R.E.M.New Adventures In Hi-Fi

Label:

Craft Recordings – CR00438

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered , 25th Anniversary, 180g

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Tracklist

A1 How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us
Bass, Guitar, Bouzouki, MandolinPeter*
Drums, Percussion, Whistle [Ennio Whistle]Bill*
Piano, Synthesizer, VocalsMike*
Vocals, SynthesizerMichael*
4:28
A2 The Wake-up Bomb
Bass, Organ, VocalsMike*
Drums, PercussionBill*
GuitarPeter*
VocalsMichael*
5:06
A3 New Test Leper
Bass, OrganMike*
Drums, PercussionBill*
GuitarPeter*
VocalsMichael*
5:22
B1 Undertow
Bass, VocalsMike*
Drums, PercussionBill*
GuitarPeter*
Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey]Scott*
VocalsMichael*
5:08
B2 E-bow The Letter
Bass, Organ, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Moog Synthesizer]Mike*
Drums, PercussionBill*
Guitar, Electric SitarPeter*
VocalsPatti*
5:22
B3 Leave
Bass, KeyboardsMike*
Drums, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, SynthesizerBill*
GuitarPeter*
Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey]Scott*
VocalsMichael*
7:15
C1 Departure
Bass [Fuzz Bass], Organ [Farfisa], VocalsMike Mills
Drums, PercussionBill*
GuitarPeter*
VocalsMichael*
3:29
C2 Bittersweet Me
Bass, Organ, MellotronMike Mills
Drums, PercussionBill*
GuitarPeter*
PianoScott*
VocalsMichael*
4:06
C3 Be Mine
Bass, GuitarPeter*
Drums, PercussionBill*
Guitar, Keyboards, VocalsMike*
VocalsMichael*
5:33
C4 Binky The Doormat
Bass [Fuzz Bass], Keyboards, VocalsMike*
Drums, Percussion, VocalsBill*
GuitarPeter*
Organ [Farfisa]Scott*
VocalsMichael*
5:02
D1 Zither
AutoharpScott*
BassBill*
GuitarPeter*
OrganMike*
TambourineNathan*
2:34
D2 So Fast, So Numb
Bass, Organ, VocalsMike*
Drums, PercussionBill*
GuitarPeter*
PianoScott*
VocalsMichael*
4:13
D3 Low Desert
Bass, OrganMike*
Drums, PercussionBill*
GuitarPeter*
PianoScott*
Slide GuitarNathan*
VocalsMichael*
3:32
D4 Electrolite
Bass, Guitar, BanjoPeter*
Drums, PercussionBill*
Guiro [The Guiro!]Nathan*
PianoMike*
ViolinAndy*
VocalsMichael*
4:05

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗R.E.M./Athens Ltd
  • Copyright ©R.E.M./Athens Ltd
  • Licensed ToCraft Recordings
  • Manufactured ByConcord
  • Distributed ByConcord
  • Published ByNight Garden Music
  • Published ByUniversal Music Publishing Group
  • Mastered AtGateway Mastering
  • Lacquer Cut AtCohearent Audio
  • Pressed ByRecord Technology Incorporated – 37880

Credits

  • Artwork ["The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even"]Marcel Duchamp
  • Cover [Packaging]Michael Stipe
  • Edited By [Digital Editing]Eric Stolz
  • Engineer [Athens Assistant Engineer]William "Billy" Field*
  • Engineer [Athens]John Keane
  • Engineer [Los Angeles Assistant Engineer]Victor Janacua
  • Engineer [Los Angeles]Pat McCarthy
  • Engineer [Seattle Assistant Engineer]Sam Hofstedt
  • Engineer [Seattle]Adam Kaspar*
  • Engineer [Tour Recording Engineers]Joe O'Herlihy
  • Lacquer Cut ByKevin Gray
  • Legal [Advisor]Bertis Downs*
  • Management [Home Office]Sarah Petit
  • Management [WB Ally]Tom Recchion
  • Mastered ByAdam Ayan
  • Mixed ByScott Litt
  • Musician [Additional Musicians]Scott McCaughey
  • Performer [R.E.M.]Peter Buck
  • Photography By [Photo Printing]Ian McFarlane (2)
  • ProducerScott Litt
  • SongwriterBuck*
  • Technician [Drum Tech]Bill Thomson
  • Technician [Technical Assistance]Mark "Microwave" Mytrowitz*

Notes

Gatefold cover.

℗ 2021 & © 1996 R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. Under exclusive license to Craft Recordings. Manufactured and distributed by Concord, 5750 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Made in U.S.A.

All songs [...]
© 1996 Night Garden Music (SESAC). istered on the surface world by Universal Music Publishing Group..

Locations:
How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us (Seattle Studio)
The Wake-up Bomb (Charleston)
New Test Leper (Seattle Studio)
Undertow (Boston)
E-bow The Letter (Seattle Studio)
Leave (Atlanta Soundcheck)
Departure (Detroit)
Bittersweet Me (Memphis Soundcheck)
Be Mine (Seattle Studio)
Binky The Doormat (Phoenix)
Zither (Dressing Room Philadelphia)
So Fast, So Numb (Orlando Soundcheck)
Low Desert (Atlanta Soundcheck)
Electrolite (Phoenix Soundcheck)

Studio Recording: Bad Animals, Seattle
Additional Recording & Mixing: John Keane Studio, Athens [and] Louie's Clubhouse, Los Angeles
Mastered [...] at Gateway Mastering
Lacquers cut [...] at Cohearent Audio
Marcel Duchamp, "The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even" © 1996 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Patti Smith appears courtesy of Arista Records
Scott McCaughey appears courtesy of Christy

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 8 88072 24545 7
  • Barcode (String): 888072245457
  • Rights Society: SESAC
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): CR00438-A KPG@CA 37880.1(3)...
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): CR00438-B KPG@CA 37880.2(3)...
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, etched): CR00438-C KPG@CA 37880.3(3)...
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, etched): CR00438-D KPG@CA 37880.4(3)...

Other Versions (5 of 78)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Adventures In Hi-Fi (CD, Album) Warner Bros. Records 9362-46436-2 Europe 1996
Recently Edited
New Adventures In Hi-Fi (CD, Album) Warner Bros. Records 9362-46320-2 Europe 1996
New Submission
New Adventures In Hi-Fi (CD, Album) Warner Bros. Records 35.072-2-D, 936246320-2 Venezuela 1996
New Adventures In Hi-Fi (Cassette, Album) Warner Bros. Records 9362-46320-4 Poland 1996
Recently Edited
New Adventures In Hi-Fi (2×LP, Album) Warner Bros. Records 1-46320, 9 46320-1 US 1996

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Reviews

  • subhayu.sen's avatar
    subhayu.sen
    Ladies and gentlemen, please pick this up before it goes out of print. Cut by Kevin Grey and sounds absolutely brilliant! The price of the grey marble vinyl of this version has gone through the roof and this one soon will so pick it up when it is 30 something bucks! Just brilliant!
    • Caddy85Matt's avatar
      Caddy85Matt
      Edited one year ago
      Fantastic record. Sounds absolutely amazingly. Reminds me of when I bought the CD on release day and listened it through over and over again. Lost opportunity to really make this a special item to own if they had done something nice with the sleeves rather than just plain plastic.
      • lee.c.dylan's avatar
        lee.c.dylan
        I can only echo everyone else - this is probably the fullest sounding record in my collection. Rich, deep, absolutely zero surface noise. There's nothing quite lilke a record with so much care put into it!
        • vike_ca's avatar
          vike_ca
          As others have mentioned previously, this is a great sounding release. Quiet pressing, even without cleaning it first. Not my absolute favorite REM album but they are all great. Glad to have this one on vinyl.
          • FlatWaxAU's avatar
            FlatWaxAU
            Edited one year ago
            Guaranteed to be one of the best-sounding records in your collection - a true hi-fi experience. Outstanding remaster by Kevin Gray. Widely regarded as the high-point of R.E.M’s career, this pressing delivers on all s. Just wish that Time Bomb would vanish off the album - it is so jarring to listen to after the lead track. The Charleston studio it was recorded in, sounds like shit.
            • nickwinkles77's avatar
              nickwinkles77
              Nothing short of magic. Kevin Gray never fails to live up to his reputation. Dead silent vinyl, with an incredible mastering job that brings out a stunning amount of detail in these recordings. An underrated album in the R.E.M. discography and a must-have for anyone who is a fan of the band. I would be really interested to compare Bob Ludwig’s original cut of the album to this reissue, as I don’t really see how vinyl can get much better than this.
              • Ultra-Analog-Records's avatar
                Bittersweet Me (Memphis Soundcheck)

                It is one of the best... One of the best rock of the end of the century.
                • mmudskipper's avatar
                  mmudskipper
                  Kevin Gray never fails. Fantastic pressing of an underrated record.
                  • crackstatic's avatar
                    crackstatic
                    This pressing sounds fantastic. I’m so pleased that we’re seeing some more quality pressings and coming out. I think anything with Kevin Gray’s name on it has a place in my collection.
                    • kevin67's avatar
                      kevin67
                      Fantastic record. I hope R.E.M. will put out their IRS records with the same team doing the mastering that did this.

                      5 out 5 for sound on this record. The slower songs on the record really stand out. This shows the regular labels can do great sounding records also.

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