The B-52's have announced Ancient Culture: Mesopotamia Revisited, an expanded deluxe edition of their 1982 EP Mesopotamia, due for release on August 21 via Rhino.
Available as a 3-CD/3-LP set and digitally, the collection restores the band's original full-length vision for the project, which was cut short during recording sessions with Talking Heads frontman David Byrne in 1981.
The first disc features newly remastered versions of the original six songs along with three additional tracks, including previously unreleased recordings of "Big Bird" and "Adios Desconocida."
A second disc includes alternate mixes, while the third contains a previously unreleased recording of the band's April 19, 1982 concert at New York City's Roseland Ballroom.
To coincide with the announcement, a newly remastered version of the title track, "Mesopotamia," has been released on digital streaming platforms.
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