R.E.M. - Eponymous

RARE/2HAND VIMYL LP ON I.R.S. 1988

I.R.S. ILP 466338-1 made in Holland with text inner sleeve.

Vinyl NM. Cover NM.

Basically a singles collection from R.E.M.'s first five albums, Eponymous gives the listener a sense of the band's change from folk-rock to rock. The songs are intelligently selected, distilling most of the best moments from their first five albums for IRS. Included is the original single of "Radio Free Europe," and different mixes of "Gardening at Night" (where it's actually possible to hear the vocal) and "Finest Worksong," and the previously unreleased (and unspectacular) "Romance." [Note: An import collection, The Best of R.E.M., doesn't have the rarities, but has 16 songs, including the remainder of Eponymous, plus many other important songs from their IRS years.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M.

Tracklist

1. Radio Free Europe (original Hib-tone Single)
2. Gardening At Night (different Vocal Mix)
3. Talk About The Passion
4. So. Central Rain
5. (don't Go Back To) Rockville
6. Can't Get There From Here
7. Driver 8
8. Romance
9. Fall On Me
10. The One I Love
11. Finest Worksong (mutual Drum Horn Mix)
12. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)