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Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation

Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation

by The B-52s The B-52s
Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation

Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation

by The B-52s The B-52s
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Overview

Released in 1998, Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation is the essential B-52's greatest-hits collection. A chronologically assembled highlight reel of the group's first two decades, it contains all of their singles and a number of album favorites, along with two exclusive then-newly written tracks. When they first arrived on the scene in 1979, their kitschy thrift-store image and weirdly spartan sound immediately set them apart from others in the new wave scene to which they were loosely attached. Three guys, two girls, arcane hairdos, no bassist, and a sound that was equal parts spy music and good-time dance party, the B-52's were always fascinatingly loveable outsiders and remained so throughout their years of success. Beginning with "Planet Claire," "52 Girls," and the immortal "Rock Lobster," Time Capsule winds its way through their early and mid-'80s hits like "Quiche Lorraine" and the charming "Song for a Future Generation." As they continued to grow and evolve, their sound expanded, becoming both more nostalgic and more light-hearted, leading into their commercial peak in the early '90s with the excellent "Channel Z," "Roam," and of course "Love Shack." A highlight of this collection is the previously unreleased original mix of "Summer of Love," which feels far more natural than the version which ended up being released on 1986's Bouncing Off the Satellites. The two newly recorded cuts, "Debbie" and "Hallucinating Pluto," are decent enough and will interest collectors, though they can hardly be considered among the band's best material. Still, tacked as they are to the end, they serve as worthy bookends to this excellent 18-track set, which reveals the full career arc of one of rock's most fun and most distinctive acts.


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Product Details

Release Date: 01/13/2008
Label: Warner Bros Uk
UPC: 0093624699521
catalogNumber: 246995
Rank: 46898

Tracks

  1. Planet Claire
  2. 52 Girls
  3. Rock Lobster
  4. Party out of Bounds
  5. Strobe Light
  6. Private Idaho
  7. Quiche Lorraine
  8. Mesopotamia
  9. Song for a Future Generation
  10. Summer of Love
  11. Channel Z
  12. Deadbeat Club
  13. Love Shack
  14. Roam
  15. Good Stuff
  16. Is That You Mo-Dean?
  17. Debbie
  18. Hallucinating Pluto

Album Credits

Performance Credits

B-52s   Primary Artist
Fred Schneider   Vocals
Pat Irwin   Guitar,Keyboards
Kate Pierson   Vocals
Keith Strickland   Guitar
Cindy Wilson   Vocals
Sara Lee   Bass Guitar
Charles Drayton   Drums

Technical Credits

B-52s   Composer,Producer,Art Direction
David Byrne   Producer
Fred Schneider   Composer,Contributor
Nile Rodgers   Producer
Chris Blackwell   Producer
Rhett Davies   Producer
Tom Durack   Producer,Remixing
Tony Mansfield   Producer
Kate Pierson   Composer,Contributor
Steven Stanley   Producer
Keith Strickland   Composer,Contributor
Stephen Walker   Art Direction
Don Was   Producer
Cindy Wilson   Composer,Contributor
Ricky Wilson   Composer
Sue Kappa   Engineer
Robert Waldrop   Composer
Joe Ayers   Composer
Mark Hayda   Art Direction
Matt Gold   Engineer
David Robbins   Engineer
J. Ayers   Composer

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