Spanning the years between 1979 and 1992, this comprehensive box set features the band’s earliest records for Warner Music, including their self-titled debut, Wild Planet, Mesopotamia, Party Mix, Whammy!, Bouncing of the Satellites, Cosmic Thing and Good Stuff. Packaged in a slick 8CD package (and accompanied by a Rhino.com exclusive ‘rainbow’ 9LP set), the newly remastered albums appear on an array of colored discs and feature the band’s megahit "Love Shack”, alongside classics like “Roam” and “Rock Lobster”. Releasing in June to celebrate PRIDE, this is the ultimate party set. Having formed nearly 50 years ago with an impromptu jam session after a chance encounter at a local Chinese restaurant in Georgia, the B-52s have spent decades solidifying their legendary status as The World’s Greatest Party Band. Brought together by a mutual love of 50s & 60s pop music, good old fashioned rock & roll, and the campy kitsch culture they would eventually make all their own, the B-52s’ vibrant sound and free spirited musical style are on full display in this complete album box set.
Tracklist:
CD1 - The B-52's 1. Planet Claire (4:36) 2. 52 Girls (3:36) 3. Dance This Mess Around (4:37) 4. Rock Lobster (6:51) 5. Lava (4:56) 6. There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon) (4:57) 7. Hero Worship (4:09) 8. 6060-842 (2:52) 9. Downtown (2:59)
CD2 - Wild Planet 1. Party Out of Bounds (3:22) 2. Dirty Back Road (3:21) 3. Runnin' Around (3:10) 4. Give Me Back My Man (4:01) 5. Private Idaho (3:37) 6. Devil in My Car (4:29) 7. Quiche Lorraine (3:58) 8. Strobe Light (4:01) 9. 53 Miles West of Venus (4:53)
CD3 - Party Mix! 1. Party Out of Bounds (5:11) 2. Private Idaho (4:04) 3. Give Me Back My Man (7:01) 4. Lava (6:07) 5. Dance This Mess Around (2:56) 6. 52 Girls (3:02)
CD4 - Mesopotamia 1. Loveland (5:05) 2. Deep Sleep (3:30) 3. Mesopotamia (3:51) 4. Cake (5:36) 5. Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can (4:09) 6. Nip It in the Bud (3:32)
CD5 - Whammy! 1. Legal Tender (3:40) 2. Whammy Kiss (5:21) 3. Song for a Future Generation (3:58) 4. Butterbean (4:17) 5. Trism (3:24) 6. Queen of Las Vegas (4:36) 7. Moon 83 (4:01) 8. Big Bird (4:13) 9. Work That Skirt (3:51)
CD6 - Bouncing Off The Satellites 1. Summer of Love (4:06) 2. Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland (4:24) 3. Housework (4:06) 4. Detour Thru Your Mind (5:09) 5. Wig (4:21) 6. Theme for a Nude Beach (4:53) 7. Ain't It a Shame (5:32) 8. Juicy Jungle (4:51) 9. Communicate (4:08) 10. She Brakes for Rainbows (4:38)
CD7 - Cosmic Thing 1. Cosmic Thing (3:52) 2. Dry County (4:54) 3. Deadbeat Club (4:47) 4. Love Shack (5:21) 5. Junebug (5:07) 6. Roam (4:55) 7. Bushfire (4:57) 8. Channel Z (4:49) 9. Topaz (4:21) 10. Follow Your Bliss (4:09)
CD8 - Good Stuff 1. Tell It Like It T-I-Is (5:13) 2. Hot Pants Explosion (4:55) 3. Good Stuff (5:58) 4. Revolution Earth (5:48) 5. Dreamland (7:35) 6. Is That You Mo-Dean? (5:31) 7. The World's Green Laughter (4:04) 8. Vision of a Kiss (5:57) 9. Breezin' (5:21) 10. Bad Influence (5:41)
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