R.E.M. Release 4Disc Edition Of 'Out Of Time' For 25th Anniversary

R.E.M.’s biggest album, Out of Time, is about to get the deluxe reissue treatment on November 18 via Concord/Bicycle Music.

Released in 1991, Out of Time was one of only two studio albums from the band to top the U.S. charts (Monster did it again in 1994), also hitting number 1 in Canada, the U.K. Austria and the Netherlands. It went four-times Platinum in the U.S., five-times in Britain and two-times in Australia.

The album propelled the band from a cult-like following to international success on the success of the singles Losing My Religion (1991 / #4 / #1 Alternative / #1 Mainstream Rock) and Shiny Happy People (1991 / #10 / #3 Alternative / #8 Mainstream Rock). At the 1991 Grammys, Losing My Religion won for Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal and Music Video, Short Form while the album won for Alternative Music Performance. Losing My Religion was also nominated for Record and Song of the Year and the album for Album of the Year, losing all three major categories to Natalie Cole.

The four-CD set includes the original album on Disc 1 and nineteen demos on Disc 2. The third disc is a performance by the band on Mountain Stage while Disc 4 is a Blu-Ray with the album in Hi-Res Stereo and Hi-Res 5.1 Surround Sound along with eight music videos and an eighteen minute Electronic Press Kit (EPK).

A two-CD edition contains just discs 1 and 2 from the deluxe set while the 3-vinyl LP version has the original album and two records of demos.

All versions have liner notes by Annie Zaleski, including interviews with all four band members and producers Scott Litt and John Keane.

Out of Time track lists 4-CD Set

Disc 1 (Out of Time)

R.E.M. Photo by Ros O’Gorman.

Radio Song
Losing My Religion
Low
Near Wild Heaven
Endgame
Shiny Happy People
Belong
Half A World Away
Texarkana
Country Feedback
Me In Honey

Disc 2 (Out of Time Demos)
Losing My Religion 1 (demo)
Near Wild Heaven 1 (demo)
Shiny Happy People 1 (demo)
Texarkana 1 (demo)
Untitled Demo 2
Radio – Acoustic (Radio Song 1 demo)
Near Wild Heaven 2 (demo)
Shiny Happy People 2 (demo)
Slow Sad Rocker (Endgame demo)
Radio – Band (Radio Song 3 demo)
Losing My Religion 2 (demo)
Belong (demo)
Blackbirds (Half A World Away demo)
Texarkana (demo)
Country Feedback (demo)
Me On Keyboard (Me In Honey demo)
Low (demo)
40 Sec. (40 Second Song demo)
Fretless 1 (demo)

Disc 3 (Live at Mountain Stage)
Introduction
World Leader Pretend
Radio Song
Fall On Me
It’s the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Half A World Away
Belong
Love Is All Around
Losing My Religion
Dallas
Radio Song
Disturbance At The Heron House
Low
Sawn Swan H
Pop Song 89

Disc 4 (Blu-Ray)
Out Of Time – Hi-Res Stereo
Out Of Time – Hi-Res 5.1 Surround Sound
Music Videos
Radio Song
Losing My Religion
Low
Near Wild Heaven
Shiny Happy People
Belong
Half A World Away
Country Feedback
Time Piece (18-min EPK)