B52's - Mesopotamia (1982)

Mesopotamia is the first and thus far only EP by New Wave band The B-52's. It was produced by David Byrne of Talking Heads and was intended to be the band's fourth studio album; however, 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 United States and by Island Records on both CD and vinyl in the United Kingdom and other non-US markets; confusingly, the UK Island Records vinyl contained extended versions and different takes of four songs, while the CD release was largely the same as the American version. In 1991, Mesopotamia was remixed and, combined with the Party Mix! album, was released on CD in the United States.

Mesopotamia is considered a departure in style for The B-52's; producer David 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, namely 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 therefore marks the last B-52's album where every track from an album could be obtained on the a and b side of a single (the same had happened with The B-52's and Wild Planet).
Mesopotamia was initially conceived by The B-52's October 1981 following the release of their previous album Party Mix!. David Byrne of Talking Heads was selected as the album's producer by choice of the band and their manager Gary Kurfirst, who agreed that Byrne would be a good choice for the producer due to his previous musical experience. Despite constraints with recording The Catherine Wheel soundtrack, Byrne nevertheless agreed to produce Mesopotamia, producing the former during the day, and the latter at night, with little sleep in between

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audio link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKq7i1b1ucE&;feature=related