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Big Audio Dynamite (1984 - )

Group - United Kingdom

Releases (44)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Planet BAD: Greatest Hits 12 Sep 1995
  2. Super Hits 1999
  3. The Best Of 04 May 2009

Album

  1. This Is Big Audio Dynamite 1985
  2. No. 10, Upping St. 1986
  3. Tighten Up Vol. 88 1988
  4. Megatop Phoenix 05 Sep 1989
  5. Kool-Aid 1990 (as Big Audio Dynamite II)
  6. The Globe 1991 (as Big Audio Dynamite II)
  7. Higher Power 22 Sep 1994 (as Big Audio)
  8. F-Punk 20 Jun 1995
  9. Entering a New Ride 1998

Album - Live

  1. Alley Pally Paradiso: The Live “Official Bootleg” 1991 (as Big Audio Dynamite II)
  2. Class of ’92 2013 (as Big Audio Dynamite II)

Single

  1. E = MC² 1985
  2. The Bottom Line 1985
  3. C’mon Every Beatbox 1986
  4. Medicine Show 1986
  5. V. Thirteen 1987
  6. Just Play Music May 1988
  7. Free 1990
  8. Rush 20 Jun 1991 (as Big Audio Dynamite II)
  9. The Globe 1991 (as Big Audio Dynamite II)
  10. Innocent Child 1991 (as Big Audio Dynamite II)
  11. Looking for a Song 1994 (as Big Audio)
  12. I Turned Out a Punk 1995

EP - Live

  1. On the Road Live ’92 1992 (as Big Audio Dynamite II)

Promotion

Single

  1. Hollywood Boulevard 1986
  2. Contact 1989
  3. Free (Theme Song from Flashback) 1990

EP

  1. Rushdance 18 Jun 1991 (as Big Audio Dynamite II)

Other - Compilation

  1. Greatest Hits - The Radio Edits / Looking for a Song 1994 (as Big Audio)

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. The BAD Files (XTRA) 2001
  2. The BAD Files Volume 5 2010
  3. The BAD Files Volume 7 31 Mar 2014
  4. The BAD Files Volume 8 02 Apr 2014
  5. The BAD Files Volume 10 (The Lost Ones) 2018
  6. The BAD Files Volume 6
  7. The BAD Files Volume 1
  8. The BAD Files Volume 2
  9. The BAD Files Volume 3
  10. The BAD Files Volume 4

Album - Live

  1. 1995-11-08: The Academy, New York, NY, USA
  2. 1987-05-29: Stadio Comunale, Modena, Italy

Relationships (22)

Members

  1. Don Letts (1984 - 1990) original, lead vocals, effects
  2. Dan Donovan (1984 - 1990) original, keyboard
  3. Greg Roberts (1984 - 1990) original, background vocals, drums (drum set)
  4. Leo Williams (1984 - 1990) original, bass guitar
  5. Mick Jones (1984) original, lead vocals, guitar
  6. Don Letts (2011) original, lead vocals, effects
  7. Dan Donovan (2011) original, keyboard
  8. Leo Williams (2011) original, bass guitar
  9. Greg Roberts (2011) original, background vocals, drums (drum set)
  10. Mick Jones original, lead vocals, guitar
  11. Nick Hawkins (1990 - 1998) background vocals, guitar
  12. Chris Kavanagh (1990 - 1995) background vocals, membranophone
  13. Gary Stonadge (1990 - 1995) background vocals, bass guitar
  14. Andre Shapps (1994 - 1998) keyboard
  15. Michael Custance (1994 - 1998) background vocals, percussion
  16. Darryl Fulstow (1996 - 1998) bass guitar
  17. Bob Wond (1996 - 1998) membranophone
  18. Ranking Roger (1996 - 1998) lead vocals
  19. Joe Attard (1996 - 1998) other vocals
  20. Chris Kavanagh background vocals, membranophone
  21. Gary Stonadge background vocals, bass guitar
  22. Nick Hawkins background vocals, guitar

Recordings by (345)

  1. Medicine Show 6:33 (1985)
  2. Sony 4:29 (1985)
  3. A Party 6:41 (1985)
  4. Sudden Impact! 5:04 (1985)
  5. Stone Thames 4:06 (1985)
  6. E=mc² 5:56 (1985)
  7. E = MC² (extended remix) 6:18 (1985)
  8. This Is Big Audio Dynamite 5:53 (1985)
  9. E = MC² ?:?? (1985)
  10. BAD 6:40 (1985)
  11. E = MC2 (edit) 4:30 (1985)
  12. The Bottom Line 4:35 (1985)
  13. Hollywood Boulevard (club mix) 5:45 (1986)
  14. A Party (dub) 10:20 (1986)
  15. E = Mc² (70 Mm Wide Screen remix) 5:30 (1986)
  16. Albert Einstein Meets the Human Beatbox (12″ b-side) 5:34 (1986)
  17. C'mon Every Beatbox (extended mix) 5:48 (1986)
  18. Beatboxes at Dawn 4:30 (1986)
  19. C’mon Every Beatbox (edit) 4:32 (1986)
  20. C’mon Every Beatbox 5:26 (1986)
  21. Beyond the Pale 4:41 (1986)
  22. Limbo the Law 4:44 (1986)
  23. Sambadrome 4:49 (1986)
  24. V. Thirteen 4:39 (1986)
  25. Ticket 3:28 (1986)
  26. Hollywood Boulevard 3:56 (1986)
  27. Dial a Hitman 5:04 (1986)
  28. Sightsee M.C! 4:57 (1986)
  29. Ice Cool Killer 5:32 (1986)
  30. The Big V 4:49 (1986)
  31. Badrock City 7:02 (1986)
  32. E=mc² (extended remix) 5:33 (1986)
  33. V. Thirteen (extended remix) 9:47 (1987)
  34. Hollywood Boulevard (dub mix) 5:45 (1987)
  35. Just Play Music (extended mix) 8:08 (May 1988)
  36. Much Worse (extended mix) 6:45 (May 1988)
  37. Just Play Music ?:?? (1988)
  38. Much Worse 2:41 (1988)
  39. Rock Non Stop (All Night Long) 3:38 (1988)
  40. Other 99 4:49 (1988)
  41. Funny Names 2:29 (1988)
  42. Applecart 4:21 (1988)
  43. Esquerita 2:09 (1988)
  44. Champagne 4:40 (1988)
  45. Mr. Walker Said 4:31 (1988)
  46. The Battle of All Saints Road 5:13 (1988)
  47. Hip, Neck & Thigh 2:44 (1988)
  48. 2000 Shoes 3:20 (1988)
  49. Tighten Up Vol. 88 4:04 (1988)
  50. Just Play Music! 4:12 (1988)
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On Recordings (1)

Remixed

  1. My Beatbox (Big Audio Dynamite remix) 6:34 DeeJay Punk‐Roc ()

Credited as (7)

  1. Big Audio Dynamite
  2. Big Audio Dynamite II
  3. Big Audio
  4. The Clash / Big Audio Dynamite II
  5. BAD 2
  6. Big Audio feat. Ranking Roger
  7. Big Audio Dynamite with Ranking Roger

Works (6)

Wrote

  1. Rewind
  2. All Mink & No Manners
  3. Mick's a Hippie Burning

Composed

  1. Start
  2. Is Yours Working Yet?
  3. End

Links (27)

Other Databases

  1. https://imvdb.com/n/big-audio-dynamite
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91-108249
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/big_audio_dynamite_ii
  4. https://www.whosampled.com/Big-Audio-Dynamite/
  5. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/big-audio-dynamite/
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/1217808-1

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-11681/big-audio-dynamite/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Big+Audio+Dynamite

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/151585
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/151144
  3. https://www.discogs.com/artist/31580

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000069368
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000763237
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001720869

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/150885404

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239474

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/6826
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7hqZBHSgDs1odG9aupMzEI

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/artist/id546956

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3928

Biographies

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/19990221053918/http://www.mca.com/mca_records/library/bios/bio.bad.html

Fan Pages

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/19970107005100/http://hsfstud.hisf.no/~6378/bad.HTM
  2. http://www.esmark.net/bad/bad.htm

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/694b1fd8-0ba6-45bb-a359-d8a8fecaee46

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/bigaudiodynamite

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/bigaudiodynamiteSME
  2. https://www.youtube.com/user/bigaudiodynamiteVEVO