The B-52's 1979 DEBUT LP UK ISLAND 1st PRESS MINT
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May 10, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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The B-52's 1979 DEBUT LP UK ISLAND 1st PRESS MINT
FAB KITSCHY RETRO POP - 1 PLAY - FLAWLESS SOUND
The B-52'sThe B-52's
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9580) FIRST PRESSING (July 1979) OF The B-52's DEBUT LP
SUPERB COPY - LIKE-NEW, BOTH COVER & VINYL - BRIGHT AND FRESH LABELS WITH JUST ONE LIGHT SPINDLE TRACE ON SIDE ONE - ONLY PART-PLAYED - IMMACULATE SOUND THROUGHOUT
VINYL: MINT
SLEEVE: MINT
INNER SLEEVE: MINT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE CUSTOM YELLOW ISLAND LABELS
MARTIX: ILPS 9580 A-4U (etched "Ahjus-Luv…") / ILPS 9580 B-3U (etched "…The B52's")
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL DEEPLY, DEEPLY GLOSSY SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL THICK CARD LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
Even in the quirky world of new wave and post-punk in the late '70s, the B-52's' eponymous debut stood out as an original.
Unabashed kitsch mavens at a time when their peers were either vulgar or stylish, the Athens quintet celebrated all the silliest aspects of pre-Beatles pop culture -- bad hairdos, sci-fi nightmares, dance crazes, pastels, and anything else that sprung into their minds -- to a skewed fusion of pop, surf, avant-garde, amateurish punk and white funk.
On paper, it sounds like a cerebral exercise, but it played like a party.
The jerky, angular funk was irresistibly danceable, winning over listeners dubious of Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson's high-pitched, shrill close harmonies and Fred Schneider's campy, flamboyant vocalising, pitched halfway between singing and speaking.
It's all great fun, but it wouldn't have resonated throughout the years if the group hadn't written such incredibly infectious, memorable tunes as "Planet Claire," "Dance This Mess Around," and, of course, their signature tune, "Rock Lobster."
These songs illustrated that the B-52's' adoration of camp culture wasn't simply affectation -- it was a world view capable of turning out brilliant pop singles and, in turn, influencing mainstream pop culture.
It's difficult to imagine the endless kitschy retro fads of the '80s and '90s without the B-52's pointing the way, but The B-52's isn't simply an historic artefact - it's a hell of a good time.
Side 1:
Planet Claire (4:35)
52 Girls (3:34)
Dance This Mess Around (4:36)
Rock Lobster (6:49)
Side 2:
Lava (4:54)
There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon) (4:54)
Hero Worship (4:07)
6060-842 (2:48)
Downtown (2:57)
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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