The Warner Reprise Years

~ Release by The B-52’s (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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8 cardsleeves with type on spines; many with single sheet lyric/credit/artwork inserts.
Times indicated on 'Good Stuff' disc label are wrong; they're the edited vinyl album versions. This release maintains the longer CD versions (some are more than a minute longer).
Hype Sticker on sealed box:
Limited-Edition 8-CD set
Includes the Hit Albums:
The B-52's
Wild Planet
Cosmic Thing
and More!

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (CD 1): [Warner logo] 58556375/0081227812782-1 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 1): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 1): IFPI 0727
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): [Warner logo] 58556396/0081227812782-2 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 2): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 2): IFPI 077Y
Matrix / Runout (CD 3): [Warner logo] 58556402/0081227812782-3 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 3): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 3): IFPI 0727
Matrix / Runout (CD 4): [Warner logo] 58556408/0081227812782-4 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 4): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 4): IFPI 0707
Matrix / Runout (CD 5): [Warner logo] 58556414/0081227812782-5 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 5): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 5): IFPI 0707
Matrix / Runout (CD 6): [Warner logo] 58556420/0081227812782-6 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 6): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 6): IFPI 0707
Matrix / Runout (CD 7): [Warner logo] 58556431/0081227812782-7 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 7): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 7): IFPI 0707
Matrix / Runout (CD 8): [Warner logo] 58556437/0081227812782-8 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 8): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 8): IFPI 0727

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-03 00:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The B‐52’s

2▶CD: Wild Planet

3▶CD: Party Mix!

4▶CD: Mesopotamia

5▶CD: Whammy!

6▶CD: Bouncing Off the Satellites

7▶CD: Cosmic Thing

8▼CD: Good Stuff
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Tell It Like It T‐I‐Is producer: Nile Rodgers guest bass: Tracy Wormworth guest drums (drum set): Sterling Campbell guest keyboard and piano: Richard Hilton guitar: Keith Strickland guest background vocals: Tawatha Agee, Michelle Cobbs, Curtis King (American singer and songwriter), Fonzi Thornton and Brenda White‐King vocals: Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) recording of: Tell It Like It T-I-Is composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland	The B‐52’s	3	5:13
2	Hot Pants Explosion producer: Don Was guest baritone saxophone: Stephen Kupka guest bass: James Hutchinson guest drums (drum set): Jeff Porcaro guest Hammond organ and piano: Pat Irwin (American musician and composer) guest keyboard: Jamie Muhoberac guest percussion: Lenny Castro guest saxophone: David McMurray (American jazz musician and saxophonist) guest trumpet: Lee Thornburg guitar: Keith Strickland vocals: Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) recording of: Hot Pants Explosion composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland	The B‐52’s	3	4:55
3	Good Stuff additional engineer: Patrick Dillett and Rik Pekkonen assistant engineer: Dan Bosworth (engineer), Mike Reiter and Brian Pollack (engineer) engineer: Ed Cherney and Tom Durack producer: Don Was mixer: Tom Durack guest bass guitar: Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter) guest drums (drum set): Zachary Alford (session drummer) guest keyboard: Pat Irwin (American musician and composer) and Jamie Muhoberac guest percussion: Lenny Castro guest saxophone: David McMurray (American jazz musician and saxophonist) guitar: Keith Strickland vocals: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland recorded at: Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States mixed at: Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States recording of: Good Stuff composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland	The B‐52’s	4	5:59
4	Revolution Earth additional engineer: Jon Goldberger (engineer) assistant engineer: Victor Deyglio, Hiro Ishihara and Justin Lucher engineer and mixer: Tom Durack producer: Nile Rodgers guest bass guitar: Tracy Wormworth guest drums (drum set): Sterling Campbell guest keyboard: Richard Hilton guitar and keyboard: Keith Strickland vocals: Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) recorded at: Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States and Skyline Studios in New York, United States mixed at: Skyline Studios in New York, United States recording of: Revolution Earth lyricist: Robert Waldrop composer: Kate Pierson and Keith Strickland	The B‐52’s	3	5:49
5	Dreamland producer: Nile Rodgers guest bass: Tracy Wormworth guest drums (drum set): Sterling Campbell guest keyboard: Richard Hilton guitar: Keith Strickland instruments: Kathleen Blihar, Bedarayana Das, Subal Das, Urugaya Das, Bhakta Erick, Monique François-Eduoxie, Jane Ivchekno, Caesar Johnston, Ben McLeod (Krshna Musician), Brad Weinberg and Rukmini Weinberg vocals: Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) recording of: Dreamland composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland	The B‐52’s	2	7:35
6	Is That You Mo‐Dean? producer: Don Was guest baritone saxophone: Stephen Kupka guest bass: Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter) guest drums (drum set): Zachary Alford (session drummer) guest harp: Amy Shulman guest keyboard: Pat Irwin (American musician and composer) and Jamie Muhoberac guest percussion: Lenny Castro guitar and keyboard: Keith Strickland choir vocals: Mo-Dean Intergalactic choir vocals: Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) recording of: Is That You Mo‐Dean? composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland	The B‐52’s	3	5:32
7	The World’s Green Laughter drum machine programming: Keith Strickland producer: Nile Rodgers guest keyboard: Richard Hilton keyboard: Keith Strickland vocals: Kate Pierson recording of: The World's Green Laughter composer: Keith Strickland	The B‐52’s	2	4:04
8	Vision of a Kiss producer: Nile Rodgers guest bass: Tracy Wormworth guest drums (drum set): Sterling Campbell guest guitar: Nile Rodgers guest keyboard: Richard Hilton guitar and keyboard: Keith Strickland vocals: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland recording of: Vision of a Kiss composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland	The B‐52’s	3	5:57
9	Breezin’ producer: Don Was guest bass: Nicky Brown guest drums (drum set): Jeff Porcaro guest keyboard: Jamie Muhoberac guest percussion: Lenny Castro guitar and keyboard: Keith Strickland vocals: Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) recording of: Breezin' composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland	The B‐52’s	3	5:21
10	Bad Influence engineer: Ed Cherney producer: Don Was guest bass: James Hutchinson guest drums (drum set): Jeff Porcaro guest guitar: Don Was guest guitar and keyboard: Pat Irwin (American musician and composer) guest keyboard: Jamie Muhoberac guest percussion: Lenny Castro guitar and keyboard: Keith Strickland vocals: Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) recording of: Bad Influence composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland	The B‐52’s	3	5:42

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copyrighted (©) by and marketed by:	Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!)
manufactured for:	Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!)

glass mastered at:	Sonopress in Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/34360687 [info]

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includes:	Bouncing Off the Satellites by The B‐52s Cosmic Thing by The B‐52s Good Stuff by The B‐52’s Mesopotamia by The B‐52’s Party Mix! by The B‐52’s The B‐52’s by The B‐52s Whammy! by The B‐52s Wild Planet by The B‐52s

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/3889471 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0004559198 [info]

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