| Artist |
The B-52's |
| Album Title: |
The B-52's |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: New Wave |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
07/00/1979 |
| Label |
Warner Bros. Records |
| Catalog No |
BSK 3355 |
| Bar Code No |
none |
| Packaging |
LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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Planet Claire (4:35)
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| A2.
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52 Girls (3:34)
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| A3.
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Dance This Mess Around (4:36)
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| A4.
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Rock Lobster (6:49)
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| B1.
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Lava (4:54)
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| B2.
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There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon) (4:54)
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| B3.
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Hero Worship (4:07)
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| B4.
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6060-842 (2:48)
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| B5.
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Downtown (2:57)
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| Date Acquired |
10/01/1980 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Down In The Valley |
| Purchase Price |
15.00 |
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All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
"—◁" in runouts denotes a Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing.
This is the first repress with pinstripe WB labels and no barcode.
Printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
Credits:
Art Direction – Sue Ab Surd
Drums, Percussion – Keith Strickland
Engineer [Assistant] – Cass Rigby
Guitar – Ricky Wilson
Photography By – George DuBose
Producer – Chris Blackwell
Producer [Associate], Engineer – Robert Ash
Vocals, Bongos, Guitar, Tambourine – Cindy Wilson
Vocals, Organ, Keyboards [Keyboard Bass], Guitar – Kate Pierson
Vocals, Toy Piano, Keyboards [Keyboard Bass] – Fred Schneider
Companies etc.:
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded At – Compass Point Studios
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Produced For – Island Records Inc.
Barcodes and other Identifiers:
Pressing Plant ID (Winchester): ─◁
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, Var.1): BSK-1-3355 WW3 #6
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, Var.1): BSK-2-3355 WW2 #5
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide 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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