Name: The Hong Kong beat
Brand: BBC Records and Tapes
SKU: RESL52
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.00 (1 reviews)

The Hong Kong beat (Richard Denton / Martin Cook)

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Picture of RESL 52 The Hong Kong beat by artist Richard Denton / Martin Cook from the BBC records and Tapes library

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Picture of RESL 52 The Hong Kong beat by artist Richard Denton / Martin Cook from the BBC records and Tapes library

BBC records label code
BBC Records and Tapes label

Label

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			RESL 52
Title			The Hong Kong beat
Artist(s)			Richard Denton / Martin Cook
Cover condition			Good
Record condition			Very Good Plus
BBC records label code			E
Item deleted?			Yes
Released			1978
Distributed / printed by			BBC
Country of origin			UK
Media type			Primary
Media genre			Informational View all other tracks listed as Informational.
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes			RESL . 52 . 1 (.A1) AT AP 1 RESL . 52 . 2 (.B1) AT AR 1
My rating			*****
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Number have			1
What type of seller was used?			Physical shop
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Label

Side & track	Track and Artist	Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
A1	Theme from 'The Hong King beat' [Richard Denton / Martin Cook]	2.52
B1	Chasing the dragon [Richard Denton / Martin Cook]	3.05
Total length of media 5:57.

Ratings
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The BBC had quite a few very good songs in 1978 and this is another. With the recent unrest in Hong Kong recently, I may never make it - though my parents had a lovely visit in the late 1980s or ealy1990s.
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Other versions
I have the following similar releases in the database:
INT 113.005	Hong Kong beat

Forum
Poster - Mike Everitt	This single reached number 25 in the charts in 1978.

Further information
BBC Radio Enterprises Ltd and BBC Enterprises Ltd, predecessors of BBC Worldwide / BBC Worldwide Ltd., the BBC's commercial arm. Formed 1968 and 1979 respectively, they were a subsidiary wholly owned by the BBC and merged into BBC Worldwide in 1995. In that time, there were companies set up within or structured brands as part of the company to deal with separate parts of the business, e.g. BBC Records for recorded audio. Sometimes written as BBC Enterprise Ltd. The items shown here are from the "main" BBC Records and Tapes library covering a wide secletion of genres from themes, comedy dramas and others, depending on which format you have selected.