The B-52'sWhammy!

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Rock

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Synth-pop

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Tracklist

Legal Tender 3:40
Whammy Kiss 5:20
Song For A Future Generation 4:00
Butterbean 4:14
Trism 3:23
Queen Of Las Vegas 4:40
Don't Worry 3:50
Big Bird 4:14
Work That Skirt 3:48

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Notes

The album's seventh track, "Don't Worry", a cover version of the Yoko Ono song "Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand in the Snow)", from her 1971 album Fly was removed during later pressings (September 1983 onwards) due to legal issues with Ono.
On subsequent pressings, the song was replaced with "Legal Tender"'s B-side, "Moon 83"— a remake of "There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)".

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    Cover of Whammy!, 1983-04-27, Vinyl Whammy!
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    Warner Bros. Records – 1-23819 US 1983 US1983
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    Cover of Whammy!, 1983-04-00, Vinyl Whammy!
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    Island Records – 205 483 Europe 1983 Europe1983
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    Island Records – ILPS 9759 Yugoslavia 1983 Yugoslavia1983
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    Island Records – I-205.483 Spain 1983 Spain1983
    Cover of Whammy!, 1983-09-00, Vinyl Whammy!
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    Island Records – ILPS 9759 UK 1983 UK1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – 92 38191 Canada 1983 Canada1983
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    Island Records – ILPS-9759 Scandinavia 1983 Scandinavia1983
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    Island Records – 812 554-1 1983 1983
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    Island Records – ILPS 19759 Italy 1983 Italy1983
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    Island Records – 205 483 Portugal 1983 Portugal1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – 9 23819-1 US 1983 US1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – 23819-4 US 1983 US1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – LWB-6182 Mexico 1983 Mexico1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – 23819-1 Australia 1983 Australia1983
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    Island Records – 205 649-320 Europe 1983 Europe1983
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    Island Records – 25S-166 Japan 1983 Japan1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – WARNER-2994 Venezuela 1983 Venezuela1983
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    Cover of Whammy!, 1983-08-25, Vinyl Whammy!
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    Polystar – 25S-166 Japan 1983 Japan1983
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    Island Records – ICT 9759 UK 1983 UK1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – 9 23819-1 US 1983 US1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – 26.104 Brazil 1983 Brazil1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – 9 23819-1 US 1983 US1983
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    Island Records – ILPS 9759 UK 1983 UK1983
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    Island Records – I-205.483 Spain 1983 Spain1983
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    Island Records – ILPS 9759 Ireland 1983 Ireland1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – 92-38194 Canada 1983 Canada1983
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    Island Records – TC-1 23819 Philippines 1983 Philippines1983
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    Island Records – 405 483 Europe 1983 Europe1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – Y-WBR-0023819.0 Peru 1983 Peru1983
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    Cover of Whammy!, 1983-04-27, Cassette Whammy!
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    Warner Bros. Records – W4-23819 US 1983 US1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – 23819-1 New Zealand 1983 New Zealand1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – CASS-80062 Ecuador 1983 Ecuador1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – 23819-4 Australia 1983 Australia1983
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    Island Records – ILK 719759 Italy 1983 Italy1983
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    Ariola – D 405483 Spain 1983 Spain1983
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    Warner Bros. Records – LP-80062 Ecuador 1984 Ecuador1984
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    Cover of Whammy!, 1989-05-00, CD Whammy!
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    Warner Bros. Records – 9 23819-2 US 1989 US1989
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    Island Records – 255 649 1989 1989
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    Island Records – IMCD 109 UK & Europe 1990 UK & Europe1990
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    Island Records – PSCD-1059 Japan 1990 Japan1990

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    Reviews

    • AndrewBWhite's avatar
      AndrewBWhite
      Sound-wise, nothing to write home about. Doesn't appear to have been remastered or anything. Probably just a digital source.
      That said, it's fun to have a new press of this album on the splatter wax to go with the three other B-52's albums.
      Shame that 'Don't Worry' was never reinstated - 'Moon 83' is OK but no substitute.
      Hopefully they do something decent with "Bouncing Off The Satellites" as a future reissue.
      • callimer's avatar
        callimer
        either listened carefully and or even made a comparison with a European edition of the cd now i am not a sound engineer but in my humble opinion this japanese reissue not so miraculous in sound it sounds like any other cd print there is nothing of sound improvement I say it with absolute conviction it sounds like any other CD print I repeat listened very carefully but there is no sound improvement of any kind so this is my thought if you are a collector is fine but if you have to buy this print to have a better sound quality forget it there is no improvement in the sound think about it before buying it for the sound but the thing that most puzzled me is that the whole series of these remastered reissues of the b 52 do not sound very good think about it if you want an improvement because these reissues don't sound better than the others !!!!!!
        • callimer's avatar
          callimer
          either listened carefully and or even made a comparison with a European edition of the cd now i am not a sound engineer but in my humble opinion this japanese reissue not so miraculous in sound it sounds like any other cd print there is nothing of sound improvement I say it with absolute conviction it sounds like any other CD print I repeat listened very carefully but there is no sound improvement of any kind so this is my thought if you are a collector is fine but if you have to buy this print to have a better sound quality forget it there is no improvement in the sound think about it before buying it for the sound but the thing that most puzzled me is that the whole series of these remastered reissues of the b 52 do not sound very good think about it if you want an improvement because these reissues don't sound better than the others !!!!!!
          • TimBlackFox's avatar
            TimBlackFox
            Just listened to mine, and on B3 it has "Don't Worry" listed, and not "Moon 83"
            • kevinsingel's avatar
              kevinsingel
              Hands down Cindy's best ever vocal is on Queen of Las Vegas (obviously followed very closely by Ain't It A Shame from "Bouncing "..)
              • ktnrecs's avatar
                ktnrecs
                Edited 3 years ago
                Have it, but the etchings on side A are: 1 2 3819 A WW1 ---< STERLING. No #+number. Side B is the variant 6.
                • markhrsh's avatar
                  markhrsh
                  My copy matches matrix for this pressing but is not on translucent vinyl as indicated in notes.
                  • JerseyJoker's avatar
                    JerseyJoker
                    I find it very sad that for whatever reason, Yoko won’t allow the band to include “Don’t Worry” on subsequent pressings of this album. It’s a great recording; Fred and the girls sing the title in so many wonderful and different ways, while the band paints this relentless, brilliant musical backdrop that just sounds ... well, great. “Moon 83” is cool, but I miss “Don’t Worry” not being on the CD, so I just burned my own copy of the album to cd. Problem solved.
                    • 132_BPM's avatar
                      132_BPM
                      Could anyone please share some info about the sound quality of these remasters? Are they notably better and worth getting, or is the improvement only minimal?

                      Thanks in advance!
                      • SidCarrot's avatar
                        SidCarrot
                        Look closely at the OBI, on the front half: side 2: track 3, you can see "83" On the back half, track 7, you can also see an '83.'
                        So it does not bode well for "Don't Worry" to finally make its CD debut.

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