Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang


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.

Track listing

1987 vinyl release – Elektra (60723-1)

Side 1
  1. "Ain't We Funkin' Now" – 0:59
  2. "U Know What Time it Is" – 3:23
  3. "Underarms" – 3:09
  4. "Kid Named Flash" – 3:58
  5. "Get Yours" – 3:34
  6. "Them Jeans" – 3:16
  7. "We Will Rock You" – 2:46
Side 2
  1. "All Wrapped Up" – 3:16
  2. "Tear the Roof Off" – 2:29
  3. "Big Black Caddy" – 4:03
  4. "House that Rocked" – 4:00
  5. "Bus Dis " – 3:07
  6. "I am Somebody" – 3:34
  7. "Ain't We Funkin' Now" – 1:20

1987 CD release – Elektra (60723-2)

  1. "Ain't We Funkin' Now" – 0:59
  2. "U Know What Time it Is" – 3:23
  3. "Underarms" – 3:09
  4. "Kid Named Flash" – 3:58
  5. "Get Yours" – 3:34
  6. "Them Jeans" – 3:16
  7. "We Will Rob You" – 2:46
  8. "All Wrapped Up" – 3:16
  9. "Tear the Roof Off" – 2:29
  10. "Big Black Caddy" – 4:03
  11. "House that Rocked" – 4:00
  12. "Bus Dis " – 3:07
  13. "I am Somebody" – 3:34
  14. "U Know What Time It Is" – 3:52
  15. "Big Black Caddy" – 4:54
  16. "Ain't We Funkin' Now" – 3:44
  17. "All Wrapped Up" – 5:06
  18. "Kid Named Flash" – 4:58

1987 cassette release – Elektra (60723-4)

Side A
  1. "Ain't We Funkin' Now"
  2. "U Know What Time It Is"
  3. "Underarms"
  4. "Kid Named Flash"
  5. "Get Yours"
  6. "Them Jeans"
  7. "We Will Rock You"
  8. "She's Just A Tease / Ain't We Funkin' Now"
Side B
  1. "All Wrapped Up"
  2. "Tear The Roof Off"
  3. "Big Black Caddy"
  4. "House That Rocked"
  5. "Bus Dis "
  6. "I Am Somebody"
  7. "Ain't We Funkin' Now / We Will Rob You"

2005 CD reissue – Collectors' Choice Music (CCM-584-2)

  1. "Ain't We Funkin' Now" – 0:59
  2. "U Know What Time it Is" – 3:23
  3. "Underarms" – 3:09
  4. "Kid Named Flash" – 3:58
  5. "Get Yours" – 3:34
  6. "Them Jeans" – 3:16
  7. "We Will Rob You" – 2:46
  8. "All Wrapped Up" – 3:16
  9. "Tear the Roof Off" – 2:29
  10. "Big Black Caddy" – 4:03
  11. "House that Rocked" – 4:00
  12. "Bus Dis " – 3:07
  13. "I am Somebody" – 3:34
  14. "Ain't We Funkin' Now" – 1:20

Personnel

  • Grandmaster Flash – keyboards, emulator on "All Wrapped Up"
  • The Kidd Creole – lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
  • Rahiem – lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
  • La Von – lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
  • Mr. Broadway – lead and background vocals
  • Larry Love – dancer
  • Shame – assistant to the Grandmaster
  • Kev "The Dog" Harris – light tech
  • Raymond "Sugar Ray" Holloway – assistant technician
  • Guy Vaughn - keyboards, drum programming
  • Larry Smith - keyboards, drum programming
  • Tanna Gardner - vocals on "Underarms"
  • Nikki Williams - vocals on "Big Black Caddy"
  • Edith R. Simmons - vocals on "Underarms"
All arrangements by J. Sadler, L. Smith, G. Vaughn, N.Glover Jr, G. Williams and K. Dukes