{"product_id":"r-e-m-around-the-sun-2lp-180g","title":"R.E.M. - Around the Sun [2LP\/ 180G]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180g Vinyl 2LP Reissue Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and Pressed at Memphis Records Pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCraft Recordings celebrates the enduring legacy of R.E.M. with vinyl reissues for two long out-of-print titles from the second half of the band's celebrated career: 2004's\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAround the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand 2011's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollapse Into Now\u003c\/em\u003e. The chart-topping\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAround the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes such highlights as \"Leaving New York,\" \"Aftermath,\" \"Electron Blue,\" and \"Wanderlust,\" plus \"The Outsiders.\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollapse Into Now\u003c\/em\u003e, which marks the band's fifteenth and final studio album, includes the singles \"Überlin,\" \"Oh My Heart\" and \"It Happened Today.\" Arriving in July 2023, both albums were cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Memphis Records Pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the most revered acts to emerge from the American underground, Athens, GA's R.E.M. was formed in 1980 by Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass), and Bill Berry (drums). An influential force in the post-punk college scene, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and multi-Grammy Award winners rose to become one of the most popular and critically acclaimed bands in the world, thanks to their idiosyncratic blend of brash tunefulness and poetic lyrics on such best-selling albums as\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOut of Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1991),\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAutomatic for the People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1992), and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1994). By the turn of the millennium, the band had ventured into new sonic territory, exploring electronic textures and the use of synthesizers with albums like\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1998) and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReveal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eR.E.M.'s thirteenth LP,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAround the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, continued that evolution. Written as America grappled with the 9\/11 attacks and the Iraq War, the album reflected the somber tone of the era and found the band blending political commentary with meditations on love, loss, and a fast-changing world. Marking the band's final collaboration with producer Pat McCarthy (The Waterboys, U2) and their first with drummer Bill Rieflin,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAround the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures the singles \"Leaving New York\" (a Top 5 hit in the UK and No. 1 on Billboard's AAA chart), \"Wanderlust,\" the melancholic \"Aftermath,\" and the trippy \"Electron Blue.\" Other highlights include the politically charged \"Final Straw\" and the poignant \"Outsiders,\" featuring guest vocals by rapper Q-Tip. Praised by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlender\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor its \"arresting musical moods\" and \"strong choruses,\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAround the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etopped the album charts in the UK, Germany, and Sweden, among other territories, and landed at No. 13 on the Billboard 200.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLP1\u003cbr\u003e1. Leaving New York\u003cbr\u003e2. Electron Blue\u003cbr\u003e3. The Outsiders\u003cbr\u003e4. Make It All Okay\u003cbr\u003e5. Final Straw\u003cbr\u003e6. I Wanted To Be Wrong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLP2\u003cbr\u003e1. Wanderlust\u003cbr\u003e2. Boy In The Well\u003cbr\u003e3. Aftermath\u003cbr\u003e4. High Speed Train\u003cbr\u003e5. The Worst Joke Ever\u003cbr\u003e6. The Ascent Of Man\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44115367166126,"sku":"888072426269","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/files\/remaround1.jpg?v=1691167402","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/r-e-m-around-the-sun-2lp-180g","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}