The B-52's – Mesopotamia
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Warner Bros. Records – MINI 3641 |
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US |
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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 Company – Warner Bros. Inc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
- Published By – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
- Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
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.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
©℗ 1982 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Runouts are etched except for STERLING stamp.
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
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, 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 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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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. -
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) -
My copy of this has horrible sibilance and high end distortion. Weird because all my other B-52s original vinyl sound great.
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Run times for the extended mixes:
A1 Loveland: 8:24
B1 Cake: 7:47
B2 Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can: 5:45
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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. -
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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