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And I Feel Fine...The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (Collectors' Edition)

R.E.M.

2006 · Rock

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And I Feel Fine...The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (Collectors' Edition) by R.E.M.

And I Feel Fine...The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (Collectors' Edition) is an Alt/Indie album by R.E.M., originally released in 2006. On Gatefold: 35 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.

About

R.E.M. recorded an EP and five studio albums and released a collection of oddities during their five-year tenure with the independent I.R.S. Records. The jump to the major label Warner Bros. didn’t change the band any; they continued to evolve at their own pace. But the label switch did create a distinct chapter in R.E.M.'s story. This nonchronological collection of their early history includes the single versions of their hits and includes key early songs such as “Radio Free Europe” (the version on <i>Murmur</i>, not the Hib-Tone single), “Gardening at Night” from their debut <i>Chronic Town</i> EP, “Talk About the Passion,” “(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville,” “Pretty Persuasion,” “Can’t Get There from Here,” “Fall on Me,” “The One I Love,” and “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine).” R.E.M. wrote the unofficial rules for ‘80s alternative rock with literate, mystical lyrics, jangling guitars, and modest rhythm section, which all recalled the values of ‘60s and ‘70s rock more than the big, club-friendly sounds mostly heard on mainstream radio in the ‘80s.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Begin The Begin3:29
  2. 1-2Radio Free Europe4:06
  3. 1-3Pretty Persuasion3:51
  4. 1-4Talk About The Passion3:22
  5. 1-5(Don't Go Back To) Rockville4:33
  6. 1-6Sitting Still3:18
  7. 1-7Gardening At Night3:29
  8. 1-87 Chinese Bros.4:15
  9. 1-9So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)3:15
  10. 1-10Driver 83:23
  11. 1-11Can't Get There From Here3:39
  12. 1-12Finest Worksong3:48
  13. 1-13Feeling Gravity's Pull4:51
  14. 1-14I Believe3:49
  15. 1-15Life And How To Live It4:08
  16. 1-16Cuyahoga4:21
  17. 1-17The One I Love3:17
  18. 1-18Welcome To The Occupation2:47
  19. 1-19Fall On Me2:51
  20. 1-20Perfect Circle3:29
  21. 1-21It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)4:05
  22. Bonus Disc
  23. 2-1Pilgrimage4:30
  24. 2-2These Days3:25
  25. 2-3Gardening At Night (Demo)4:44
  26. 2-4Radio Free Europe (Hib-Tone)3:48
  27. 2-5Sitting Still (Hib-Tone)3:16
  28. 2-6Life And How To Live It (Live)6:36
  29. 2-7Ages Of You (Live)3:48
  30. 2-8We Walk (Live)3:17
  31. 2-91,000,000 (Live)3:25
  32. 2-10Finest Worksong (Other Mix)3:47
  33. 2-11Hyena (Demo)2:50
  34. 2-12Theme From Two Steps Onward (Demo)4:37
  35. 2-13Superman2:53
  36. 2-14All The Right Friends (Outtake)3:53
  37. 2-15Mystery To Me (Demo)2:01
  38. 2-16Just A Touch (Live In Studio)2:38
  39. 2-17Bad Day (Outtake)3:03
  40. 2-18King Of Birds4:09
  41. 2-19Swan Swan H (Acoustic Version)2:43
  42. 2-20Disturbance At The Heron House3:32
  43. 2-21Time After Time (AnnElise)3:31

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Alternative Rock
  • jangly
  • earnest
  • pastoral

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