R.E.M. - Murmur (I.R.S. Years Vintage) [Flac Cue][TntVillage]

Artist...............: R.E.M.
Album................: Murmur (I.R.S. Years Vintage)
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1983
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) & Acer CD-R/RW 4X4X32
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 62 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........: TntVillage

Ripped by............: leonenero on 17/02/2014
Posted by............: leonenero on 17/02/2014
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Included.............: NFO, M3U8, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front Back CD

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Tracklisting
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1. Radio Free Europe 4:06
2. Pilgrimage 4:30
3. Laughing 3:59
4. Talk About the Passion 3:24
5. Moral Kiosk 3:32
6. Perfect Circle 3:31
7. Catapult 3:57
8. Sitting Still 3:17
9. 9-9 3:05
10. Shaking Through 4:30
11. We Walk 3:02
12. West of the Fields 3:19

Bonus Tracks

13. There She Goes Again (cover of Velvet Underground) - 2:48
14. 9-9 (live) - 3:04
15. Gardening at Night (live) - 3:47
16. Catapult (live) - 4:03

Playing Time.........: 57.59
Total Size...........: 365,29 MB

Murmur was released in April 1983. The record reached number 36 on the Billboard album chart. A re-recorded version of "Radio Free Europe" was the album's lead single and reached number 78 on the Billboard singles chart that year. Despite the acclaim awarded the album, by the end of 1983 Murmur had only sold about 200,000 copies, which I.R.S.'s Jay Boberg felt was below expectations. Murmur was eventually certified gold (500,000 units shipped) by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1991.

The album drew substantial critical acclaim. Rolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars. Reviewer Steve Pond felt the album fulfilled the promise the band showed on Chronic Town. He wrote, "Murmur is the record on which [R.E.M.] trade that potential for results: an intelligent, enigmatic, deeply involving album, it reveals a depth and cohesiveness to R.E.M. that the EP could only suggest." He concluded, "R.E.M. is clearly the important Athens band." It was Rolling Stone's Best Album of 1983, beating Michael Jackson's Thriller, The Police's Synchronicity and U2's War.