R.E.M. - Up (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) - 2CD + Blu-Ray [NOV 10]

2CD + Blu-Ray - 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition: Disc 1: original album remastered & Disc 2: a complete previously unreleased 11-song (12-track) live set from the band’s appearance from R.E.M.’s ’99 taping for hit TV series Party Of Five and Disc 3: Blu Ray features: 5.1 and HD Audio for ‘Up' and more.

Released in 1998, Up is the eleventh studio album from R.E.M. In the UK Up is platinum certified and charted at number 2 on release. The album, featuring the singles "Daysleeper,” “Lotus,” “Suspicion” and “At My Most Beautiful,” draws inspiration from electronic music, using a wide range of tools to create a dreamy pop landscape that is reflective and moody. It was the band's first album without drummer Bill Berry, who retired from the group in October of 1997. This deluxe reissue celebrates the album’s 25th anniversary.  

♦ Disc 1: Original album remastered

♦ Disc 2: A complete previously unreleased 11-song (12-track) live set from the band’s appearance from R.E.M.’s ’99 taping for hit TV series Party Of Five

- the live set represents one of the first times R.E.M. performed songs from Up, so it’s positioned as an intimate “rehearsal” to the in-studio crowd. The set includes the hits + Up tracks.

- fans are aware that the performance happened, but unaware that this audio capture exists (no bootlegs currently online for this bonus material)

♦ Disc 3: Blu Ray features:

- 5.1 and HD Audio for ‘Up’

- The original EPK

- ‘Uptake Performance’ features a collection of songs performed by R.E.M. At Ealing Studios, London 1998 (tracks: Daysleeper, Lotus, Suspicion, At My Most Beautiful, Parakeet and Sad Professor)

- Newly upgraded HD music videos for – Daysleeper, Lotus, Suspicion and At My Most Beautiful.

Tracklist:

CD1 - Up
1. Airportman
2. Lotus
3. Suspicion
4. Hope
5. At My Most Beautiful
6. The Apologist
7. Sad Professor
8. You're In The Air
9. Walk Unafraid
10. Why Not Smile
11. Daysleeper
12. Diminished
13. Parakeet
14. Falls To Climb

CD2 - Party Of Five Recording
1. Introduction
2. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
3. Lotus
4. Daysleeper
5. Country Feedback
6. Walk Unafraid
7. Losing My Religion
8. Parakeet
9. The Apologist
10. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
11. I'm Not Over You
12. Man On The Moon

Blu-ray:
1. Up - 5.1 Surround Sound
2. Up - Hi-resolution Audio
3. This Way Up (Press Kit)
4. Uptake (Performance)
5. Daysleeper (Music Video)
6. Lotus (Music Video)
7. At My Most Beautiful (Music Video)