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Title: The B-52’s – Cosmic Thing

Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1989, New Wave, Dance Rock/Alternative Pop, Athens, Georgia 5/26

Matrix #: 9 25854-2

Condition: Used CD, condition not provided VZ | Members: Fred S (51' - ), Kate P (48' - ), Cindy W (57' - ), Keith S (53' - )

Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle Ricky Wilson, Cindy’s brother and the band’s original guitarist, died of AIDS-related illness in 1985; Cosmic Thing was the band’s major comeback after grief nearly ended them.
2. Studio Lore Keith Strickland moved from drums into guitar and songwriting after Ricky’s death, reshaping the band from the inside instead of simply replacing him.
3. Scene Ecology The B-52’s came from Athens, Georgia’s art-school party underground, where thrift-store fashion, queer camp, and outsider weirdness became a full pop identity.