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Archive for September, 1997

Review of In The Attic

Thursday, September 25th, 1997

Review of In The Attic
By Mike Gee
iMAGAZINE
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R.E.M. freaks rejoice. Sort of. No, the new album isn’t being rush released - hell, they’ve only just started sessions. However, EMI, celebrating its 100th birthday, has decided to release limited-edition albums of R.E.M., The Beach Boys, David Bowie, [...]

New R.E.M. Album Coming (Sort Of)

Wednesday, September 17th, 1997

By Gil Kaufman
Sonicnet
A new R.E.M. album is on its way.
But it’s not the new one you’ve been hearing about, and the band doesn’t necessarily even want it to be released.
A 15-track compilation entitled In the Attic, comprised of b-sides, alternate takes, live tracks and one previously unreleased track, will be released by Capitol/EMI on Oct. [...]

R.E.M. Making Plans For New Album

Tuesday, September 16th, 1997

Q Magazine
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R.E.M are making plans for their new album, a follow up to New Adventures In Hi-Fi, which should begin recording early next year. According to an interview given by bassist Mike Mills in The Athens Banner Herald the album will represent a parting of [...]

R.E.M. Prepares For Hi-Fi Follow-Up

Tuesday, September 9th, 1997

Wall Of Sound
While a release date is still a year away, a new album from R.E.M. is already in the planning stages. The Athens Banner-Herald reports that the band has tapped Pat McCarthy as producer of the new disc, bringing to a close its ten-year relationship with Scott Litt, who has overseen every R.E.M. album [...]