Murmur (25th anniversary deluxe edition)

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Annotation

Contains audio from an old radio promo in the pregap on the bonus disc

Annotation last modified on 2014-04-19 11:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Murmur
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Radio Free Europe engineer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter producer: Don Dixon, Mitch Easter and R.E.M. (American rock band) mixer: Mitch Easter bass: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) vocals: Michael Stipe part of: The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 174) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 379) recording of: Radio Free Europe lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	4.8	4:06
2	Pilgrimage engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter vibraphone: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) recording of: Pilgrimage lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe	3.65	4:30
3	Laughing engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter recording of: Laughing lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe	3.65	3:59
4	Talk About the Passion engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter recording of: Talk About the Passion lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe	4.25	3:24
5	Moral Kiosk engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter recording of: Moral Kiosk lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe	4	3:32
6	Perfect Circle engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter recording of: Perfect Circle lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	4	3:31
7	Catapult engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter recording of: Catapult lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe	4	3:57
8	Sitting Still engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter recording of: Sitting Still lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe	4.25	3:18
9	9–9 engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter recording of: 9‒9 writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe	3.75	3:05
10	Shaking Through engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter recording of: Shaking Through lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe	3.65	4:30
11	We Walk engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter recorded at: Reflection in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (in 1983-01) recording of: We Walk (in 1983-01) lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe	4	3:02
12	West of the Fields engineer and producer: Don Dixon and Mitch Easter mixer: Mitch Easter recording of: West of the Fields additional lyricist: Neil Bogan lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe	4	3:19

▼ CD 2: Live at Larry's Hideaway
#	Title	Rating	Length
0	Murmur Radio Promo		1:14
1	Laughing recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: Laughing (on 1983-07-09) lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		3:52
2	Pilgrimage recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: Pilgrimage (on 1983-07-09) lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		4:08
3	There She Goes Again recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live cover recording of: There She Goes Again (on 1983-07-09) lyricist and composer: Lou Reed		2:44
4	7 Chinese Bros. recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: 7 Chinese Bros. (on 1983-07-09) writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music		4:15
5	Talk About the Passion recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: Talk About the Passion (on 1983-07-09) lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		3:02
6	Sitting Still recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: Sitting Still (on 1983-07-09) lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		4:10
7	Harborcoat recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: Harborcoat (on 1983-07-09) writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music		3:44
8	Catapult recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: Catapult (on 1983-07-09) lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		3:53
9	Gardening at Night recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: Gardening at Night (on 1983-07-09) lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		3:33
10	9–9 recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: 9‒9 (on 1983-07-09) writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		3:16
11	Just a Touch recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: Just a Touch (on 1983-07-09) writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music		2:27
12	West of the Fields recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: West of the Fields (on 1983-07-09) additional lyricist: Neil Bogan lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		3:06
13	Radio Free Europe recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: Radio Free Europe (on 1983-07-09) lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music		4:57
14	We Walk recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: We Walk (on 1983-07-09) lyricist and composer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		2:56
15	1,000,000 recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: 1,000,000 (on 1983-07-09) writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		3:05
16	Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) recorded at: Larry's Hideaway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1983-07-09) live recording of: Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) (on 1983-07-09) writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe		3:58

Credits

Release

mixer:	Mitch Easter
engineer and producer:	Don Dixon Mitch Easter
bass, membranophone and piano:	Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
bass, membranophone, percussion and piano:	Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:	Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
vocals:	Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) Michael Stipe

part of:	DELUXE Edition (Universal) (order: 13)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1549516 [info]
ASIN:	US: B001H5HWSU [info]

Release Group

associated singles/EPs:	Radio Free Europe Talk About the Passion

part of:

The Phoenix: The Ten Landmark Albums That Made Indie Rock (number: 8) (order: 8)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time: pub_2022-07-01 (number: 11) (order: 11)
33⅓ (number: 22) (order: 22)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 22) (order: 22)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 165) (order: 165)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 197) (order: 197)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 197) (order: 197)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/14515 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/9cp2 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/r_e_m_/murmur/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650666 [info]
Wikidata:	Q904480 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 602517882881
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 1:42:33

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Digipak
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

I.R.S. Records
B0012251-02

Release events

United States
2008-11-25

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