R.E.M.'s eighth studio album Automatic For The People turns 25 this year. To mark the milestone, the band announced a 25th anniversary edition of the album will be released November 10th.
Several physical editions will be released: 1LP (original remastered album on 180 gm vinyl); 2CD set with remastered album and live concert Live At The 40 Watt Club captured November 19th, 1992 in Athens; 4-disc deluxe edition with everything on the 2CD set and adds 20 previously unreleased demos, along with a mix of the album in High Resolution Audio and Dolby Atmos mix. Dolby Atmos has been described as a superior audio technology boasting "expansive flowing" and "multi-dimensional audio." The 4-disc set comes housed in a 12" x 12" lift top box and includes a 60 page book with rare photos, new interviews with R.E.M., and more.
View the tracklistings and stream "Mike's Pop Song" demo from the 4-disc deluxe edition below. Check out all the Automatic For The People pre-order options over at R.E.M.'s store .
Note: The 2CD set includes just the first two discs; digital album deluxe edition includes material found on first three discs; 4-disc set includes everything listed below.
Disc 1 - Automatic For The People
01. Drive
02. Try Not To Breathe
03. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
04. Everybody Hurts
05. New Orleans Instrumental No. 1
06. Sweetness Follows
07. Monty Got A Raw Deal
08. Ignoreland
09. Star Me Kitten
10. Man On The Moon
11. Nightswimming
12. Find The River
Disc 2 – Live At The 40 Watt Club
01. Drive
02. Monty Got A Raw Deal
03. Everybody Hurts
04. Man On The Moon
05. Losing My Religion
06. Country Feedback
07. Begin The Begin
08. Fall On Me
09. Me In Honey
10. Finest Worksong
11. Love Is All Around
12. Funtime
13. Radio Free Europe
Disc 3 – Automatic For The People Demos
01. Drive
02. Wake Her Up
03. Mike's Pop Song
04. C to D Slide 13
05. Cello Scud
06. 10K Minimal
07. Peter's New Song
08. Eastern 983111
09. Bill's Acoustic
10. Arabic Feedback
11. Howler Monkey
12. Pakiderm
13. Afterthought
14. Bazouki Song
15. Photograph
16. Michael's Organ
17. Pete's Acoustic Idea
18. 6-8 Passion & Voc
19. Hey Love [Mike voc]
20. Devil Rides Backwards
Disc 4 – Automatic For The People Blu-Ray
Automatic For The People (+ bonus track: Photograph) mixed in Dolby Atmos
Automatic For The People (+ bonus track: Photograph) Hi-Resolution Audio
Drive (music video)
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (music video)
Everybody Hurts (music video)
Man On The Moon (music video)
Nightswimming (music video: British version)
Find The River (music video)
Nightswimming (music video: R version)
Automatic Press Kit
Published September 14th, 2017
