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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.
© Timothy Monger /TiVo
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The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Tambourine, Vocals - Kate Pierson, Organ, Vocals, Synth Bass - Keith Strickland, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Henry Mancini, Writer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar - Robert Ash, Engineer, AssociateProducer - Cass Rigby, AssistantEngineer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1979 Island Records
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Tambourine, Vocals - Kate Pierson, Additional Guitar, Organ, Vocals, Synth Bass - Keith Strickland, Drums, Percussion - Fred Schneider, Vocals - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Writer - Robert Ash, Engineer, AssociateProducer - Cass Rigby, AssistantEngineer - Jeremy Ayers, Writer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1979 Warner Records Inc.
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Tambourine, Vocals - Kate Pierson, Organ, Vocals, Synth Bass - Keith Strickland, Drums, Percussion - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Writer - Robert Ash, Engineer, AssociateProducer - Cass Rigby, AssistantEngineer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1979 Warner Records Inc.
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Producer, Drums, Writer - Fred Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Rhett Davies, Producer, Engineer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, ExecutiveProducer - Ricky Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Benjamin Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1980 Warner Records Inc.
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Kate Pierson, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Keith Strickland, Producer, Drums, Writer - Fred Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Rhett Davies, Producer, Engineer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, ExecutiveProducer - Ricky Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Benjamin Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1980 Warner Records Inc.
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Producer, Drums, Writer - Fred Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Rhett Davies, Producer, Engineer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, ExecutiveProducer - Ricky Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Benjamin Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1980 Warner Records Inc.
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Kate Pierson, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Keith Strickland, Producer, Drums, Writer - Fred Schneider, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Rhett Davies, Producer, Engineer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, ExecutiveProducer - Ricky Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Benjamin Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1980 Warner Records Inc.
Yogi Horton, Drums - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Kate Pierson, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - TOM DURACK, Remixer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer - Steve Scales, Percussion - Butch Jones, Engineer - Ricky Wilson, Keyboards, Writer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1991 Warner Records Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer, Engineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Halliburton, AssistantEngineer - Benji Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
Tony Mansfield, Producer, Additional Synthesizer - Shep Pettibone, Additional Production, Remixer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Bass Guitar, Writer - Phil Brown, MasteringEngineer - Michael Hutchinson, Engineer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Writer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1998 Reprise Records.
Don Was, Producer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - TOM DURACK, MixingEngineer - Dave Cook, Engineer - Martin Kunitz, AssistantEngineer - Charlie Drayton, Drums - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Cynthia L. Wilson, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals - Ed Brooks, SecondEngineer - Kate Pierson, Vocals - Keith Freedman, SecondEngineer - Keith Strickland, Guitar, Background Vocals - NILE RODGERS, Producer, MixingEngineer - Patrick Dillett, SecondEngineer - Paul Argelli, SecondEngineer - Richard Hilton, Programmer - Sara Lee, Bass Guitar - TOM DURACK, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Fred Schneider, Background Vocals - Sonny Emory, Drums - PHILIPPE SAISSE, Keyboards - Catherine Pierson, Writer - Frederick William Schneider II, Writer - J Keith Stickland, Writer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Don Was, Producer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Composer, Vocals - Kate Pierson, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals - Keith Strickland, Composer, Guitar - Sara Lee, Bass Guitar - TOM DURACK, MixingEngineer - Chris Cioe, Horn - Dave Cook, Engineer - Martin Kunitz, AssistantEngineer - Paul Literal, Horn - Arno Hecht, Horn - Bob Funk, Horn - Carl Beatty, Horn - Charlie Drayton, Drums - Fred Schneider, Composer, Vocals
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records.
Robert Waldrop, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Ed Brooks, SecondEngineer - Kate Pierson, Vocals - Keith Freedman, SecondEngineer - Keith Strickland, Guitar - Leroy Clouden, Drums - NILE RODGERS, Producer, MixingEngineer - PIERSON, Writer - Patrick Dillett, SecondEngineer - Paul Argelli, SecondEngineer - Richard Hilton, Keyboards, Programmer - SCHNEIDER, Writer - Sara Lee, Bass Guitar - Stickland, Writer - TOM DURACK, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Ricky Wilson, Composer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Don Was, Producer - Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Lenny Castro, Percussion - The B-52's, MainArtist - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Sara Lee, Bass Guitar - TOM DURACK, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pat Dillett, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Bosworth, AssistantEngineer - Rik Pekkonen, AdditionalEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Scott Hull, Digital Editor - Ed Cherney, Engineer - Brian Pollack, AssistantEngineer - David McMurray, Saxophone - Mike Reither, AssistantEngineer - Pat Irwin, Keyboards - Zachary Alford, Drums
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1992 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Don Was, Producer, Choir - Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards - Russ Titelman, Choir - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Lenny Castro, Percussion - The B-52's, MainArtist - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Sara Lee, Bass Guitar - TOM DURACK, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pat Dillett, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Bosworth, AssistantEngineer - Rik Pekkonen, AdditionalEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Scott Hull, Digital Editor - John Fischer, Choir - Carlos Rivera, Choir - Ed Cherney, Engineer - Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Baritone Saxophone - Tracy Wormworth, Choir - Artie Smith, Choir - Kevyn Aucoin, Choir - Brian Pollack, AssistantEngineer - Holly Wormworth, Choir - Mike Reither, AssistantEngineer - Pat Irwin, Choir, Keyboards - Zachary Alford, Choir, Drums - Alan Tessler, Choir - Alpana Bawa, Choir - Angel Zimick, Choir - Beatrice Desault, Choir - Berns Frye, Choir - Booty Man, Choir - Brent Richardson, Choir - Bruno Sandbichler, Choir - Carol Perkins, Choir - Chase Myth, Choir - Chris Isles, Choir - Connie Empress, Choir - Courtney Weaver, Choir - Dean Riddle, Choir - Denise Walch, Choir - Diane Derkowski, Choir - Don Reuter, Choir - Doug Redler, Choir - Dr. John "Weed" Werber, Choir - E. Wildgirl Peterson, Choir - Ellery MacDonald, Choir - Jed Root, Choir - Jeff Loshinsky, Choir - Johannes Kepler, Writer - John Cote, Choir - Jonathan McVey, Choir - Julia Goodman, Choir - KA-chin, Choir - Mercedes Wallner, Choir - Michelle Gutenstein, Choir - Monica Flowers, Choir - Nabe, Choir - Neil Meltzer, Choir - Nelson Savinon, Choir - Penn Jillette, Choir - Phillip Gunnels, Choir - Robert Lachow, Choir - Ron DiCesare, Choir - Scott Totten, Choir - Susan Kroll, Choir - Terri Gloyd, Choir - Thomas Sandbichler, Choir - Tim Rollins, Choir - Todd Oldham, Choir - Amy Shulman, Harp - Gregory Purnhagen, Choir - Ricks Lee, Choir
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1992 Reprise Records.
Dave Robbins, SecondEngineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Patrick Dillett, MixingEngineer - Sara Lee, Bass Guitar - TOM DURACK, Producer, MixingEngineer - B52's, Lyricist - Charlie Drayton, Drums - Fred Schneider, Composer, Producer, Writer - Pat Irwin, Guitar - Matt Gold, SecondEngineer - Sue Kappa, SecondEngineer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1998 Reprise Records.
Dave Robbins, SecondEngineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocals - Kate Pierson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocals - Keith Strickland, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar - Patrick Dillett, MixingEngineer - Sara Lee, Bass Guitar - TOM DURACK, Producer, MixingEngineer - B52's, Lyricist - Charlie Drayton, Drums - Fred Schneider, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocals - Pat Irwin, Guitar, Keyboards - Matt Gold, SecondEngineer - Sue Kappa, SecondEngineer
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1998 Reprise Records.
Album review
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.
© Timothy Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:01
- Main artists: The B-52's
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1998 Reprise Records. ℗ 1998 Reprise Records. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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