The B-52'sMesopotamia

Label:

Island Records – 204 217-250

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1 Loveland
Written-ByR. Wilson*
8:33
A2 Deep Sleep
Written-ByR. Waldrop*
3:30
A3 Mesopotamia
Written-ByR. Wilson*
3:50
B1 Cake
Written-ByR. Wilson*
7:45
B2 Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can
Written-ByR. Wilson*
5:46
B3 Nip It In The Bud
Written-ByR. Wilson*
3:31

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyAriola Benelux B.V.
  • Distributed ByAriola Group Of Companies
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Island Records Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Bros. Records
  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Records
  • Recorded AtBlank Tape Studios
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Pressed BySonopress
  • Printed ByMohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH

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, Performer [Bird Calls]Kate Pierson

Notes

On this edition, there's no barcode, and there are several defining features are visible on the center labels:
1. English copyright warning around lower edge with ending: 'ARIOLA BENELUX BV HAARLEM', no German warning.
2. No ® symbol on Island logo
3. Bass clef symbol impressed near center hole on side 2
4. three circular impressions from stamper in runout side 1 and three/four in runout side 2

Information from the back cover:
Recorded at Blank Tape Studios, New York, September 1981
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
©℗ Warner Bros. Records
Distributed by the Ariola Group Of Companies
Printed in Western by Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH, Gütersloh
Imprimé en République Fédérale d'Allemagne
Star symbol as non ink stamp on back cover.

Information from the labels:
℗ 1982 Original Sound Recordings Made By Island Records Inc.
Ariola-Eurodisc Gmbh,. München

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: GEMA STEMRA
  • Label Code: LC 0407
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): S 204 217 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): S 204 217 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Stamped except 'Ⅲ' etched)): 204217 A-2/82S I Ⅲ Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Stamped except 'II' etched) (Variant 2)): 204217 A-2/82S I II Made in
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Stamped except 'II' etched)): 204217 B-2/82S I II Made in
  • Pressing Plant ID (Center label side B, embossed): Bass clef

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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