R.E.M. have now officially announced R.E.M. at the BBC, an expansive 8CD/1DVD set collecting rare and unreleased live and studio BBC recordings. Highlights include a 1984 performance from Nottingham's Rock City, John 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 on the band which aired in the UK, a complete 1998 Later...With Jools Holland episode dedicated to R.E.M., plus appearance from Top Of The Pops, and more.
An edited edition of the collection will be available on 2CD or 2LP (different tracklistings for CD + LP). All editions arrive on October 19th.
Stream "Losing My Religion" captured from R.E.M.'s Into The Night session from March 13th 1991 and view the tracklistings for R.E.M. at the BBC below. Head here for all the pre-order options.
9 DISC EDITION (8 CD/1DVD)
Disc 1 - Sessions
Into The Night, BBC Radio 1, March 13th 1991
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, October 25th, 1998
07. Walk Unafraid
08. Daysleeper
09. Lotus
10. At My Most Beautiful
Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1, October 15th 2003
11. Bad Day
12. Orange Crush
Drivetime, BBC Radio 2, October 15th 2003
13. Man On The Moon
14. Imitation Of Life
Radio 1 Live Lounge, March 26th 2008
15. Supernatural Superserious
16. Munich
Disc 2 - Sessions
BBC Radio 1 Session, October 25th, 1998
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 - Live Broadcasts
Rock City, Nottingham, November 21st, 1984
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 - Live Broadcasts
Milton Keynes July 30th, 1995
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 - Live Broadcasts
Milton Keynes, July 30th, 1995
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 - Live Broadcasts
Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, June 25th, 1999
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 - Live Broadcasts
Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, June 25th, 1999
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 - Live Broadcasts
St. James’ Church, London Radio 2, September 15th, 2004
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 (DVD) - Television Broadcasts
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
Later... with Jools Holland Presents R.E.M.
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
Bonus Videos
I've Been High
Nightswimming
Bad Day
2 CD EDITION
Disc 1 - Sessions
Into The Night, BBC Radio 1, March 13th, 1991
01. World Leader Pretend
02. Half A World Away
03. Radio Song
04. Losing My Religion
John Peel Session, BBC Radio 1, October 25th, 1998
05. Lotus
06. At My Most Beautiful
07. Electrolite
08. Perfect Circle
09. Daysleeper
Later...with Jools Holland
10. Country Feedback
Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1, October 15th, 2003
11. Bad Day
12. Orange Crush
Later...with Jools Holland, October 14th, 2003
13. Nightswimming
Drivetime, BBC Radio 2, October 15th, 2003
14. Man On The Moon
15. Imitation Of Life
Radio 1 Live Lounge, March 26th, 2008
16. Supernatural Superserious
Disc 2 - Broadcasts
Rock City, Nottingham, November 21st, 1984
01. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
02. So. Central Rain
03. Gardening At Night
04. Driver 8
05. Radio Free Europe
Milton Keynes, July 30th, 1995
06. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
07. Crush With Eyeliner
08. Drive
09. Half A World Away
10. Pop Song 89
11. Finest Worksong
Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury, June 25th, 1999
12. Fall On Me
13. The One I Love
14. Everybody Hurts
15. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
St. James' Church, September 15th, 2004
16. E-Bow The Letter (with Thom Yorke)
17. Losing My Religion
18. Man On The Moon
2 LP EDITION
LP 1 - Sessions
Into The Night, March 13th, 1991
A1. World Leader Pretend
A2. Radio Song
A3. Losing My Religion
John Peel Session, October 25th, 1998
A4. Lotus
A5. At My Most Beautiful
Mark and Lard, BBC RAdio 1 October 15th, 2003
B1. Bad Day
B2. Orange Crush
Drivetime, October 15th, 2003
B3. Man On The Moon
B4. Imitation Of Life
Radio 1 Live Lounge, March 26th, 2008
B5. Supernatural Superserious
LP 2 - Broadcasts
Rock City, Nottingham, November 21st, 1984
C1. Driver 8
C2. Radio Free Europe
Milton Keynes, July 30th, 1995
C3. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
C4. Drive
C5. Half A World Away
C6. Pop Song 89
Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury, June 25th, 1999
D1. Everybody Hurts
D2. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
St. James' Church, London, September 15th, 2004
D3. Losing My Religion
D4. Man On The Moon
Published September 6th, 2018