R.E.M.
November 24, 1981
Merlyn’s
Madison, WI, USA

Taper: Unknown
Location: Soundboard
Transfer By: Brian Emerick
Source: Cass (?) > Yamaha KX-200U > Tascam DR-03 > WAV
Conversion: WAV > Audacity > 24-bit 48K > Mp3tag (for tagging) > xACT > FLAC (8)

Setlist:

Set One:

01: Sitting Still (partial)
02: Mystery to Me
03: Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)

Set Two:

04: Ages of You
05: 1,000,000
06: (Don't Go Back to) Rockville
07: Wolves, Lower
08: Pretty Persuasion
09: Stumble
10: Gardening at Night (unfinished)

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Notes: The taper arrived late, and later on taped over the end of the show. This is what remains. Sounds great! No noise reduction applied.

Tape generously loaned from Aadam Jacobs.

compiled 2/05/26 by Brian Emerick (brian dot emerick at gmail dot com)

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24 November 1981
Merlyn's, Madison, WI

set 1 included:
01. Sitting Still
02. Mystery To Me
03. Carnival Of Sorts (Box Cars)
set 2 included:
04. Ages Of You
05. 1,000,000
06. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
07. Wolves, Lower
08. Pretty Persuasion
09. Stumble
10. Gardening At Night (fades out)


Timeline notes: Set 1 is incomplete, as the person who taped the show got there late. For those with a copy of the show, 'Gardening At Night' is cut off due to the taper accidentally recording over the end of R.E.M.'s set with another artist, hence set 2 being incomplete as well. It's fairly safe to assume '9-9' and 'Windout' would have followed, with 'Radio Free Europe' or 'Ska' likely to end the set.

Notes:
-one channel drops out briefly t7

Grade: B
-sounds like a very high gen sbd