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On this day in 1982, over lunch at the Bright Star Café on Panola Street in New Orleans, R.E.M. agreed to sign with I.R.S. Jay Boberg had seen them on-stage the previous night at the Beat Exchange.

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On this day in 2007, R.E.M. were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York City. Eddie Vedder presented the honour. The other inductees were Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, the Ronettes, Van Halen and Patti Smith. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q-l...

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On this day in 1991, 𝑂𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒, R.E.M.'s seventh studio album, was released. Produced by Scott Litt and R.E.M., it became the band’s first chart-topping album.

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On this day in 2004, 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒, a live DVD of the band's performance in Wiesbaden, Germany, the previous summer, was released on Warner Bros.

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On this day in 1984, R.E.M. played the Mad Hatter in Athens, with Nightporters providing the support. Thereafter, the band outgrew the Athens venues, and future shows in the city took place outdoors or were performed under pseudonyms or with minimal promotion.

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On this day fourteen years ago, R.E.M. released their fifteenth and final studio album, 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑝𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑁𝑜𝑤, produced by Jacknife Lee. In 2021, Mike said that he believes the album is in the canon of their finest works.

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On this day in 1998, Iggy Pop’s ‘The Passenger’ bowed at its #22 peak in the UK, 21 years after its original release. R.E.M. began covering it in live performances later in the year. youtu.be/hmzXyO7yl4g?...

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On this day in 1992, the band appeared on the front cover of Rolling Stone.

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On this day in 1991, R.E.M. appeared on NDR in Hamburg, Germany. ‘Half a World Away’, ‘Fretless’ and ‘Radio Song’ were given live debuts, while ‘Losing My Religion’ was performed live for the first time with all band members present.

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Someone on Wikipedia had the good sense to remove these one-off shows as not actually being “reunions”. The hype is incredible.

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On this day 30 years, Bill survived a brain aneurysm suffered while on stage at the Patinoire de Malley Auditorium in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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On this day in 1989, the band began the North American leg of the Green World Tour at Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky. Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians provided the support.

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On this day in 1990, the venue of the first-ever concert of the then-unnamed R.E.M., St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on Oconee Street, was demolished, except for the steeple. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mar...

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Another day of endless tribute band hype? Probably.

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Shot on this day in 2001 in Calabasas, Los Angeles, directed by Garth Jennings, and with a supporting cast of 76. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vqg...

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On this day 40 years ago, the band began recording what became 𝐹𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. "To say we got on each other's nerves is probably and understatement. Were we on the point of splitting? Well, it was tough." - Mike

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On this day in 1992, the band won three Grammy Awards: for Best Pop Performance by a Group with ‘Losing My Religion’, Best Alternative Album with Out of Time and Best Video with ‘Losing My Religion’.

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On this day 40 years ago, R.E.M. flew to London, without informing I.R.S., to begin recording their third album in as many years. They worked with Joe Boyd at Livingston Studios in Wood Green.

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Recorded at soundcheck before the band's performance in Rome, Italy, thirty years ago today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiUW...

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On this day 20 years ago, R.E.M. were due to play the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England; however, the show was postponed due to Mike being ill. A four-song acoustic set was instead performed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOPf...

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On this day in 1981, R.E.M. began a two-night stand at the 688 Club in Atlanta. The show was filmed by Dan Wall, of Wuxtry Records, and was the earliest known video footage of the band playing live (with sound). The full footage was made available in November 2012. vimeo.com/130792117

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Happy 69th birthday to Peter Holsapple. An approachable resource during his days on the Twit. Hasn’t yet made it to bluesky, but is active on Instagram. www.instagram.com/peter.holsap...

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OTD in 1991, ‘Losing My Religion’ was released as the first single off Out of Time. “We thought, ‘How many mandolins do you hear on the radio right now?' Not very many. We’ll just put it out and we won’t tour, and we’ll probably fade into obscurity, and no-one will ever hear of us again.” - Mike

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On this day 40 years ago, R.E.M. played the Moonshadow Saloon in Atlanta for the L.E.A.F. Benefit. They were supported by The Squalls. Mark Mytrowitz, a native of Kearny, New Jersey, worked with the band for the first time. Microwave died in 2008, aged 52. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

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On this day in 1985, R.E.M. went into Electro-Acoustic Systems, on Broad Street in Athens, with their new producer, Joe Boyd. They recorded 14 tracks, which were released as part of the 25th anniversary reissue of 𝐹𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠 in 2010. ‘Throw Those Trolls Away’ became ‘When I Was Young’, then ‘I Believe’.

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On this day in 1982, the band began mixing and overdubbing 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑇𝑜𝑤𝑛 with Mitch Easter at his Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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On this day 40 years ago, R.E.M. performed a 15-song set at The Uptown Lounge in Athens to work in new songs prior to the recording of Fables. ‘Feeling Gravitys Pull’, ‘Maps and Legends’, ‘Can’t Get There from Here’ and ‘Life and How to Live It’ were performed live for the first time.

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On this day in 1991, the video to ‘Shiny Happy People’ was shot at the Georgia Theatre in Athens. “God, the video is just the happiest thing I’ve ever seen,” said Michael shortly after its completion.

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On this day in 1987, the 𝐴𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑠, 𝐺𝐴: 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒/𝑂𝑢𝑡 documentary was released in North America.

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On this day in 1981, R.E.M. visited a recording studio for the first time: Joe Perry’s eight-track Bombay Studio in Smyrna, Georgia. The songs recorded were ‘Sitting Still’, ‘Gardening at Night’, ‘Radio Free Europe’, ‘Shaking Through’, ‘Mystery to Me’, ‘Rockville’, ‘Narrator’ and ‘White Tornado’.

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On this day in 1982, R.E.M. played Nightclub 9:30 in Washington, D.C. They had a band-name playoff with a local band also named R.E.M., with the audience deciding who should get to keep the R.E.M. name. No need to state which band won. The other band became Egoslavia. 1/2

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On this day in 1986, Peter joined Love Tractor on stage at the 40 Watt Club Uptown for ‘Search and Destroy’ and ‘Shattered’. Squalls also performed. The show was filmed for Athens, GA: Inside/Out.

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A photo of the band taken on this day in 1982 by Laura Levine at her apartment in New York’s Chinatown.

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On this day in 1982, R.E.M. were at RCA Studios in New York, where they recorded seven backing and harmony demos with producer Kurt Munkacsi: ‘Romance’, ‘Wolves, Lower’, ‘Laughing’, ‘Shaking Through’, ‘Catapult’, ‘Stumble’ and ‘Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)’. 1/2

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On this day in 1981, R.E.M. played a second-consecutive night at Tyrone’s. ‘Radio Free Europe’, ‘Pretty Persuasion’, ‘Windout’ and ‘Sitting Still’ were performed live for the first known time.

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On this day in 1981, R.E.M. played Tyrone’s OC in Athens. Paul Scales, co-owner of the 40 Watt Club, joined them for ‘Route 66’. ‘Ages of You’ and ‘Shaking Through’ were performed live for the first known time.

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On this day 25 years ago, ‘The Great Beyond’ became R.E.M.’s highest-ever placed single, reaching #3 in the UK singles chart. ‘E-Bow the Letter’ peaked at #4 back in 1996. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtTi...

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On this day in 1986, R.E.M. performed ‘Swan Swan H’ and a cover of Boudleaux Bryant’s ‘All I Have to Do Is Dream’ at the Seney-Stovall Chapel on Milledge Avenue for the Athens, GA: Inside/Out documentary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWI6...

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On this day in 1989, R.E.M. began their first world tour, at the Sound Colosseum MZA in Tokyo, Japan.

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On this day in 1982, R.E.M. played Friday’s in Greensboro, North Carolina, supported by The Right Profile and Let’s Active. The show can be found on the bootleg File Under Kudzu. ‘Catapult’ was performed live for the first known time.

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On this day 30 years ago, the band brought the first week of the Monster Tour to a close in Sydney, Australia. ‘Nightswimming’ was performed live for the first time.

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Performed on this day in 1993. youtu.be/Fqx6OrXf0b4?...

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On this day in 1983, R.E.M. returned to Reflection to begin recording Murmur. “It was too intimidating to go there myself, so I asked [Don Dixon] to get involved so I wouldn’t feel totally swamped by that place. Don was an old friend I had known since 1970 and he had a lot more experience.” - Easter

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