Tighten Up Vol. 88

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.

Tighten Up Vol. 88
Studio album by Big Audio Dynamite
Released	June 1988
Recorded	Spring 1988
Studio	Beethoven St. Studios (West London)
Genre	Pop rock alternative dance post-punk new wave
Length	46:09
Label	Columbia[1]
Producer	Mick Jones
Big Audio Dynamite chronology
No. 10, Upping St. (1986) Tighten Up Vol. 88 (1988) Megatop Phoenix (1989)
Singles from Tighten Up, Vol. 88
"Just Play Music!" b/w "Much Worse" Released: May 1988 "Other 99" b/w "What Happened to Eddie?" Released: July 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock Non Stop (All Night Long)"	Dan Donovan Mick Jones Don Letts	3:38
2.	"Other 99"	Jones Letts	4:49
3.	"Funny Names"	Jones Letts	2:29
4.	"Applecart"	Jones Greg Roberts	4:21
5.	"Esquerita"	Jones	2:09
6.	"Champagne"	Donovan Jones	4:40

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(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"	Jones Letts Roberts Leo Williams	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)

“The ending of ‘Champagne’ includes an audio sample from the film ‘A Matter of Life & Death’ starring David Niven and Kim Hunter. ‘Tea break! Here we get it at 5!’”

Personnel

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

Big Audio Dynamite

• Mick Jones — vocals; guitar
• Don Letts — sound effects; vocals
• Dan Donovan — keyboards; vocals
• Greg Roberts — drums; vocals
• Leo "E-Zee Kill" Williams — bass; vocals

Production and artwork

• Mick Jones — producer
• Adam "Flea" Newman — "dynamite"
• Adele — crew
• Josh — Grand Poo-Bah
• Tricia — public relations
• Paul "Groucho" Smykle — engineer
• Paul Simonon — cover painting

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)

External links

• Tighten Up Vol. 88 at Discogs (list of releases)