Mesopotamia

~ Release by The B‐52s (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

This is the US release. The European version contains vastly different versions of "Loveland", "Cake" and "Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can" than the ones found here.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Length
A1	Loveland recording of: Loveland writer: Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson	5:01
A2	Deep Sleep recording of: Deep Sleep writer: Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and Robert Waldrop	3:30
A3	Mesopotamia recording of: Mesopotamia writer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson	3:51
B1	Cake recording of: Cake writer: Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson	5:51
B2	Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can recording of: Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can writer: Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson	4:32
B3	Nip It in the Bud recording of: Nip It in the Bud writer: Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson	3:32

Credits

Release

art direction:	Cindy Wilson
engineer:	Butch Jones
producer:	David Byrne
mastering:	Greg Calbi
bass, guitar, keyboard and organ:	Ricky Wilson
bass, guitar, keyboard, marimba, membranophone, organ and piano:	Keith Strickland
bass, keyboard and organ:	Kate Pierson
guest accordion:	Charles Rocket
guest bass, guitar, keyboard and organ:	Adey Wilson
guest bass, guitar, percussion and synthesizer:	David Byrne
guest membranophone:	Yogi Horton
guest percussion:	Steve Scales
guest saxophone:	Robert Aaron Ralph Carney
guest trumpet:	David Buck
vocals:	Kate Pierson Fred Schneider Cindy Wilson

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/76787 [info]

Release group

included in:	3 Original CDs Party Mix / Mesopotamia by The B‐52s The Complete Studio Album Collection 1979-1992 by The B‐52s The Warner Reprise Years by The B-52’s

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/53923 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/the_b_52s/mesopotamia/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000318369 [info]
Wikidata:	Q6821580 [info]

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