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Rock Lobster b/w Planet Claire (Promo 12")

Warner Brothers Records (US) / 1979 / PRO-A 836
12" single 33 ⅓ rpm vinyl record Promotional Copy

Produced by Chris Blackwell

Side A
1. Rock Lobster-4:54 (179 BPM)

Side B
1. Dance This Mess Around-4;35
2. Planet Claire-4:34 (143 BPM)

DISCO CLASSIC ALERT! I understand that this wasn't DISCO, but it was the first real NEW WAVE song played in DISCOS. Still a popular song today! That ROCK LOBSTER was so right, it came out just when the rebellious NON-DISCO fans, who went to DISCOS wanted something different. They got it. I can picture the dancers falling to the floor as the B-52's sang,"DOWN, DOWN, DOWN". On the flip side there was PLANET CLAIRE, which at the time was just as big as ROCK LOBSTER, but didn't have the longevity. On my scale from 1-10, of course this gets a 10.

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