R.E.M. - Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (5 CD, 2016) [24-48]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and multi GRAMMY-winning artists R.E.M. and leading independent music company Concord Bicycle Music have entered into a multi-year, worldwide licensing agreement for the revered ‘indie’ rock band’s recording output spanning the years 1988 through 2011. The pact, which is set to begin early next year, includes the classic R.E.M. albums Green, Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster, New Adventures in Hi-Fi and Up, among many others, along with treasured hit singles 'Losing My Religion,” 'Stand,” 'Orange Crush,” 'Shiny Happy People,” 'Man on the Moon,” 'Drive,” 'Everybody Hurts,” 'What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” and 'Nightswimming,” to name just a few. 

1988 - Green

1991 - Out Of Time

1992 - Automatic For The People

1994 - Monster

1996 - New Adventures In Hi-Fi

 

R.E.M. - Remnants - The Complete Rarities Collection [12 CD, 1981-2004] [FLAC + 320]

 

This fantastic collection of R.E.M. is a must for any fan who hasnt got it, and any music fan. Includes all artwork.


It crawled from the South...straight outta Athens ... the four-headed monster known as R.E.M. Collected here for the first time, the Holy Grail of R.E.M. collections. Spanning 1981-2004 and containing 200 songs, from the beginnings of what would come to be known as college rock to the present, IT'S ALL HERE! The complete non-lp tracks! Every non-lp A-side, every B-side, every compilation, soundtrack, and tribute album track, the promos, the flexis, and the ever elusive fan club singles. The hits, the near misses, the shoulda-beens and also-rans. Even if you own every R.E.M. album, you are still only getting half the sotry. This is the other half.

                                                                

R.E.M. - Monster Movies (2 CD, 2019) [FLAC]

 R.E.M.'s 1994 album, Monster, was, as the band declared at the time, "a 'rock' record, with the rock in quotation marks." In contrast to the sound of its two predecessors - 1991 s Out Of Time and 92 s Automatic For The People - the music of Monster consisted of distorted guitar tones, minimal overdubs, and touches of 1970s glam rock. The album topped the charts in both the US and the UK. In January 1995, R.E.M. set out on its first tour in six years. The tour was a huge commercial success, although health issues plagued the group - on March 1st, Bill Berry collapsed on stage during a performance in Lausanne, Switzerland, having suffered a brain aneurysm. Michael Stipe required emergency surgery for a hernia and Mike Mills needed abdominal surgery mid-tour. Despite the above, the band generally performed superbly, with one of the stand-out shows taking place at The Milton Keynes Bowl in the UK, on July 30th, which was broadcast live nationally on UK FM Radio, and synched too, back home in the U.S. Previously unreleased this exceptional performance is now available for the first time on this double CD set.

 

R.E.M. discography [1983-2011] (FLAC)

 

R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry.

One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M. released its first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single "The One I Love". The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.
By the early 1990s, when alternative rock began to experience broad mainstream success, R.E.M. was viewed as a pioneer of the genre and released its two most commercially successful albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), which veered from the band's established sound. R.E.M.'s 1994 release, Monster, was a return to a more rock-oriented sound. The band began its first tour in six years to support the album; the tour was marred by medical emergencies suffered by three band members.

In 1996, R.E.M. re-signed with Warner Bros. for a reported US$80 million, at the time the most expensive recording contract in history. The following year, Bill Berry left the band, while Buck, Mills, and Stipe continued the group as a three-piece. Through some changes in musical style, the band continued its career into the next decade with mixed critical and commercial success. In 2007, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

R.E.M..1983- Murmur

R.E.M..1984- Reckoning

R.E.M..1985- Fables of the Reconstruction

R.E.M..1986- Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M..1987- Dead Letter Office

R.E.M..1987- Document

R.E.M..1988- Eponymous

R.E.M..1988- Green

R.E.M..1991- Out Of Time

R.E.M..1992- Automatic For The People

R.E.M..1994- Monster

R.E.M..1996- New Adventures in Hi-Fi

R.E.M..1998- Up

R.E.M..2001- Reveal

R.E.M..2004- Around The Sun

R.E.M..2008- Accelerate

R.E.M..2009- Live At The Olympia

R.E.M..2011- Collapse Into Now

R.E.M. - Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 [2 CD, 2011/FLAC]

 

Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 is a 2011 greatest hits album from alternative rock band R.E.M. Intended as a coda on their career, this is the first compilation album that features their early work on independent record label I.R.S. Records in addition to their 10 studio releases through Warner Bros. Records. The double-disc retrospective was released through Warner Bros. on November 11, 2011, and was compiled by the band members. The existence of the compilation was revealed simultaneously with the group's announcement that they were disbanding on September 21, 2011.

R.E.M. - R.E.M. At The BBC (8 CD, 2018)

 

R.E.M.’s career trajectory as it relates to their relationship with the BBC will be laid out in a new box set entitled, fittingly, R.E.M. at the BBC. The eight-CD, one-DVD collection is due out October 19th via Craft Recordings and features a number of rare and previously unreleased performances.

The material in the box set was culled from R.E.M.’s numerous appearances on BBC programs as well as live concert broadcasts. Included are an entire John Peel Session from 1998, a pair of 2003 appearances on Drivetime and Mark and Lard, and the band’s 2008 Radio 1 Live Lounge performance. As for live shows, there’s a 1984 performance at Nottingham’s Rock City, clips from the Milton Keynes stop on 1995’s Monster Tour (their first trek after a six-year road hiatus), and the band’s iconic 1999 Glastonbury headlining set. There’s also audio of a 2004 invite-only gig at London’s St. James’ Church that featured a guest appearance by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.