R.E.M. are reissuing their debut EP, Chronic Town, on CD, picture disc, and cassette. The new release is due out August 19 (via I.R.S./UMe). The follow-up to the band’s breakout 1981 single “Radio Free Europe,” Chronic Townfeatures the classic tracks “Gardening at Night,” “Wolves,” and more.
Over the last two years, R.E.M. have shared 25th anniversary reissues of their albums New Adventures in Hi-Fi and Monster. Read Pitchfork’s feature “Michael Stipe on the Music That Made Him.”
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