R.E.M. will revisit the days when they were considered one of the US alternative scene’s best kept secrets when they release the 7″ singles collection ‘7IN – 83-88‘ on December 8th.
The album combines eleven singles released by the band on the IRS Records label between 1983 and 1988, ending just before their stock truly went worldwide with the ‘Out Of Time‘ album.
The tracks will come in box-set form, all with fully reproduced versions of their respective original artwork.
‘7IN – 83-88’ tracklist:
‘Radio Free Europe’/’There She Goes Again’
‘So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)’/’King of the Road’
‘(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville’/’Catapult’ (live)
‘Can’t Get There From Here’/’Bandwagon’
‘Driver 8’/’Crazy’
‘Wendell G’/’Crazy’ + ‘Ages of You’/’Burning Down’ (UK double-pack, previously unreleased in US)
‘Fall On Me’/’Rotary Ten’
‘Superman’/’White Tornado’
‘The One I Love’/’Maps and Legends’ (Live)
‘Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)’/’Last Date’
‘Finest Worksong’/’Time After Time’ (live) [UK single, previously unreleased in US]