B-52's, The - Wild Planet (Island, Ariola 202 587) (GER 1980) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1)

Info:

B-52's, The - Wild Planet

Label: Island Records
Catalog#: 202 587, 202 587-320
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave

Tracklist:

A1 Party Out Of Bounds 3:19
A2 Dirty Back Road 3:20
A3 Runnin' Around 3:10
A4 Give Me Back My Man 3:59
A5 Private Idaho 3:53

B1 Devil In My Car 4:28
B2 Quiche Lorraine 3:58
B3 Strobe Light 4:00
B4 53 Miles West Of Venus 4:53

Notes:

Comes with a black and blue coloured inner-sleeve.

On the labels the spelling of some track titles is slight different:

A3: Running Around
B1: The Devil's In My Car
B3: Strobelight

Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, 4/1980.
? 1980 Island Records, Inc.
Distributed by Ariola.
Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH, Gütersloh.

Cat# on labels: 202 587
Cat# on back cover: 202 587-320

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix Number (Side A): 202587 A-2/80S
Matrix Number (Side B): 202587 B-1/80S II
Matrix Number (Label Side A): S 202 587 A
Matrix Number (Label Side B): S 202 587 B
Other (Label Code): LC 0407
Other (Rights Society): GEMA

Discogs Url: http://www.discogs.com/B-52s-Wild-Planet/release/167498
Wikipedia Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Planet

Review

by David Cleary

Conventional wisdom has it that all the B-52's' subsequent releases are highly inferior to their debut. While Wild Planet is not the rarefied wonder their first platter is, it's still darn good. The songs here are generally faster, tighter, and punchier than previously, though production values are not as wonderfully quirky and detailed; fewer songs here are as over-the-top crazy as the first album's "Rock Lobster" or "52 Girls." These formless selections continue to exhibit a cunning mix of girl group, garage band, surf, and television theme song influences, all propelled along by an itchy dance beat. "Give Me Back My Man" allows Cindy Wilson a unique opportunity to croon a broad, expressive melodic line. Fred Schneider parades his inimitably nervous vocals on chucklesome ditties like "Quiche Lorraine" and "Strobe Light." The best songs here are "Private Idaho," a wonderfully jittery number that employs a variant on the famous melodic snippet from the Twilight Zone theme music, and "Devil in My Car," a delightfully loopy hoot that lays the craziness on very thickly. Performances and sound quality are fine. This album is well worth hearing and recommended.

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