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R.E.M. will give their classic debut album, 1983's Murmur, a deluxe reissue on November 25. The package, which comes courtesy of I.R.S./UMe, features two discs and liner notes with essays from producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon, as well as several former I.R.S. executives.

The first disc of the reissue is a remastered version of the original album, and the second contains a previously unreleased concert the band played at Larry's Hideaway in Toronto just a few months after the album came out. In addition to Murmur songs, that set includes tunes from the Chronic Town EP, a Velvet Underground cover, and early versions of songs from 1984's Reckoning and 1986's Lifes Rich Pageant (both arguably even better than the mighty Murmur).

R.E.M. still have quite a few tour dates on the horizon as well. Most of them are South American shows in November.

Murmur (Deluxe Edition):

Disc 1:

01 Radio Free Europe
02 Pilgrimage
03 Laughing
04 Talk About the Passion
05 Moral Kiosk
06 Perfect Circle
07 Catapult
08 Sitting Still
09 9-9
10 Shaking Through
11 We Walk
12 West of the Fields

Disc 2 (Live at Larry's Hideaway):

01 Laughing
02 Pilgrimage
03 There She Goes Again
04 7 Chinese Brothers
05 Talk About the Passion
06 Sitting Still
07 Harborcoat
08 Catapult
09 Gardening at Night
10 9-9
11 Just a Touch
12 West of the Fields
13 Radio Free Europe
14 We Walk
15 1,000,000
16 Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)

R.E.M.:

10-24 Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre #
10-26 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience
10-29 Bogota, Colombia - Parque Simón Bolívar
11-01 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Club Ciudad
11-03 Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena
11-04 Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena
11-06 Porto Alegre, Brazil - Zequinha Stadium
11-08 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Arena
11-10 São Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchai
11-11 São Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchai
11-14 Lima, Peru - Jockey Club del Peru
11-16 Caracas, Venezuela - Festival
11-18 Mexico City, Mexico - Auditorio Nacional

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