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Singles Collected
Singles Collected is an R.E.M. compilation gathering singles from the band's early years, running from the debut album Murmur in 1983 through to Document in 1987. It brings together A-sides and B-sides, so it covers the band's time with I.R.S. Records rather than their later work.
It came out on 22 September 1994 on I.R.S., the label that had launched the group. It was the last R.E.M. release the label put out, and I.R.S. folded two years afterwards. For anyone who knows the band mainly from the bigger records of the 1990s, it is a handy way into the first chapter of their story, with the B-sides adding a few extras beyond the usual hits.
Singles Collected: tracklist and credits
20 tracks · 1:07:21Tracklist
- 1Radio Free Europe (edit)Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:12
- 2There She Goes AgainLou Reed2:49
- 3So. Central RainBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:16
- 4King of the RoadRoger Miller4:46
- 5(Don't Go Back to) Rockville (edit)Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:55
- 6Catapult (live)Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe4:06
- 7Can't Get There From Here (edit)Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:14
- 8BandwagonBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe, Stipe2:17
- 9Wendell GeeBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:02
- 10CrazyBewley, Crowe, Ellison, Lachowski3:03
- 11Fall on MeBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe2:53
- 12Rotary TenBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe2:02
- 13SupermanMitchell Bottler and Gary Zekley2:44
- 14White TornadoBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe1:51
- 15The One I LoveBerry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:18
- 16Maps and Legends (live)Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:18
- 17It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) (edit)Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:12
- 18Last DateFloyd Cramer2:18
- 19Finest Worksong (other mix)Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe3:46
- 20Time After Time Etc.Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe8:22
- Produced by
- Don Dixon, Mitch Easter, Joe Boyd, Don Gehman, Scott Litt, R.E.M., and Mitch Easter
- Recorded at
- Reflection Sound Studios, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at Seattle Center, Belmont Mall, Sound Emporium Studios, John Keane Studios
- Recorded
- 1983–1987
- Mixed by
- Don Gehman, Steve Catania
- Mixed at
- Can‐Am Recorders, Master Control
- Engineered by
- Don Gehman, Scott Litt, Gary Laney
- Labels
- I.R.S. Records, I.R.S.
- Length
- 1:07:21
Line-up
- Bill Berry · drums (drum set) · guest
- Peter Buck · guitar · guest
- Mike Mills · bass guitar, lead vocals · guest
- Michael Stipe · lead vocals, vocals · guest
- Steve Berlin · saxophone · guest
- Uptown Horns · brass · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 22 September 1994 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 22 September 1994 | |
| Wikidata | 1994 | |
| US release | 4 October 1994 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 22 September 1994 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1994 | XE | I.R.S. Records | 724382964223 | original |
| 4 October 1994 | US | I.R.S. Records | 724382964223 | other |
Cover art sources
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| coverartarchive ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |