| Artist |
The B-52's |
| Album Title: |
Whammy! |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: New Wave |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
04/00/1983 |
| Reissue Date |
02/14/1989 |
| Label |
Warner Bros. Records |
| Catalog No |
9 23819-2 |
| Bar Code No |
0 7599-23819-2 5 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Legal Tender (3:40)
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| 2.
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Whammy Kiss (5:21)
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| 3.
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Song For A Future Generation (3:58)
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| 4.
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Butterbean (4:18)
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| 5.
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Trism (3:23)
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| 6.
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Queen Of Las Vegas (4:37)
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| 7.
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Moon 83 (4:01)
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| 8.
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Big Bird (4:13)
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| 9.
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Work That Skirt (3:51)
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| Date Acquired |
01/01/1990 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Down In The Valley |
| Purchase Price |
11.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
ⓟ1983 Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company.
©1983 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
All songs published by Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. Administered by Island Music BMI
Printed in U.S.A.
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, December 1982
Originally Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Mfg. by WEA Manufacturing.
Made in U.S.A.
Credits:
Art Direction – Gene Greif
Coordinator – Gloryah Robinson
Engineer [Assistant] – Benjamin Armbrister, Dennis Halliburton
Lyrics By – The B-52's (tracks: 2 to 9)
Management – Direct Management Group*, Martin Kirkup, Steven Jensen
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Music By – The B-52's
Producer, Engineer – Steven Stanley
Vocals – Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson
Vocals, Instruments [All] – Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson
Companies, etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ? – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Published By – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Published By – Island Music
Recorded At – Compass Point Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Glass Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation
Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Barcode: 0 7599-23819-2 5
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: 1 23819-2 SRC=03 M3S3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 1 23819-2 SRC+02 M1S5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 1 23819-2 SRC+02 M3S1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 1 23819-2 SRC+02 M4S1
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Analyzed Folder: The B-52's - Whammy!_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR11 -1.38 dB -14.48 dB 01 - Legal Tender.flac
DR12 -1.02 dB -14.61 dB 02 - Whammy Kiss.flac
DR11 -1.84 dB -14.47 dB 03 - Song for a Future Generation.flac
DR12 -1.73 dB -15.02 dB 04 - Butterbean.flac
DR11 -1.66 dB -15.37 dB 05 - Trism.flac
DR11 -1.08 dB -14.25 dB 06 - Queen of Las Vegas.flac
DR13 -0.74 dB -16.63 dB 07 - Moon 83.flac
DR12 -1.98 dB -16.22 dB 08 - Big Bird.flac
DR13 -1.99 dB -16.11 dB 09 - Work That Skirt.flac
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Number of Files: 9
Official DR Value: DR12
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Following the botched collaboration with David Byrne on Mesopotamia, the B-52's decided to craft their fourth album as a return to the pop-culture funk explosion of their debut. Smartly, they decided to not simply replicate the skewed Southern funk of that album, choosing to update their signature sound with drum machines and new wave synths. As a result, it now sounds a little forced and dated, but the best moments -- "Legal Tender," "Whammy Kiss," "Butterbean," "Song for a Future Generation" -- rank as B-52's classics, and the entire record is certainly entertaining, even with its faults. [Whammy! was originally released with a cover of Yoko Ono's "Don't Worry." When the time came to reissue the CD in 1989, the group ran into copyright troubles with Ono and the song was pulled, replaced by "Moon 83."]
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| Cover 2 |
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| Cover 3 |
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| Cover 4 |
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| Cover 5 |
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| Cover 6 |
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| Cover 7 |
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