35 years ago today (6/27/89), Athens, GA-based The B-52s released their fifth album and mega-seller Cosmic Thing. The success of the album served as a comeback after the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985. Cosmic Thing featured the hits “Love Shack” and Roam,” both of which got huge MTV airplay. Six of the album’s songs were produced by Nile Rodgers in New York City, and the remaining four by Don Was i upstate New York. Watch the band give a tour of Athens on MTV News right after their big pop breakthrough….
