R.E.M. anthology on its way

This disc should be real cool, an R.E.M. anthology covering the early years, replacing “Eponymous.”

Here’s the track listing:

“And I Feel Fine … The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987” (the single CD):
1. Begin the Begin 2. Radio Free Europe 3. Pretty Persuasion 4. Talk About the Passion 5. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville 6. Sitting Still 7. Gardening at Night 8. 7 Chinese Bros. 9. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) 10. Driver 8 11. Can’t Get There From Here 12. Finest Worksong 13. Feeling Gravity’s Pull 14. I Believe 15. Life and How to Live It 16. Cuyahoga 17. The One I Love 18. Welcome to the Occupation 19. Fall on Me 20. Perfect Circle 21. It’s The End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

“And I Feel Fine … The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987” (This is the second disc of the collector’s package, which also includes the above disc):
1. Pilgrimage (Mike’s pick) 2. These Days (Bill’s pick) 3. Gardening at Night (slower electric demo; previously unreleased) 4. Radio Free Europe (Hib-tone version) 5. Sitting Still (Hib-tone version) 6. Life and How to Live It (Live at the Muzik Centrum, Utrecht, Holland 9/14/87; previously unreleased) 7. Ages of You (Live at the Paradise, Boston 7/13/83; previously unreleased) 8. We Walk (Live at the Paradise, Boston 7/13/83; previously unreleased) 9. 1,000,000 (Live at the Paradise, Boston 7/13/83; previously unreleased) 10. Finest Worksong (other mix) 11. Hyena (demo) (previously unreleased) 12. Theme from Two Steps Onward (previously unreleased) 13. Superman 14. All the Right Friends (previously unreleased; later version released on Vanilla Sky soundtrack) 15. Mystery to Me (demo; previously unreleased) 16. Just A Touch (live in-studio version; previously unreleased) 17. Bad Day (session outtake; previously unreleased) 18. King of Birds (last song cut from the best of … ) 19. Swan Swan H (live, acoustic from “Athens, GA — Inside Out”) 20. Disturbance At The Heron House (Peter’s pick) 21. Time After Time (annElise) (Michael’s pick)

When The Light Is Mine … The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 Video Collection (DVD) :
1. Wolves, Lower 2. Radio Free Europe 3. Talk About The Passion 4. Radio Free Europe [“The Tube” 11.18.83] 5. Talk About The Passion [“The Tube” 11.18.83] 6. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) 7. Left of Reckoning 8. Pretty Persuasion [“The Old Grey Whistle Test” 11.20.84] 9. Can’t Get There From Here 10. Driver 8 11. Life And How To Live It 12. Feeling Gravity’s Pull 13. Can’t Get There From Here [“The Tube” 10.25.85] 14. Fall on Me 15. Swan Swan H [Athens, GA — Inside/Out] 16. The One I Love (3:22) 17. It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 18. Finest Worksong (3:51)
Extras: “The Cutting Edge” October 1983 — Broadcast segment and additional interviews; “The Cutting Edge” June 1984 — edited broadcast segment and additional interviews; Driver 8,
Wendell Gee, (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville, Time After Time (annElise), Pageantry

South Brunswick Post, The Cranbury Press

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet