R.E.M. Celebrates 25th Anniversary Of Monster With New Box Set
mattrowe
R.E.M. has long been the poster child for the indie movement beginning with their five early sets released by IRS Records. Their increasing fame delivered them to the doorsteps of Warner Brothers, much to the chagrin of their fans. But the fans need not have worried. Over the course of ten WB album releases, R.E.M. […]
R.E.M. has long been the poster child for the indie movement beginning with their five early sets released by IRS Records. Their increasing fame delivered them to the doorsteps of Warner Brothers, much to the chagrin of their fans. But the fans need not have worried. Over the course of ten WB album releases, R.E.M. worked until they felt their music no longer represented a generation. One of those classic WB sets is Monster, which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year.
On November 1, Craft Recordings will revisit this classic album with a major 5CD/1BD (Blu-ray) book set that will explore all facets of this album with remastered AND a new remix of Monster. In it, you will find a collection of previously unreleased demos, a full concert spread out over 2CDs, and a Blu-ray crammed with music videos of songs from the album, the concert film of Road Movie, and the original album mixed in high resolution Stereo and 5.1 Surround. The book will be filled with photos, interviews, and new liner notes.
There will be a 2LP set offered with one LP for the newly remastered, and one for the new 2019 mix. A single LP vinyl set of the original album remastered will be provided as well a truncated 2CD set for the fan that doesn't need so many bells and whistles.� �
Monster (25th Anniversary) – R.E.M.
CD1 (Original Album Remastered)
01 What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
02 Crush With Eyeliner
03 King of Comedy
04 I Don't Sleep, I Dream
05 Star 69
06 Strange Currencies
07 Tongue
08 Bang and Blame
09 I Took Your Name
10 Let Me In
11 Circus Envy
12 You
CD2 (Demos – Previously Unreleased)
01 Pete's Hit
02 Uptempo Mo Distortion
03 Uptempo Ricky
04 Harlan County with Whistling
05 Lost Song
06 AM Boo
07 Mike's Gtr
08 Sputnik 1 Remix
09 Black Sky 4-14
10 Revolution 4-21
11 Rocker (with vocal)
12 Time Is On Mike's Side
13 1Experiment 4-28 (no vocal)
14 Highland Fling 4-29
15 Cranky 4-29
CD3 (Original Album Remixed – 2019 – Scott Litt)
CD4 [Live in Chicago – June 3, 1995 – Rosemont Horizon (Part 1)]
04 Near Wild Heaven
05 Welcome To The Occupation
06 Undertow
09 Me In Honey
10 Revolution
12 Man On The Moon
13 Country Feedback
14 Monty Got A Raw Deal
01 Losing My Religion
03 Departure
04 Orange Crush
05 Get Up
08 Everybody Hurts
09 So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
10 Pop Song 89
11 Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
BD (High Resolution Stereo, 5.1 Surround, Concert Film, Music Videos)
01 5.1 Surround Mix of Monster
02 High Resolution Stereo Mix of Monster
03 Road Movie
09 Bang and Blame�