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R.E.M. In the Attic β Alternative Recordings 1985β1989 | ||||
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Released | October 7, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1984β1987 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 51:10 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | EMI-Capitol/ I.R.S. | |||
Producer | Joe Boyd, Don Dixon, Don Gehman, Scott Litt, and Mitch Easter | |||
R.E.M. chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Pitchfork Media | 8.8/10 [3] |
R.E.M. In the Attic β Alternative Recordings 1985β1989 was the fourth R.E.M. compilation released by I.R.S. Records. EMI-Capitol, which acquired the entire I.R.S. Records catalogue upon the label's failure in 1996, released In the Attic in 1997 without the permission of R.E.M.[ citation needed] The album failed to chart in the UK, and only reached #185 in the U.S. in its sole week on the chart. [4] Most of the songs had appeared on the European reissues of the band's IRS albums, but this was their first official release in the US. There are two exceptions; these are " Gardening at Night" (Different Vocal Mix), which was on Eponymous, and " Cant Get There From Here" (Radio Edit) which was on Singles Collected, both compilations having been released in the U.S.. Although they were also I.R.S. Years bonus tracks, "Crazy" and " Toys in the Attic" had also appeared on the band's b-sides compilation album Dead Letter Office.
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 between 1985 and 1989, there is a live version of " Driver 8" from 1984. The album was released in 1997, but the album cover says "Limited Edition β 1998" and several of the song durations listed inside the album cover are inaccurate.
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe unless noted otherwise.