MUSIC NEWS - Recognized even by non-fans as a great album, R.E.M.'s Murmur changed the landscape of new-wave, alternative rock music. To celebrate its' quarter century historical release, R.E.M. is planning to release a remastered version of their 1983 debut full-length album on November 25 via Universal in a special edition, according to a press release. The "Murmur" 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition contains the original album plus an additional disc with previously unreleased concert recordings from 1983 at their show at Larry's Hideaway in Toronto. The 16-song live show, was recorded three months after Murmur's initial release, highlights songs from the band's debut, plus cuts that would later appear on the band's second and fourth albums, 1984's "Reckoning," and 1986's "Life's Rich Pageant". The "Murmur" re-issue also features essays about the recording of the album by producers, Mitch Easter and Don Dixon, and former I.R.S. record label executives, including Jay Boberg (full track list below). You can still catch them live ( a few USA dates, then to South America) in 2008 (see below) and read other, related R.E.M. news.
Murmur 25th Anniv deluxe edition-
Disc One
1. Radio Free Europe
2. Pilgrimage
3. Laughing
4. Talk About The Passion
5. Moral Kiosk
6. Perfect Circle
7. Catapult
8. Sitting Still
9. 9-9
10. Shaking Through
11. We Walk
12. West Of The Fields
Disc Two
Live at Larry’s Hideaway
1. Laughing
2. Pilgrimage
3. There She Goes Again
4. 7 Chinese Brothers
5. Talk About The Passion
6. Sitting Still
7. Harborcoat
8. Catapult
9. Gardening At Night
10. 9-9
11. Just A Touch
12. West Of The Fields
13. Radio Free Europe
14. We Walk
15. 1,000,000
16. Carnival Of Sorts (Box Cars)
R.E.M. Itinerary -
October
24 - Dallas, Texas - Nokia Theatre
26 - New Orleans, La. - Voodoo Music Experience
29 - Bogota, Colombia - Parque Simón Bolívar
November
1 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Club Ciudad
3 - Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena
4 - Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena
6 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Zequinha Stadium
8 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Arena
10 - São Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchai
11 - São Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchai
14 - Lima, Peru - Jockey Club del Peru
16 - Caracas, Venezuela - Festival
18 - Mexico City, Mexico - Auditorio Nacional
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