Pre-Order Thread

[Sebastian]

R.E.M. should have to pay The Beach Boys royalties for “At My Most Beautiful” it’s the most Pet Sounds-y track ever produced by someone not named Brian Wilson and I mean that as a gigantic compliment.

I enjoy that track as well.
When I hear this song, of course I hear the BB, but my brain also thinks that somehow the folks in the Jellyfish FB group would attribute the band as an influence on this song…lol. I need to leave that group.

 

[boychik0830]

Reasonable Woman Clear Vinyl

Full length Reasonable Woman clear edition vinyl. ONLY 500 MADE! Limit 2 per customer. This item is PRE-ORDER: Shipping May 2024. If you have other items in your order, they will ship when this product ships. If you would like to receive your other items sooner, please order them separately.

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[Biscuit]

I think Up is the last “essential” R.E.M. album I need.

I followed them from the start up until Monster. REM peaked for me at Life's Rich Pageant. I liked their albums less between Document and Monster, liking a song or two on the LPs in between. I could not get into anything past Monster however for some reason, although I tried, except possibly Accelerate.

 

[tvham]

I followed them from the start up until Monster. REM peaked for me at Life's Rich Pageant. I liked their albums less between Document and Monster, liking a song or two on the LPs in between. I could not get into anything past Monster however for some reason, although I tried, except possibly Accelerate.

Even New Adventures? For me that's a top tier REM album.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I should probably pick up that latter day greatest hits collection, In Time at some point as well since it includes “Bad Day” which is a phenomenal non-album single. Plus it was compiled exceptionally well and would be a nice album to spin for a quick retrospective.

 

[Corycm]

I followed them from the start up until Monster. REM peaked for me at Life's Rich Pageant. I liked their albums less between Document and Monster, liking a song or two on the LPs in between. I could not get into anything past Monster however for some reason, although I tried, except possibly Accelerate.

I was in that same groove for a long time. I owned everything, but they rarely got touched. Until the “This is not a show” live album, which fired me back up about a lot of the later albums and the whole catalog wound up back in rotation.

 

[Joe Mac]

I should probably pick up that latter day greatest hits collection, In Time at some point as well since it includes “Bad Day” which is a phenomenal non-album single. Plus it was compiled exceptionally well and would be a nice album to spin for a quick retrospective.

I actually loved the whole career 2CD one they did when they split up. I had never been a huge R.E.M. fan outside some singles and them being great live at Glastonbury and that first CD of early stuff really made them click.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I followed them from the start up until Monster. REM peaked for me at Life's Rich Pageant. I liked their albums less between Document and Monster, liking a song or two on the LPs in between. I could not get into anything past Monster however for some reason, although I tried, except possibly Accelerate.

I love (and honestly prefer) their early IRS era stuff now but I didn’t get to fully exploring that stuff until college and it’s such a different vibe from their major label output. Almost like two different bands.

I can certainly understand early fans not vibing as much with their later era stuff. I can think of a few bands that I loved from the beginning (Wilco, My Morning Jacket, The National, etc…) who have, for a few decades now; been making wonderful albums but I have a much tougher time connecting with their most recent work since I am always comparing it with their brilliant early albums and how those albums illuminated my life. I could see someone just discovering The National now through the Taylor Swift connection absolutely loving their most recent albums but I doubt they will ever release anything that hits the same way that Alligator did for me in the early 2000s. In a lot of ways it’s probably preferable to discovering a band with a hefty back catalog all at once since your ability to enjoy their discography isn’t hindered by familiar glow of nostalgia.

 

[Joe Mac]

I love (and honestly prefer) their early IRS era stuff now but I didn’t get to fully exploring that stuff until college and it’s such a different vibe from their major label output. Almost like two different bands.

I can certainly understand early fans not vibing as much with their later era stuff. I can think of a few bands that I loved from the beginning (Wilco, My Morning Jacket, The National, etc…) who have, for a few decades now; been making wonderful albums but I have a much tougher time connecting with their most recent work since I am always comparing it with their brilliant early albums and how those albums illuminated my life. I could see someone just discovering The National now through the Taylor Swift connection absolutely loving their most recent albums but I doubt they will ever release anything that hits the same way that Alligator did for me in the early 2000s. In a lot of ways it’s probably preferable to discovering a band with a hefty back catalog all at once since your ability to enjoy their discography isn’t hindered by familiar glow of nostalgia.

It’s pros and cons. There is something special about going on that journey that is lost too by turning up late to the party and let’s be honest there are very few artists that don’t either gradually get less interesting or that don’t just start releasing increasingly dull facsimiles of their best work.

 

[McGlam]

Up is back up. Just grabbed one.

 

[Twentytwo]

Marc Broussard - Carencro Vinyl

Remastered for vinyl! Note: A few songs were shortened to maintain the sonic integrity of the vinyl.

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[Twentytwo]

Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings (3-LP Box Set)

70th years on from the legendary 1953 concert at Massey Hall, Toronto that featured jazz legends Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach on stage together, comes this complete 3-LP collection. Including two insightful essays and previously unseen photos this...

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[dbarila]

In an ironic twist of fate, on the REM website the Green is available for pre-order while the black shows sold out.

 

[Indymisanthrope]

Marc Broussard - Carencro Vinyl

Remastered for vinyl! Note: A few songs were shortened to maintain the sonic integrity of the vinyl.

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I just listened to this the other day for the first time like 15 years. I didn't feel like it had really held up all that well, and looking at Broussard's career since then it looks like he got kinda lost in his mediocre soul reclamation project. Before this relisten it might have been an automatic purchase for me, but now I think I'm gonna pass. Sorry, Marc.

 

[stpaulbrowns]

How is the green sold out already???? I just opened the email.

In stock again!

 

[djdavedk]

The trio version of R.E.M. holds no interest for me as a vinyl buyer; I think I got one of them on CD for a buck and it's fine for a once-a-year spin.

Out of Time is tricky, at the time it was fun but I probably go back to it the least. Monster is maligned and in every thrift shop & clearance bin in America, but damn if it doesn't rock. I really don't get the dislike on that, except maybe they saturated the market.

Perhaps for me it was seeing R.E.M. in August of 1983 that made me love the earlier music most.

 

[threesunrises]

REM Up is available again

Up: 25th Anniversary Edition Green Marble (2-LP)

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.’s eleventh studio album, Up. This special pressing—replicating the original package— offers the newly remastered album across 2-LPs, pressed on 180-gram vinyl. The album features the singles "Daysleeper,” “Lotus,” “Suspicion” and “At My Most Beautiful.”...

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[threesunrises]

In an ironic twist of fate, on the REM website the Green is available for pre-order while the black shows sold out.

Ha! I had the page open and refreshed and saw it was available. Hadn't seen the posts up thread stating it was available again.

 

[Twentytwo]

JERRY GARCIA & MERL SAUNDERS / JGB ‘HEADS & TAILS VOLUME 1’ LP (Limited Edition – Only 600 Made, Blue / White / Green Tri-color Vinyl)

LABEL: ROUND RECORDSVINYL RELEASE DATE: 11/03/2023ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 11/03/2023VARIANT: Blue / White / Green Tri-color Vinyl LP The first installment in a new archival vinyl series which will showcase previously unreleased performances from the Jerry Garcia Family vaults. Heads & Tails: Vol...

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[Twentytwo]

REM Up is available again

Up: 25th Anniversary Edition Green Marble (2-LP)

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.’s eleventh studio album, Up. This special pressing—replicating the original package— offers the newly remastered album across 2-LPs, pressed on 180-gram vinyl. The album features the singles "Daysleeper,” “Lotus,” “Suspicion” and “At My Most Beautiful.”...

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For an album that came out the year I graduated high school, I don't remember a a song off this album. Most REM albums I at least know a couple singles but this a no go.