Release date: October 19, 2018

R.E.M. grew up with the BBC, and this historic relationship is lovingly celebrated across an incredible collection that beautifully illustrates the career trajectory of one of modern music’s greatest bands. The collection comprises a treasure trove of rare and unreleased live and studio recordings culled from the BBC and band archives. This is a must-have collection for R.E.M. fans and an authoritative introduction for newcomers.

The Best of collection offers a selection of in-studio performance and live broadcast highlights.

Order includes instant grat. singles that will be released each week leading up to street date.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 (64:17) – Sessions Into The Night, BBC Radio 1, 13 March 1991

World Leader Pretend 4:36
Fretless 5:16
Half A World Away 3:33
Radio Song 4:05
Losing My Religion 4:42
Love Is All Around 3:09 John Peel Studio Session, 25 October 1998
Walk Unafraid 4:04
Daysleeper 3:18
Lotus 4:13
At My Most Beautiful 3:16 Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1, 15 October 2003
Bad Day 4:03
Orange Crush 3:55 Drivetime, BBC Radio 2, 15 October 2003
Man On The Moon 4:59
Imitation Of Life 3:41 Radio 1 Live Lounge, 26 March 2008
Supernatural Superserious 3:23 16. Munich 3:18

Disc 2 (62:32) – Sessions BBC Radio 1 Public Peel Session, 25 October 1998

Introduction :26
Losing My Religion 4:44
New Test Leper 5:53
Lotus 4:48
Parakeet 4:23
Electrolite 4:23
Perfect Circle 4:39
The Apologist 4:40
Daysleeper 4:44
Country Feedback 7:23
At My Most Beautiful 4:14
Walk Unafraid 4:52
Man On The Moon 6:11

Disc 3 (58:49) – Live Broadcasts Rock City, Nottingham, 21 November 1984

Second Guessing 2:57
Hyena 2:57
Talk About The Passion 3:04
West Of The Fields 3:07
(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville 4:29
Auctioneer (Another Engine) 3:01
So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) 4:51
Old Man Kensey 4:24
Gardening At Night 3:26
9-9/Hey Diddle Diddle/Feeling Gravitys Pull 5:39
Windout 1:49
Driver 8 3:25
Pretty Persuasion 3:33
Radio Free Europe 3:49
Wendell Gee 3:21
Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars) 4:47

Disc 4 (51:59) – Live Broadcasts Milton Keynes, 30 July 1995

What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? 3:58
Crush With Eyeliner 4:42
Drive 3:51
Turn You Inside Out 4:17
Try Not To Breathe 3:50
I Took Your Name 4:15
Undertow 5:16
Bang And Blame 4:58
I Don’t Sleep I Dream 4:14
Strange Currencies 4:31
Revolution 3:20
Tongue 4:38

Disc 5 (56:43) – Live Broadcasts Milton Keynes, 30 July 1995

Man On The Moon 5:46
Country Feedback 6:49
Half A World Away 4:04
Losing My Religion 4:54
Pop Song 89 3:27
Finest Worksong 3:48
Get Up 2:54
Star 69 4:00
Let Me In 3:59
Everybody Hurts 7:24
Fall On Me 3:11
Departure 3:52
Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 5:15

Disc 6 (43:05) – Live Broadcasts Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, 25 June 1999

Lotus 4:36
What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? 4:09
So Fast, So Numb 4:47
The Apologist 4:36
Fall On Me 3:26
Daysleeper 3:29
The Wake-Up Bomb 5:01
The One I Love 3:27
Sweetness Follows 5:50
At My Most Beautiful 3:37

Disc 7 (53:28) – Live Broadcasts Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, 25 June 1999

Losing My Religion 5:24
Everybody Hurts 6:47
Walk Unafraid 4:17
Star 69 3:04
Finest Worksong 4:22
Man On The Moon 5:43
Why Not Smile 2:10
Crush With Eyeliner 4:40
Tongue 5:19
Cuyahoga 4:37
Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 6:58

Disc 8 (55:24) – Live Broadcasts St. James’ Church, London Radio 2, 15 September 2004

Intro :47
So Fast, So Numb 5:13
Boy In The Well 5:20
I Wanted To Be Wrong 5:19
E-Bow The Letter (with Thom Yorke) 5:09
Around The Sun 5:02
Aftermath 3:58
Losing My Religion 4:47
Walk Unafraid 5:10
Leaving New York 4:48
Imitation Of Life 4:35
Man On The Moon 5:34

Disc 9 (DVD) - Television Broadcasts

Accelerating Backwards
Moon River
Pretty Persuasion
Pop Song 89
Orange Crush
Losing My Religion
Half A World Away
Crush With Eyeliner
Man On The Moon
Daysleeper
Imitation Of Life
So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
Leaving New York
Later… with Jools Holland Presents R.E.M.
Intro
Losing My Religion
Lotus
New Test Leper
Daysleeper
Electrolite
At My Most Beautiful
The Apologist
Country Feedback
Parakeet
So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
Walk Unafraid
Man On The Moon
The Passenger
Bonus Videos
I’ve Been High
Nightswimming
Bad Day