The B-52'sWhammy!

Label:

Warner Bros. Records – 9 23819-1

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Allied Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 Legal Tender
Lyrics ByRobert Waldrop
3:40
A2 Whammy Kiss 5:20
A3 Song For A Future Generation 4:00
A4 Butterbean 4:14
B1 Trism 3:23
B2 Queen Of Las Vegas 4:40
B3 Don't Worry
Lyrics ByYoko Ono
3:50
B4 Big Bird
SaxophoneRalph Carney
TrumpetDavid Buck
4:14
B5 Work That Skirt 3:48

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • Published ByBoo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • Published ByIsland Music
  • Published ByOno Music
  • Record CompanyWarner Communications
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Recorded AtCom Point Studios
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Lacquer Cut AtSterling Sound
  • Mastered AtSheffield Lab Matrix – △ 4090
  • Pressed ByAllied Record Company – B-17954
  • Pressed ByAllied Record Company – B-17955

Credits

  • Art DirectionGene Greif
  • CoordinatorGloryah Robinson
  • Engineer [Assistant]Dennis Halliburton
  • Engineer, ProducerSteven Stanley
  • ManagementGary Kurfirst
  • Mastered ByTed Jensen
  • Photography ByWilliam Wegman
  • VocalsKate Pierson
  • Vocals, InstrumentsRicky Wilson (3)
  • Written-ByThe B-52's

Notes

Issued with printed lyrics and credits inner sleeve.

Allied Record Company pressing, as indicated by "α" in the runouts.

Runouts are etched apart from the Allied "α" and "STERLING," which are stamped.

Some copies were pressed on dark translucent vinyl.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 7599-23819-1
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): α
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 1 2 3819 A SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17954-SH2 SLM △ 4090 1-1 STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 1-23819-B SH1 B-17955-SH1 SLM △4090-X 1-1 STERLING ̶T̶2̶3̶8̶6̶7̶
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 1 2 3819 A SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17954-SH1 SLM △ 4090 1-1 STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 1-23819-B SH2 B-17955-SH2 SLM STERLING △4090-X 1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 1-2389 A SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17954-SH1 SLM △ 4090 1-1 STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 1 23819-B SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17955-SH2 SLM STERLING △ 4090-X 1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): 1-2389 A SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17954-SH1 SLM △ 4090 1-1 STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): 1-23819-B SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17955-SH1 SLM STERLING △ 4090-X 1-1

Other Versions (5 of 77)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Whammy! (LP, Album, Winchester Pressing) Warner Bros. Records 9 23819-1, 1-23819 US 1983
Whammy! (LP, Album) Island Records 205 483 Europe 1983
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Whammy! (LP, Album) Island Records LSI 11044, ILPS 9759 Yugoslavia 1983
Whammy! (LP, Album) Island Records I-205.483 Spain 1983
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Whammy! (LP, Album, Reissue) Island Records ILPS 9759 UK 1983

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  • markhrsh's avatar
    markhrsh
    My copy matches matrix for this pressing but is not on translucent vinyl as indicated in notes.

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