THE B-52's "COSMIC THING" 1989 REPRISE NM-/EX W/INNER SLEEVE PROMO STAMPED OOP

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ARTIST: THE B-52's

TITLE- “COSMIC THING”

TRACK LISTING-SEE PHOTOS & BELOW:

Side one

No.

Title

Vocals

Length

1.

"(Shake That) Cosmic Thing"

Schneider, Pierson, Wilson

3:50

2.

"Dry County"

Schneider, Strickland, Pierson, Wilson

4:54

3.

"Deadbeat Club"

Wilson, Pierson, Schneider, Strickland

4:45

4.

"Love Shack"

Schneider, Pierson, Wilson

5:21

5.

"Junebug"

Schneider, Pierson, Wilson

5:04

Side Two

No.

Title

Vocals

Length

6.

"Roam"

Pierson, Wilson

4:54

7.

"Bushfire"

Wilson, Pierson, Schneider

4:58

8.

"Channel Z"

Pierson, Wilson, Schneider

4:49

9.

"Topaz"

Pierson, Wilson, Schneider, Strickland

4:20

10.

"Follow Your Bliss"

Credits

• Cinematographer – Christoph Lanzenberg

• Design – Manhattan Design

• Design Concept [Cover Concept] – Manhattan Design, The B-52's

• Engineer – Dave Cook (tracks: A4, A5, B2, B3), Tom Durack (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B4, B5)

• Engineer [Assistant] – Martin Kunitz (tracks: A4, A5, B2, B3)

• Engineer [Second] – Ed Brooks (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B4, B5), Keith Freedman (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B4, B5), Patrick Dillett (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B4, B5), Paul Argelli* (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B4, B5)

• Management – Martin Kirkup, Steven Jensen

• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig

• Mixed By – Nile Rodgers (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B4, B5), Tom Durack

• Other [Dresses] – Alpina Bawa, Chris Isles

• Other [Earrings] – Arthur Koby

• Other [Hair] – Tokyo

• Other [Styling] – Kachin

• Performer [The B-52's Are] – Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland

• Photography By – Virginia Liberatore

• Producer – Don Was (tracks: A4, A5, B2, B3), Nile Rodgers (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B4, B5)

• Production Manager – Budd Tunick (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B4, B5)

• Programmed By – Richard Hilton (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B4, B5)

• Songwriter [All Songs By] – The B-52's

Notes

Nile Rodgers sessions:
All tracks recorded and mixed at Skyline Studios, NYC
All Nile Rogers cuts recorded digitally and mixed analog

Don Was sessions:
All tracks recorded at Dreamland Recording Studio, West Hurley, NY
Pre-production at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY
Mixed at Skyline Studios, NYC (A5, B3)
Mixed at Electric Lady NYC (A4, B2)
All Don Was tracks recorded and mixed analog

Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC

© 1989 Reprise Records
? 1989 Reprise Records
Made in U.S.A.

All songs published by Man Woman Together Now! BMI Administered by Irving Music BMI (copyright control)
except B1 publishing by Man Woman Together Now! Administered by Irving Music BMI (copyright control)

Catalog numbers: 9 25854-1 of the spine and inner sleeve, 1-25854 on the labels.
Some copies were stamped for promo 

YEAR OF RELEASE- 1989

LABEL- REPRISE RECORDS

CAT.#: 1-25854

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN NM/NM- CONDITION, NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES, BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. NO SKIPS, POPS. OR CLICKS. THESE LOOK VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED. SUPER CLEAN. NICE CLEAN AUDIO BETWEEN TRACKS TOO.

JACKET CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN EX/EX- CONDITION. NICE CLEAN EDGES, NO SEAM SPLITS, NO WRITING, BENDS, MARKS, WRITING ON IT. THERE IS ONE TINY SPOT IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON THE FRONT WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE A PRICE STICKER WAS REMOVED (SEE PHOTO) COUPLE OF SMALL CREASES VISIBLE ON THE BACK.(SEE PHOTO)

MORE INFO : THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. COMES IN ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE WITH PRINTED LYRICS ON ONE SIDE AND A BAND PHOTO ON THE REVERSE (ONE EDGE HAS A SMALL SEAM SPLIT (SEE PHOTO) GOLD INK EMBOSSED PROMO STAMP (SEE OTHER PHOTO).

ARTIST/ALBUM INFO:

The B-52s (styled as The B-52's prior to 2008)[8] is an American new wave band which was formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards). Ricky Wilson died from AIDS-related illness in 1985[9], and Strickland switched from drums to lead guitar. The band also added touring members for albums and live performances.

The group evoked a "thrift shop aesthetic", in the words of Bernard Gendron,[7] by drawing from 1950s and 1960s pop sources, trash culture, and rock and roll. Schneider, Pierson, and Wilson sometimes use call-and-response-style vocals (Schneider's often humorous sprechgesang contrasting with the melodic harmonies of Pierson and Wilson), and their guitar- and keyboard-driven instrumentation composes their trademark sound which was also set apart from their contemporaries by the unusual guitar tunings used by Ricky Wilson[10] on their earlier albums. The band has had many hits, including "Rock Lobster", "Planet Claire", "Private Idaho", "Whammy Kiss", "Party Out of Bounds", "Wig", "Love Shack" and "Roam".

Cosmic Thing is the fifth studio album by American new wave band the B-52's, released in 1989. It contains the singles "Love Shack" and "Roam". The success of the album served as a comeback after the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985.

Six of the album's songs were produced by Nile Rodgers in New York City, and the remaining four by Don Was in upstate New York. The band embarked on the Cosmic Tour to promote the album.

Background and recording

Following the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985 and the short promotional campaign for their 1986 album Bouncing Off the Satellites, the group mutually agreed to part ways indefinitely. The group's popularity had declined in the late 1980s and so it was unknown, both to the public and amongst the group, whether the band would record another album in the foreseeable future.

However, this changed in 1988 when, prompted by drummer/guitarist Keith Strickland, the band began to group together and write new songs. Cindy Wilson described this as a healing process for herself and the band after her brother's death three years prior. As the album began to take shape, it became clear that the new songs were of a more mature and less-kitsch variety than those of their previous albums, with themes such as anti-capitalism, environmentalism, and self-reflection and reminiscence being introduced into songs.

Much of the album was written in Woodstock and surrounding areas in upstate New York, a place where Strickland and Wilson had relocated to following the group's hiatus, and all four members felt the proximity to nature in these places that was not found in their previous home of New York City aided the creative process to a great extent.

Recording of the album was focused in two locations: Skyline Studios in New York City, and Dreamland Recording Studios in West Hurley, upstate New York. The initial sessions in New York City were produced by Nile Rodgers, who aided the band in the crafting of their songs and of a new, more mature and untimely commercially appealing sound for the album. The rest of the sessions were helmed by producer Don Was in upstate New York, which allowed the band time to greater flesh out more songs amongst their new surroundings, including the future hit "Love Shack".

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