No. 10, Upping St.
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No. 10, Upping St. (a pun on 10 Downing St., the residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom), is the second album by Big Audio Dynamite, led by former Clash guitarist and songwriter Mick Jones. It was released in 1986 and was co-written and co-produced with Joe Strummer. The album is set to be released in reissued and extended form soon.
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"C'mon Every Beatbox" |
Jones/Letts |
5:26 |
| 2. |
"Beyond the Pale" |
Strummer/Jones |
4:41 |
| 3. |
"Limbo the Law" |
Strummer/Jones/Donovan |
4:44 |
| 4. |
"Sambadrome" |
Jones/Letts |
4:48 |
| Writer(s) |
| 5. |
"V. Thirteen" |
Strummer/Jones |
4:54 |
| 6. |
"Ticket" |
Strummer/Jones/Letts/Roberts |
3:28 |
| 7. |
"Hollywood Boulevard" |
Jones/Letts |
4:29 |
| 8. |
"Dial A Hitman" |
Jones/Letts |
5:04 |
| 9. |
"Sightsee M.C.!" |
Strummer/Jones |
4:55 |
| Writer(s) |
| 10. |
"Ice Cool Killer" (bonus track on the UK and US CD) |
Strummer/Jones/Donovan |
5:33 |
| 11. |
"The Big V" (bonus track on the UK and US CD) |
Strummer/Jones/Donovan |
4:48 |
| 12. |
"Badrock City" (bonus track on the US CD) |
Jones/Letts |
7:00 |
Notes
- "Dial A Hitman" contains a spoken-word outro jokingly attributed to Matt Dillon and Laurence Fishburne (and with a reference to Jim Jarmusch)[2]
- "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
- "Ice Cool Killer" is an instrumental version of "Limbo The Law"
- "The Big V" is an instrumental version of "V. Thirteen"
- "Badrock City" is an instrumental version of "C'mon Every Beatbox"
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