Tighten Up Vol. 88

by Big Audio Dynamite

Tighten Up Vol. 88 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1988
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 46:14
  • Community rating: 3.03/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Leo Williams, Dan Donovan, Mick Jones, Greg Roberts

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The third studio album from Mick Jones's post-Clash project continues its innovative fusion of alternative rock with club-oriented dance rhythms. Integrating heavy sampling, hip-hop beats, and cinematic soundbites, the group pushes their genre-blurring aesthetic even further. The record serves as a pivotal bridge between the fading punk ethos and the rising British dance music revolution.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Rock Non Stop (All Night Long) (3:38)
  2. Other 99 (4:49)
  3. Funny Names (2:29)
  4. Applecart (4:21)
  5. Esquerita (2:11)
  6. Champagne (4:37)
  7. Mr. Walker Said (4:31)
  8. The Battle Of All Saints Road (5:13)
  9. Hip, Neck & Thigh (2:44)
  10. 2000 Shoes (3:20)
  11. Tighten Up Vol. '88 (4:04)
  12. Just Play Music (4:12)

Credits

  • Big Audio Dynamite - primary artist
  • Designlines - artwork
  • Leo Williams - bass, vocals [vocs.], written-by
  • Greg Roberts - drums, vocals [vocs.], written-by
  • Don Letts - effects [fx], vocals [vocs.], written-by
  • Kiely Jenkins - illustration [inner sleeve illustration by]
  • Josh - other [grand poo-bah]
  • Tricia - other [p.r.]

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