B-52's, The – The B-52's

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Label:

 Island Records – PSR 438

Format:
Vinyl , LP, Album
Vinyl , 7", Single

Country:

 UK

Released:

Genre:

 Rock

Style:

 Disco

Tracklist

A1 Planet Claire
Written-By – K. Strickland*
4:35
A2 52 Girls
Guitar – Kate Pierson
Written-By – R. Wilson*
3:35
A3 Dance This Mess Around
Written-By – B-52's, The
4:35
A4 Rock Lobster
Written-By – R. Wilson*
6:50
B1 Lava
Written-By – B-52's, The
4:55
B2 There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)
Guitar – Cindy Wilson
Written-By – B-52's, The
4:55
B3 Hero Worship
Guitar – Kate Pierson
Keyboards [Bass] – Fred Schneider
Written-By – R. Waldrop*
4:10
B4 6060-842
Written-By – R. Wilson*
2:50
B5 Downtown
Arranged By – K. Pierson*
Written-By – Tony Hatch
2:55
C1 Rock Lobster
D1 52 Girls

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Distributed By – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Recorded At – Com Point Studios
  • Mixed At – The Sound Clinic
  • Copyright © – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Inc.

Credits

  • Art Direction – Sue Ab Surd
  • Drums, Percussion, Effects [Claire Sounds] – Keith Strickland
  • Engineer – Robert Ash
  • Guitar, Effects [Smoke Alarm] – Ricky Wilson (3)
  • Mastered By – John Dent
  • Other [Haridos By] – La Verne
  • Photography By – George DuBose
  • Producer – Chris Blackwell
  • Producer [Associate Producer] – Robert Ash
  • Vocals, Bongos, Tambourine – Cindy Wilson
  • Vocals, Effects [Walkie Talkie], Toy Piano – Fred Schneider
  • Vocals, Organ, Keyboards [Bass] – Kate Pierson

Notes

Recorded at Com Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas.
Mastered at the Sound Clinic.
On some pressings, a run-out groove inscription includes:
Side 1: "Ahjus-Luv..."
Side 2: "...The B52's

Track A1,A2,A4,B1 and B3 copyright © 1978 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Track A3,B2 and B4 copyright © 1979 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.

First pressings came with free 7" of the original Rock Lobster single

Comes with inner sleeve with lyrics, pictures and personnel information.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Groove): ILPS 9580 A-4U
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Groove): ILPS 9580 B-3U
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C, Stamped): SPSR 438 A-2U 1 R
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): JONZ
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D, Stamped): SPSR 438 B-2U 1 H
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): SOUND CLINIC

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