There’s little in the way of actual rarities, though.
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Nov 4, 2013The Regal Years does a thorough job of not just compiling the Beta Band's recorded legacy, but underscoring the real reason why they're missed--it’s not just for the music they left behind, but for the infinite possibilities within it that had yet to be explored.
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Oct 22, 2013The innate beauty of The Beta Band [is] unfulfilled potential aligned to a stubbornness that would never betray artistic ideals; a punch in the guts followed by a raspberry in the face.
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Q MagazineOct 24, 2013Brush off the buzzing novelty, though, and there is much to admire. [Nov 2013, p.118]
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MojoOct 22, 2013The Beta Band made some dazzling music throughout their seven-year lifespan. [Nov 2013, p.101]
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Nov 17, 2013
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Jan 8, 2018I'll be brief. All the material of one of the most underrated bands in music history in one pack. Simply perfect.
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