The remainder of the set list spans eight years of music and touches on five different albums, mixing “Perfect Circle” from R.E.M.’s 1983 debut Murmur and fan-favorites like “Fall On Me” and “Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” with a cover of The Troggs’ “Love Is All Around.” Five songs that never aired can be heard on this set for the first time, including two tracks from the multi-platinum Green – “Get Up” and “World Leader Pretend.” From the album, the band performed “Radio Song,” “Low” and its biggest American hit, “Losing My Religion.” Much of the performance spotlights songs from R.E.M.’s then-current album Out of Time, which sold several million copies and was the band’s first #1 album in the U.S. The “Unplugged” performances are sonic snapshots that capture the legendary Athens, Georgia band at important points on its journey from alternative-music progenitors to international stars that have sold more than 85 million albums.ĭrummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and singer Michael Stipe recorded their first “Unplugged” session in 1991, while riding a growing wave of success that began in 1987 with the commercial breakthrough of Document. Following the sell-out of the limited edition vinyl Rhino has released the collection digitally and as a 2-CD set. The collection includes every performance from the original broadcasts, as well as 11 songs that never aired. That all changed this past weekend on Record Store Day 2014, when Rhino released both performances as a limited edition, four-LP vinyl set. Surprisingly, audio from both shows has never been available, making these some of the most demanded music in the R.E.M. delivered two knockout performances on MTV’s acclaimed “Unplugged” series, the first in 1991 and the other in 2001, giving them the unique distinction of being the only band to appear on the series twice. SET TO FEATURE BOTH OF THE BAND’S APPEARANCES ON THE MTV SERIES, INCLUDING SEVERAL UNAIRED PERFORMANCES FOLLOWING A SELL OUT OF VINYL ON RECORD STORE DAY R.E.M.’s UNPLUGGED: THE COMPLETE 19 SESSIONS RELEASED ON CD AND DIGITALLY
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