Best of R.E.M. at the BBC

by R.E.M.

Overview

A generous sampling from a generous box, The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC culls 34 highlights from its parent eight-disc/single-DVD set. This means this double-disc is swift, passing quickly through the group's various incarnations, as it offers a disc of sessions accompanied by a disc of BBC broadcasts. Both CDs feature a young, nervy R.E.M., but only in passing: the second disc contains five tracks from 1984, while the first begins with four selections from 1991, the year R.E.M. broke around the world thanks to "Losing My Religion." The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC focuses on the band's mature period, the time after drummer Bill Berry entered retirement and the time when the group were lodged upon the top of the U.K. charts. As such, The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC isn't quite representative of the group's career in toto -- it favors professionalism over passion -- but it also winds up demonstrating that the group remained vigorous, even vital, long after their supposed sell-by date. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/19/2018
Label:	Craft Records / Universal
UPC:	0888072067721
Rank:	29209

Tracks

Disc 1

1. World Leader Pretend [Nicky Campbell Session, Into the Night, BBC Radio 1, March 13, 1991]
2. Radio Song [Nicky Campbell Session, Into the Night, BBC Radio 1, March 13, 1991]
3. Losing My Religion [Nicky Campbell Session, Into the Night, BBC Radio 1, March 13, 1991]
4. Lotus [John Peel Session, BBC Radio 1, October 25, 1998]
5. At My Most Beautiful [John Peel Session, BBC Radio 1, October 25, 1998]
6. Bad Day [Mark and Lard Session, BBC Radio 1, October 15, 2003]
7. Orange Crush [Mark and Lard Session, BBC Radio 1, October 15, 2003]
8. Man On The Moon [Drivetime, BBC Radio 2, October 15, 2003]
9. Imitation Of Life [Drivetime, BBC Radio 2, October 15, 2003]
10. Supernatural Superserious [Live Lounge, BBC Radio 1, March 26, 2008]

Disc 2

11. Driver 8 [Live at Rock City, Nottingham, November 21, 1984]
12. Radio Free Europe [Live at Rock City, Nottingham, November 21, 1984]
13. What's The Frequency, Kenneth? [Live at Milton Keynes, July 30, 1995]
14. Drive [Live at Milton Keynes, July 30, 1995]
15. Half A World Away [Live at Milton Keynes, July 30, 1995]
16. Pop Song 89 [Live at Milton Keynes, July 30, 1995]
17. Everybody Hurts [Live on the Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival, June 25, 1999]
18. Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) [Live on the Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival, June 25, 1999]
19. Losing My Religion [Live at St. James's Church, London, September 15, 2004]
20. Man On The Moon [Live at St. James's Church, London, September 15, 2004]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

R.E.M.   Primary Artist
Thom Yorke   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Bill Rieflin   Musician
Ken Stringfellow   Musician
Doug Schwartz   Mastering
Joey Waronker   Musician
Peter Buck   Composer,Group Member
Peter Holsapple   Musician
Mike Mills   Composer,Group Member
Michael Stipe   Composer,Group Member,Package Design
Scott McCaughey   Musician
Nathan December   Musician
Sig Sigworth   Archivist
Bill Berry   Composer,Group Member
Brian Cole   Musician
Bertis Downs   Advisor
Mercer Brockenbrough Davis   Project Manager
Tim Hoogenakker   Post Mix Engineer
Chris Bilheimer   Package Design
David Beaufoy   Project Manager
Kevin O'Neil   Project Manager
Simon Gurney   Project Assistant
Duane Saetveit   Musician
Chris Hartstonge   Project Assistant
Kay Anderson   Project Manager
David Bell   Project Manager
Brian Harris   Musician