The B-52's – Mesopotamia

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Label:	Warner Bros. Records – MINI 3641
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Mini-Album, Stereo , Jacksonville Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	Jan 27, 1982
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1	Loveland Written-By – R. Wilson*	5:00
A2	Deep Sleep Written-By – R. Waldrop*	3:29
A3	Mesopotamia Written-By – R. Wilson*	3:49
B1	Cake Written-By – R. Wilson*	5:48
B2	Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can Written-By – R. Wilson*	4:30
B3	Nip It In The Bud Written-By – R. Wilson*	3:32

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Record Company – Warner Bros. Inc.
Record Company – Warner Communications
Published By – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
Published By – Island Music
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville

Credits

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)
Engineer – Butch Jones
Guest [Guest Players:], Accordion – Charles Rocket
Guest [Guest Players:], Drums – Yogi Horton
Guest [Guest Players:], Fretless Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion – David Byrne
Guest [Guest Players:], Percussion – Steve Scales
Guest [Guest Players:], Saxophone – Roberto Arron*
Guest [Guest Players:], Trumpet – David Buck
Illustration – Desiree Rohr
Management – Gary Kurfirst
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Performer [The Players:], Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Organ – Ricky Wilson (3)
Performer [The Players:], Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Organ, Piano, Marimba, Guitar – Keith Strickland
Performer [The Players:], Vocals – Fred Schneider
Performer [The Players:], Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, Organ, Voice [Bird Calls] – Kate Pierson
Producer – David Byrne

Notes

Recorded at Blank Tape Studios. New York, September 1981.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.

Warner Bros. Records Inc., A Subsidiary and Licensee of Warner Bros. Inc. A Warner Communications Company
©℗ 1982 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A.

All Songs Published by Boo-Fant Tunes, Inc.
. in USA & Canada by Island Music--BMI

Runouts are etched except for Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville "0" stamps.
Variant 12 with B etched over A on side A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Price Code (Printed, jacket spine): $5.99
Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23641-1
Barcode (Scanned): 075992364119
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): MINI•1•3641-JW1#3 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): MINI•2•3641-JW2 #2 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): MINI•1•3641-JW2 #1 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): MINI•2•3641-JW1 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): MINI•1•3641-JW2#4 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): MINI•2•3641-JW1#3 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): MINI-1-3641-JW2 #1 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): MINI-2-3641-JW1 #2 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): MINI•1•3641-JW1#3 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): MINI•2•3641-JW1#3 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): MINI•1•3641-JW1#3 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): MINI•2•3641-JW1#1 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): MINI•1•3641-JW2 #1 STERLING 0 AB
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): MINI•2•3641-JW1 #4 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): MINI•1•3641-JW2 #2 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): MINI•2•3641-JW1 #3 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): MINI•1•3641-JW2 #3 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): MINI-2-3641-JW1 #2 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 11): MINI•1•3641-JW2 #1 STERLING 0 AB
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 11): MINI•2•3641-JW1 #1 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 12): MINI-1·3641-JW2 #1 STERLING AB 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 12): MINI·2·3641-JW2 #3 0 STERLING

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Mesopotamia (LP, Mini-Album, Test Pressing, Los Angeles Pressing)	Warner Bros. Records	MINI 3641	US	1981
Recently Edited	Mesopotamia (LP, Mini-Album, Winchester Pressing)	Warner Bros. Records	MINI 3641	US	1982
Recently Edited	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