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1981 remix album by the B-52's From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Party Mix! is a remix album by American new wave band the B-52's, released in 1981 by Warner Bros. Records.
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Party Mix! | ||||
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Remix album by | ||||
Released | July 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Studio | Compass Point (Nassau)[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 28:29 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Rhett Davies, the B-52's, Chris Blackwell | |||
The B-52's chronology | ||||
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Singles from Party Mix! | ||||
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The album was released between the band's second album, Wild Planet (1980), and their Mesopotamia EP (1982).[2] It was devised as a stop-gap release by the band's manager, Gary Kurfirst, while the band was working on the Mesopotamia sessions.[3]
On the original vinyl, the six-song collection featured songs from their first two albums remixed and sequenced to form two long tracks, one on each side.[4] On the CD version, however, the six songs were their own individual tracks.
In 1991, Party Mix! and a 1990 remix version of Mesopotamia were combined and released as one CD in the US.[5] In Europe, both albums were made available on separate CDs, with Mesopotamia retaining the original U.S. mix.
Party Mix! spent 11 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 55.[6]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A−[8] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
Select | 3/5[11] |
Robert Christgau of The Village Voice observed that the album's "implicit equation of party and disco offends old new-wavers, but at EP list for half an hour's music the extravagance is recommended."[8] Trouser Press opined that the album was "functional for discos but antithetical to the B-52's' minimalist precepts."[2]
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann stated, "Since the group's bouncy songs are already dance-ready, this makes for alternatives rather than real improvements, even from a dancefloor perspective."[7]
Side one
Side two
Credits adapted from Party Mix / Mesopotamia CD liner notes.[1]
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Australia Albums Chart[citation needed] | 79 |
UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 36 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 55[6] |
Peru Lima Air Play [13] | 1 (Album of the summer 1983) |
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