The B-52's – Mesopotamia

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Label:	Island Records – 204 217-250
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	Europe
Released:	1982
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Indie Rock

Tracklist

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

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Ariola Benelux B.V.
Distributed By – Ariola Group Of Companies
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records
Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Sonopress
Printed By – Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH

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, 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

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Mesopotamia (LP, Mini-Album, Test Pressing, Los Angeles Pressing)	Warner Bros. Records	MINI 3641	US	1981
Recently Edited	Mesopotamia (LP, Mini-Album, Winchester Pressing)	Warner Bros. Records	MINI 3641	US	1982
Recently Edited	Mesopotamia (LP, Mini-Album, Repress)	Island Records	204 217, 204 217-250	Europe	1982
Recently Edited	Mesopotamia (LP, Album, Stereo)	Island Records	6313 301		1982
Recently Edited	Mesopotamia (LP, Album)	Island Records	ISSP 4006	UK	1982