Insanity, Bohemian-Style

Legacy recently hipped their Facebook fans to the pre-order page for the double-disc Legacy Edition of This is Big Audio Dynamite, the 1985 debut LP by Big Audio Dynamite. Led by Mick Jones, who was at the time recently fired as guitarist of The Clash, BAD was quite the stylistic melting pot, fusing punk with reggae and club music and garnishing it with samples aplenty. The new edition, released for the album’s 25th anniversary, includes an extra disc of rare and unreleased remixes.

Have a look at the track list after the jump, and place your orders here.

Big Audio Dynamite – This is Big Audio Dynamite: Legacy Edition (Columbia/Legacy 88697 48239 2)

Disc 1: Original LP

Medicine Show
Sony
E=MC2
The Bottom Line
A Party
Sudden Impact
Stone Thames
BAD

Disc 1 released as CBS 26714 (U.K.)/Columbia FC 40220 (U.S.), 1985

Disc 2: Remixes and Rarities

Medicine Show (12″ Remix) (U.K. 12″ A-side – CBS TA 7181, 1986)
Sony (Dub) *
E=MC2 (Extended Remix) (U.K. 12″ A-side – CBS TA 6963, 1986)
The Bottom Line (12″ Remix) (U.K. 12″ A-side – CBS TA 6591, 1985)
A Party (Dub) (U.K. 12″ B-side to “Medicine Show” – CBS TA 7181, 1986)
Sudden Impact (12″ Remix) *
Stone Thames (12″ Remix) *
BAD (Vocoder Version) *
Electric Vandal *
Albert Einstein Meets the Human Beatbox (U.K. 12″ B-side to “Medicine Show” – CBS DTA 7181, 1986)
BAD (US 12″ Remix) (U.S. 12″ B-side to “The Bottom Line” – Columbia 44 05324, 1985)
This is Big Audio Dynamite (U.K. 7″ B-side to “E=MC2” – CBS A 6963, 1986)

* previously unreleased

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