The B-52'sMesopotamia

Label:

Island Records – ISSP 4006

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

Scandinavia

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 Loveland
Written-ByR. Wilson*
8:33
A2 Deep Sleep
Written-ByK. Strickland*
3:29
A3 Mesopotamia
Written-ByR. Wilson*
3:52
B1 Cake
Written-ByR. Wilson*
7:45
B2 Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can
Written-ByR. Wilson*
3:46
B3 Nip It In The Bud
Written-ByR. Wilson*
3:31

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyIsland Records Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Island Records Inc.
  • Recorded AtBlank Tape Studios
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Pressed ByToolex Alpha
  • Printed BySIB-Tryck, Tumba

Credits

  • AccordionCharles Rocket
  • Art Direction, DesignSimon Levy
  • CoordinatorGloria Veronica Robinson
  • Crew [Monitors]Lyle Chernoff
  • Crew [Roadie]Keith Bennett (4)
  • DrumsYogi Horton
  • EngineerButch Jones
  • Engineer [Live Sound]Mo Slotin*
  • Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, OrganRicky Wilson (3)
  • IllustrationDesiree Rohr
  • Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Organ, Piano, Marimba, GuitarKeith Strickland
  • ManagementGary Kurfirst
  • Mastered ByGreg Calbi
  • PercussionSteve Scales
  • Producer, Fretless Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, PercussionDavid Byrne
  • SaxophoneRoberto Arron*
  • TrumpetDavid Buck
  • VocalsFred Schneider
  • Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, Organ, Other [Bird Calls]Kate Pierson

Notes

SIB Tryck Tumba printed on outer sleeve, backside lower left.

Came with Island Company inner sleeve with LP ments.

℗ 1982 Original sound recording made by Island Recording Inc.

David Byrne courtesy of Sire Records Co.

Runouts are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: n©b
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ISSP-4006-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ISSP-4006-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): ISSP-4006-A Tα
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): ISSP-4006-B2 Tα

Other Versions (5 of 81)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Mesopotamia (LP, Mini-Album, Test Pressing, Los Angeles Pressing) Warner Bros. Records MINI 3641 US 1981
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Mesopotamia (LP, Mini-Album, Winchester Pressing) Warner Bros. Records MINI 3641 US 1982
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Mesopotamia (LP, Mini-Album, Repress) Island Records 204 217, 204 217-250 Europe 1982
Recently Edited
Mesopotamia (LP, Album, Stereo) Island Records 6313 301 1982
Recently Edited
Mesopotamia (LP, Album) Island Records ISSP 4006 UK 1982

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Reviews

  • andyseventyfive's avatar
    andyseventyfive
    Edited 8 months ago
    I have one that looks like this pressing with the ''Ta'' variation in the matrix, but my copy lists shorter running time for some tracks on the labels. When I play it it's the longer mixes. Strange.
    • martin.hevon's avatar
      martin.hevon
      This is a misprint. Beat, listed as 3:46, is in fact the 5:46 version.

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