The Beat Club started off in Miami as a studio project for producer Ony Rodriguez, with his girlfriend and future wife Mireya Valls. Ony had began his career as guitarist and producer for his Group The Voice in Fashion, who had the freestyle hits, "Only in the night", and "Give me your love". He soon decided to pursue his style music more and started The Beat Club. Their track "Security" was produced by Ony and another Miami legend Avy Gonzalez (Genuine parts,Merci-Mercy) and originally released on his Pizazz Record label in 1988. The track drew influences from the Miami Bass & Freestyle sound that was happening in Florida and was successful enough to gain them a major label deal with Atlantic Records.
After their run with Atlantic, The Beat Club was then offered the opportunity to become the first recording act to be signed to New Order manager and Manchester's Factory Record mogul, the late Rob Gretton's own personal label Robsrecord. The group went on to release several recordings in the UK, including the "Security" remix featuring New Order's Bernard Summer on vocals. "Security" was one of the biggest songs at Manchsters legendary club Hacienda.
Back in the states, "Security" was a huge hit all over South Florida. I Remember driving through Coconut Grove in Miami and blasting this track in my friend's lowrider car(then getting fined by the cops for blasting it too loud ). The bass in this track sounded sooo crisp. I also remember catching The Beat Club performing at Hot Wheels Skating Center. Good times....The song peaked at #30 on Billboards Dance Sales Charts, and number #14 on the Hot Dance Club Chart. The Beat Club went on to start Electrobeat Records out of Miami, Fl, and has released quite a few electronic recordings through the years, but has remained a faceless project. "Security" was also recently covered by The Freestylers on their album "Adventures in Freestyle."
P.S. A shout out to Vinyl Vault Rob for sending me the rest of the versions of this record.
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