band [r.e.m. =] Bill Berry
band [r.e.m. =] Michael Stipe
band [r.e.m. =] Mike Mills
band [r.e.m. =] Peter Buck
design [righteous cover collaboration] Ron Scarselli
photography by [band] Sam Hughes
photography by [front cover] Kenneth Garrett
photography by [front cover] West Light
tracks a3 to a5 producer Don Dixon
tracks b3 producer Don Gehman
tracks a6, b1 producer Joe Boyd
tracks a1 to a5 producer Mitch Easter
tracks a1, a2, b2, b4 to b6 producer R.E.M.
tracks b2, b4 to b6 producer Scott Litt
Copyright (c) I.R.S. Records
Manufactured By MCA Records, Inc.
Distributed By MCA Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) I.R.S. Records, Inc.
Recorded At Drive-In Studio
Copyright (c) I.R.S. Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) International Record Syndicate, Inc.
Published By Night Garden Music
Published By Unichappell Music, Inc.
Mastered At Precision Lacquer
Mastered At Sheffield Lab Matrix
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© 1988 I.R.S. Records [back cover]
℗ 1988 I.R.S. Records, Inc. [spine]
© 1988 I.R.S. Records, Inc. [Insert]
℗ 1988, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982 International Record Syndicate, Inc. [side A label]
℗ 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985 International Record Syndicate, Inc. [side B label]

A1: recorded spring 1981 at Mitch Easter's Drive-In in Winston-Salem, N.C. Later made over for Murmur. This is the original track released as Hibtone 45 in July 1981. Check cattle call vocal available on bootlegs. Mike and Jefferson think this one crushes the other one like a grape. Original version on Murmur (sp 70014)
A2: Autumn 1981. Oct. 2, 3, 4, 7, again at Mitch's recorded for Chronic Town ep. This is the original vocal take, which was replaced for the ep. written on a mattress in the front yard, now condominiums. Original version appears on Chronic Town (sp 70502)
A3: Hunger song. Never played live until recorded for Murmur and after that not very often. Finally a single. Trans: how much time. From Murmur (sp 70014)
A4: First song written during late 1983 preparations for tour with Let's Active and Reckoning. Played on David Letterman before it had a title. The vocal for the video was sung live. From Reckoning (sp 70044)
A5: Early thrash became country for Reckoning as a joke on Bertis. From Reckoning (sp 70044)
A6: Philomath is located between Lexington and Crawfordville and used to have its own post office. From Fables Of The Reconstruction (irs-5592)
B1: Train song from Fables with a train video to match. From Fables Of The Reconstruction (irs-5592)
B2: Written long ago (with, errr, Stumble) just before first trip to northeast as openers on Gang Of Four tour. Used a microsecond in the still despairing Alan Rudolf's 1987 film - Made In Heaven. From the Made In Heaven soundtrack.
B3: From Pageant, sometimes misunderstood but generally in the right direction. Michael likes this one. From Lifes Rich Pageant (irs-5783)
B4: This one went to #9, radio, video, etc. From Document (irs-42059)
B5: Another song from Document that gained horns for 12 and 7 versions. This is the should-have-been horn mix had instinct prevailed at the time. Michael likes this one, too. From Document (irs-42059)
B6: No its not. Soon to be released in Soviot Union for Greenpeace. From Document (irs-42059)

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