The B-52's – Mesopotamia
Label: |
Island Records – ISSP 4006 |
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Country: |
UK |
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Genre: |
Pop |
Style: |
New Wave |
Tracklist
| A1 | Loveland | 8:33 | |
| A2 | Deep Sleep | 3:29 | |
| A3 | Mesopotamia | 3:52 | |
| B1 | Cake | 7:45 | |
| B2 | Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can | 5:46 | |
| B3 | Nip It In The Bud | 3:31 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Inc.
- Published By – Island Music Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – The Sound Clinic
- Pressed By – EMI Records
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
- Lacquer Cut By – Graeme*
- 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.
Loveland, Cake & Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can are all extended remixes of the US versions.
Comes with a printed inner sleeve advertising other Island releases.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Loveland, Cake & Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can are all extended remixes of the US versions.
Comes with a printed inner sleeve advertising other Island releases.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped): ISSP 4006 ILPS 9694 A-1 U STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): ILPS 9694-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped): ISSP 4006 ILPS 9694 B-2 U STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): ILPS 9694-B
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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My copy matches this entry precisely, even down to the advertising inner sleeve. However, the label is not mottled, it’s just plain peach with black lettering.
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