R.E.M. - Murmur

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UPC: 044797001420
 
 
Artist:
R.E.M.
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Description:
R.E.M.: Michael Stipe (vocals); Peter Buck (guitar); Michael Mills (bass, background vocals); Bill Berry (drums).
Additional personnel: Jefferson Holt, Bertis Downs.
Recorded at Reflection, Charlotte, North Carolina in January 1983.
R.E.M.`s full-length debut is a landmark album that set the standard for the next 10 years of indie rock. The Athens quartet combined Byrdsy, folk-rock guitar jangle with obscurantist lyrics and a post-punk compositional sensibility to create a vibrant new sound that would soon be imitated by every high-school poet with a Rickenbacker guitar. R.E.M. was also one of the first bands to make the long, hard journey from college radio (when it was still college radio) to mainstream acceptance, and managed the difficult task of maintaining its integrity at every step along the way.
MURMUR, far from an embryonic debut, shows a fully-formed unit with a strong artistic vision. (It was preceded by two legendary underground releases: The "Radio Free Europe" single--which was re-recorded for MURMUR--and the CHRONIC TOWN EP.) Producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon`s lofty reputations would have remained intact even if they had never worked on another record after this one. The gentle-but-insistent arrangements and glorious pop hooks of songs like "Catapult" and "Talk About The Passion" provide the perfect contrast to Michael Stipe`s earnest, moody vocal style. Drummer Bill Berry`s breathless effervescence provides the perfect backdrop for this album of jumpy, intellectual pop.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    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
  • Album Information

    Release Date:
    01/01/1987
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Rock & Pop
    Subgenre:
    Alternative
    Label:
    A&M Records (USA)
    Producer:
    Mitch Easter; Don Dixon
    Catalog Number:
    70014
    Original Release Year:
    1983
    # of Discs:
    1
    Studio/Live:
    Studio
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo
    Runtime:
    44 : 12

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