R.E.M. Hib-Tone "Radio Free Europe" - "Sitting Still"
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Thank you for visiting my auction. Today I have R.E.M.’s 1981 Hib-Tone Records release “Radio Free Europe” / “Sitting Still”
single in VG+++ condition for sale. This is the very first pressing of this single distinguished by the absence of the Hib-Tone
address. Pete Buck gave this copy to a friend of mine shortly after recording in 1981. It was played one time, put up for
30 years and never left northeast Georgia, home of Athens. The versions of these recordings cannot be found on MURMUR.
The B-side, “Sitting Still” has never been released other than on this single. The vinyl is in VG+++ condition. The cover shows some
signs of age, but is in VG condition as well.
To add to this single’s collectability R.E.M.’s original Hib-Tone version of Radio Free Europe (1981) has been selected as
one of the 25 songs included in the 2009 National Recording Registry which is housed at the Library of Congress.
The Registry entry for Radio Free Europe reads: “The original Hib-Tone single of this song set the pattern for later indie
rock releases by breaking through on college radio. Although a more elaborately produced version of the song appeared on
the band’s first album Murmur, the original maintains a raw immediacy which undoubtedly contributed to its overwhelmingly
favorable critical reception. Singer Michael Stipe’s elliptical lyrics and guitarist Peter Buck’s arpeggiated open chords
would not only become signatures of the band’s future output, but added greatly to the song’s enigmatic appeal.”
The National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 established “the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress
to maintain and preserve sound recordings and collections of sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically
significant, and for other purposes”.
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