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R.E.M.- DEAD LETTER OFFICE- CD- 1987/1997- IRS Inc./A&M Records Ltd.- 0082839717427- 400 grn
DEAD LETTER OFFICE is a rarities and B-sides collection by R.E.M., released in April 1987. The album is essentially a collection of many additional recordings R.E.M. made from before Murmur to Lifes Rich Pageant that were outtakes or released as B-sides to their singles internationally. Many of the tracks are favorite cover versions indicating the band's disparate influences and musical tastes, including three Velvet Underground covers, and songs by Aerosmith ("Toys In The Attic"), Roger Miller ("King Of The Road"), and fellow Athenians Pylon ("Crazy"). While purists will insist on an undiluted copy of the band's 1982 Chronic Town EP, R.E.M. completists (and those who just like a lot of tracks for their money) will be grateful for the inclusion of 15 additional B-sides and curios on this 1987 compilation. Not surprisingly, the non-Chronic material is a mixed blessing: while R.E.M. were much beloved for being notorious cover-whores during those early Athens live shows, their reverent takes on Velvet Underground classics stand the test of time far better than their odes to Roger Miller and Aerosmith. But all that will be forgotten by the time Chronic Town's "Wolves, Lower" kicks in, signaling the official arrival of a band that forever changed the face of Southern rock. Arriving mere months before Document took the group into the Top Ten, the B-sides and rarities collection DEAD LETTER OFFICE sums up all of the quirks and idiosyncrasies that made R.E.M. the leading underground guitar pop band of the '80s. While only a handful of songs on DEAD LETTER OFFICE rank among the group's best, the record is extremely entertaining, even for casual fans, particularly because it captures the wild spirit of R.E.M. that was evident at their concerts, but not always on their records. Among the gems scattered throughout the collection are the cheerily ridiculous "Band Wagon," "Voice Of Harold" (which features Michael Stipe singing the liner notes to a gospel album over the backing of "7 Chinese Brothers"), covers of the Velvet Underground, Pylon and Aerosmith, the ringing pop of "Burning Down" (which is later reworked as "Ages Of You"), and "Walter's Theme," a drunken attempt at a commercial for a local restaurant that segues into a clueless cover of "King Of The Road." The material may be slight, but it's fun -- and R.E.M.'s albums aren't always fun. The CD version of DEAD LETTER OFFICE contains the group's debut EP, Chronic Town.
Comes In A Standard Jewel Case With Black Tray Includes Six Page Foldout Inlay.
Made In Germany (SID-Code: MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC).
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