The B-52's – Mesopotamia
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Warner Bros. Records – MINI 3641 |
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US |
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Rock |
Style: |
Synth-pop |
Tracklist
| A1 | Loveland | 5:00 | |
| A2 | Deep Sleep | 3:29 | |
| A3 | Mesopotamia | 3:49 | |
| B1 | Cake | 5:48 | |
| B2 | Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can | 4:30 | |
| B3 | Nip It In The Bud | 3:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Licensed From – Warner Bros. Inc.
- Licensed To – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Published By – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
- Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Credits
- Accordion – Charles Rocket
- Art Direction, Design – Simon Levy
- Coordinator [Coordination] – Gloria Veronica Robinson
- Crew [Live Sound Engineer] – Mo Slotin*
- Crew [Monitors] – Lyle Chernoff
- Crew [Roadie] – Keith Bennett (4)
- Drums – Yogi Horton
- Engineer – Butch Jones
- Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Organ – Ricky Wilson (3)
- Illustration – Desiree Rohr
- Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Organ, Piano, Marimba, Guitar – Keith Strickland
- Management – Gary Kurfirst
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi
- Percussion – Steve Scales
- Producer, Fretless Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion – David Byrne
- Saxophone – Roberto Arron*
- Trumpet – David Buck
- Vocals – Fred Schneider
- Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, Organ, Other [Bird Calls] – Kate Pierson
- Written-By – R. Waldrop* (tracks: A2)
Notes
Recorded at Blank Tape Studios. New York, September 1981.
©&℗ 1982 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles is identified by six pointed star (✲) and "LW" etched in runout.
Runouts are etched, except for STERLING and ✲ (which are stamped) and numerals adjacent to the star on some variants (which are also stamped).
©&℗ 1982 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles is identified by six pointed star (✲) and "LW" etched in runout.
Runouts are etched, except for STERLING and ✲ (which are stamped) and numerals adjacent to the star on some variants (which are also stamped).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23641-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 075992364119
- Pressing Plant ID (Stamped In Runout): ✲
- Price Code: $5.99
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): MINI•1•3641-LW1• 3 ✲ STERLING STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): MINI•2•3641-LW2• 3 ✲ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): MINI•2•3641-LW1• ✲ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): MINI•2•3641-LW2• ✲ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): MINI•1•3641-LW2 • 2 ✲ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): MINI•2•3641-LW1 • 3 ✲ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): MINI•1•3641-LW1• 3 ✲ STERLING STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): MINI•2•3641-LW3• ✲ STERLING
Other Versions (5 of 81)
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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 | ||
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Mesopotamia (LP, Album, Stereo) | Island Records | 6313 301 | 1982 | |||
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Mesopotamia (LP, Album) | Island Records | ISSP 4006 | UK | 1982 |
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Great pressing, clear and punchy. Short sides (3 tracks each) really let the songs breathe.
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