{"product_id":"rem-eponymous-377676","title":"R.E.M. – Eponymous","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eR.E.M.'s \u003cem\u003eEponymous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e arrived in October 1988 as the band closed its I.R.S. chapter and prepared to move to Warner Bros., making it both a concise introduction to their early years and a snapshot of a group in transition. Rather than a routine hits set, it draws together key songs from the first five albums while adding rarities that gave longtime fans a real reason to pay attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe biggest draw is the original Hib-Tone single version of \"Radio Free Europe,\" a rawer first statement than the rerecorded take on \u003cem\u003eMurmur\u003c\/em\u003e. It also includes alternate mixes of \"Gardening at Night\" and \"Finest Worksong,\" plus \"Romance,\" which had previously only appeared on the 1987 \u003cem\u003eMade in Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e soundtrack and had not been on an R.E.M. album before. Those details make \u003cem\u003eEponymous\u003c\/em\u003e more than a summary: it shows how the band's early catalogue was already being reshaped and re-heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest of the selection maps R.E.M.'s rise from underground college-rock favourites to a wider audience, with songs such as \"So. Central Rain,\" \"Fall on Me,\" and \"The One I Love\" tracing that shift without losing the band’s peculiar charm. Even now, it works especially well as a focused overview of the I.R.S. era, balancing familiar singles with just enough oddities to keep it from feeling like a stopgap compilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \u003c!-- Genres --\u003e\n    \n      \u003cp\u003eGenre: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/r-e-m\"\u003eR.E.M.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e I.R.S. Records, UMe\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_us\"\u003eUS\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alternative-rock\"\u003eAlternative Rock\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock\"\u003ePop Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eEarly\u003cbr\u003eA1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+Radio+Free+Europe+(Original+Hib-Tone+Single)\"\u003eRadio Free Europe (Original Hib-Tone Single)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+Gardening+At+Night+(Different+Vocal+Mix)\"\u003eGardening At Night (Different Vocal Mix)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+Talk+About+The+Passion\"\u003eTalk About The Passion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+So.+Central+Rain\"\u003eSo. Central Rain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA5 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+(Don't+Go+Back+To)+Rockville\"\u003e(Don'T Go Back To) Rockville\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA6 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+Can't+Get+There+From+Here\"\u003eCan'T Get There From Here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate\u003cbr\u003eB1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+Driver+8\"\u003eDriver 8\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+Romance\"\u003eRomance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+Fall+On+Me\"\u003eFall On Me\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+The+One+I+Love\"\u003eThe One I Love\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB5 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+Finest+Worksong+(Mutual+Drum+Horn+Mix)\"\u003eFinest Worksong (Mutual Drum Horn Mix)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB6 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=R.E.M.+Its+The+End+Of+The+World+As+We+Know+It+(And+I+Feel+Fine)\"\u003eIts The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"I.R.S. 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