Beat Rhythm News is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Essential Logic, released in December 1979 by record label Rough Trade.

It reached number 11 in the UK Indie chart.

[1] AllMusic called it "a stunning record that remains a benchmark of the punk era".

[2] PopMatters ranked it as 34th in their "The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums Ever" list published in 2017 and republished in 2020.

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