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Forty years ago today, R.E.M. released their debut single “Radio Free Europe.” That’s a pretty big deal — the first release by what would become the most important college rock/alternative/indie band of the ’80s — and the band is commemorating the anniversary with appropriate fanfare. They’ve announced a reissue of the original 7″ as released on Hib-Tone Records. The reissue was pressed at Kindercore Vinyl in the band’s hometown of Athens, Georgia, and features the original mixes and Michael Stipe photography from the Hib-Tone release. The B-side from that record, “Sitting Still,” is officially out digitally for the time today.
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R.E.M.: RIP For R.E.M.
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R.E.M. have decided to "call it a day as a band."
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The Strokes: The Futureheads, Zane Lowe react to R.E.M.'s split
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The band have announced they're quitting after 31 years and 15 albums
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R.E.M.: split up after 31 years
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Seminal indie band call it a day with 'astonishment at all we have accomplished'
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The Decemberists: John Wesley Harding Recruits The , R.E.M. Rosanne Cash, Laura Veirs for New Album
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John Wesley Harding will release his new album The Sound of His Own Voice on October 11
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R.E.M.: Working on New Album
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R.E.M. only released Collapse into Now in March, but the band are already in the studio working on the album's follow up.
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