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R.E.M. 05/20/1988

SHOWID 23922

Set I

Begin The Begin
Stand
Pop Song 89
Orange Crush
The One I Love (Free-Jazz Version)
I Remember California
You Are The Everything

Set II


Set III


Comment

R.E.M. perform unannounced as a supporting act before Vic Chesnutt, this was a benefit show for The Grit. [The announced support act was Orgusmorgue.] Michael introduces the band as 'Toast'. The version of 'The One I Love' is very different and lasts less than a minute. First performances of 'Stand', 'I Remember California' and 'You Are The Everything'.

Collectors With This Show

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Slick2007 (5/5) FLAC / 1 A View  
Tulum (5/0) FLAC / 9 View   T. Patton Biddle's master reel (soundboard), recorded at 15 IPS --> TPB's cassette safety copy
Notes: "This will be of special interest to fans of Green because three songs from the album have their live debut. Then there's the band's atonal, jokey, and rather brief take on "The One I Love" — which I'm overly dignifying by calling it the "free-jazz version." Michael introduces it thusly, supposedly with a straight face: "This is a song that was written by Fred Frith in 1974, when he was still with Henry Cow, and was put out on The Residents' record label." These recordings are yet more goodness from the tape archives of T. Patton Biddle (aka Pat the Wiz), who made some of the most historically significant recordings of R. E. M. in & around Athens in the 1980s. You can hear Pat invoked multiple times in these two sets, including Mike Mills departing comment "thanks for taking care of us." Pat was kind enough to share with me digital transfers from his safety tapes. These two opening sets have previously circulated in soundboard quality, but they're not currently available through the usual channels. To my knowledge, this is the first time they've been placed into circulation with a known lineage, so this may be a new source even for those who already have other versions. I don't know if they're an upgrade or not, since I don't own any other versions." - Rob-in-Brevard
adorup (5/0) FLAC & CD / 0 View  
Mary Bloom (5/4.9) cdr / 1 View  
Dave (5/0) / 0 View  
Andrew Davies (4/4.4) CDR / 1 A A View  
Patrick Grant (3/5) CDR / 1 A A- View   soundboard
Shawnee (2/5) FLAC / 1 A A View   Soundboard recording M1 (Pat the Wiz) LINEAGE: T. Patton Biddle's master reel, recorded at 15...
Bluesthinker (2/4.9) / 0 View   SDB but some faint digi
Notes: 40 Watt Club Set smaller portion of show 1. Orange Crush 2. Stand 3. Pop Song 89 4. The One I Love 5. I Remember California 6. You Are The Everything
cut_here (2/5) flac / 1 View   unknown sbd>flac
Notes: some diginoise
David Backus (1/5) DVD+R/FLAC / 1 View   SBD
theskymoves (1/0) flac / 1 View   SBD (see notes)
Notes: marred by heavy noise reduction; incomplete recording, consists of: 1. Orange Crush 2. Stand 3. Pop Song 89 4. The One I Love 5. I Remember California 6. You Are The Everything
-SoG- (0/5) Flac / 1 A View  
Notes: Soundboard Recording
Sabine (0/5) CD-R / 1 C- View   AUD