The B-52's – The B-52's

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Label:	Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3355
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Jacksonville Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	Jul 12, 1979
Genre:	Rock
Style:	New Wave

Tracklist

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

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Warner Communications
Record Company – Warner Bros. Inc.
Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Produced For – Island Records Inc.
Recorded At – Com Point Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Mastered At – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Copyright © – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Published By – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Published By – MCA Music

Credits

Advisor [Conseilleur] – Gary Kurfirst
Art Direction – Sue Ab Surd
Band [The B-52's], Drums, Percussion, Effects [Claire Sounds] – Keith Strickland
Band [The B-52's], Guitar, Effects [Smoke Alarm] – Ricky Wilson (3)
Band [The B-52's], Vocals, Bongos [Bongoes], Tambourine – Cindy Wilson
Band [The B-52's], Vocals, Effects [Walkie Talkie], Toy Piano – Fred Schneider
Band [The B-52's], Vocals, Organ, Keyboards [Keyboard Bass] – Kate Pierson
Engineer – Robert Ash
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Cass Rigby
Hair [Hairdos By] – La Verne (2)
Photography By – George DuBose
Producer [Associate Producer] – Robert Ash
Producer [Produced By] – Chris Blackwell

Notes

Original 1979 pressing with custom yellow "B-52's" labels and no barcode on back cover.

"0" stamped or etched in runouts denotes Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester, plant. Remainder of runouts etched, "STERLING" stamped.

Issued with printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.

Recorded at Com Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas.

Track publishers on labels:
All Songs Published by Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. – BMI except
B5: MCA Music – ASCAP

Track copyrights from inner sleeve:
A1, A2, A4, B1, B3: Copyright © 1978 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
A3, B2, B4: Copyright © 1979 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): SUBA BSK 1 3355 WW1 #32̶ ─̶◁̶ STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): BSK 2 3355 JW2 #1 0 STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): SUBA BSK 1 3355 WW1 #1 #2̶ ·─̶◁̶ STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): BSK 2 3355 JW2 #1 0 STERLING

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	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
Recently Edited	The B-52's (Cassette, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	M5 3355	US	1979
Recently Edited	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