R.E.M Best of (no.2)

[Darealrath]

Just got this in an official email - first time i've seen the song list - can't wait

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Here are the details on "In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003." The compilation of R.E.M’s hits will be released on Warner Bros. Records on October 28th in North America and Oct 27th in the rest of the world and will feature two new tracks, "Animal" and the current single, "Bad Day." The tracklisting for "In Time" is as follows:

Man On The Moon
The Great Beyond
Bad Day
What’s the Frequency Kenneth?
All the Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
Losing My Religion
E-bow The Letter
Orange Crush
Imitation Of Life
Daysleeper
Animal
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
Stand
Electrolite
All The Right Friends
Everybody Hurts
At My Most Beautiful
Nightswimming

Warner Bros. also will release a special edition of "In Time" which features a second disc of rarities and b-sides. Disc two will include the following tracks: Pop Song '89 (acoustic b-side of Pop Song '89)

Turn You Inside-Out (from Tourfilm)
Fretless (from Until The End Of The World soundtrack)
Chance (dub) b-side from Everybody Hurts
It's A Free World Baby (from Coneheads soundtrack)
Drive (from Live Greenpeace)
Star Me Kitten (featuring William Burroughs from X-Files)
Revolution (from Batman And Robin soundtrack)
Leave (from A Life Less Ordinary soundtrack)
Why Not Smile (Oxford American version)
The Lifting (demo version b-side from Imitation Of Life)
Beat a Drum (demo version b-side from Imitation of Life)
2JN (b-side from Imitation of Life)
The One I Love (live from The Museum Of Television and Radio)
Country Feedback (live from Wiesbaden, Germany, 2003)

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Now if only they'd feckin tour here!

 

[hans moleman]

hmm, 1 song from Monster...that sounds about right.
personally, i would've left out 'E-bow the letter' & instead included 'near wild heaven' & 'try not to breathe' (if not the whole AFTP album )

 

[Darealrath]

Hmm i love E-Bow...but I can't believe Binky the Doormat aint there...and Country Feeback too...ahead of Daysleeper which i'm not a fan of.

 

[Ray Nolan]

Really looking forward to this, although I can't believe that "Try Not To Breathe" didn't make it on there. The Special Edition looks good so I think I'll be getting that one. I've heard that there will be a new R.E.M. album out in the first half of 2004 so that sounds promising - just wish they would have an Aussie tour to support it!

 

[Mr Eagle]

Apparently the inclusion of 'Sidewinder' was a specific request from WB. Otherwise I would have much preferred 'Drive' on there...

It's a damn shame that we can't get both 'generations' of REM music onto the one compilation. DAMN YOU, whoever you are who bought IRS Records!!!