Tighten Up Vol. 88
Studio album by
Big Audio Dynamite
ReleasedJune 1988
RecordedSpring 1988
StudioBeethoven St. Studios (West London)
Genre
Length46:09
LabelColumbia[1]
ProducerMick Jones
Big Audio Dynamite chronology
No. 10, Upping St.
(1986) 		Tighten Up Vol. 88
(1988) 		Megatop Phoenix
(1989)
Singles from Tighten Up, Vol. 88
  1. "Just Play Music!" b/w "Much Worse"
    Released: May 1988
  2. "Other 99" b/w "What Happened to Eddie?"
    Released: July 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Tighten Up Vol. 88 is the third studio album by the English band Big Audio Dynamite, released in June 1988 by Columbia Records.[5][6] The album peaked at No. 33 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 102 on the Billboard 200 but was their first not to receive a certification.

The album derives its name from the Tighten Up compilation album series by Trojan Records. The album's cover artwork was designed by Paul Simonon, the former bassist for the Clash, of whom Mick Jones was a member. Big Audio Dynamite's keyboardist Dan Donovan took the back cover photo with Josh Cheuse.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rock Non Stop (All Night Long)"
3:38
2."Other 99"
  • Jones
  • Letts
4:49
3."Funny Names"
  • Jones
  • Letts
2:29
4."Applecart"
4:21
5."Esquerita"Jones2:09
6."Champagne"
  • Donovan
  • Jones
4:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Mr. Walker Said"
  • Jones
  • Letts
  • Roberts
4:31
8."The Battle of All Saints Road"
  • Jones
  • Letts
5:13
9."Hip, Neck & Thigh"
  • Jones
  • Letts
2:44
10."2000 Shoes"
  • Donovan
  • Letts
  • Roberts
3:20
11."Tighten Up, Vol. 88"
4:04
12."Just Play Music!"
  • Jones
  • Letts
  • Roberts
4:11
Total length:46:09

"The Battle of All Saints Road" includes "Battle of New Orleans" (Traditional) and "Dueling Banjos" (Arthur Smith)

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Tighten Up Vol. 88 liner notes.[7]

Big Audio Dynamite

Production and artwork

References

  1. ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, H. P. (1 February 1997). Legends of Rock Guitar. Hal Leonard. ISBN 9781476850931 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: Tighten Up, Vol. 88. Allmusic. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (27 May 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Big Audio Dynamite". trouserpress.com.
  6. ^ Staff, Mike Cote of The Sentinel. "BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  7. ^ Tighten Up Vol. 88 (CD booklet). Big Audio Dynamite. Columbia Records. 1988.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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