Go-Go's – Beauty And The Beat (Vinyl LP, 1981, I.R.S. Records SP 70021, Pitman Pressing)

Why This Record Matters
Beauty And The Beat is the Go-Go's 1981 debut album and became the first album by an all-female band that wrote its own songs and played its own instruments to reach No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. Produced by Richard Gottehrer with Rob Freeman, it pairs the band's Los Angeles new-wave roots with the concise pop songwriting that brought them mainstream success. “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “We Got The Beat” became the album’s signature singles and helped establish the Go-Go's as one of the defining American bands of the early 1980s.

Collector Note
This is a 1981 U.S. I.R.S. Records SP 70021 pressing identified as a Columbia Records Pitman pressing by the supplied CP/P matrix markings. The album was recorded in New York at Pennylane Studio with additional work at the Record Plant and Soundmixers, and was mastered at Sterling Sound. This VG+/VG+ copy retains the confirmed original printed inner sleeve.

Availability
Single copy available—once it's gone, it's gone.

Condition & Details
Media: VG+
Sleeve: VG+
Includes original printed inner sleeve.

Technical Details
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Pitman Pressing
Label: I.R.S. Records – SP 70021
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock

Matrix / Runout
Side A: SPO-70021-A-CP1
Side B: A&M SPO70021-B-P5

Tracklist
Side A
A1 Our Lips Are Sealed – 2:45
A2 How Much More – 3:03
A3 Tonite – 3:33
A4 Lust To Love – 4:00
A5 This Town – 3:15

Side B
B1 We Got The Beat – 2:36
B2 Fading Fast – 3:32
B3 Automatic – 2:34
B4 You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep) – 3:00
B5 Skidmarks On My Heart – 3:13
B6 Can't Stop The World – 3:22

Shipping & Handling
Ultrasonically cleaned using a Degritter Mark II prior to shipping.
Stored in protective inner and outer sleeves.
Shipped with vinyl protection and cardboard reinforcement.
Packed securely for safe delivery.

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