REM – Mint 1981 Debut 45 ‘Radio Free Europe/Sitting Still’ on Hib-Tone/ With Note From Columbia Records Exec Contemplating Signing Them

August 28th, 2024 In Comments Off on REM – Mint 1981 Debut 45 ‘Radio Free Europe/Sitting Still’ on Hib-Tone/ With Note From Columbia Records Exec Contemplating Signing Them

A mint 1981 second pressing of REM’s debut record, the single ‘Radio Free Europe/Sitting Still’ on Hib-Tone Records; along with a note from a Columbia Records executive asking for the opinion of other executives, with an eye toward signing the band.  Reportedly somewhere between 600 and 1000 copies of the first pressing were made, and […]

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R.E.M. – Huge Band Signed Fold-Open Photograph From ‘Out of Time’ Era

November 10th, 2021 In Comments Off on R.E.M. – Huge Band Signed Fold-Open Photograph From ‘Out of Time’ Era

A large fold-open photograph/folder sent by REM to a senior executive of their label, Warner Bros. Records, and hand signed by Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills (who adds “Hey Bob, Thanks”) and Bill Berry (who adds “Thanks Bob”).  This dates from 1991, the year of their breakthrough album Out of Time, which has sold […]

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