R.E.M. - Chronic Town (1982) [Full EP]

Chronic Town is the debut EP by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on August 24, 1982, on I.R.S. Records. Containing five tracks, the EP was recorded at the Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in October 1981, eighteen months after the formation of the band. Its co-producer was Mitch Easter, who produced the band's "Radio Free Europe" single earlier in 1981.

The track "Wolves, Lower" was re-recorded in June 1982, two months before the EP's release.

The title of the EP is part of the lyric to "Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)", and the name of the first side of the EP. "Poster Torn", also a lyric in "Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)", is the name of side two.

Note: Track order is different on this copy, but all are there.

Tracklist:
Side One
1. Carnival of Sorts 0:00
2. Wolves Lower 3:53
3. Gardening At Night 8:02
Side Two
4. Stumble 11:36
5. 1,000,000 17:12

R.E.M.
Bill Berry – drums, vocals
Peter Buck – guitar, electric sitar on "Gardening at Night"
Mike Mills – bass guitar, vocals
Michael Stipe – vocals

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