The B-52's – The B-52's

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Label:	Island Records – CID 9580
Format:	CD , Album, Reissue
Country:	Europe
Released:
Genre:	Rock
Style:	New Wave

Tracklist

1	Planet Claire	4:37
2	52 Girls Guitar [2'nd Guitar] – Kate Pierson	3:34
3	Dance This Mess Around	4:33
4	Rock Lobster	6:48
5	Lava	4:54
6	There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon) Guitar [2'nd Guitar] – Cindy Wilson	4:57
7	Hero Worship Guitar [2'nd Guitar] – Kate Pierson Synth [Keyboard Bass] – Fred Schneider	4:08
8	6060-842	2:53
9	Downtown Arranged By – K. Pierson*	2:59

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Inc.
Copyright © – Island Records Inc.
Distributed By – BMG Records
Distributed By – BMG Ariola
Record Company – Bertelsmann Music Group
Printed By – TOPAC
Recorded At – Com Point Studios
Mastered At – The Sound Clinic
Produced For – Island Records Inc.
Copyright © – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Published By – Island Music Ltd.
Published By – RCA Music Ltd.
Published By – ATV Music Ltd.
Pressed By – Sonopress

Credits

Advisor [Conseilleur] – Gary Kurfirst
Art Direction – Sue Ab Surd
Engineer – Robert Ash
Engineer [Assistant] – Cass Rigby
Hair [Hairdos By] – La Verne (2)
Mastered By – John Dent
Performer [The B-52's], Drums, Percussion, Sounds [Claire Sounds] – Keith Strickland
Performer [The B-52's], Guitar, Effects [Smoke Alarm] – Ricky Wilson (3)
Performer [The B-52's], Vocals, Bongos, Tambourine – Cindy Wilson
Performer [The B-52's], Vocals, Electronics [Walkie Talkie], Toy Piano – Fred Schneider
Performer [The B-52's], Vocals, Organ, Synth [Keyboard Bass] – Kate Pierson
Photography By – George DuBose
Producer – Chris Blackwell
Producer [Associate Producer] – Robert Ash
Written-By – Tony Hatch (tracks: 9)

Notes

Issued in a standard jewel case.

℗ + © 1979 Island Records Inc.
Distributed by BMG Records · Distributé par BMG Ariola · Vertrieb durch BMG Ariola
A Bertelsmann Music Group Company
Printed in by TOPAC · Imprimé en Allemamagne par TOPAC

Recorded at Com Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Mastered at The Sound Clinic

UK catalog#: CID 9580
Track 8 is misspelled as “60608-842” on back cover.

Durations, not given on release, come from Windows Media Player Version 11.0.5721.5280

This version has a different Island-logo all over the release, a different matrix-no. and no "Island Masters"-logo compared to this version: Play Loud.

Main title on spine and rear cover appears as 'Play Loud'.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 4 007192 507764
Barcode (Scanned): 4007192507764
Distribution Code (D:): 217
Price Code (F:): RC720
Label Code: LC 0407
SPARS Code: AAD
Rights Society: GEMA
Rights Society: STEMRA
Rights Society: BIEM
Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS 250 776 D

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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