Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang
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Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang is the fifth album released by Grandmaster Flash
. It was released in 1987 on Elektra records. The cassette version was titled Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang...And More and the CD version was titled Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang...And Even More - each containing bonus tracks that were not on the original vinyl.
European pressings of the album misprinted the title of the track "All Wrapped Up" as "All Rapped Up".
It was reissued in the US on CD in 2005 by Collectors' Choice Music
. This release reverted to the original vinyl track listing and omitted any additional tracks. The booklet also removed the printed credits and lyrics and replaced them with a new essay by Peter Relic. It also repeated the artwork mistake made to the track listing that initially appeared on the European pressings of the original LP and made an additional one (*).
Side 2
Side B
The Kidd Creole (N. Glover jr) - Vocals
Rahiem (G. Williams) - Vocals
Lavon (L. Dukes) - Vocals
Mr. Broadway (R. Wheeler) - Vocals
Larry Love (L. Parker) - Dancer
Shame (J. Dukes) - Assistant to the Grandmaster
Kev "The Dog" Harris - Light Tech
Raymond "Sugar Ray" Holloway - Assistant technician
Guy Vaughn: Keyboards and drum programming
Larry Smith: Keyboards and drum programming
Tanna Gardner: Vocals - Underarms
Nikki Williams: Vocals - Big Black Caddy
Edith R. Simmons: Vocals - Underarms
All arrangements by J. Sadler, L. Smith, G. Vaughn, K. Harris, G. Williams
Grandmaster Flash
Joseph Saddler better known as King Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing....
. It was released in 1987 on Elektra records. The cassette version was titled Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang...And More and the CD version was titled Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang...And Even More - each containing bonus tracks that were not on the original vinyl.
European pressings of the album misprinted the title of the track "All Wrapped Up" as "All Rapped Up".
It was reissued in the US on CD in 2005 by Collectors' Choice Music
Collectors' Choice Music
Collectors' Choice Music is a company primarily in two businesses. They are best known for re-issuing albums originally recorded in LP record form as compact discs...
. This release reverted to the original vinyl track listing and omitted any additional tracks. The booklet also removed the printed credits and lyrics and replaced them with a new essay by Peter Relic. It also repeated the artwork mistake made to the track listing that initially appeared on the European pressings of the original LP and made an additional one (*).
1987 vinyl release - Elektra (60723-1)
Side 1- "Ain't We Funkin' Now" - 0:59
- "U Know What Time it Is" - 3:23
- "Underarms" - 3:09
- "Kid Named Flash" - 3:58
- "Get Yours" - 3:34
- "Them Jeans" - 3:16
- "We Will Rock You" - 2:46
Side 2
- "All Wrapped Up" - 3:16
- "Tear the Roof Off" - 2:29
- "Big Black Caddy" - 4:03
- "House that Rocked" - 4:00
- "Bus Dis (Wooo)" - 3:07
- "I am Somebody" - 3:34
- "Ain't We Funkin' Now" - 1:20
1987 CD release - Elektra (60723-2)
- "Ain't We Funkin' Now" - 0:59
- "U Know What Time it Is" - 3:23
- "Underarms" - 3:09
- "Kid Named Flash" - 3:58
- "Get Yours" - 3:34
- "Them Jeans" - 3:16
- "We Will Rob You" - 2:46 (**)
- "All Wrapped Up" - 3:16
- "Tear the Roof Off" - 2:29
- "Big Black Caddy" - 4:03
- "House that Rocked" - 4:00
- "Bus Dis (Wooo)" - 3:07
- "I am Somebody" - 3:34
- "U Know What Time It Is" (Extended Version) - 3:52
- "Big Black Caddy" (Extended Version) - 4:54
- "Ain't We Funkin' Now" (Extended Version) - 3:44
- "All Wrapped Up" (Extended Version) - 5:06
- "Kid Named Flash" (Extended Version) - 4:58
1987 cassette release - Elektra (60723-4)
Side A- "Ain't We Funkin' Now"
- "U Know What Time It Is"
- "Underarms"
- "Kid Named Flash"
- "Get Yours"
- "Them Jeans"
- "We Will Rock You"
- "She's Just A Tease / Ain't We Funkin' Now"
Side B
- "All Wrapped Up"
- "Tear The Roof Off"
- "Big Black Caddy"
- "House That Rocked"
- "Bus Dis (Wooo)"
- "I Am Somebody"
- "Ain't We Funkin' Now / We Will Rob You"
2005 CD reissue - Collectors' Choice Music (CCM-584-2)
- "Ain't We Funkin' Now" - 0:59
- "U Know What Time it Is" - 3:23
- "Underarms" - 3:09
- "Kid Named Flash" - 3:58
- "Get Yours" - 3:34
- "Them Jeans" - 3:16
- "We Will Rock You" - 2:46 (*)
- "All Wrapped Up" - 3:16
- "Tear the Roof Off" - 2:29
- "Big Black Caddy" - 4:03
- "House that Rocked" - 4:00
- "Bus Dis (Wooo)" - 3:07
- "I am Somebody" - 3:34
- "Ain't We Funkin' Now" - 1:20
Personnel
Grandmaster Flash (J. Sadler) - Keyboards, emulator on All Wrapped UpThe Kidd Creole (N. Glover jr) - Vocals
Rahiem (G. Williams) - Vocals
Lavon (L. Dukes) - Vocals
Mr. Broadway (R. Wheeler) - Vocals
Larry Love (L. Parker) - Dancer
Shame (J. Dukes) - Assistant to the Grandmaster
Kev "The Dog" Harris - Light Tech
Raymond "Sugar Ray" Holloway - Assistant technician
Guy Vaughn: Keyboards and drum programming
Larry Smith: Keyboards and drum programming
Tanna Gardner: Vocals - Underarms
Nikki Williams: Vocals - Big Black Caddy
Edith R. Simmons: Vocals - Underarms
All arrangements by J. Sadler, L. Smith, G. Vaughn, K. Harris, G. Williams