The B-52'sMesopotamia

Label:

Warner Bros. Records – MINI 3641

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Mini-Album , Winchester Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

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 CompanyWarner Bros. Inc.
  • Record CompanyWarner Communications
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Pressed ByCapitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
  • Published ByBoo-fant Tunes, Inc.
  • Recorded AtBlank Tape Studios
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Lacquer Cut AtSterling Sound

Credits

  • AccordionCharles Rocket
  • Art Direction, DesignSimon Levy
  • Coordinator [Coordination]Gloria Veronica Robinson
  • Crew [Live Sound Engineer]Mo Slotin*
  • Crew [Monitors]Lyle Chernoff
  • Crew [Roadie]Keith Bennett (4)
  • DrumsYogi Horton
  • EngineerButch Jones
  • 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
  • Written-ByR. Waldrop* (tracks: A2)

Notes

Recorded at Blank Tape Studios, New York, September 1981.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
©℗ 1982 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Runouts are etched except for STERLING stamp.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Pressing Plant ID: ─◁
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23641-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): MINI-1-3641·WW1 #4 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): MINI-1-3641-WW1 #4 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 3): MINI-1-3641·WW1 #7 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 3): MINI 2-3641·WW1 #4 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 4): MINI-1-3641·WW1 #7 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 4): MINI 2-3641·WW1 #6 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 5): MINI·1·3641-WW1 #3 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 5): MINI·2-3641-WW1 #4 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 6): MINI-1-3641·WW1 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 6): MINI 2-3641·WW1 #4 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 7): MINI.1.3641.WW1 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 7): MINI2-3641-WW1 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 8): MINI-1-3641·WW1 #4 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 8): MINI-2-3641·WW1 #5 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 9): MINI-1-3641·WW1 #5 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 9): MINI 2-3641·WW1 #3 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 10): MINI-1-3641·WW1 ─◁ STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 10): MINI 2-3641·WW1 #3 ─◁ STERLING

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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, 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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Mesopotamia (LP, Album) Island Records ISSP 4006 Italy 1982

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Reviews

  • doctorg's avatar
    doctorg
    My US version of this is really poor sounding - mastered loud, but with lots of distortion. I also have the UK pressing and it sounds a lot better, albeit not as loud.
    • neilkelly's avatar
      neilkelly
      1982 USA

      Loveland (5:01)
      Deep sleep (3:30)
      Mesopotamia (3:51)
      Cake (5:51)
      Throw that garbage in the can (4:32)
      Nip it it the bud (3:32)

      1982 Europe (Vinyl only still to date 19/09/22) *Only differences listed here

      Loveland (David Bryne) (8:32)
      Cake (David Bryne, 1982) (7:45)
      Throw that beat in the garbage can (David Bryne) (5:47)

      Party mix / Mesopotamia (1991)

      Loveland (July/August 1990 remix) (5:05)
      Deep sleep (July/August 1990 remix) (3:30)
      Mesopotamia (July/August 1990 remix) (3:51)
      Cake (July/August 1990 remix) (5:36)
      Throw that garbage in the can (July/August 1990 remix) (4:10)
      Nip it it the bud (July/August 1990 remix) (3:33)
      • kdoctober's avatar
        kdoctober
        My copy of this has horrible sibilance and high end distortion. Weird because all my other B-52s original vinyl sound great.
        • lieutenant030's avatar
          lieutenant030
          Run times for the extended mixes:
          A1 Loveland: 8:24
          B1 Cake: 7:47
          B2 Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can: 5:45

          • mikethepike's avatar
            mikethepike
            Does anybody know whether there's a slight variation in mix of the track 3 "Mesopotamia" from the UK to the US versions of this album.

            The youtube video sounds like it has doubled up vocals and sounds much more trippy than the CD I have of the American release.
            • octagnsurferz's avatar
              octagnsurferz
              Most copies of the European release include the extended Loveland instead of the standard version, but are otherwise identical to the US release.

              Some European copies also include the extended Cake and Throw That Beat And The Garbage Can, which replace the standard versions of those tracks.

              However, there is no way of knowing which records contain them without playing the record. Some labels indicate longer running times, but play the same length tracks. It is thought that different pressing plants had access to different tapes.

              The Island CD includes the US mix. The only US release of the Mesopotamia tracks is in remixed form on Party Mix/Mesopotamia, where they have overdubbed electronic drums to fit in with Party Mix.

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