The B-52'sThe B-52's

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 ByK. Pierson*
2:59

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Island Records Inc.
  • Copyright ©Island Records Inc.
  • Distributed ByBMG Records
  • Distributed ByBMG Ariola
  • Record CompanyBertelsmann Music Group
  • Printed ByTOPAC
  • Recorded AtCom Point Studios
  • Mastered AtThe Sound Clinic
  • Produced ForIsland Records Inc.
  • Copyright ©Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • Published ByIsland Music Ltd.
  • Published ByRCA Music Ltd.
  • Published ByATV Music Ltd.
  • Pressed BySonopress

Credits

  • Advisor [Conseilleur]Gary Kurfirst
  • Art DirectionSue Ab Surd
  • EngineerRobert Ash
  • Engineer [Assistant]Cass Rigby
  • Hair [Hairdos By]La Verne (2)
  • Mastered ByJohn 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, TambourineCindy Wilson
  • Performer [The B-52's], Vocals, Electronics [Walkie Talkie], Toy PianoFred Schneider
  • Performer [The B-52's], Vocals, Organ, Synth [Keyboard Bass]Kate Pierson
  • Photography ByGeorge DuBose
  • ProducerChris Blackwell
  • Producer [Associate Producer]Robert Ash
  • Written-ByTony 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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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
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The B-52's (Cassette, Album) Warner Bros. Records M5 3355 US 1979
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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

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