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Recorded
  
1987-1988

Artist
  
Oingo Boingo

Label
  
MCA Records

Length
  
128:12

Release date
  
26 September 1988

Genres
  
New wave, Ska, Art punk

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Released
  
September 26, 1988 (1988-09-26)

Boingo Alive (1988)
  
The Best of Oingo Boingo Skeletons in the Closet (1989)

Producers
  
Danny Elfman, Steve Bartek

Similar
  
Oingo Boingo albums, Ska albums

Boingo Alive is a double live album by Oingo Boingo, released on September 26, 1988. During recordings, the band performed live in a studio with no audience; hence it is not a traditional "live" album. It was released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the band's inception. The song selection spans the group's entire discography, as well as including several previously unreleased pieces.

Contents

Background

In 1984 Oingo Boingo had moved from A&M Records to MCA Records under dispute, and at the conclusion, A&M retained ownership of Oingo Boingo's first three album masters. Since 1982, the band had found success in licensing their songs to film & TV, but earlier songs could not be licensed without the involvement of A&M. Boingo Alive gave the band an opportunity to re-record songs originally recorded under A&M, which could then be licensed under their arrangement with MCA. Additionally, the 1991 MCA compilation Best O' Boingo was able to present a "career-spanning" track list despite featuring no pre-1984 recordings by including the re-recorded versions of earlier songs such as "Only a Lad" and "Wild Sex (in the Working Class)".

CD content

All tracks written and composed by Danny Elfman.

CD content

All tracks written and composed by Danny Elfman, except for "Violent Love" by Willie Dixon.

Personnel

Oingo Boingo

  • John Avila – bass, vocals
  • Steve Bartek – guitars
  • Danny Elfman – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Carl Graves – keyboards, vocals
  • Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez – drums, percussion
  • Sam Phipps – tenor & soprano saxophones
  • Leon Schneiderman – baritone saxophone
  • Dale Turner – trumpet, trombone

    • Additional Musician

  • Bruce Fowler – trombone

    • Inclusions in other media

  • The Boingo Alive version of "Who Do You Want to Be" is featured on the soundtrack of the video games Tony Hawk's American Wasteland and Tony Hawk's American Sk8land.
  • The Boingo Alive version of "Stay" was used as the theme song of the Brazilian telenovel Top Model, which increased Oingo Boingo's popularity in Brazil.
  • The Boingo Alive version of "Home Again" is featured in the movie Home Alone 3.
  • Boingo Alive is seen in a scene of the 2007 romantic comedy Knocked Up.

    • Songs

    1Dead Man's Party6:22
    2Dead or Alive4:04
    3No Spill Blood4:33

    References

    Boingo Alive Wikipedia
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