Mission Accomplished ... But the Beat Goes On

Mission Accomplished ... But the Beat Goes On
Live album by
the Rezillos
Released1979
Recorded23 December 1978
VenueThe Apollo, Glasgow
LabelSire
The Rezillos chronology
Can't Stand the Rezillos
(1978) 		Mission Accomplished ... But the Beat Goes On
(1979) 		Can't Stand The Rezillos: The (Almost) Complete Rezillos
(1993)

Mission Accomplished ... But the Beat Goes On is a live album by the Scottish band the Rezillos, released in 1979.[1][2] It peaked at No. 30 in the UK Albums Chart.[3] "Cold Wars" was released as a single.[4] The band toured in support of the 45th anniversary of the album.[5]

Production

The album was recorded on 23 December 1978, at The Apollo, in Glasgow.[6] The Rezillos were contractually obligated to deliver it to Sire Records.[7] Alastair Donaldson had already quit the band, but returned for the live date to play saxophone.[8] The album contains six songs not found on the Rezillos' studio album.[9] Bandmembers Fay Fife and Eugene Reynolds were unhappy with the band's performance.[10] "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight" is a version of the Jeremy Spencer song.[11] "Ballroom Blitz" is a cover of the Sweet song.[12] "I Need You" is a cover of the Kinks song.[13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music Guide to Rock[14]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[15]
The Great Indie Discography5/10[16]
Smash Hits8/10[17]

The Telegraph and Argus called "Cold Wars" "a really good power pop single".[4] The Cambridge Evening News labeled the album "lively", but noted that the band "needed to be seen to be fully appreciated."[18] The Harrow Observer said that Mission Accomplished "conveys all the frantic energy, the colour and the exuberance of the live act."[12] The Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph praised the "high energy" and "classy, polished" performance.[19] The Evening Post opined that the album "tends to get boring after five or six tracks".[20]

Track listing

Reel one

  1. "Introduction: Thunderbirds Theme / Top of the Pops"
  2. "Mystery Action"
  3. "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight"
  4. "Thunderbirds Are Go / Thunderbirds Theme"
  5. "Cold Wars"
  6. "Teenbeat"
  7. "No"

Reel two

  1. "Land of a Thousand Dances"
  2. "I Need You"
  3. "Getting Me Down"
  4. "Culture Shocked"
  5. "Ballroom Blitz"
  6. "(My Baby Does) Good Sculptures"
  7. "Destination Venus"

References

  1. ^ "Punk band back after 30+ years". Birmingham Mail. 12 August 2011. p. 36.
  2. ^ "Scotty boys". Friday. Manchester Evening News. 13 July 1979. p. 2.
  3. ^ British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records. 2005. p. 420.
  4. ^ a b Kehoe, Nick (8 May 1979). "Singles". Telegraph and Argus. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Gigs: On Stage". PS. The Sunday Post. 9 February 2025. p. 16.
  6. ^ Duncan, Raymond (14 December 2001). "Rezillos to reunite for Hogmanay". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 14.
  7. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 872.
  8. ^ Perrone, Pierre (31 July 2013). "William Mysterious". Obituaries. The Independent. p. 50.
  9. ^ "Rezillos live". Lennox Herald. 13 April 1979. p. 16.
  10. ^ Trollope, Peter (27 April 1979). "Pop". Liverpool Echo. p. 8.
  11. ^ "Albums". Telegraph and Argus. 1 May 1979. p. 4.
  12. ^ a b Clerk, Carol (29 May 1979). "The Rezillos". Harrow Observer. p. 2.
  13. ^ The New Trouser Press Record Guide (3rd ed.). Collier Books. 1989. p. 476.
  14. ^ All Music Guide to Rock. Miller Freeman Books. 1995. p. 647.
  15. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. VI. MUZE. p. 4518.
  16. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography (2nd ed.). Canongate. p. 130.
  17. ^ Starr, Red (31 May 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits. Vol. 1, no. 13. p. 25.
  18. ^ Gaskell, John (2 May 1979). "Pop". Cambridge Evening News. p. 20.
  19. ^ Richards, Steve (9 June 1979). "Record Week". Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. p. 7.
  20. ^ "Rezillos 'Mission Accomplished ... But the Beat Goes On'". Evening Post. 22 June 1979. p. 10.
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