℗ 1982 Warner Records Inc
| Released | October 21, 2014 |
| Duration | 25m 42s |
| Record Label | Rhino/Warner Records |
| Genre | Pop |
Mesopotamia
The B-52's
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Loveland
The B-52s |
5:05 | |||
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1.2
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Deep Sleep
The B-52s |
3:30 | |||
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1.3
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Mesopotamia
The B-52s |
3:50 | |||
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1.4
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Cake
The B-52s |
5:36 | |||
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1.5
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Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can
The B-52s |
4:09 | |||
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1.6
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Nip It in the Bud
The B-52s |
3:32 |
Mesopotamia is an EP by new wave band the B-52's. It was produced by David Byrne of Talking Heads and was originally planned to be the band's third studio album. Due to conflicts with Byrne and record label pressure, recording sessions were aborted prematurely and only six of ten songs to be completed were released as a shorter than originally intended LP.
Mesopotamia is considered a departure in style for the B-52's; Byrne and the band added plenty of additional instruments, vocal overdubs, horns, synthesizers, layered percussion and an altogether richer sound. A larger emphasis was placed on production after the raw sound of their debut album The B-52's and the slightly more polished sound of their second album, Wild Planet.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Rhino/Warner Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-6 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-6 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.20 -0.70 to -0.09 | -18.66 -20.23 to -16.75 | -15.70 -18.50 to -14.10 | 13 12 to 14 | |
| 1 | Loveland | -0.10 | -16.75 | -14.1 | 12 |
| 2 | Deep Sleep | -0.70 | -20.23 | -18.5 | 13 |
| 3 | Mesopotamia | -0.09 | -18.66 | -15.4 | 14 |
| 4 | Cake | -0.10 | -18.85 | -15.8 | 14 |
| 5 | Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can | -0.10 | -19.14 | -15.7 | 14 |
| 6 | Nip It in the Bud | -0.10 | -18.36 | -14.7 | 13 |