Ancient Culture: Mesopotamia Revisited

by The B-52's

Ancient Culture: Mesopotamia Revisited cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 August 2026
  • Label: Rhino
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:33:57
  • Community rating: 2.75/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Keith Strickland, Ralph Carney, Tracy Wormworth, Yogi Horton, Amy Shulman, Brenda White King, Kevin Dunn, Lenny Castro, Tawatha, Michelle Cobbs, Steve Ferrone, Zachary Alford, James "Hutch" Hutchinson, Uptown Horns, Pete Davis, Nicky Brown, Fred Schneider, Tony Hatch, David Buck, Leroy Clouden, Steve Osborne, Don Was, Philippe Saisse, Tommy Mandel, Pat Irwin, Cindy Wilson, Nile Rodgers, Fonzi Thornton, Tony Mansfield, Curtis King, Lee Thornburg, Ricky Wilson, Adey Wilson, Jamie Muhoberac, Dave McCracken, Sterling Campbell, Charles Rocket, Steven Stanley, Sara Lee, David Byrne, David McMurray, Stephen Kupka, John Cot茅, Jeremy Ayers, Kate Pierson, Charley Drayton, Sonny Emory, Richard Hilton, Robert Waldrop, Jeff Porcaro, Tim Rollins, Robert Aaron, Steve Scales, Mark Mazur

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Re-examining material connected to their classic 1982 extended play, 'Ancient Culture: Mesopotamia Revisited' revives the idiosyncratic dance-punk rhythms and new wave harmonies that defined the group's early era. The release highlights their distinct vocal interplay and surf-rock guitar textures.

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Tracklist

  1. Mesopotamia (3:58)
  2. Deep Sleep (3:31)
  3. Adios Desconocida (4:18)
  4. Queen of Las Vegas (5:39)
  5. Nip It in the Bud (3:33)
  6. Loveland (5:02)
  7. Cake (5:50)
  8. Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can (4:31)
  9. Big Bird (4:21)
  10. Loveland (8:35)
  11. Cake (7:44)
  12. Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can (5:48)
  13. Loveland (5:06)
  14. Deep Sleep (3:30)
  15. Mesopotamia (3:51)
  16. Cake (5:36)
  17. Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can (4:10)
  18. Nip It in the Bud (3:32)
  19. Party Out of Bounds - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (5:09)
  20. Give Me Back My Man - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (5:59)
  21. Big Bird - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (4:17)
  22. Cake - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (5:43)
  23. Lava - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (4:07)
  24. Loveland - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (4:27)
  25. Mesopotamia - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (3:48)
  26. Planet Claire - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (4:43)
  27. 606-0842 - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (2:59)
  28. Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (4:10)
  29. Dance This Mess Around - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (4:43)
  30. 52 Girls - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (2:42)
  31. Nip It in the Bud - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (3:18)
  32. Rock Lobster - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (5:18)
  33. Private Idaho - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, April 19, 1982 (3:44)

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