Album · 1979
The B‐52’s
Tracklist
1
Planet Claire
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4:37
2
52 Girls
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3:36
3
Dance This Mess Around
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4:37
4
Rock Lobster
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6:51
5
Lava
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4:56
6
There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)
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4:58
7
Hero Worship
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4:09
8
6060‒842
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2:53
9
Downtown
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2:57
Singles from this record
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First pressed 1979, still pressed 2025 — 229 pressings across 30 countries.
Credits
Sue Ab Surd
Art Direction
Henry Mancini
Composer
Chihiro Nozaki
Design
John A. Beck
Design
Sadanori Kawasaki
Design
Dubravko Majnarić
Editor
Veljko Despot
Editor
Cass Rigby
Engineer
Robert Ash
Engineer
Cindy Wilson
Instrument · guitar [2nd]
Fred Schneider
Instrument · synth [keyboard bass]
Kate Pierson
Instrument · organ, keyboards [bass]
Keith Strickland
Instrument · drums, percussion, performer [claire sounds]
Ricky Wilson
Instrument · guitar, performer [smoke alarm]
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Liner Notes
Chris Bellman
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Damir Pavunić
Mastering · lacquer cut by
John Dent
Mastering
Paul Stubblebine
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Raúl Luna
Mastering · lacquer cut by [runout etching . · . ·]
Ricardo Rico (2)
Mastering · lacquer cut by
吉野謙志
Mastering · remastered by
George DuBose
Photography
Chris Blackwell
Producer
Jason Jones
Producer · reissue producer
Jeremy Ayers
Writer
Robert Waldrop
Writer
The B‐52s
Writer
Tony Hatch
Writer
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