Hello, R.E.M. fans! I've been rebuilding my collection following an HD crash, and with the help of Dimeadozen, TTD and guitars101, I've got the essentials covered. I'm not a completist for official stuff like B-sides and alt. mixes; more of a live boot guy. One very helpful person over on guitars101 has a MEGA page with nearly 200 items, most of which are complete shows in FLAC. A real treasure trove, check it out:
http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f145/r-e-m-live-1980-1998-a-352993.html
There are a couple of things I'm having trouble tracking down, though, so I thought I might as well post a request here, in case one of you fine people have one or more of these:
- 1985-05-27 Raleigh, NC (AUD) - I have the DVD, but there's supposedly an audience recording out there with the complete show.
- 1985-05-10 Madison, WI "Radio Free Georgia" vinyl rip (not to be confused with the 1982 Piedmont Park show bootlegged under the same name). This apparently circulates, but I've never seen it.
Either one of those would be GREAT.
- 1987-05-24 McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica. There's an mp3 version at archive.org, but FLAC would be nice.
- "Half A World Away Part 2" - contains the 91 MTV Unplugged session and filler from Rockline and SNL. Part 1 circulates widely, but I've never come across Part 2.
If anyone has a link to one or both of those, that would also be great, but I wouldn't want you to go to any trouble.
Have a great day, R.E.M. fans!
best regards,
MustacheMystery