The B-52's – The B-52's
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Warner Bros. Records – 3355-2 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Pop |
Style: |
New Wave |
Tracklist
| 1 | Planet Claire | 4:35 | |
| 2 | 52 Girls | 3:34 | |
| 3 | Dance This Mess Around | 4:36 | |
| 4 | Rock Lobster | 6:49 | |
| 5 | Lava | 4:54 | |
| 6 | There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon) | 4:54 | |
| 7 | Hero Worship | 4:07 | |
| 8 | 6060-842 | 2:48 | |
| 9 | Downtown | 2:57 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
- Manufactured For – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D 110512
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
- Published By – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
- Published By – MCA Music
- Produced For – Island Records Inc.
- Recorded At – Com Point Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Mastered At – WCI Record Group
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Credits
- Advisor [Conseilleur] – Gary Kurfirst
- Art Direction – Sue Ab Surd
- Drums, Percussion, Sounds [Claire Sounds] – Keith Strickland
- Engineer [Assistant] – Cass Rigby
- Guitar, Sounds [Smoke Alarm] – Ricky Wilson (3)
- Hair [Hairdos By] – La Verne (2)
- Photography By – George DuBose
- Producer – Chris Blackwell
- Producer [Associate], Engineer – Robert Ash
- Vocals, Bongos [Bongoes], Tambourine – Cindy Wilson
- Vocals, Organ, Keyboards [Keyboard Bass] – Kate Pierson
- Vocals, Toy Piano – Fred Schneider
Notes
BMG Direct/BMG Music Service club edition released between 1988 and 1997
Repressing of this 1987 1st CD edition: Specialty Records Corporation)
Similar to this later BMG Direct club edition: The B-52's (glass mastered at the same facility after late 1996)
Produced by Chris Blackwell for Island Records Inc.
Recorded at Com Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
CDD Pre-Mastering by WCI Record Group
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7: © 1978 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Tracks 3, 6 & 8: © 1979 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Track 9: MCA Music—ASCAP
Repressing of this 1987 1st CD edition: Specialty Records Corporation)
Similar to this later BMG Direct club edition: The B-52's (glass mastered at the same facility after late 1996)
Produced by Chris Blackwell for Island Records Inc.
Recorded at Com Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
CDD Pre-Mastering by WCI Record Group
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7: © 1978 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Tracks 3, 6 & 8: © 1979 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Track 9: MCA Music—ASCAP
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): D110512
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 1 3355-2 SRC=06 M3S24
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 2U7D
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 1 3355-2 SRC=06 M3S20
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 2U1U
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 1 3355-2 SRC=06 M3S23
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 2U6E
- Rights Society (Track 9): ASCAP
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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I bought this on a whim from here for 2 bucks, in an order with a bunch of stuff i was initially more excited about, but now i feel dumb for having ignored this album so long. Best $2 I’ve ever spent. These songs on paper really shouldn’t work, but the contrast between Fred’s speak-singing and Kate and Cindy’s 60’s girl group melodies, plus Ricky’s guitar lines, really sell it. Dare I say this album deserves recognition among post-punk in the same sense as Unknown Pleasures, Chairs Missing and Entertainment!
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