The B-52's – The B-52's
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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MOFI 1-004 |
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Silver Label Vinyl Series |
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Vinyl
, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
New Wave |
Tracklist
| A1 | Planet Claire | |
| A2 | 52 Girls | |
| A3 | Dance This Mess Around | |
| A4 | Rock Lobster | |
| B1 | Lava | |
| B2 | There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon) | |
| B3 | Hero Worship | |
| B4 | 6060-842 | |
| B5 | Downtown |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Mastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Licensed From – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
- Copyright © – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
- Recorded At – Com Point Studios
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 19216
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 19315
- Produced For – Island Records Inc.
- Lacquer Cut At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Credits
- Art Direction – Sue Ab Surd
- Consultant [Conseilleur] – Gary Kurfirst
- Design [Design For Mofi] – John A. Beck
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Cass Rigby
- Hair [Hairdos By] – La Verne (2)
- Lacquer Cut By – PS*
- Photography By – George DuBose
- Producer [Associate Producer], Engineer – Robert Ash
- Producer [Produced By] – Chris Blackwell
Notes
Unlike most Mofi releases, this is not from the original master tapes (which are believed to be missing). Pressed on 140g vinyl at RTI.
Comes with a MFSL Silver Label catalog single fold color card inner and a MFSL 'Original Master Sleeve'.
From back cover:
Recorded at Com Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Special Limited Edition
℗ 1979 & 2010 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
This edition and packaging © 2010 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc. Mastered on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System™
Made in the U.S.A.
From spine:
Printed in the U.S.A.
From labels:
℗ 1979 & 2010 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. This edition and packaging © 2010 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Made in the U.S.A.
1/4" / 15 IPS analog master to analog console to lathe
Comes with a MFSL Silver Label catalog single fold color card inner and a MFSL 'Original Master Sleeve'.
From back cover:
Recorded at Com Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Special Limited Edition
℗ 1979 & 2010 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
This edition and packaging © 2010 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc. Mastered on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System™
Made in the U.S.A.
From spine:
Printed in the U.S.A.
From labels:
℗ 1979 & 2010 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. This edition and packaging © 2010 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Made in the U.S.A.
1/4" / 15 IPS analog master to analog console to lathe
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 821797100045
- Barcode (Text): 8 21797 10004 5
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): PS@MOFI MOFI 1-004A 19216.1(3)
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): PS@MOFI MOFI 1-004-B2 19315.2(3)
Other Versions (5 of 216)
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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
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I got mine cheap ($20) used, so it was worth it to have another. Weird thing though: labels are on the wrong sides.
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Edited 12 months agoLike the Wild Planet mo-fi reissue, this sounds monstrous on my system and blows the Japanese SHM-CD versions out of the water in of presence, impact and all out bass thump. But, like mo-fo's Wild Planet reissue, there is an inexplicable earthquake like random thump in Dance This Mess Around as there is on Part Out Of Bounds on Wild Planet...its like the turntable lid was slammed of its own accord. It's that bad the average listeners in the room commented, not even listening as closely as I was. Great overall sound, but these flaws are just not good enough. So I pull out my 45 year old original pressing and it's freeking amazing and I wonder why I've dropped over $200 on cd and lp 'high quality' reissues and wonder why I bothered. Don't believe the hype. -
Edited one year agoSounds great . Great pressing. Very quiet, nice soundstage separation, etc.
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Edited one year agoThis pressing sounds Fantastic! I can Literally tell where each member is standing, as if they were in front of me. That’s exactly what I look for! Everything perfect. Quiet vinyl. Lows are super punchy, mids and highs beautiful. Super detailed. No non fill on this like their Men At Work Silver label has, so I was relieved for that. I’ve tried many Mobile Fidelity pressings and This album and Foreigner Double Vision are the Only Mofi pressings that impress me. Very happy with this. -
The MOFI is very clean sounding, balanced. My NM original has a tad more umph. I enjoy both. -
This sounds decent but im very disappointed with the flimsy cheapo jacket MFSL went with. This is fully AAA yet they pair it with a shitty jacket. Every other release after the anadisc series, AAA or not, have a nice tip on jacket. Oh well, at least the record sounds good -
The weight of the vinyl is close to 180gr and not 120gr as mentioned in the technical description.
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jaw dropping sound, Fred sounds like some sort of floating scary voice! Plenty of thump and absolutely dead quiet where it's supposed to be. -
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