Album
Time's Up
1990 · Rock
25 collectors on Gatefold own this
Time's Up is a Rock album by Living Colour, originally released in 1990. On Gatefold: 77 pressings tracked, owned by 25 collectors.
About
Living Colour’s second album blows up the muscular swagger of their debut into an eclectic, epic musical statement on survival in America. Channeling the hardcore fury of Bad Brains, the title track sounds the alarm for environmental disaster; “Elvis Is Dead” uses The King as the piñata in a savage funk-metal battering of systemic racism. But the band balances these big-picture pronouncements with intimate, playful gestures—on “Love Rears Its Ugly Head,” Corey Glover cheekily plumbs the anxieties of modern romance over a stuttering soul groove.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Time's Up
- A2History Lesson
- A3Pride
- A4Love Rears Its Ugly Head
- A5New Jack Theme
- A6Someone Like You
- A7Elvis Is Dead
- A8Type
Side B
- B1Information Overload
- B2Under Cover Of Darkness
- B3Ology1
- B4Fight The Fight
- B5Tag Team Partners
- B6Solace Of You
- B7This Is The Life
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- heavy
- driving
- funky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits, thank yous and a photo of the band.
Most copies had a white, pink & blue hype sticker on the upper right corner of the front cover (see images).
Runouts are stamped except for the lone etched 'A' or 'B' at the end.
Recorded at A&M Recording and RPM Studios
Mixed at Right Track Recording
Mastered [...] at Sterling Sound
Special Thanks to Nat King Cole and Capitol Records for the String Intro on "Love Rears Its Ugly Head."
Queen Latifah appears courtesy of Tommy Boy Records
Rosa Russ appears courtesy of Cardiac Records Inc.
Doug E. Fresh appears courtesy of Reality Records
Living Colour celebrates the release of Nelson Mandela but aluta continua (the struggle continues). Fight the fight.
Freedom of expression is not negotiable. Fight all forms of censorship.
May The Spirit Of The Following Live On: Walter Davis, Dexter Gordon, Sarah Vaughn, Sammy Davis Jr. and Yusuf Hawkins.
Arthur Rhames 1957-1989, a miraculous musician who changed the lives of all who knew him. Love and peace.
In Loving Memory of Yvette Elder, Melody Blakely, Armster Blakely, and Harry "Herky" Skillings.
This album is dedicated to the memory of Thomas Glover: teacher, father, friend. I love you.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Corey GloverLEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR VOCALS
- Greg DrewVOCAL COACH, CONSULTANT VOCAL COACH, MUSIC CONSULTANT
- Muzz SkillingsBACKING VOCALS, BASS BASS BASS GUITAR, VOCALS
- Vernon ReidBACKING VOCALS, GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR , VOCALS
- Will CalhounBACKING VOCALS, DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUM, PERCUSSION, VOCALS DRUMS
- Akbar AliMUSICIAN , STRINGS STRINGS VIOLIN
- Alan FriedmanMUSICIAN , PROGRAMMED BY PROGRAMMED BY
- Alva RogersBACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN , VOICE
- Annette DanielsBACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN , BACKING VOCALS
- Black Swan QuartetSTRINGS
- Charles BurnhamMUSICIAN , STRINGS STRINGS VIOLA
- D.K. DysonBACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN , BACKING VOCALS
- Derin YoungBACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN , BACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN , VOCALS
- Don ByronBARITONE SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE, CLARINET CLARINET
- Doug E. FreshMUSICIAN , HUMAN BEATBOX MUSICIAN , VOCALS PERCUSSION
- Eileen FolsonCELLO MUSICIAN , STRINGS STRINGS
- Francine StasiumBACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN , VOICE
- Little RichardBACKING VOCALS MUSICIAN , VOCALS VOCALS
25 collectors on Gatefold own this · 77 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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