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Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation. Released in 1999, the album \u003ci\u003eThe Beta Band\u003c\/i\u003e followed the critically acclaimed compilation \u003ci\u003eThe Three E.P.'s\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). With high anticipation for \u003ci\u003eThe Beta Band\u003c\/i\u003e, the band originally planned to record the album in four separate continents, but financial constraints slimmed the recording locations down; however, the album was still recorded in a variety of locations and pulling inspiration from sources as diverse as Jamaican reggae, Disney's movie \u003ci\u003eThe Black Hole\u003c\/i\u003e and Bonnie Tyler's \u003ci\u003eTotal Eclipse of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e. The band also originally intended the album to contain a bonus disc of two long form ambient pieces, \u003ci\u003eHappiness and Colour \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Hut\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which lasted over 20 minutes and represented the band's desire to \"make a record of sound as a description for something like happiness, where a distinct first part gives way to a distinct second part”. 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After acquiring the Beta Band’s catalogue last year, Because Music reissue their releases, with a deluxe vinyl edition gathering in a slipcase the EPs \u003ci\u003eChampion Versions, The Patty Patty Sound\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLos Amigos Del Beta Bandidos\u003c\/i\u003e with remastered tracks and coloured vinyls, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1998 compilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4x12\" - Numbered Slipcase featuring \u003ci\u003eChampion Versions\u003c\/i\u003e EP (red vinyl 12” in single sleeve), \u003ci\u003eThe Patty Patty Sound\u003c\/i\u003e EP (double yellow 12” vinyl ) and\u003ci\u003e Los Amigos Del Beta Bandidos\u003c\/i\u003e EP (blue 12” vinyl in single sleeve). 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