The B-52´s - Mesopotamia (1982)

Artist:  The B-52´s
Title:  Mesopotamia
Release:  1982
Format:  LP
Label:  Island Records
Catalog#  204217250

“Mesopotamia” is an album by New Wave band The B-52s. It was produced by David Byrne of Talking Heads and was intended to be the band’s third studio album; due to conflicts with Byrne, recording sessions were aborted prematurely and only six of ten songs to be completed were released as an EP. The album was distributed by as a vinyl record by Warner Bros. in the US and by Island Records on both CD and vinyl in the UK and other non-US markets; the UK Island Records vinyl contained extended versions and different takes of four songs.
“Mesopotamia” is considered a departure in style for The B-52s; Byrne inserted a large amount of additional instruments, vocal overdubs, horns, layered percussion, and an altogether richer sound. Live versions of the songs were performed by the then five members of the band alongside two additional musicians David Buck and Roberto Arron, who played the trumpet and saxophone, respectively. The EP was a moderate success, and spawned three single releases, double A-sides “Deep Sleep”/”Nip it in the Bud” and “Cake”/”Loveland” and titular track “Mesopotamia”/”Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can”. This was the last B-52s album where every track from an album could be obtained on the a and b side of a single.


Side one
1.  Love Land  (5:00)
2.  Deep Sleep  (3:29)
3.  Mesopotamia  (3:53)

Side two
1.  Cake  (5:50)
2.  Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can  (4:35)
3.  Nip It in the Bud  (3:31)

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