"Beat" was released in June 1982, only eight months after the debut album of the 80s formation "Discipline". The complex polyrhythmic musical textures of 80s Crimson, the strength of the songs and the interplay of the studio performance helped it reach chart positions in the U.S. and England. It was perhaps the closest a band like King Crimson could get to the rock mainstream. As with previous albums in the King Crimson CD/DVD-A series, the CD includes a new stereo mix by Robert Fripp and Steven Wilson and the DVD-A includes a 5.1 mix of the album by Steven Wilson, a high res stereo version of both the old and new mixes. In addition, the original album is included as a rough mix along with additional audio tracks, video recordings of two songs from the Alabamahallen concert in Germany and the original music video for "Heartbeat".