The B-52'sThe B-52's

Label:

Island Records – ILPS 19580

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

Italy

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 Planet Claire
Written-ByK. Strickland*
4:35
A2 52 Girls
Guitar [2nd]Kate Pierson
Written-ByR. Wilson*
3:35
A3 Dance This Mess Around 4:35
A4 Rock Lobster
Written-ByR. Wilson*
6:50
B1 Lava 4:55
B2 There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)
GuitarCindy Wilson
4:55
B3 Hero Worship
Guitar [2nd]Kate Pierson
Synth [Keyboard Bass]Fred Schneider
Written-ByR. Waldrop*
4:10
B4 6060-842
Written-ByR. Wilson*
2:50
B5 Downtown
Arranged ByK.Pierson*
Written-ByTony Hatch
2:55

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtCom Point Studios
  • Published ByBoo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • Published ByATV Music Ltd.
  • Printed ByLa Grafica Cremonese
  • Distributed ByDischi Ricordi S.p.A.
  • Produced ForIsland Records Inc.
  • Mastered AtThe Sound Clinic
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Island Records Inc.

Credits

  • Advisor [Conseilleur]Gary Kurfirst
  • Art DirectionSue Ab Surd
  • Drums, Percussion, Sounds [Claire Sounds]Keith Strickland
  • Engineer [Assistant]Cass Rigby
  • Guitar, Performer [Smoke Alarm]Ricky Wilson (3)
  • Hair [Hairdos By]La Verne (2)
  • Mastered ByJohn Dent
  • Photography ByGeorge DuBose
  • ProducerChris Blackwell
  • Producer [Associate], EngineerRobert Ash
  • Vocals, Bongos, TambourineCindy Wilson
  • Vocals, Organ, Synth [Keyboard Bass]Kate Pierson
  • Vocals, Performer [Walkie Talkie], Toy PianoFred Schneider

Notes

The laminated sleeve contains a printed inner sleeve with lyrics.

[Innersleeve:]
"Rock Lobster", "52 Girls", "Lava", "Hero Worship" and "Planet Claire" Copyright © 1978 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
"Dance This Mess Around", "There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)" and "6060-842" Copyright © 1979 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.

[On labels:]
℗ 1979 Island Records Inc
A1 to B4: Boo-Fant Tunes Inc
B5: ATV Music Ltd
Made in Italy

[Additional runout information:]
Runouts are hand-etched except the stamped unidentified logo.
This logo s the edge of the label and looks like a pear or lightbulb inside a rectangle.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: SIAE
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A, in brackets): ILPS 19580-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B, in brackets): ILPS 19580-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout area side A): ILPS-19580-1 [UNIDENTIFIED logo] 21-8-79
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout area side B): ILPS-19580-2 21-8-79

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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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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