The B52's - Play Loud

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Review by lebogang nkoane

The B52's are back with their latest album, Play Loud, and it's safe to say that they haven't lost their touch. The album is a collection of 11 tracks that are a perfect blend of the band's signature sound and some new elements that make for a fresh listening experience.

The album starts with the upbeat and catchy "Hot Corner," which sets the tone for the rest of the record. "Wig" is another standout track, with its funky bassline and infectious chorus. "Stay Away From Downtown" is a slower track that showcases the band's range and ability to create a more melancholy mood.

The band's trademark quirky lyrics and vocal delivery are present throughout the album, and the instrumentation is top-notch. The guitar riffs are particularly impressive, and the percussion adds an extra layer of energy to the already lively tracks.

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Download

Filename: the-b52s-play-loud.rar
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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Dowtown
Hero Worship4:10
Dance This Mess Around4:35
There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)4:55
52 Girls3:35
Planet Claire4:35
Lava4:55
Rock Lobster6:50
52 Girls3:35
6060-8422:50
Downtown2:55

Video

The B-52's - Rock Lobster (Official Music Video)
The B-52's - Planet Claire (1979)

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Catalog Numbers

  • 200 776, 200776
  • 200 776
  • 250 776, CID 9580
  • 200 776, 200 776-320
  • H 200776, 200 776
  • 200 776, 200 776-270
  • 30 081 4
  • D 400776

Labels

Island Records

Listen online

  • kuunnella verkossa
  • ouvir online
  • online luisteren
  • lyssna på nätet
  • online anhören
  • escuchar en línea
  • écouter en ligne
  • lytte på nettet
  • ascolta in linea

Formats

  • Vinyl
  • LP
  • Album
  • Reissue
  • CD
  • Club Edition
  • Repress
  • Stereo
  • Cassette

Companies

RoleCompany
Manufactured ByAriola Benelux B.V.
Distributed ByAriola Benelux B.V.
Copyright (c)Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p)Island Records
Pressed BySonopress
Printed ByMohndruck Reinhard Mohn GmbH
Recorded AtCompass Point Studios
Made ByAriola Eurodisc GmbH
Record CompanyAriola Eurodisc GmbH
Mastered AtThe Sound Clinic
Produced ForIsland Records Inc.
Exclusive RetailerBertelsmann Club
Published ByAriola Eurodisc S.A.

Credits

RoleCredit
Art DirectionSue Ab Surd
DrumsKeith Strickland
PercussionKeith Strickland
EffectsKeith Strickland
EngineerCass Rigby
GuitarRicky Wilson
OtherLa Verne
Photography ByGeorge DuBose
ProducerChris Blackwell
VocalsCindy Wilson
BongosCindy Wilson
TambourineCindy Wilson
ElectronicsFred Schneider
Toy PianoFred Schneider
OrganKate Pierson
KeyboardsKate Pierson
Written-ByC. Wilson (tracks: A3, B1, B2), F. Schneider (tracks: A1, A3 to B2, B4), J. Ayers (tracks: A2), K. Pierson (tracks: A3, B1, B2), K. Strickland (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2, B4), R. Wilson (tracks: A2 to B4), R. Waldrop (tracks: B3)
CoordinatorGary Kurfirst
SoundsKeith Strickland
Mastered ByJohn Dent
ManagementGary Kurfirst
PianoFred Schneider
BassKate Pierson
AdvisorGary Kurfirst

Notes

  • Initial Scandinavian release with printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.
  • Cover: Made in Holland
  • Record: Pressed in Germany
  • Release title on center labels only.
  • Catalog# on labels: 200 776
  • Produced for Island Records, Inc.
  • Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
  • conseilleur: gary kurfirst 405 park avenue new york city ny 10022 [sic]
  • On inner sleeve only:
  • [A4, A2, B1, B3] and [A1] Copyright © 1978 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • [A3, B2] and [B4] Copyright © 1979 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • *(This is an imaginary phone number and any similarities to this number are purely coincidental) [B4]
  • ℗ 1979 Island Records
  • Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH., München
  • Printed in Germany • Imprimé en Allemagne
  • Comes with printed innersleeve with lyrics, credits and B&W pictures.
  • Note on runouts: The „Made in Germany" stamp is present on both sides, but can be very weak and easy to miss.
  • conseilleur: gary kurfirst 405 parl avenue new york city ny 10022
  • ℗ + © 1979 Island Records Inc.
  • Distributed in Europe by RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA · Distribué en Europe par RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA · Vertrieb in Europa durch Ariola/RCA-RCA/Ariola ALL TRADEMARKS AND LOGOS ARE PROTECTED
  • Printed in Germany · Imprimé en Allemagne
  • Mastered at The Sound Clinic
  • UK catalog#: CID 9580
  • Track 8 is misspelled as “60608-842” on back cover.
  • Durations, not given on release.
  • This version has the barcode hidden by a white plastic mark on jewel case.
  • (For the German / Austria/ Switzerland market) not written on booklet.
  • Issued in the eighties .
  • Conseilleur: Gary Kurfirst 405 Park Avenue New York City NY 10022
  • Im Ariola-Vertrieb
  • Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn GmbH, Gütersloh.
  • Tracks A4, A2, B1, B3 and A1 Copyright © 1978 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • Tracks A3, B2 and B4 Copyright © 1979 Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • Track B4 *(This is an imaginary phone number and any similarities to this number are purely coincidental)
  • Label side A & B: Ariola Benelux B.V. Haarlem
  • Release title on spine and center labels only.
  • Printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits. Also on inner sleeve 'Club Edition' is printed below the Island logo.
  • Back cover: Left below there's a Pink Panther-cartoon
  • Produced [...] for Island Records, Inc.
  • conseilleur: gary kurfirst 405 park avenue new york city ny 10022
  • Ariola-Eurodisc S.A., Barcelona, Spain
  • ———
  • Category on labels: 200 776
  • Initial German release with printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.
  • Subsequent repress was released without printed inner sleeve, catalog# 200 776-270.
  • Release title printes on spine and center labels only
  • Initial German releases came with printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.
  • The subsequent release with Category 200 776-270 was issued without printed inner sleeve.
  • This version is pretty sure 1981, see bass clef. Later versions from 1982 would have the distributor Ariola Group of Companies and the label perimeter text spinning all around.
  • This version is an early repress of the first German version with Category 200 776-320.
  • Comes with different suffix at the Category, different label design, and lacked the printed innersleeve.
  • On rear cover:
  • Distributed by the Ariola Group of Companies
  • Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH, Gütersloh
  • Imprimé en Républiqu Fédérale d'Allemagne
  • On centerlabel: Category 200 776
  • [B4] *(This is an imaginary phone number and any similarities to this number are purely coincidental)
  • Catalog # on labels: 200 776
  • Identical with Play Loud but without bass clef symbol.
  • Island Masters
  • Distributed by BMG records · Distributé par BMG Ariola · Vertrieb durch BMG Ariola
  • A Bertelsmann Music Group Company
  • Track durations uncredited.
  • On the jcard and the cassette label, track B5 contains a typo listing "Dowtown" instead of "Downtown"
  • Almost identical release to The B-52's - Play Loud except for:
  • "Club-Edition" under Island Logo on printed inner sleeve (see images)
  • slightly different Matrix in the Runout on Side B (II)
  • no embossed Sonopress Bass clef symbol on Vinyl label as shown on current images
  • Different Club-Edition than The B-52's - Play Loud:
  • different Vinyl labels
  • different Rights Society
  • Island Life Collection 25 Years
  • Distributed in Europe by RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA • Distribué en Europe par RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA • Vertrieb in Europa durch RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA
  • Comes with printed innersleeve.
  • In difference to this release it has the boxed "STEMRA" logo and Label Code printed on label;
  • album artist and album title are printed one above the other on label.
  • Variant 2 have "GEMA" instead of "STEMRA"
  • Pressed by Sonic, S.A. Different label layout.
  • This version is a 1982 repress of the first German version with Category 200 776-320.
  • Comes with the same suffix at the Category but different label design.
  • Without cassette Category on cover back. Repress with cassette Category is here: Play Loud
  • Repress with changed suffix at the Category is here with Category 200 776-270.
  • Printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
  • Distributed by BMG Records · Distributé par BMG Ariola · Vertrieb durch BMG Ariola
  • Printed in Germany by TOPAC · Imprimé en Allemamagne par TOPAC
  • Durations, not given on release, come from Windows Media Player Version 11.0.5721.5280
  • This version has a different Island-logo all over the release, a different matrix-no. and no "Island Masters"-logo compared to this version: Play Loud.
  • Written-By credits taken from the labels
  • Label side A: Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH., München
  • Label side B: Ariola Benelux B.V. Haarlem
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (stamped)): DM 200776 A-2/2-90
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (stamped)): DM 200776 B-3/2-90
  • This version is another early repress of the first German version with Category 200 776-320.
  • Comes with the same suffix at the Category, different label design, and lacked the printed innersleeve.

Barcodes

  • Rights Society: n©b
  • Barcode: none
  • Matrix / Runout (on label Side A): S 200 776 A
  • Matrix / Runout (on label Side B): S 200 776 B
  • Matrix / Runout (runout Side A, stamped): 200776 A-1/79S
  • Matrix / Runout (runout Side B, stamped): 200776 B-1/79S
  • Matrix / Runout (etched in both runouts): II
  • Other (on inner sleeve ): 200 776 / 96534
  • Barcode (Text): 4 007192 007769
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1, stamped): 200776 A-1/79S Made in Germany
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2, stamped): 200776 B-2 /82 S II Made in Germany
  • Pressing Plant ID (Side B embossing near center hole): [Bass Clef]
  • Price Code (Germany): 270
  • Price Code (France): RC330
  • Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA
  • Label Code: LC 0407
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): SONOPRESS 250 776 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): SONOPRESS 250 776 D
  • Barcode (Hidden): 4 007192 507764
  • Barcode (scanned): 4007192507764
  • Rights Society: GEMA STEMRA BIEM
  • Distribution Code (Germany): 222
  • Price Code (France): RC650
  • SPARS Code: AAD
  • Rights Society: Stemra
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): S 200 776 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): S 200 776 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 200776 A-1/79S Ⅱ
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 200776 B-1/79S II
  • Other (Inner sleeve): 200 776/96534
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): 200 776 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): 200 776 B
  • Rights Society: SGAE
  • Rights Society: BIEM
  • Depósito Legal: B. 31146-79
  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): S 200 776 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): S 200 776 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A): 200776 A-1/79S Made in Germany
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B): 200776 B-1/79S Made in Germany
  • Other (Inner sleeve part#): 200 776/96534
  • Other (MC catalog#, back cover): 400 776-352
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Runout side A, stamped): 200776 A-1/79S Made in Germany
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Runout side B, stamped): 200776 B-1/79S Made in Germany
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout side A, stamped): 200776 A-1/79S
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout side B, stamped): 200776 B-1/79S
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout side A, etched): Ⅲ
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout side B, etched): Ⅱ
  • Pressing Plant ID (Label B, embossed): ? [Bass clef]
  • Matrix / Runout (A stamped, suffix hand engraphed): 200776 A-1/79S II Made in Germany
  • Matrix / Runout (B stamped, suffix hand engraphed): 200776 B-1/79S II Made in Germany
  • Matrix / Runout (On label A-side): S 200 776 A
  • Matrix / Runout (On label B-side): S 200 776 B
  • Other (Cassette-no. on rear cover): 400 776-300
  • Pressing Plant ID (On label B-side, embossed): ? [Bass clef]
  • Other (Inner sleeve part #): 200 776/96534
  • Other (MC catalog # on back cover): 400 776-352
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label side A): S 200 776 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label side B): S 200 776 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): 200776 A-1/79S Made in Germany
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): 200776 B-1/79S Made in Germany
  • Barcode: 4 007192 507764
  • Rights Society: GEMA/STEMRA/BIEM
  • Distribution Code (Germany): 217
  • Price Code (France): RC720
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 250 776 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 250 776 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): SONOPRESS 250 776 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped 'Ⅱ' etched): 200776 B-1/79S II Made in Germany
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Stamped runout side A): DM200776 A-3/2-90 II (II is hand-etched)
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Stamped runout side B): DM 200776 B-3/2-88 II (II is hand-etched)
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Stamped runout side A): DM200776 A-3/2-90
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Stamped runout side B): DM 200776 B-3/2-88 II (II is hand-etched)
  • Matrix / Runout (Printed on innersleeve): 200 776/96534
  • Rights Society: STEMRA
  • Matrix / Runout: 200 776 A◇
  • Matrix / Runout: 200 776 B◇
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, "II" etched): 200776 A-1/79S II
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): 200776 B-2 /82 S II
  • Other (Number on inner sleeve): 200 776 / 96534
  • Pressing Plant ID (Label side B, embossed): ? [Bass clef]
  • Barcode (written): 4 007192 507764
  • Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS 250 776 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, variant 1): DM 200776 A-2/2-88
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, variant 1): DM 200776 B-3/2-88
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, variant 2): DM 200776 A-2/2-88 Ⅲ
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, variant 2): DM 200776 B-3/2-88 Ⅱ
  • Pressing Plant ID (Embossed, side B): Bass clef symbol
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 200776 A-1/79S Ⅱ Made in Germany
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 200776 B-1/79S Ⅱ Made in Germany
  • Matrix / Runout (A stamped, suffix hand engraphed): 200776 A-1/79S II
  • Matrix / Runout (B stamped, suffix hand engraphed): 200776 B-1/79S II
  • Other (Cassette-no. on rear cover): 400 776-352
  • Pressing Plant ID (B-Side label, embossed): ? [Bass clef]
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): S 200 776 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): S 200 776 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (stamped)): DM 200776 A-2/2-88
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (stamped)): DM 200776 B-3/2-88
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (stamped), Variant 2): 200776 A-1/79S II
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (stamped), Variant 2): 200776 B-2 /82 S II Made in Germany

About The B52's

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American New Wave / Art Pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, USA in 1976. Kate Pierson (b. 27 April 1948, Weehawken, New Jersey, USA; organ/vocals) Cindy Wilson (b. 28 February 1957, Athens, Georgia, USA; guitar/vocals) Ricky Wilson (b. 19 March 1953, Athens, Georgia, USA d. 12 October 1985; guitar) Fred Schneider (b. 1 July 1951, Newark, New Jersey, USA; keyboards/vocals) Keith Strickland (b. 26 October 1953, Athens, Georgia, USA; drums. Later switched to guitar after Ricky Wilson's passing.)

Name Vars

  • B - 52's
  • B 52
  • B 52 'S
  • B 52'S
  • B 52's
  • B 52s
  • B'52s
  • B- 52 's
  • B- 52's
  • B-52
  • B-52'S
  • B-52's
  • B-52s
  • B-52s
  • B.52's
  • B.C. -52's
  • B.C. 52's
  • B.C. 52s
  • B52
  • B52's
  • B52s
  • B52s
  • BC 52 S
  • BC 52'S
  • BC 52's
  • BC 52s
  • BC-52
  • BC-52's
  • BC-52s
  • BC52's
  • BC52s
  • Bc-52's
  • Los B-52's
  • Los B-52s
  • Los B52's
  • The
  • The B - 52's
  • The B 52'S
  • The B 52's
  • The B'52's
  • The B's
  • The B-52''s
  • The B-52s
  • The B. C. 52's
  • The B..C. 52's
  • The B.C. 52's
  • The B.C.52's
  • The B.C.52'st
  • The B52's
  • The B52s
  • The BC 52's
  • The BC-52
  • The BC-52's
  • the BC-52's

Members

  • Fred Schneider
  • Kate Pierson
  • Cindy Wilson
  • Keith Strickland
  • Ricky Wilson
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Summary by lebogang nkoane

Play Loud is a great addition to the B52's discography and a must-listen for fans of the band. It's a fun, upbeat record that will have listeners dancing and singing along in no time.

Comments

anfulfilment
anfulfilment
Back in an era where people weren't grossly overweight or roidedup.
gigifaxed
gigifaxed
I saw them in 77 or 78. Was great. This song aged very well.
foadtaghizadeh
foadtaghizadeh
Was lucky enough to see them in Brisbane, Australia on the Cosmic Thing tour, absolutely awesome, this was the last song, all of festival hall was up dancing.
harwantpencilart
harwantpencilart
Should be in a Quentin Tarantino movie somewhere ?
emcharent
emcharent
A Netflix show on the band would be grrreeeaattt
redsbro457
redsbro457
Drugs
letsgetpursonal
letsgetpursonal
Never saw them live back in the day but many others...RIP Ricky
jussivanto
jussivanto
Rihanna looking like a lobster at the half time! She probably likes rock lobster
crimsonblood93
crimsonblood93
B52, one of the most original and gorgeous groups of the past and present century. A wild bunch of people shouting and making amazingly good music. They were great fun and keep liking them a lot. That guitar, those sounds, the dancing and weird dialogues among them, everything was done to give everybody a perfect show. It's not only the unforgettable Rock Lobster, there's Party Out of Bounds, or Good Stuff and Dance this Mess Around, not to forget their Flinstones and many others. You'll go nuts with this music, don't let it pass under your radar. A music to really enjoy, cheer up with, they are unique. ❤️????
miashaylee
miashaylee
When this came out everyone around me was listening to Led Zeppelin Van Halen and Pink Floyd
They called me a freak and said this music would never amount to anything .
40 years later I’ve got to meet the Bs and have their autographs and drumsticks.

And nobody cares about David Lee Roth.?
soaroneaglewings777
soaroneaglewings777
Is this what Panic At The Disco sampled for Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time?
nectemerenectimi
nectemerenectimi
Every school dance after 1979.
trump520255153
trump520255153
My musical holy trinity
Blondie the GoGos the B52s
tsj01
tsj01
The army's on ecstasy, so they say. I read all about it in the USA today. They stuck up urine testing to make it go away, 'cuz it's hard to kill the enemy on ole' MDMA.
jellardborjaii
jellardborjaii
we were thinking about doing this song to our dance in gym class, but another group ended up doing this. i love this i can’t explain it
vabitgroup
vabitgroup
Impressive
bee1882000
bee1882000
I came after "Iraq Lobster"
threebirdstwostones
threebirdstwostones
Peter Griffin really nailed it?
koteakobu
koteakobu
I think... ?...more cowbell, please.
myblog47
myblog47
magic
mejohnson18
mejohnson18
This has a full quota of cowbell
flaviaromeo
flaviaromeo
Now me you are gods
..2023 love meet you x
henriksenedvin
henriksenedvin
Death to America
And butter sauce
Don't boil me
I'm still alive
jackiemipxlxlkoroch
jackiemipxlxlkoroch
Is that John Holmes?
infomindinsurance
infomindinsurance
Family guy brought me here lol
flyskyaviationacademy
flyskyaviationacademy
Yuhuuuuuuuu......danceeeee until dieeeeeeeeee.....yaaaaaaggyyyyyy