The B-52's – The B-52's
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Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3355 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
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New Wave |
Tracklist
| A1 | Planet Claire | 4:35 | |
| A2 | 52 Girls | 3:34 | |
| A3 | Dance This Mess Around | 4:36 | |
| A4 | Rock Lobster | 6:49 | |
| B1 | Lava | 4:54 | |
| B2 | There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon) | 4:54 | |
| B3 | Hero Worship | 4:07 | |
| B4 | 6060-842 | 2:48 | |
| B5 | Downtown | 2:57 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Inc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Published By – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
- Published By – MCA Music
- Recorded At – Com Point Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Credits
- Art Direction – Sue Ab Surd
- Drums, Percussion – Keith Strickland
- Engineer [Assistant] – Cass Rigby
- Guitar – Ricky Wilson (3)
- Hair [Hairdos By] – La Verne (2)
- Photography By – George DuBose
- Producer – Chris Blackwell
- Producer [Associate], Engineer – Robert Ash
- Vocals, Bongos, Guitar, Tambourine – Cindy Wilson
- Vocals, Organ, Synth [Keyboard Bass], Guitar – Kate Pierson
- Vocals, Toy Piano, Synth [Keyboard Bass] – Fred Schneider
Notes
Capitol, Los Angeles pressing.
This is the original 1979 pressing with yellow "B-52's" labels. There is no barcode. The other pressings with barcode and alternate Warner Brothers labels can be found at The B-52's - The B-52's.
Also known with a silver "Promotional Not For Sale" stamp on the front cover.
Recorded at Com Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas.
Issued with custom inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.
℗ 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc. on labels.
© 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc. on sleeve.
"Rock Lobster," "52 Girls," "Lava," "Hero Worship," and "Planet Claire" Copyright © 1978 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
"Dance This Mess Around," "There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)," and "6060-842" Copyright © 1979 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
A1 to B4 published by Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.- BMI
B5 published by MCA Music - ASCAP
This is the original 1979 pressing with yellow "B-52's" labels. There is no barcode. The other pressings with barcode and alternate Warner Brothers labels can be found at The B-52's - The B-52's.
Also known with a silver "Promotional Not For Sale" stamp on the front cover.
Recorded at Com Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas.
Issued with custom inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.
℗ 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc. on labels.
© 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc. on sleeve.
"Rock Lobster," "52 Girls," "Lava," "Hero Worship," and "Planet Claire" Copyright © 1978 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
"Dance This Mess Around," "There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)," and "6060-842" Copyright © 1979 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
A1 to B4 published by Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.- BMI
B5 published by MCA Music - ASCAP
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society (A1 to B4): BMI
- Rights Society (B5): ASCAP
- Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): ✲
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): BSK 1 3355 LW2. 1 ✲ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): BSK 2 3355 LW3. 1 ✲ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): BSK 1 3355 LW2. 1 ✲ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): BSK 2 3355 LW4. ✲ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 3): BSK 1 3355 LW1. ✲ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 3): BSK 2 3355 LW4. ✲ STERLING
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, Stereo) | Island Records | 200776 | Netherlands | 1979 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Stellar pressing. The top end sizzles and the bottom end has extra oomph. The instrument separation puts Spatial Audio to shame. -
My release matches runout on variant 3, but my LP has the ghosted WB label not pinstripes. Has Winchester pressing plant ID, no barcode, and printed inner sleeve with lyrics. Is mine a different release, any ideas?
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Great great sounding pressing. Love this album anyways, but this pressing makes listening to it 2x better. -
I have one, US pressing, no barcode, standard WB label with colored logo, but the main difference is the inner sleeve in B/W. Matrix etchings: A: BSK-1-3355 WW3#4 --< B: BSK 2 99 (strickethrough) 3355 WW2#5 --< STERLING.
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Edited 5 years agoFound this in a trash can in perfect condition. person must have died lol. this is a classic.
but the label is just regular Warner Brothers not the yellow in the pictures. -
Edited 6 years agoThe first pressing sounds very good (Catalog #: BSK 3355), not sure where my copy was pressed but the mastering is ace. Nice, punchy drums. Thick bass, defined sound. Maximum separation and clarity. Vocal harmonies sound amazing but can lean toward the hot side at times. Raw element to the sound, high energy and gritty. I wonder if the B-52s influenced Pylon, another band who came out of Athens, Georgia around the same time as the 52s or if the 52s were influenced by Pylon. Regardless, the music is very similar in some aspects. You can find a NM copy for cheap, def worth it.
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Hi,
I have a doubt finding which pressing of this album I own. It has the yellow "Play loud" label and no barcode on the jacket.
Matrix runnout side A: sterling BSK 1 3355 WW1
Matric runnout side B: sterling BSK 2993355 WW2
In the list, I found records with the same matrix marquings but the label is the white one and all yellow label records I found have other marquings.
Any ideas?
Regards,
Mikael -
Edited 6 years agoAll the vinyl copies I've looked at have 'Play Loud' on the labels (I haven't viewed them all). Why are some of the albums titled 'Play Loud' and some not?
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Edited 8 years agoThis is the best B-52's album. Very high energy, fun music that created a lot of waves / was at the forefront of New Wave when it first came out. This album in a lot of ways defined New Wave and some songs like 52 Girls are as punk as anybody. Plus, Kate is just so cute.
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