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The PARTY MIX EP was originally released in 1981. MESOPOTAMIA was originally released in 1982, and is available separately on cassette.
This CD combines two six-song albums originally released in 1981 and 1982. PARTY MIX sees a pleasing selection of some of the B-52s' finer dance tracks remixed for home and club consumption. From the infectious "Party Out of Bounds" through the bouncy "52 Girls"-by way of "Private Idaho," "Give Me Back My Man," "Lava," and the catchy "Dance this Mess Around"-PARTY MIX's alternate takes are a welcome addition to any B-52s collection.
Far more serious in intent, 1982's MESOPOTAMIA project finds Talking Heads leader David Byrne at the helm of the B-52s. MESOPOTAMIA is actually an interesting experiment, lacking the trademark humor of earlier releases while featuring a more electronic new-wave sound. The project aligns the B-52s with some of the other female-vocal-fronted bands of the time and is worth a listen.
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas and Blank Tapes Studios, New York, New York.
The B-52s: Kate Pierson (vocals, guitar, organ, keyboards); Fred Schneider (vocals, toy piano, walkie-talkie); Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion); Keith Strickland (guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, marimba, bass, drums, percussion); Ricky Wilson (guitar, organ, keyboards, bass).
Producers: Rhett Davies, Chris Blackwell, David Byrne, The B-52s.
Additional personnel: David Byrne (guitar, bass); Charles Rocket (accordion); Ralph Carney, Roberto Arron (saxophone); David Buck (trumpet); Yogi Horton (drums); Steve Scales (percussion). Party Mix!/Mesopotamia Music | List Price | $11.94 (You save $2.85) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Alternative, Rock/Pop, New Wave | | Label | Warner Bros. (Record Label) | | Orig Year | 1991 | | All Time Sales Rank |  13768  | | CD Universe Part number | 1100434 | | Catalog number | 26401 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 29, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Butch Jones | | Recording Time | 54 minutes | | Personnel | David Byrne, Steve Scales, Ralph Carney, Yogi Horton, David Buck, Charles Rocket, Roberto Arron |
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