R.E.M. Murmur Vinyl 1983 LP 12" 33 RPM I.R.S. Records (SP70604) Debut 1st Issue
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Vinyl LP is VG+, no visible scratches or scuffs.  Inner Paper Sleeve has use wear: G+/VG.  Outer Cardboard Jacket is VG, some minor shelf wear.  Overall, a real clean issue that is 43 years old.

 

R.E.M. Murmur Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
"Leaving behind the garagey jangle pop of their first recordings, R.E.M. developed a strangely subdued variation of their trademark sound for their full-length debut album, Murmur. Heightening the enigmatic tendencies of Chronic Town by de-emphasizing the backbeat and accentuating the ambience of the ringing guitar, R.E.M. created a distinctive sound for the album -- one that sounds eerily timeless. Even though it is firmly in the tradition of American folk-rock, post-punk, and garage rock, Murmur sounds as if it appeared out of nowhere, without any ties to the past, present, or future. Part of the distinctiveness lies in the atmospheric production, which exudes a detached sense of mystery, but it also comes from the remarkably accomplished songwriting. The songs on Murmur sound as if they've existed forever, yet they subvert folk and pop conventions by taking unpredictable twists and turns into melodic, evocative territory, whether it's the measured riffs of "Pilgrimage," the melancholic "Talk About the Passion," or the winding guitars and pianos of "Perfect Circle." R.E.M. may have made albums as good as Murmur in the years following its release, but they never again made anything that sounded quite like it."


R.E.M. – Murmur
Label:  I.R.S. Records – SP 70604, I.R.S. Records – SP-70604, I.R.S. Records – SP70604 Format:  Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, R - Indianapolis Pressing Country:  US Released:  Apr 12, 1983 Genre:  Rock Style:  Alternative Rock
A1 Radio Free Europe A2 Pilgrimage A3 Laughing A4 Talk About The Passion A5 Moral Kiosk A6 Perfect Circle
B1 Catapult B2 Sitting Still B3 9 - 9 B4 Shaking Through B5 We Walk B6 West Of The Fields


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