Tracklist Hide Credits

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

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
• Distributed By – Ariola Group Of Companies
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records
• Copyright (c) – 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
• Drums – Yogi Horton
• Engineer – Butch Jones
• Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Organ – Ricky Wilson
• Illustration – Desiree Rohr
• Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Organ, Piano, Marimba, Guitar – Keith Strickland
• Management – Gary Kurfirst
• Mastered By – Greg Calbi
• Percussion – Steve Scales
• Producer, Bass [Fretless], Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion – David Byrne
• Saxophone – Ralph Carney, Roberto Arron
• Trumpet – David Buck
• Vocals – Cindy Wilson, 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 Germany 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 Germany
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Stamped except 'II' etched)): 204217 B-2/82S I II Made in Germany
• Other (Center label side B, embossed): Bass clef

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