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R.E.M. - Upload (1998)

Posted By: Rtax
R.E.M. - Upload (1998)

R.E.M. - Upload (1998)
CD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 991 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 328 MB
2:22:49 | Alternative Rock, Pop Rock | Unofficial Release | Label: Thunderball

Tracks on CD1 + Tracks 1-3 on CD2 recorded live in Stockholm, Grand Hotel Winter Garden on November 9th, 1998. Tracks 4-14 on CD2 recorded live in Hamburg, The Gruenspan on November 2nd, 1998. Tracks 15-16 on CD2 recorded live in New York at The Late Night Show with David Letterman on October 22nd and 23rd, 1998.

R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) 2CD, 25th Anniversary Edition 2016

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R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) 2CD, 25th Anniversary Edition 2016

R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) 2CD, 25th Anniversary Edition
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 839 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 272 Mb | Scans ~ 235 Mb
Label: Concord Bicycle Music | # 0888072010239, CRE00231 | Time: 01:58:36
Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, Jangle Pop, Folk Rock

Out of Time is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 12, 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. With Out of Time, R.E.M.'s status grew from that of a cult band to a massive international act. The record topped the album sales charts in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom, spending 109 weeks on American album charts and enjoying two separate spells at the summit, and spending 183 weeks on the British charts and a single week at the top. The album has sold over four and a half million copies in the U.S. and over 18 million copies worldwide. The album won three Grammy Awards in 1992: one as Best Alternative Music Album, and two for the first single, "Losing My Religion." R.E.M. celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 1991 blockbuster Out of Time by releasing a deluxe edition of the album. This was their first release with Concord Bicycle, who signed a licensing deal for the band's Warner albums in 2015, and it's appropriately splashy: there's a standard double-CD set with a full disc of unreleased material.

R.E.M. - Green (1988) Non-Remastered

Posted By: Designol
R.E.M. - Green (1988) Non-Remastered

R.E.M. - GREEN (1988) Non-Remastered
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 316 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 144 Mb | Scans included
Alternative Rock, College Rock | Label: Warner Bros. | # 7599-25795-2 | Time: 00:41:01

As far as major-label debuts by underground bands go, Green is fairly uncompromising. While it displays a more powerful guitar sound on "Get Up," "Turn You Inside Out," and "Orange Crush," it also takes more detours than Document, whether it's the bizarrely affecting contemporary folk of "The Wrong Child" and "You Are the Everything," the bubblegum of "Stand" and "Pop Song 89," or the introspection of the lovely "Hairshirt" and "World Leader Pretend." But instead of presenting a portrait of a band with a rich, eclectic vision, Green is incoherent. While its best moments are flat-out great, the band has bitten off more than it can chew; many of the songs sound like failed experiments, and its arena-ready production now sounds slightly dated. Nevertheless, half of the record is brilliant, and it certainly indicates that R.E.M. are continuing to diversify their sound.

R.E.M. - Up (25th Anniversary Edition) (1998/2023)

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R.E.M. - Up (25th Anniversary Edition) (1998/2023)

R.E.M. - Up (25th Anniversary Edition) (1998/2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 777 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 281 Mb | 02:02:01
Alternative Rock | Label: Craft Recordings

R.E.M.’s eleventh studio album, Up, is being reissued for its 25th anniversary. The 1998 album features the singles ‘Daysleeper’, ‘Lotus’, ‘Suspicion’ and ‘At My Most Beautiful’ and was the band’s first album without drummer Bill Berry. The deluxe edition comes in 2CD and 2CD+blu-ray variants both with a previously unreleased, 11-song live set from the band’s ’99 taping for the TV series ‘Party of Five’. The blu-ray with the 3-disc edition is disappointing – it isn’t much different from the DVD-A issued 18 years ago. It includes the same 5.1 mix, a hi-res stereo mix and a few videos. There’s no new Atmos Mix, for example.

R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) Expanded Reissue 1992

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R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) Expanded Reissue 1992

R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) Expanded Reissue 1992
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 419 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 175 Mb
Label: I.R.S. | # 0777 7 13158 2 4 | Time: 00:58:00 | Scans included
Alternative Rock, College Rock, Jangle Pop

Murmur is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on April 12, 1983 by I.R.S. Records. Murmur drew critical acclaim upon its release for its unusual sound, defined by lead singer Michael Stipe's cryptic lyrics, guitarist Peter Buck's jangly guitar style, and bass guitarist Mike Mills' melodic basslines. Since its release, Murmur has featured heavily in various "must have" lists compiled by the music media. In 1989, it was rated number eight on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.

R.E.M. - Bingo Hand Job (2018)

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R.E.M. - Bingo Hand Job (2018)

R.E.M. - Bingo Hand Job (2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 833 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 366 MB
2:35:58 | Alternative Rock | Label: Left Field Media

CLASSIC REM BROADCAST RECORDING FROM 1991 Despite Out Of Time selling 12 million albums worldwide, R.E.M. did not tour to promote it; instead the group played a series of one-off shows, including an appearance taped for an episode of MTV s Unplugged, and released music videos for each song on the video album This Film Is On. Another one-off the quartet performed was at London s tiny Borderline Club on 19th March 91, with an unannounced show, scheduled and promoted as Bingo Hand Job. With this legendary gig recorded for FM Radio Broadcast across Europe and synched too back home in the USA, the entire show is now available on this double CD, with bonus cuts recorded at another small club appearance in Milan a few days later.

R.E.M. - Rear-View Mirror (2023)

Posted By: ciklon5
R.E.M. - Rear-View Mirror (2023)

R.E.M. - Rear-View Mirror (2023)
MP3 320 kbps | 1:53:23 | 259 Mb
Genre: Alternative Rock / Label: Freefall

R.E.M. marked the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock. When their first single, "Radio Free Europe," was released in 1981, it sparked a back-to-the-garage movement in the American underground. While there were a number of hardcore and punk bands in the U.S. during the early '80s, R.E.M. brought guitar pop back into the underground lexicon. Combining ringing guitar hooks with mumbled, cryptic lyrics and a D.I.Y. aesthetic borrowed from post-punk, the band simultaneously sounded traditional and modern. Though there were no overt innovations in their music, R.E.M. had an identity and sense of purpose that transformed the American underground.

R.E.M. - Live in Canada 1985 (2023)

Posted By: ciklon5
R.E.M. - Live in Canada 1985 (2023)

R.E.M. - Live in Canada 1985 (2023)
MP3 320 kbps | 1:48:31 | 248 Mb
Genre: Alternative Rock / Label: Vintage Jukebox

R.E.M. marked the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock. When their first single, "Radio Free Europe," was released in 1981, it sparked a back-to-the-garage movement in the American underground. While there were a number of hardcore and punk bands in the U.S. during the early '80s, R.E.M. brought guitar pop back into the underground lexicon. Combining ringing guitar hooks with mumbled, cryptic lyrics and a D.I.Y. aesthetic borrowed from post-punk, the band simultaneously sounded traditional and modern. Though there were no overt innovations in their music, R.E.M. had an identity and sense of purpose that transformed the American underground.

R.E.M. - The One I Love (1988) Limited Edition Single

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R.E.M. - The One I Love (1988) Limited Edition Single

R.E.M. - The One I Love (1988) Limited Edition Single
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 90 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 34 Mb | Scans included | 00:13:33
Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, Folk-Rock | Label: I.R.S. | # DIRMX 178

"The One I Love" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on the band's fifth full-length studio album, Document, and also as a 7" vinyl single in 1987. The song was their first hit single, reaching #9 in the US Billboard Hot 100, #14 in Canada, and later reached #16 in the UK singles chart on its UK release (1991). The song was included in Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour and is in Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades. In March 2005, Q magazine placed "The One I Love" at number 57 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. In 2012, Slant Magazine listed the song as the 38th best single of the 1980s.

R.E.M. - Finest Worksong (1988) UK Limited Edition Single

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R.E.M. - Finest Worksong (1988) UK Limited Edition Single

R.E.M. - Finest Worksong (1988) UK Limited Edition Single
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 104 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 48 Mb | Scans included
Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock | Label: I.R.S. | # DIRM 161 | 00:16:22

"Finest Worksong" is the third and final single released from R.E.M.'s fifth studio album Document. It peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1988, at the time the group's highest-charting single in the UK. The single version of the song (also known as Mutual Drum Horn mix), featuring a new horn section by The Uptown Horns, was placed on R.E.M.'s I.R.S. Records compilation Eponymous. This was the last original single the band released on I.R.S. Records.

VA - I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen By... (1991)

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VA - I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen By... (1991)

VA - I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen By… (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 492 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 202 Mb | Scans included | Time: 01:15:53
Tribute, Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk-Rock, College Rock | Label: Columbia/Oscar | # COL 469032 2

This 1991 tribute album reveals the broad range of Cohen's talent as composer in its dazzling variety of voices and styles. Following the prayer Who By Fire by House of Love, Ian McCulloch soars through Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye, adding his own melancholy twist to the song's sublime sadness; The Pixies storm through I Can't Forget at their characteristic fast pace, whilst That Petrol Emotion poignantly render Stories Of The Street and James perform a meandering but moving So Long Marianne. Stephen Duffy of The Lilac Time gently caresses Bird On A Wire, followed by the Ugandan singer Geoffrey Oryema whose Suzanne, embellished by flute and a trio of guitars, fades out on a click-filled chorus. Quite brutal is David McComb's exploration of the sleazy Don't Go Home With Your Hard-on which shakes, rattles and rolls along with the best of the psychotic beats, while Dead Famous People, produced by Serge Gainsbourg, make a surprising success of a bubblegum singalong rendition of True Love Leaves No Traces. The star of the show is John Cale as he paints a truly great soundscape with only voice and piano in Hallelujah, a classic which would have remained buried in Cohen's own rather monotone version.

R.E.M. - Reckoning (1984) [MFSL, 1996]

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R.E.M. - Reckoning (1984) [MFSL, 1996]

R.E.M. - Reckoning (1984) [MFSL, 1996]
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 251 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 92 MB | Covers - 9 MB
Genre: Alternative Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (UDCD 677)

R.E.M. abandoned the enigmatic post-punk experiments of Murmur for their second album, Reckoning, returning to their garage pop origins instead. Opening with the ringing "Harborcoat," Reckoning runs through a set of ten jangle pop songs that are different not only in sound but in style from the debut. Where Murmur was enigmatic in its sound, Reckoning is clear, which doesn't necessarily mean that the songs themselves are straightforward. Michael Stipe continues to sing powerful melodies without enunciating, but the band has a propulsive kick that makes the music vital and alive. And, if anything, the songwriting is more direct and memorable than before - the interweaving melodies of "Pretty Persuasion" and the country rocker "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" are as affecting as the melancholic dirges of "Camera" and "Time After Time"…

R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (Deluxe Edition) (2011)

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R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (Deluxe Edition) (2011)

R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (Deluxe Edition) (2011)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:34:08 | 649 / 215 Mb
Genre: Alternative Rock / Label: Capitol Records

Fables of the Reconstruction was intentionally murky, and Lifes Rich Pageant was constructed as its polar opposite. Teaming with producer Don Gehman, who previously worked with John Mellencamp, R.E.M. developed their most forceful record to date. Where previous records kept the rhythm section in the background, Pageant emphasizes the beat, and the band turns in its hardest rockers to date, including the anthemic "Begin the Begin" and the punky "Just a Touch." But the cleaner production also benefits the ballads and the mid-tempo janglers, particularly since it helps reveal Michael Stipe's growing political obsessions, especially on the environmental anthems "Fall on Me" and "Cuyahoga." The group hasn't entirely left myths behind – witness the Civil War ballad "Swan Swan H" – but the band sound more contemporary both musically and lyrically than they did on either Fables or Murmur, which helps give the record an extra kick. And even with excellent songs like "I Believe," "Flowers of Guatemala," "These Days," and "What if We Give It Away," it's ironic that the most memorable moment comes from the garage rock obscurity "Superman," which is sung with glee by Mike Mills.

R.E.M. - Document (1987) Expanded Reissue 1993

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R.E.M. - Document (1987) Expanded Reissue 1993

R.E.M. - Document (1987) Expanded Reissue 1993
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 483 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 208 Mb
Label: I.R.S. | # 0777 7 13200 2 6 | Time: 01:07:43 | Scans included
Alternative Rock, College Rock, Folk-Rock

R.E.M. began to move toward mainstream record production on Lifes Rich Pageant, but they didn't have a commercial breakthrough until the following year's Document. Ironically, Document is a stranger, more varied album than its predecessor, but co-producer Scott Litt – who would go on to produce every R.E.M. album in the following decade – is a better conduit for the band than Don Gehman, giving the group a clean sound without sacrificing their enigmatic tendencies. "Finest Worksong," the stream-of-conscious rant "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," and the surprise Top Ten single "The One I Love" all crackle with muscular rhythms and guitar riffs, but the real surprise is how political the mid-tempo jangle pop of "Welcome to the Occupation," "Disturbance at the Heron House," and "King of Birds" is. Where Lifes Rich Pageant sounded a bit like a party record, Document is a fiery statement, and its memorable melodies and riffs are made all the more indelible by its righteous anger.

R.E.M. - Automatic for the People (1992)

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R.E.M. - Automatic for the People (1992)

R.E.M. - Automatic for the People (1992)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 380 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 170 Mb | Scans included
Alternative/Indie Rock, Baroque Pop | Label: Warner Bros. | # 9362-45055-2 | 00:48:53

Turning away from the sweet pop of Out of Time, R.E.M. created a haunting, melancholy masterpiece with Automatic for the People. At its core, the album is a collection of folk songs about aging, death, and loss, but the music has a grand, epic sweep provided by layers of lush strings, interweaving acoustic instruments, and shimmering keyboards. Automatic for the People captures the group at a crossroads, as they moved from cult heroes to elder statesmen, and the album is a graceful transition into their new status. It is a reflective album, with frank discussions on mortality, but it is not a despairing record – "Nightswimming," "Everybody Hurts," and "Sweetness Follows" have a comforting melancholy, while "Find the River" provides a positive sense of closure. R.E.M. have never been as emotionally direct as they are on Automatic for the People, nor have they ever created music quite as rich and timeless, and while the record is not an easy listen, it is the most rewarding record in their oeuvre.