''7IN—83–88'' is a collection of 7-inch singles released by
R.E.M. The collection covers their singles released on the I.R.S. label between 1983 and 1988.
Reception
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The Line of Best Fit''s Alex Lee Thomson gave the collection a nine out of 10, calling it a "'how to' guide for the craft of songwriting and an uncompromising blueprint for independent artists".
Track listing
All songs written by
Bill Berry
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,
Peter Buck,
Mike Mills, and
Michael Stipe, except where noted
*"
Radio Free Europe" / "
There She Goes Again
"There She Goes Again" is a song by American rock band the Velvet Underground. It first appeared on their debut studio album, ''The Velvet Underground & Nico'' (1967). The syncopated guitar riff is taken from the 1962 Marvin Gaye song "Hitch Hike ...
" (
Lou Reed
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)
*"
So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released in May 1984 as the first single from the group's second studio album, '' Reckoning''.
R.E.M. performed a rough version of the song on the NBC ...
" / "
King of the Road" (
Roger Miller
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)
*"
(Don't Go Back To) Rockville
"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" is the second and final single released by American rock band R.E.M. from their second studio album, '' Reckoning''. The song failed to chart on either the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 or the UK Singles Charts.
Backgroun ...
" / "Catapult" (Live)
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Cant Get There from Here" / "Bandwagon" (Berry, Buck, Mills,
Lynda Stipe, and M. Stipe)
*"
Driver 8" / "Crazy" (
Randy Bewley,
Vanessa Briscoe,
Curtis Crowe,
Michael Lachowski)
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Wendell Gee" / "Crazy" (Bewley, Briscoe, Crowe, and Lachowski) + "Ages of You" / "Burning Down"
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Fall On Me" / "Rotary Ten"
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Superman
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" (Mitchell Bottler and
Gary Zekley) / "White Tornado"
*"
The One I Love" / "Maps and Legends" (Live)
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It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" / "Last Date" (
Floyd Cramer)
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Finest Worksong" / "Time After Time" (Live)
References
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2014 compilation albums
B-side compilation albums
R.E.M. compilation albums
Capitol Records compilation albums
I.R.S. Records compilation albums