F-Beat Records

F-Beat Records was one of the record labels set up by Jake Riviera in late 1979/early 1980, at the same time as he started Demon Records. The label's first release, I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down by Elvis Costello & the Attractions, reached number 4 in the UK charts, the highest singles chart position the label attained. Costello notched up another fifteen hits for F-Beat before leaving for Warner Bros. Records. F-Beat's roster also included N... More

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