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R.E.M.'s relationship with the BBC was a long and fruitful one, and on October 19, Craft Recordings will celebrate their joint musical journey with a new retrospective release.  R.E.M. at the BBC will be available as a super deluxe 8CD/1DVD box set as well as in 2-CD and 2-LP formats.  The collections have been curated from the archives of both the band and the BBC, and boast rare and previously unreleased live and studio recordings spanning 1984-2008.

The in-studio recordings featured on the box set include a John Peel Session (1998), Drivetime and Mark and Lard appearances (2003) and a Radio One Live Lounge performance (2008). Live broadcasts include an early show from Nottingham's Rock City (1984), a chronicle of the band's 1995 Monster Tour stop at the Milton Keynes National Bowl, a 1999 Glastonbury headlining set, and a private concert held at London's St. James's Church.  The ninth disc, a DVD, includes the home video premiere of the Accelerating Backwards film.  The film, previously broadcast only in the U.K., features interviews with Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe as well as performance footage.  The DVD is rounded out by a complete episode of Later...With Jools Holland from 1998, as well as TV appearances from Top of the Pops and more.

The liner notes include reminiscences from BBC hosts and production personnel including Jo Whiley and Mark Hagen, while journalist Tom Doyle has penned an overview of the entire 30+-year period covered in the collection.

The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC, available on 2 CDs or 2 LPs, offers a selection of highlights culled from the box set.  The full box track listing will be available on digital platforms.  You'll find the complete track listing below as well as pre-order links!  R.E.M. at the BBC arrives from Craft Recordings on October 19!

R.E.M. At The BBC (Craft Recordings, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

CD 1

  1. World Leader Pretend (Into The Night, BBC Radio 1 - 3/13/1991)
  2. Fretless (Into The Night, BBC Radio 1 - 3/13/1991)
  3. Half a World Away (Into The Night, BBC Radio 1 - 3/13/1991)
  4. Radio Song (Into The Night, BBC Radio 1 - 3/13/1991)
  5. Losing My Religion (Into The Night, BBC Radio 1 - 3/13/1991)
  6. Love Is All Around (Into The Night, BBC Radio 1 - 3/13/1991)
  7. Walk Unafraid (John Peel Session - 10/25/1998)
  8. Daysleeper (John Peel Session - 10/25/1998)
  9. Lotus (John Peel Session - 10/25/1998)
  10. At My Most Beautiful (John Peel Session - 10/25/1998)
  11. Bad Day (Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1 - 10/15/2003)
  12. Orange Crush (Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1 - 10/15/2003)
  13. Man On The Moon (Drivetime, BBC Radio 2 - 10/15/2003)
  14. Imitation Of Life (Drivetime, BBC Radio 2 - 10/15/2003)
  15. Supernatural Superserious (Radio 1 Live Lounge - 3/16/2008)
  16. Munich (Radio 1 Live Lounge - 3/16/2008)

CD 2: BBC Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House, London - 10/25/1998

  1. Introduction
  2. Losing My Religion
  3. New Test Leper
  4. Lotus
  5. Parakeet
  6. Electrolite
  7. Perfect Circle
  8. The Apologist
  9. Daysleeper
  10. Country Feedback
  11. At My Most Beautiful
  12. Walk Unafraid
  13. Man On The Moon

CD 3: Rock City, Nottingham, England - 11/21/1984

  1. Second Guessing
  2. Hyena
  3. Talk About The Passion
  4. West Of The Fields
  5. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
  6. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
  7. So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
  8. Old Man Kensey
  9. 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)

CD 4-5: National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England - 7/30/1995

  1. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
  2. Crush With Eyeliner
  3. Drive
  4. Turn You Inside Out
  5. Try Not To Breathe
  6. I Took Your Name
  7. Undertow
  8. Bang and Blame
  9. I Don't Sleep I Dream
  10. Strange Currencies
  11. Revolution
  12. Tongue
  1. Man On The Moon
  2. Country Feedback
  3. Half a World Away
  4. Losing My Religion
  5. Pop Song 89
  6. Finest Worksong
  7. Get Up
  8. Star 69
  9. 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)

CD 6-7: Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, England - 6/25/1999

  1. Lotus
  2. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
  3. So Fast, So Numb
  4. The Apologist
  5. Fall On Me
  6. Daysleeper
  7. The Wake-Up Bomb
  8. The One I Love
  9. Sweetness Follows
  10. At My Most Beautiful
  1. Losing My Religion
  2. Everybody Hurts
  3. Walk Unafraid
  4. Star 69
  5. Finest Worksong
  6. Man On The Moon
  7. Why Not Smile
  8. Crush With Eyeliner
  9. Tongue
  10. Cuyahoga
  11. Its the End Of The World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)

CD 8: St. James Church, London - 9/15/2004

  1. Intro
  2. So Fast, So Numb
  3. Boy In The Well
  4. I Wanted To Be Wrong
  5. E-Bow The Letter (with Thom Yorke)
  6. Around The Sun
  7. Aftermath
  8. Losing My Religion
  9. Walk Unafraid
  10. Leaving New York
  11. Imitation Of Life
  12. Man On The Moon

DVD

Accelerating Backwards (broadcast on the BBC in 2008)

  1. Moon River
  2. Pretty Persuasion
  3. Pop Song 89
  4. Orange Crush
  5. Losing My Religion
  6. Half a World Away
  7. Crush With Eyeliner
  8. Man On The Moon
  9. Daysleeper
  10. Imitation Of Life
  11. So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
  12. All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)
  13. Leaving New York

Later...With Jools Holland - 10/27/1998

  1. Intro
  2. Losing My Religion
  3. Lotus
  4. New Test Leper
  5. Daysleeper
  6. Electrolite
  7. At My Most Beautiful
  8. The Apologist
  9. Country Feedback
  10. Parakeet
  11. So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
  12. Walk Unafraid
  13. Man On The Moon
  14. The Passenger
  15. I've Been High (bonus video)
  16. Nightswimming (bonus video)
  17. Bad Day (bonus video)

The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC (2-LP) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

LP 1 - Sessions

A1. World Leader Pretend 4:36
A2. Radio Song 4:05
A3. Losing My Religion 4:42
Recorded for Nicky Campbell Session Into The Night on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 13 March 1991

A4. Lotus 4:13
A5. At My Most Beautiful 3:16
Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 25 October 1998

B1. Bad Day 4:03
B2. Orange Crush 3:55
Recorded for Mark and Lard on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 15 October 2003

B3. Man On The Moon 4:59
B4. Imitation Of Life 3:41
Recorded for Drivetime on BBC Radio 2
First broadcast 15 October 2003

B5. Supernatural Superserious 3:23
Recorded for Radio 1 Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 26 March 2008

LP 2 - Broadcasts

C1. Driver 8 3:25
C2. Radio Free Europe 3:49
First broadcast on 21 November 1984 from Rock City, Nottingham

C3. What's The Frequency, Kenneth? 3:54
C4. Drive 3:51
C5. Half A World Away 4:04
C6. Pop Song 89 3:27
First broadcast on 30 July 1995 from Milton Keynes National Bowl

D1. Everybody Hurts 6:47
D2. It's the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 6:58
First broadcast on 25 June 1999 from Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival

D3. Losing My Religion 4:47
D4. Man On The Moon 5:34
First broadcast on 15 September 2004 from St. James's Church, London

The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC (2-CD) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

CD 1 - Sessions

  1. World Leader Pretend 4:36
  2. Half A World Away 3:33
  3. Radio Song 4:05
  4. Losing My Religion 4:42

Recorded for Nicky Campbell Session Into The Night on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 13 March 1991

  1. Lotus 4:13
  2. At My Most Beautiful 3:16

Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 25 October 1998

  1. Electrolite 4:23
  2. Perfect Circle 4:39
  3. Daysleeper 4:44

Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 25 October 1998

  1. Country Feedback

Recorded for Later... with Jools Holland on BBC1
First broadcast on 27 October 1998

  1. Bad Day 4:03
  2. Orange Crush 3:55

Recorded for Mark and Lard on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 15 October 2003

  1. Nightswimming

Recorded for Later... with Jools Holland on BBC1
First broadcast on 14 October 2003

  1. Man On The Moon 4:59
  2. Imitation Of Life 3:41

Recorded for Drivetime on BBC Radio 2
First broadcast 15 October 2003

  1. Supernatural Superserious 3:23

Recorded for Radio 1 Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 26 March 2008

CD 2 - Broadcasts

  1. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville 4:29
  2. So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) 4:51
  3. Gardening At Night 3:26
  4. Driver 8 3:25
  5. Radio Free Europe 3:49

First broadcast on 21 November 1984 from Rock City, Nottingham

  1. What's The Frequency, Kenneth? 3:54
  2. Crush With Eyeliner 4:42
  3. Drive 3:51
  4. Half A World Away 4:04
  5. Pop Song 89 3:27
  6. Finest Worksong 3:48

First broadcast on 30 July 1995 from Milton Keynes  National Bowl

  1. Fall On Me 3:26
  2. The One I Love 3:27
  3. Everybody Hurts 6:47
  4. It's the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 6:58

First broadcast on 25 June 1999 from Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival

  1. E-Bow The Letter (with Thom Yorke) 5:09
  2. Losing My Religion 4:47
  3. Man On The Moon 5:34

First broadcast on 15 September 2004 from St. James's Church, London

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