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The B-52’s

1980: Warner Bros 3471-2

1. Party Out of Bounds
2. Dirty Back Road
3. Runnin’ Around
4. Give Me Back My Man
5. Private Idaho
6. Devil in My Car
7. Quiche Lorraine
8. Strobe Light
9. 53 Miles West of Venus

I didn’t get this one until later in my adolescence than I should have, but I don’t think its impact was diminished too much by that. “Dirty Back Road” is one of my absolute all-time-favorite B’s tracks, and god knows I can always shake a bad mood with “Strobe Light” or “Devil in My Car.” But I wish they’d printed the lyrics to this album with the CD release!

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