Wha'ppen? [SEP] record label
Wha'ppen?
Wha'ppen? is the second album by the British ska band the Beat (credited on the US release as The English Beat), released in 1981 via Go Feet Records in the United Kingdom and Sire Records in the United States. After the critical and commercial success of "I Just Can't Stop It" (1980), which mixed ska, reggae and punk rock with social lyrics, the band changed direction on "Wha'ppen?", taking influence from many other musical styles which were intriguing the band
Wha'ppen?" was re-released on heavyweight vinyl only by Demon Records in August 2013. This version was remastered from the original reel-to-reel tapes using 64 tracks over two 32-track recorders over a period of some three months.
Critical reception.
"Wha'ppen?" was released to a mostly positive reception from music critics.
Mark Cooper of "Record Mirror" rated the album four stars out of five and noted how the band "[defined] their sound over a whole album, realise their