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The B-52's - Cosmic Thing flac album
  • Performer The B-52's
  • Title Cosmic Thing
  • Date of release 1997
  • Country US
  • Style Pop Rock, Indie Rock
  • Other formats AIFF AUD FLAC MP1 MMF WAV MOD
  • Genre Rock / Pop
  • Size MP3 1221 mb
  • Size FLAC 1691 mb
  • Rating: 4.7
  • Votes: 234

Cosmic Thing" was the band's sixth studio album, released on June 27, 1989  . WMG (от лица компании "Warner Rhino Off Roster-Audio"); LatinAutor - SonyATV, UBEM, Kobalt Music Publishing, LatinAutor, EMI Music Publishing, AMRA" и другие авторские общества (4).

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.

The B-52's is the debut album by the Athens, Georgia-based new wave band the B-52's. The kitschy lyrics and mood, and the hook-laden harmonies helped establish a fanbase for the band, who went on to release several chart-topping singles.

Cosmic Thing ‎(LP, Album). Reprise Records, Reprise Records. Sounds like absolute garbage, literally I would say the worst MFSL pressing I have heard. Volume is very muted and it lacks any punch or power.

At heart, Cosmic Thing is a dance-your-ass-off soiree. Leader Fred Schneider delights in kitsch, his deliveries combining goofy pronouncements and half-rapped words that speak the co-ed ensemble's long tradition of originality, flair, campiness, and irreverence. Better still is the band's embrace of a shinier, funkier sound established by producers Don Was and Nile Rodgers. The B-52’s spent the last part of the ‘70s and the first half of the ‘80s as one of the coolest, goofiest groups around, forging a solid reputation as a fun-time party band through such singles as Rock Lobster, Private Idaho, and so on down the line, but with the death of founding member Ricky Wilson in 1985

The 1989 long-player was a big success at the time, spawning the transatlantic top five hit ‘Love Shack’ and ‘Roam’ (also top five in the USA). Cosmic Thing will be reissued on 28 June 2019.

Eventually all four surviving members of the B-52's would agree to find an apt studio location to begin fleshing out the cache of songs that would become Cosmic Thing. They chose two distinct locations: Sigma Sound Studios in New York City, where they would cut the majority of the material with Nile Rodgers of Chic.

The B-52s went through some rough times in the years leading up to this song. In 1985, their guitarist, Ricky Wilson, died of AIDS at age 32. Even before his death, they were on the verge of a breakup, with low sales and creative ennui. The four remaining members regrouped in 1987 and found a new creative energy, sparked by this song. When the Cosmic Thing album was released in 1989, it was the breakthrough they needed. More songs from The B-52s. More songs used in movies. More songs produced by Nile Rodgers. More songs from 1988. Lyrics to Cosmic Thing. The B-52s Artistfacts.

Cosmic Thing is the fifth studio album by New Wave band The B-52's, released in 1989. It contains the singles "Love Shack" and "Roam", which remain two of their most popular tunes. The success of the album acted as a comeback after the death of former guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985. All songs written by Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, Wilson (except "Roam", written by The B-52's lyrics by Robert Waldrop).

Wisely, the band chose the title track to kick off the album. A great party-sounding track, "Cosmic Thing" is an infectious upbeat groove where the drummer sounds like he's doing his thing using three sets of drumsticks. I think I detected a zither on this song as well. For sheer exuberance, this one surpasses even "Love Shack".

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Cosmic Thing
Drums – Steve FerroneKeyboards – Tommy Mandell*
3:50
2 Dry County
Drums – Sonny EmoryKeyboards – Philippe SaisseVocals, Keyboards – Keith Strickland
4:54
3 Deadbeat Club
Backing Vocals – Fred Schneider, Keith StricklandDrums – Sonny EmoryKeyboards – Philippe Saisse
4:45
4 Love Shack
Drums – Charlie Drayton*Keyboards – Kate PiersonPerformer – Uptown HornsPerformer [Uptown Horns] – Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, Carl Beatty, Chris Cioe*, Paul Literal*
5:21
5 Junebug
Drums – Charlie Drayton*Keyboards – Kate Pierson, Keith StricklandPercussion – Fred Schneider
5:04
6 Roam
Drums – Leroy CloudenKeyboards – Richard HiltonLyrics By – Robert Waldrop
4:54
7 Bushfire
Drums – Charlie Drayton*Keyboards – Keith StricklandPercussion – Fred Schneider
4:58
8 Channel Z
Drums – Charlie Drayton*Keyboards – Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland
4:49
9 Topaz
Drums – Leroy CloudenGuitar – Nile RodgersKeyboards, Backing Vocals – Keith Strickland
4:20
10 Follow Your Bliss
Backing Vocals – Kate PiersonDrums – LeRoy Louden*Keyboards – Keith Strickland, Richard HiltonKeyboards, Backing Vocals – Sara Lee
4:08

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed To – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D 114742
  • Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
  • Manufactured For – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D114742
  • Copyright (c) – Reprise Records
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Reprise Records
  • Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
  • Recorded At – Skyline Studios
  • Mixed At – Skyline Studios
  • Recorded At – Dreamland Recording Studios
  • Produced At – Bearsville Studios
  • Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios
  • Mastered At – Masterdisk
  • Published By – Man Woman Together Now!
  • Published By – Irving Music
  • Published By – Copyright Control

Credits

  • Bass Guitar – Sara Lee (tracks: 2 to 7, 9, 10)
  • Cinematographer – Christoph Lanzenberg
  • Design – Manhattan Design
  • Design Concept [Cover] – Manhattan Design, The B-52's
  • Engineer – Dave Cook (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8), Tom Durack (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 9, 10)
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Martin Kunitz (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • Engineer [Second] – Ed Brooks (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 9, 10), Keith Freedman (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 9, 10), Patrick Dillett (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 9, 10), Paul Argelli* (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 9, 10)
  • Guitar – Keith Strickland
  • Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
  • Mixed By – Nile Rodgers (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 9, 10), Tom Durack
  • Photography By – Virginia Liberatore
  • Producer – Don Was (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8), Nile Rodgers (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 9, 10)
  • Production Manager – Budd Tunick (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 9, 10)
  • Programmed By – Richard Hilton (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 9, 10)
  • Songwriter [Songs By] – The B-52's (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 10)
  • Vocals – Cindy Wilson (tracks: 1 to 9), Fred Schneider (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9), Kate Pierson (tracks: 1 to 9)

Notes

Specialty logo visible on matrix area.
Contains a 12-pages booklet.

© 1989 Reprise Records ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Mfd. for BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. under License.

Nile Rodgers sessions (tracks 1 to 3, 6, 9, 10):
Recorded at Skyline Studios, NYC
Mixed at Skyline Studios, NYC
All cuts recorded digitally and mixed analog

Don Was sessions (4, 5, 7, 8):
Recorded at Dreamland Recording Studio, West Hurley, NY
Pre-production at Bearsville Studio, Bearsville, NY.
Mixed at Skyline Studios, NYC, except tracks 4 & 7 mixed at Electric Lady NYC.
All tracks recorded and mixed analog

Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC.

All songs published by Man Woman Together Now! BMI Administered by Irving Music except "Roam" publishing by Man Woman Together Now! Administered by Irving Music BMI (copyright control)
All songs are © Copyright 1989

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout: 1 25854-2 SRC*8 M3S18
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U7C
  • Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
9 25854-1, 1-25854 The B-52's Cosmic Thing ‎(LP, Album) Reprise Records, Reprise Records 9 25854-1, 1-25854 US 1989
1-25854 The B-52's Cosmic Thing (Cosa Cósmica) ‎(LP, Album) Reprise Records 1-25854 Argentina 1989
LP-7-1-F 2025411, 925854-1 The B-52's Cosmic Thing ‎(LP, Album) Jugoton, Reprise Records LP-7-1-F 2025411, 925854-1 Yugoslavia 1990
25854-4, WU 1470 The B-52's Cosmic Thing ‎(Cass, Album) Reprise Records, 飛碟唱片 25854-4, WU 1470 Taiwan 1989
9258542 The B-52's Cosmic Thing ‎(CD, Album, RE) Reprise Records 9258542 Australia Unknown