| Artist |
The B-52's |
| Album Title: |
Wild Planet |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: New Wave |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
08/27/1980 |
| Label |
Warner Bros. Records |
| Catalog No |
BSK 3471 |
| Bar Code No |
0 7599-23471-1 |
| Packaging |
LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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Party Out Of Bounds (3:21)
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| A2.
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Dirty Back Road (3:21)
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| A3.
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Runnin' Around (3:09)
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| A4.
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Give Me Back My Man (4:00)
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| A5.
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Private Idaho (3:35)
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| B1.
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Devil In My Car (4:28)
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| B2.
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Quiche Lorraine (3:58)
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| B3.
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Strobe Light (3:59)
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| B4.
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53 Miles West Of Venus (4:53)
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| Date Acquired |
01/01/1981 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Down In The Valley |
| Purchase Price |
15.00 |
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Notes |
Notes:
℗ 1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
© 1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville noted with a "0" and "JW" for Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, 4/1980
Cream colored labels with "Warner Bros. Records" top center.
Credits:
Art Direction – Robert Waldrop
Engineer – Rhett Davies
Engineer [Assistant] – Benjamin Armbrister
Executive-Producer – Chris Blackwell
Management – Gary Kurfirst
Other [Hairdos By] – La Verne & Phyllis
Other [Makeup By] – Paul Bricker
Photography By [Cover] – Lynn Goldsmith
Producer – Rhett Davies, The B-52's
Companies etc.:
Licensed From – Warner Bros. Inc.
Licensed To – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded At – Compass Point Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Published By – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped Sides A&B): 0
Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23471-1
Barcode (Scanned): 0075992347112
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1, Etched ("STERLING", stamped)): BSK-1-3471-JW1 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1, Etched ("STERLING", stamped)): BSK-2-3471 RE1 JW2 STERLING 0
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by David Cleary:
Conventional wisdom has it that all the B-52's' subsequent releases are highly inferior to their debut. While Wild Planet is not the rarefied wonder their first platter is, it's still darn good. The songs here are generally faster, tighter, and punchier than previously, though production values are not as wonderfully quirky and detailed; fewer songs here are as over-the-top crazy as the first album's "Rock Lobster" or "52 Girls." These formless selections continue to exhibit a cunning mix of girl group, garage band, surf, and television theme song influences, all propelled along by an itchy dance beat. "Give Me Back My Man" allows Cindy Wilson a unique opportunity to croon a broad, expressive melodic line. Fred Schneider parades his inimitably nervous vocals on chucklesome ditties like "Quiche Lorraine" and "Strobe Light." The best songs here are "Private Idaho," a wonderfully jittery number that employs a variant on the famous melodic snippet from the Twilight Zone theme music, and "Devil in My Car," a delightfully loopy hoot that lays the craziness on very thickly. Performances and sound quality are fine. This album is well worth hearing and recommended.
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