R.E.M. are teasing a new collection titled R.E.M. at the BBC. Michael Stipe briefly hinted at the collection at the end of an interview with BBC Newsnight last week after being asked if there were any "releases, re-recordings, or reissues" in the works. Stipe responded "yeah there's some stuff coming out that'll be announced shortly," but when asked for a preview Stipe said "you'll get it in a week." And here we are. More details regarding the forthcoming collection of live BBC performances will be announced soon, but in the meantime check out the blink-or-you'll-miss-it teaser below.
UPDATE: A listing for a deluxe 9 disc (CD/DVD) edition of R.E.M. at the BBC has made its way to Amazon. According to the listing the collection includes rare and unreleased live and studio BBC recordings, including a 1984 performance from Nottingham's Rock City, Peel Session from 1998, invite-only 2004 show in London, and 1999 Glastonbury headline set, and more. The DVD includes a film titled Accelerating Backwards, a 60 minute retrospective which aired in the UK previously, a complete 1998 Later...With Jools Holland episode dedicated to R.E.M., plus appearance from Top Of The Pops, and more.
It's likely there will be several other editions, but while we await the official unveiling from R.E.M. view the tracklisting for the 9 disc version below.
In the same BBC Newsnight interview Michael Stipe revealed that he misses performing but "I did that for 32 years, we did a great job, we put out some - we left some great music and what I consider to be for the most part a pretty credible legacy." He also discussed his sexuality, his book about "queerness," his recent decision to leave Instagram due to privacy issues, politics, and more. Check it out below:
Coming soon... pic.twitter.com/4vRvHZ8ReW— R.E.M. HQ (@remhq) September 5, 2018
Disc: 1
01. World Leader Pretend
02. Fretless
03. Half A World Away
04. Radio Song
05. Losing My Religion
06. Love Is All Around John Peel Studio Session, 25 October 1998
07. Walk Unafraid
08. Daysleeper
09. Lotus
10. At My Most Beautiful Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1, 15 October 2003
11. Bad Day
12. Orange Crush Drivetime, BBC Radio 2, 15 October 2003
13. Man On The Moon
14. Imitation Of Life 3:41 Radio 1 Live Lounge, 26 March 2008
15. Supernatural Superserious
16. Munich
Disc 2
01. Introduction
02. Losing My Religion
03. New Test Leper
04. Lotus
05. Parakeet
06. Electrolite
07. Perfect Circle
08. The Apologist
09. Daysleeper
10. Country Feedback
11. At My Most Beautiful
12. Walk Unafraid
13. Man On The Moon
Disc 3
01. Second Guessing
02. Hyena
03. Talk About The Passion
04. West Of The Fields
05. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
06. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
07. So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
08. Old Man Kensey
09. Gardening At Night
10. 9 - 9/Hey Diddle Diddle/Feeling Gravitys Pull
11. Windout
12. Driver 8
13. Pretty Persuasion
14. Radio Free Europe
15. Wendell Gee
16. Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
Disc 4
01. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
02. Crush With Eyeliner
03. Drive
04. Turn You Inside Out
05. Try Not To Breathe
06. I Took Your Name
07. Undertow
08. Bang And Blame
09. I Don't Sleep I Dream
10. Strange Currencies
11. Revolution
12. Tongue
Disc 5
01. Man On The Moon
02. Country Feedback
03. Half A World Away
04. Losing My Religion
05. Pop Song 89
06. Finest Worksong
07. Get Up
08. Star 69
09. Let Me In
10. Everybody Hurts
11. Fall On Me
12. Departure
13. Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Disc: 6
01. Lotus
02. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
03. So Fast, So Numb
04. The Apologist
05. Fall On Me
06. Daysleeper
07. The Wake - Up Bomb
08. The One I Love
09. Sweetness Follows
10. At My Most Beautiful
Disc: 7
01. Losing My Religion
02. Everybody Hurts
03. Walk Unafraid
04. Star 69
05. Finest Worksong
06. Man On The Moon
07. Why Not Smile
08. Crush With Eyeliner
09. Tongue
10. Cuyahoga
11. Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Disc: 8
01. Intro
02. So Fast, So Numb
03. Boy In The Well
04. I Wanted To Be Wrong
05. E - Bow The Letter (with Thom Yorke)
06. Around The Sun
07. Aftermath
08. Losing My Religion
09. Walk Unafraid
10. Leaving New York
11. Imitation Of Life
12. Man On The Moon
Disc: 9
Accelerating Backwards
Moon River
Pretty Persuasion
Pop Song 89
Orange Crush
Losing My Religion
Half A World Away
Crush With Eyeliner
Man On The Moon
Daysleeper
Imitation Of Life
So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)
Leaving New York
Intro
Losing My Religion
Lotus
New Test Leper
Daysleeper
Electrolite
At My Most Beautiful
The Apologist
Country Feedback
Parakeet
So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
Walk Unafraid
Man On The Moon
The Passenger
I've Been High
Nightswimming
Bad Day
Published September 5th, 2018