Saturday, December 25, 2010

12. R.E.M. - Chronic Town EP - 1982

Recorded in my home state of North Carolina in 1981, this set the tone for what was to come from R.E.M.
Chronic Town was released August 24, 1982 to good reviews. "Wolves, Lower" was released from it, but to me the stand out track was "Carnival Of Sorts". Damn that's a great song! This record is raw. Their cover of  The Velvet Underground's "There She Goes Again" is just too cool! Although it is contained in it's entirety within "Dead Letter Office", I have included it here instead because I'm proud to have the first R.E.M. release on vinyl and wanted to show it off. I have nothing against "Dead Letter Office" and have it on vinyl as well. Here's a pic:

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