R.E.M.: In the Attic
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| R.E.M.: In the Attic - Alternative Recordings 1985-1989 | ||
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| Studio album by R.E.M. | ||
| Released | October 7, 1997 | |
| Recorded | 1984 – 1989 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 51:10 | |
| Label | EMI-Capitol/I.R.S. Records | |
| Producer | ??? | |
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R.E.M.: In the Attic - Alternative Recordings 1985-1989 or In the Attic as it is frequently called, was the third R.E.M. compilation released by I.R.S. Records. EMI-Capitol, which had acquired the entire I.R.S. Records catalogue upon the label's fold in 1996, released In the Attic in 1997 without the permission of R.E.M. The album failed to chart in the UK and only reached #185 in the US (1 wk on chart).
The album contained live studio and concert versions of previously released songs, as well as alternate recordings of songs, including a radio edit of "Cant Get There From Here." The final track, "Time After Time etc." was a live medley from 1987 in which R.E.M. started out by playing "Time After Time (Annelise)", the fifth track from Reckoning, then began playing Peter Gabriel's "Red Rain", followed by "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)", before finishing off with a verse from "Red Rain."
Despite the title limiting it to recordings from 1985-1989, there is a live version of "Driver 8" from 1984. Additionally, the album was released in 1997, yet on the album cover it says "Limited Edition - 1998." Finally, some of the song times listed inside the album cover were inaccurate.
This album, being issued out-of-contract, is generally not considered to be part of the band's official discography.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe unless noted otherwise.
- "Finest Worksong (Other Mix)" – 3:48
- "Driver 8 (Live 27 June, 1984)" – 3:18
- "Gardening at Night (Different Vocal Mix)" – 3:31
- "Swan Swan H (Acoustic)" – 2:42
- "Disturbance at The Heron House (Live Acoustic, 24 May, 1987)" – 3:25
- "Maps and Legends (Live Acoustic, 24 May, 1987)" – 3:14
- "Tired of Singing Trouble" – 1:00
- "Just a Touch (Live In The Studio)" – 2:38
- "Toys in the Attic" – 2:26 (Tyler, Perry)
- "Dream (All I Have To Do)" – 2:40 (B. Bryant)
- "The One I Love (Live Acoustic, 24 May, 1987)" – 4:19
- "Crazy" – 3:02 (Bewley, Briscoe, Crowe, Lachowski)
- "Can't Get There From Here (Radio Edit)" – 3:10
- "Last Date" – 2:13 (Floyd Cramer)
- "Time After Time etc. (Live Medley, 14 September, 1987)" – 8:21 (R.E.M. and Peter Gabriel)
All the songs have subsequently been re-released as bonus tracks to a number of the I.R.S. reissue albums.
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