R.E.M. - 1981-07-23 Tyrone's O.C., Athens, GA [Dream Remaster 2025]
Source: soundboard, digitized from first-generation copy of the master reel
Track List:
01 Hey Hey Nadine -> Burning Down
02 Dangerous Times
03 There She Goes Again
04 All the Right Friends
05 (Don't Go Back to) Rockville
06 Body Count
07 Just a Touch
08 Stumble
09 Sitting Still
10 Permanent Vacation
11 Get On Their Way
12 Shaking Through
13 Romance
14 Laughing
15 Pretty Persuasion
16 9-9
17 Windout
18 Gardening at Night
19 White Tornado
20 That Beat -> Ska
TWO cover art options - take your pick!
Source & performance history notes from Rob-in-Brevard:
The human source for this recording is someone close to the band and actively involved in music in Athens in the 1980s. It's been digitally transferred from a first-generation analog copy of the master reel, recorded by the sound guy that night. This version is as close to perfect as you can get absent the master, and Colin's excellent remaster brings out the full dynamics of the performance. Big-time kudos to him!
According to Remtimeline, the only other source for this performance is the bootleg "That Beat In Time," first released on CD in 1991. The bootleg is mis-dated, claiming that it came from a performance earlier in 1981, one that did not actually take place on the purported date. Not only is the lineage for the bootleg unknown, it also substitutes a different version of the song "That Beat" (from the band's performance at Tyrone's on 23 Sept. 1981) for the blistering, longer one featured here. It segues directly into "Ska"—-also missing from the bootleg. This set represents the first time the 23 July versions of "That Beat" and "Ska" have been placed in general circulation. Will leave the final judgment up to your ears, but to mine, this sounds like a significant upgrade compared to the bootleg version.
Although Remtimeline notes several other songs played on 23 July 1981, our source recording suggests the songs absent here were not recorded from the board that night.
Remaster notes from Colin:
HUGE thanks to Rob for sending this to me, much appreciated. This needed some restoration then gentle remastering. Apparently, this particular recording has NEVER CIRCULATED, at least not beyond an inner circle of R.E.M. fans in & around Athens. My basic artwork included. Enjoy...
"Look To The Days, How Long Can This Last" Dream Remastered March 2025.
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Grade: A
Notes:
-MS "I'll stumble through the..." (not we'll) first verse of Stumble.
-Exceptionally rowdy Skank