{"product_id":"the-beta-band-hot-shots-ii-cd","title":"The Beta Band - Hot Shots II CD","description":"\u003chr class=\"Description_separator__I6fYP\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_description-wrapper__XbO9z\" data-is-open=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_inner-wrapper__xBJ2L\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_truncated-text__yUXZD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionBody__bEN2t\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionText__Lgv7A\" data-testid=\"description-product\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a short hiatus the band gradually gravitated back into the studio and recruited noted UK producer Colin Emmanuel, aka C-Swing, to oversee the process of \u003ci\u003eHot Shots II \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was released in mid 2001. Notoriously the band had intended to release \u003ci\u003eSquares\u003c\/i\u003e, which featured a sample from the Günter Kallmann Choir's 1970 version of Wallace Collection's\u003ci\u003e Daydream\u003c\/i\u003e, as the lead single. However after filming the music video and taking the single to radio it suddenly transpired that another single \u003ci\u003eDaydream in Blue\u003c\/i\u003e by I Monster featuring the sample from Günter Kallmann Choir recording was also to be released at the same time causing the band to release \u003ci\u003eBroke\u003c\/i\u003e instead. Touring extensively and supporting Radiohead in August 2002, they made No. 3 on Q magazine's list of \"50 Bands to See Before You Die\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Because Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57079258481023,"sku":"5060525437007","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/2825\/4773\/files\/The-Beta-Band-Hot-Shots-II-CD.webp?v=1772811082","url":"https:\/\/vinilo.co.uk\/products\/the-beta-band-hot-shots-ii-cd","provider":"Vinilo Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}