The Warner Reprise Years

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

Annotation

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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Planet Claire
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
lead vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Planet Claire (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist:
Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s)
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger), Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. (publisher), Northridge Music Co. and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
The B‐52’s4.24:36
252 Girls
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
guitar:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
52 Girls (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist:
Jerry Ayers
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
The B‐52’s2.653:36
3Dance This Mess Around
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
lead vocals:
Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Cindy Wilson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Dance This Mess Around (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist:
Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
The B‐52’s3.54:37
4Rock Lobster
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
co-producer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
bass synthesizer and farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Keith Strickland (from 1978 until 1979-06)
guitar:
Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
tambourine:
Cindy Wilson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
background vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Cindy Wilson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 433)
recording of:
Rock Lobster (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. (publisher)
The B‐52’s4.46:51
5Lava
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
arranger:
Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Lava (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
The B‐52’s34:56
6There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
guitar:
Cindy Wilson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
The B‐52’s3.54:58
7Hero Worship
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
guitar:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
keyboard bass:
Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Hero Worship (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
The B‐52’s34:09
86060–842
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
6060‒842 (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
The B‐52’s32:53
9Downtown
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
arranger:
Tony Hatch, Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
cover recording of:
Downtown (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
The B‐52’s33:00
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