REM – GREEN LP – Nr MINT 1988 ORIG  INDIE ROCK STIPE ORANGE CRUSH

REM – Green
(Warner Bros Records  1988  WX234)
Matrix No’s: A2 DMM/B1 BN

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– date written in pen at top

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, that was formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck’s ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe’s particular vocal quality and obscure lyrics, and Mills’ melodic basslines and backing vocals. R.E.M. released its first single—”Radio Free Europe”—in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band’s first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single “The One I Love”. The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.

By the early 1990s, when alternative rock began to experience broad mainstream success, R.E.M. was viewed by subsequent acts such as Nirvana and Pavement as a pioneer of the genre. The band then released its two most commercially successful albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), which veered from the band’s established sound and catapulted it to international fame. R.E.M.’s 1994 release, Monster, was a return to a more rock-oriented sound, but still continued its run of success. The band began its first tour in six years to support the album; the tour was marred by medical emergencies suffered by three of the band members.

In 1996, R.E.M. re-signed with Warner Bros. for a reported US$80 million, at the time the most expensive recording contract in history. Its 1996 release, New Adventures in Hi-Fi, though critically acclaimed, fared worse commercially than its predecessors. The following year, Bill Berry left the band, while Stipe, Buck, and Mills continued the group as a trio. Through some changes in musical style, the band continued its career into the next decade with mixed critical and commercial success, despite having sold more than 85 million records worldwide and becoming one of the world’s best-selling music artists of all time. In 2007, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in their first year of eligibility. R.E.M. disbanded amicably in September 2011, announcing the split on its website.

Green is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in November 1988. It was the band’s debut major label album for Warner Bros. Records and represented a stylistic departure from its guitar-driven rock sound to an acoustic approach that they would follow for its subsequent two albums. The band continued to explore left wing political values in the album’s packaging and lyrics, promoting green politics. To promote Green, the band embarked on a two-year world tour and released four singles: “Orange Crush”, “Stand”, “Pop Song 89”, and “Get Up”.

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.

Side one – “Air side”

1. “Pop Song 89” – 3:04
2. “Get Up” – 2:39
3. “You Are the Everything” – 3:41
4. “Stand” – 3:10
5. “World Leader Pretend” – 4:17
6. “The Wrong Child” – 3:36

Side two – “Metal side”

7. “Orange Crush” – 3:51
8. “Turn You Inside-Out” – 4:16
9. “Hairshirt” – 3:55
10. “I Remember California” – 4:59
11. “11” – 3:10

Track listing notes:

• On the vinyl release, R.E.M. labeled side one (tracks 1–6) as the “Air side” and side two (tracks 7–11) as the “Metal side.”
• Track 4 (“Stand”) is listed on the album as track “R”.
• Track 11, unlisted on the back cover and unnamed on the disc, is copyrighted under the title, “11”.

Personnel

R.E.M.

• Bill Berry – drums and backing vocals, bass guitar on “You Are the Everything”, “The Wrong Child”, and “Hairshirt”
• Peter Buck – guitar, mandolin, drums on “Eleventh, Untitled Song”
• Mike Mills – bass guitar, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals
• Michael Stipe – vocals

Additional musicians

• Bucky Baxter – pedal steel guitar on “World Leader Pretend”
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello on “World Leader Pretend”
• Keith LeBlanc – percussion on “Turn You Inside-Out”

Production

• Bill Berry – production
• Peter Buck – production
• Thom Cadley – engineering (Bearsville)
• Jem Cohen – photography
• George Cowan – engineering (Bearsville)
• Jay Healy – engineering
• Tom Laune – engineering (Ardent)
• Scott Litt – production, engineering
• Bob Ludwig – mastering, at Masterdisk, New York City, New York, United States
• Jon McCafferty – packaging and photography
• Mike Mills – production
• Frank Olinsky and Manhattan Design – packaging
• Michael Stipe – production, packaging, and photography
• Michael Tighe – photography