| Artist |
The B-52's |
| Album Title: |
The B-52's |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: New Wave |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
07/00/1979 |
| Reissue Date |
00/00/1989 |
| Label |
Warner Bros. Records |
| Catalog No |
3355-2 |
| Bar Code No |
0 7599-27397-2 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Planet Claire (4:36)
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| 2.
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52 Girls (3:35)
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| 3.
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Dance This Mess Around (4:37)
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| 4.
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Rock Lobster (6:51)
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| 5.
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Lava (4:55)
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| 6.
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There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon) (4:58)
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| 7.
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Hero Worship (4:09)
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| 8.
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6060-842 (2:52)
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| 9.
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Downtown (2:57)
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| Date Acquired |
01/01/1990 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Down In The Valley |
| Purchase Price |
12.99 |
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All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Probably first CD edition; inlay and disc differ from a later edition The B-52's
Produced for Island Records Inc.
Recorded at Compass Point Studio, Nassau, Bahamas.
CDD-premastering by WCI Record Group.
Track 9 MCA Music-ASCAP
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 © 1978 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Tracks 3, 6 and 8 © 1979 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Back cover and booklet:
©1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
Disc:
℗ 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Mfg. by WEA Manufacturing
Made in USA
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
Other [Hairdos] – La Verne
Photography By – George DuBose
Producer – Chris Blackwell
Producer [Associate], Engineer – Robert Ash
Vocals, Bongos, Tambourine – Cindy Wilson
Vocals, Electronics [Walkie Talkie], Toy Piano – Fred Schneider
Vocals, Organ, Keyboards [Keyboard Bass] – Kate Pierson
Companies, etc.:
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Produced For – Island Records Inc.
Recorded At – Compass Point Studios
Mastered At – WCI Record Group
Published By – MCA Music
Copyright © – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 0 7599-27397-2
Barcode (Scanned): 075992739726
Matrix / Runout: 1 3355-2 SRC+04 M3S15
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Analyzed Folder: The B-52's - The B-52's_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR12 -2.55 dB -18.29 dB 01 - Planet Claire.flac
DR13 -1.27 dB -16.43 dB 02 - 52 Girls.flac
DR14 -1.67 dB -18.02 dB 03 - Dance This Mess Around.flac
DR13 -2.60 dB -17.76 dB 04 - Rock Lobster.flac
DR13 -2.67 dB -17.99 dB 05 - Lava.flac
DR12 -2.89 dB -17.72 dB 06 - There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon).flac
DR12 -4.01 dB -18.27 dB 07 - Hero Worship.flac
DR11 -2.52 dB -16.45 dB 08 - 6060-842.flac
DR13 -4.02 dB -20.64 dB 09 - Downtown.flac
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Number of Files: 9
Official DR Value: DR13
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Even in the weird, quirky world of new wave and post-punk in the late '70s, the B-52's' eponymous debut stood out as an original. Unabashed kitsch mavens at a time when their peers were either vulgar or stylish, the Athens quintet celebrated all the silliest aspects of pre-Beatles pop culture -- bad hairdos, sci-fi nightmares, dance crazes, pastels, and anything else that sprung into their minds -- to a skewed fusion of pop, surf, avant-garde, amateurish punk, and white funk. On paper, it sounds like a cerebral exercise, but it played like a party. The jerky, angular funk was irresistibly danceable, winning over listeners dubious of Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson's high-pitched, shrill close harmonies and Fred Schneider's campy, flamboyant vocalizing, pitched halfway between singing and speaking. It's all great fun, but it wouldn't have resonated throughout the years if the group hadn't written such incredibly infectious, memorable tunes as "Planet Claire," "Dance This Mess Around," and, of course, their signature tune, "Rock Lobster." These songs illustrated that the B-52's' adoration of camp culture wasn't simply affectation -- it was a world view capable of turning out brilliant pop singles and, in turn, influencing mainstream pop culture. It's difficult to imagine the endless kitschy retro fads of the '80s and '90s without the B-52's pointing the way, but The B-52's isn't simply an historic artifact -- it's a hell of a good time.
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