The B-52'sThe B-52's

Label:

Warner Records – 0603497852710

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Repress

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

New Wave

Tracklist

A1 Planet Claire
Written-ByK. Strickland*
4:35
A2 52 Girls
Guitar [2nd Guitar]Kate Pierson
Written-ByR. Wilson*
3:34
A3 Dance This Mess Around
Written-ByThe B-52's
4:36
A4 Rock Lobster
Written-ByR. Wilson*
6:49
B1 Lava
Written-ByThe B-52's
4:54
B2 There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)
Guitar [2nd Guitar]Cindy Wilson
Written-ByThe B-52's
4:54
B3 Hero Worship
Guitar [2nd Guitar]Kate Pierson
Keyboards [Keyboard Bass]Fred Schneider
Written-ByR. Waldrop*
4:07
B4 6060-842
Written-ByR. Wilson*
2:48
B5 Downtown
Written-ByTony Hatch
2:57

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyWarner Music Group
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Records Inc.
  • Copyright ©Warner Records Inc.
  • Manufactured ForRhino Entertainment Company
  • Marketed ByRhino Entertainment Company
  • Recorded AtCom Point Studios
  • Produced ForIsland Records Inc.
  • Published ByBoo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • Published ByMCA Music
  • Mastered AtRecord Technology Incorporated – 29614

Credits

  • Advisor [Conseilleur]Gary Kurfirst
  • Art DirectionSue Ab Surd
  • Drums, Percussion, Effects [Claire Sounds]Keith Strickland
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer]Cass Rigby
  • Guitar, Effects [Smoke Alarm]Ricky Wilson (3)
  • Hair [Hairdos By]La Verne (2)
  • Lacquer Cut ByCB*
  • Photography ByGeorge DuBose
  • ProducerChris Blackwell
  • Producer [Associate Producer], EngineerRobert Ash
  • Vocals, Bongos, TambourineCindy Wilson
  • Vocals, Organ, Keyboards [Keyboard Bass]Kate Pierson
  • Vocals, Toy Piano, Electronics [Walkie Talkie]Fred Schneider

Notes

Labels: Made in U.S.A.

Rear cover: Printed in Canada. Manufactured in U.S.A.

Same runouts as 2018 yellow limited edition The B-52's - The B-52's

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 603497852710
  • Barcode (Text): 6 03497 85271 0
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A & B): R1 3355 / 0603497852710
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): RCVI-3355-A cB 29614.1(3)...
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): RCVI-3355-B cB 29614.2(3)...

Other Versions (5 of 216)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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The B-52's (LP, Album, Stereo) Island Records ILPS 9580*, ILPS 9580 UK 1979
The B-52's (LP, Album, Don Mills Pressing) Warner Bros. Records QBS 3355 Canada 1979
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The B-52's (Cassette, Album) Warner Bros. Records M5 3355 US 1979
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The B-52's (LP, Album) Island Records 9123 048 1979
The B-52's (LP, Album, Los Angeles Pressing) Warner Bros. Records BSK 3355 US 1979

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Reviews

  • BrandohCalrissian's avatar
    My copy sounds pretty damn good for the most part. But gawtdamn the IGD is baaad on the last track of both sides. Not like “I’m never listening to this again” bad. But definitely “damn… that kinda sucks. At least it’s only like a minute or two on both sides” bad. I’ve got far worse in my collection from records that were more expensive. I’ll take it.
    • Scrade's avatar
      Scrade
      Quite a good sounding pressing. A bit muddy in the midrange but nothing really terrible. It sounds quite fantastic all things considered, and it's quite cheap too
      • lukahsamson's avatar
        lukahsamson
        Echo others’ comments: this is a really nice sounding pressing; no clicks/pops or surface noise to be heard; great quality for the going price.
        • TuralyonW3's avatar
          TuralyonW3
          awesome pressing, no complaints at all (and I'm pretty picky). Got for $22 brand new at my LRS
          • styroboots's avatar
            styroboots
            Sounds great, this is really a good quality pressing in of audio! That being said, you may need to clean it multiple times. After an initial cleaning in a Spin Clean I had skips on every track on Side A. After cleaning again Side A is perfect and there are still a few skips on Side B, so I might try another clean to see if that solves things once and for all.
            • ogflatliner's avatar
              ogflatliner
              I have the black vinyl version and I was frankly stunned at how good this release sounds. No noise, clicks or pops. Great separation and imaging. Would not hesitate to recommend this one.
              • Tkobird's avatar
                Tkobird
                Clear. Nice dynamics. Simple sleeve but nice inner with lyrics.
                • mikeSF_'s avatar
                  mikeSF_
                  This is a good pressing of a classic release. No complaints at all.
                  • amoebasinger's avatar
                    amoebasinger
                    Edited 3 years ago
                    Does sound quite good.
                    My copy was glued into the inner, and I had to wrap one hand in microfiber towel, and pinch the inner sleeve with the other hand, to extricate it from the inner sleeve for the first time. Hard to cope with when you're a little OCD about keeping your new records NM!
                    I need to compare with my 1979 copies, but either my right tweeter is blown, or there's some distortion on A1 with the signature synthesizer lead (Update: distortion appears to be decreasing with cleaning).
                    As I am finding on many new releases, the vinyl right out of the sleeve was covered with filth (especially paper fiber and what seems to be glue powder), had a couple stripes of persistent gluey lines (that came out with glass cleaner), and a good number of (what appeared to be) scuffs (see Update) apparently from getting manhandled at the pressing plant. There were skips on A4, which were caused by persistent debris (after cleaning, of course).
                    Update: B1 had several skips. It had some obvious marks that for all the world looked like "compression scrapes," like the record had been dragged against a hard surface with weight upon it. Under sunlight, there were a couple more "deeper" marks near the first.
                    I spread Goo-Gone in the area and scrubbed it with a stylus brush. The "scrapes" were gone, and the skips were diminished down to one little one. Repeated cleaning should remove it.
                    It's almost a heartbreaker that they would go to so much effort to make a great-sounding record, and then practically ruin it at the very final step. I wonder how many record enthusiasts would take the effort to do all the remediation on this item, or rather just throw up their hands in despair.
                    • mtglass's avatar
                      mtglass
                      Chris Bellman! Sounds great as always, same master as yellow vinyl.

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