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Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) / Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) Part 2 + Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) Instrumental
Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) / Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) Part 2 + Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) Instrumental

Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) / Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) Part 2 + Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) Instrumental

Performing artist Captain Rapp
Record company Bekect Records
Date1983
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.274 × 31.274 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2001.279.3.A,.B
Text Entries

“Bad Times (I Can't Stand It)” / “Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) Part 2 + Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) Instrumental” is a single released in 1983 by Captain Rapp. Signed under Saturn Records, this single was arranged and performed by emerging Contemporary R&B moguls Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. "Bad Times" lyrically discusses sensitive topics such as unemployment, child abuse, AIDS, and war. “Bad Times" reached number 23 on Billboard Dance Charts.

Captain Rapp (Larry Earl Glenn, b. unknown) is a Hip-Hop artist, Disco musician, producer, and west coast Rap pioneer. He is best known for his politically conscious song "Bad Times (I Can't Stand It)", which was a west coast response to Grandmaster Flash and The Furious‘s single "The Message."

Brown sleeve with four striped black lines on top and bottom of cover with Becket Records in tan ink and "Big Single" in white ink.

Vinyl contain track listing, artist, and credits.

CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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