By 1978, during the arrival of New Wave sounds, The B-52s entered amid the frenzy and delivered their quite popular “Rock Lobster” to an adoring public. The same debut offering produced “Planet Claire”, and “Dance This Mess Around”. Over a decade later, in 1989, the still popular B-52s would release their best-selling effort to date, Cosmic Thing. That album would pop out the immense success of sales of three million copies and two enduring hits in “Roam”, and “Love Shack”. Overall all, The B-52s have released eight studio albums, their last in 2008.
On June 20, Rhino entertainment will celebrate those years of music by The B-52s with an 8CD Box that focuses on most of the band’s musical career – The Warner Reprise Years. This set will package the albums from their debut on though 1992’s Good Stuff, including the David Byrne-produced EP, Mesopotamia (1982), and the compilation of Party Mix! (1981).
The 8CDs of The Warner Reprise Years will tuck into a sturdy cardboard case. Issued on CD and DD.
The Warner Reprise Years – The B-52s
CD1 (The B-52’s)
01 Planet Claire
02 52 Girls
03 Dance This Mess Around
04 Rock Lobster
05 Lava
06 There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)
07 Hero Worship
08 6060-842
09 Downtown
CD2 (Wild Planet)
01 Party out of Bounds
02 Dirty Back Road
03 Runnin’ Around
04 Give Me Back My Man
05 Private Idaho – By The B-52’S
06 Devil in My Car
07 Quiche Lorraine
08 Strobe Light
09 53 Miles West of Venus
CD3 (Party Mix!)
01 Party out of Bounds (Party Mix Version)
02 Private Idaho (Party Mix) – By The B-52’S
03 Give Me Back My Man (Party Mix Version)
04 Lava (Party Mix Version)
05 Dance This Mess Around (Party Mix Version)
06 52 Girls (Party Mix Version)
CD4 (Mesopotamia EP)
01 Loveland (Party Mix Abum Version)
02 Deep Sleep (Party Mix Abum Version)
03 Mesopotamia
04 Cake
05 Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can (Party Mix Abum Version)
06 Nip It in the Bud (Party Mix Album Version)
CD5 (Whammy!)
01 Legal Tender
02 Whammy Kiss
03 Song for a Future Generation
04 Butterbean
05 Trism
06 Queen of Las Vegas
07 Moon 83
08 Big Bird
09 Work That Skirt
CD6 (Bouncing Off The Satellites)
01 Summer of Love
02 Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland
03 Housework
04 Detour Thru Your Mind
05 Wig
06 Theme for a Nude Beach
07 Ain’t It a Shame
08 Juicy Jungle
09 Communicate
10 She Brakes for Rainbows
CD7 (Cosmic Thing)
01 Cosmic Thing
02 Dry County
03 Deadbeat Club
04 Love Shack
05 Junebug
06 Roam
07 Bushfire
08 Channel Z
09 Topaz
10 Follow Your Bliss
CD8 (Good Stuff)
01 Tell It Like It T-I-IS
02 Hot Pants Explosion
03 Good Stuff
04 Revolution Earth
05 Dreamland
06 Is That You Mo-Dean?
07 The World’s Green Laughter
08 Vision of a Kiss
09 Breezin’
10 Bad Influence