No. 10, Upping St.
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No. 10, Upping St. | ||
Studio album by Big Audio Dynamite | ||
Released | October 1986 | |
Genre | Synthpop | |
Length | 59:18 | |
Label | CBS | |
Producer(s) | Mick Jones & Joe Strummer | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Big Audio Dynamite chronology | ||
This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985) |
No. 10 Upping St. (1986) |
Tighten Up, Vol. 88 (1988) |
No. 10, Upping St. is the second album by Big Audio Dynamite, led by former Clash band member Mick Jones. It was released in 1986. It is most notable for being co-written and co-produced with Joe Strummer.
[edit] Track listing
- "C'mon Every Beatbox" – 5:20 (Jones/Letts)
- "Beyond the Pale" – 4:43 (Strummer/Jones)
- "Limbo the Law" – 4:44 (Strummer/Jones/Donovan)
- "Sambadrome" – 5:48 (Jones/Letts)
- "V. Thirteen" – 4:51 (Strummer/Jones)
- "Ticket" – 3:26 (Strummer/Jones/Letts/Roberts)
- "Hollywood Boulevard" – 4:34 (Jones/Letts)
- "Dial A Hitman" – 5:04 (Jones/Letts)
- "Sightsee M.C.!" – 4:55 (Strummer/Jones)
- "The Big V" - 4:49 (Strummer/Jones)
- "Badrock City" - 7:02 (Jones/Letts)
[edit] Notes
- "Dial A Hitman" contains a spoken-word outro featuring Matt Dillon and Laurence Fishburne.
- "C'mon Every Beatbox" was remixed and released in the USA as "Badrock City".
- "C'mon Every Beatbox", "V. Thirteen", and "Sightsee M.C!" were all released as singles in the UK.
- "Sambadrome" contains some samples from Brazilian legendary soccer commentator Osmar Santos.
- "The Big V" is an instrumental version of "V. Thirteen"
- "Badrock City" is an instrumental version of "C'mon Every Beatbox"
[edit] Personnel
- Mick Jones - vocals, guitar, producer
- Don Letts - vocals, fiddle, effects
- Dan Donovan - keyboards, vocals, photography, artwork
- Leo Williams - bass, vocals
- Greg Roberts - drums, vocals
- Joe Strummer - producer
- Matt Dillon - dialog
- Laurence Fishburne - dialog
- Sipho Josanna - human beatbox
- Sam Sever - remixing, beats
- Chep Nunez - editing
- Paul Smykle - engineer
- Mark "Spike" Stent - assistant
- Josh Cheuse - photography