The B-52'sMesopotamia

Label:

Island Records – ISSP 4006

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Rainbow Rimmed White Labels

Country:

UK

Released:

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 AtBlank Tape Studios
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Island Records Inc.
  • Published ByIsland Music Ltd.
  • Lacquer Cut AtThe Sound Clinic
  • Pressed ByEMI Records

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
  • Lacquer Cut ByGraeme*
  • 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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout - Variant 1): ISSP 4005 A-3U GRAEME - SOUND CLINIC
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout - Variant 1): ISSP 4006 B-1U
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout - Etched): ILPS-9694-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 2, stamped): ISSP 4006 ILPS 9694 A-1 U xx - X 1 STERLING 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 2, etched): ILPS 9694-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 2, stamped): ISSP 4006 ILPS 9694 B-1 U STERLING 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 2, etched): ILPS 9694-B

Other Versions (5 of 81)

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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, 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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