[3] On the original vinyl, the six-song collection featured songs from their first two albums remixed and sequenced to form two long tracks, one on each side.

[5] In Europe, both albums were made available on separate CDs, with Mesopotamia retaining the original U.S. mix.

[6] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice observed that the album's "implicit equation of party and disco offends old new-wavers, but at EP list for half an hour's music the extravagance is recommended.

"[8] Trouser Press opined that the album was "functional for discos but antithetical to the B-52's' minimalist precepts.

"[2] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann stated, "Since the group's bouncy songs are already dance-ready, this makes for alternatives rather than real improvements, even from a dancefloor perspective.