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MURMUR GOES DELUXE ON TUESDAY!

R.E.M.'s seminal, groundbreaking debut album, MURMUR, turned 25 earlier this year, and, in order to mark this milestone, Universal music will release an anniversary deluxe version of the record tomorrow, Tuesday, November 25th.  

MURMUR DELUXE EDITION features two discs:   the first,   a re-mastered version of the original 12 songs including such standouts as "Radio Free Europe," "Sitting Still," "Talk About the Passion," and "Pilgrimage."   Disc two is a live-recording of the memorable 1983 Larry's Hideaway show in Toronto, long considered a must-have performance in the vast R.E.M. bootleg canon among the collector cognoscenti.   The live disc includes at total of sixteen tracks, among which are 9 cuts from "Murmur," two songs which would eventually be included on 1984's "Reckoning," three tracks from "Chronic Town," a Velvet Underground cover, and "Just A Touch," later released on the band's fourth album, 1986's "Lifes Rich Pageant." The live disc is truly a snapshot of a band at a special moment in their career.

The package's liner notes are written by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon, who produced and engineered "Murmur" back in the day.   I.R.S. employees Michael Plen, Jay Boberg, Carlos Grasso, and Sig Sigworth each contribute their thoughts on and memories of working on the record in the liner notes as well.

For more information on how you can purchase a copy of the deluxe edition, please click here.

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SEE ALL THE SETLISTS!

Visit remhq.com and see every setlist from the 2008 tour!

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REMHQ.com

MEXICO CITY ENCORE STREAMING AT REMHQ.COM

R.E.M.'s superb, six-song encore from the tour finale in Mexico City is currently streaming on REMHQ.com.   The encore, featuring "Supernatural Superserious," "Losing My Religion," "I Believe," "Country Feedback," "Life and How to Live It," and "Man on the Moon," represents R.E.M. at their cathartic peak, culminating six months of touring the world over the course of 77 shows in an amazing 32 countries.

Check it out here!

ATHENS BANDS TO PLAY SONGS FROM MURMUR TO BENEFIT LOCAL NON-PROFITS TUESDAY NIGHT

In celebration of the release of the "Murmur Deluxe Edition," several Athens' bands will convene at the 40 Watt Club in Athens to offer their own take on songs from R.E.M.'s debut record. Proceeds from the event, "Perfect Circle: Athens Bands Play R.E.M.'s Murmur," will benefit Community Connection of Northeast Georgia & Family Connection/Communities in Schools, two area non-profits who do fantastic work in Clarke and surrounding Georgia counties. If you're in the area, please join us for what promises to be a memorable night for a great cause. For ticket information on "Perfect Circle," please visit Athensmusic.net.

Featuring:

Don Chambers + GOAT

Liz Durrett

Iron Hero

Nate Nelson

Heavy Feather

Packway Handle Band

Spring Tigers

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Doors at 8:00 p.m.

40 Watt Club

285 W. Washington Street

Athens, GA 30601

 
#30 NOVEMBER 2008
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