Mesopotamia

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Loveland Written-By – C. Wilson*, F. Schneider*, K. Strickland*, R. Wilson*	5:00
A2	Deep Sleep Written-By – K. Pierson*, K. Strickland*, R. Waldrop*	3:29
A3	Mesopotamia Written-By – F. Schneider*, K. Pierson*, K. Strickland*, R. Wilson*	3:49
B1	Cake Written-By – C. Wilson*, K. Pierson*, K. Strickland*, R. Wilson*	5:48
B2	Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can Written-By – F. Schneider*, K. Strickland*, R. Wilson*	4:30
B3	Nip It In The Bud Written-By – C. Wilson*, K. Strickland*, R. Wilson*	3:32

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Record Company – Warner Bros. Inc.
• Record Company – Warner Communications
• Published By – Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
• Published By – Island Music
• Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Simon Levy
• Coordinator [Coordination] – Gloria Veronica Robinson
• Crew [Live Sound Engineer] – Mo Slotin*
• Crew [Monitors] – Lyle Chernoff
• Crew [Roadie] – Keith Bennett
• Engineer – Butch Jones
• Guest [Guest Players:], Accordion – Charles Rocket
• Guest [Guest Players:], Bass [Fretless], Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion – David Byrne
• Guest [Guest Players:], Drums – Yogi Horton
• Guest [Guest Players:], Percussion – Steve Scales
• Guest [Guest Players:], Saxophone – Ralph Carney, Roberto Arron
• Guest [Guest Players:], Trumpet – David Buck
• Illustration – Desiree Rohr
• Management – Gary Kurfirst
• Mastered By – Greg Calbi
• Performer [The Players:], Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Organ – Ricky Wilson
• Performer [The Players:], Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Organ, Piano, Marimba, Guitar – Keith Strickland
• Performer [The Players:], Vocals – Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider
• Performer [The Players:], Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, Organ, Voice [Bird Calls] – Kate Pierson
• Producer – David Byrne

Notes

Recorded at Blank Tape Studios. New York, September 1981.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.

Warner Bros. Records Inc., A Subsidiary and Licensee of Warner Bros. Inc. A Warner Communications Company
©℗ 1982 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A.

All Songs Published by Boo-Fant Tunes, Inc.
Adm. in USA & Canada by Island Music--BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23641-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A etched (Variation 1)): MINI•1•3641-JW1#3
• Matrix / Runout (Side B etched (Variation 1)): MINI•2•3641-JW2 #2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A etched (Variation 2)): MINI•1•3641-JW2 #3
• Matrix / Runout (Side B etched (Variation 2)): MINI•1•3641-JW2 #1
• Matrix / Runout (Sides A & B stamped): STERLING 0
• Rights Society: BMI
• Price Code (Printed, jacket spine): $5.99

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MINI 3641	The B-52's	Mesopotamia ‎(LP, MiniAlbum, Win)	Warner Bros. Records	MINI 3641	US	1982
198S-49	The B-52's	Mesopotamia ‎(LP, MiniAlbum, Promo)	Island Records	198S-49	Japan	1982
609.7001, 86.006	The B-52's	Mesopotamia ‎(12", EP)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	609.7001, 86.006	Brazil	1982
198S-49	The B-52's	Mesopotamia ‎(LP, MiniAlbum)	Island Records	198S-49	Japan	1982
MINI 3641	The B-52's	Mesopotamia ‎(LP, MiniAlbum, Los)	Warner Bros. Records	MINI 3641	US	1982

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