R.E.M. – Murmur-MOFI- Ltd. Ed. # 3914, 200g pressing, NM-M Vinyl

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Dr. John's Spin Factory is most pleased to bring you a super clean and great sounding copy of R.E.M.'s critically acclaimed album, Murmur.  A great album out of the gate in 1983 made even better by Mobile Fidelity Sounds Labs (MOFI) in 1995.  And truly, this disc sounds exceptionally good from start to finish, especially after ultrasonic cleaning.  Here are the specifics of the copy for sale: * MOFI Ltd. Ed. #3914 * 200g Anadisq vinyl * Ultrasonically cleaned using the Kirmuss Audio Cleaning System * Play graded NM-M vinyl throughout.  It sounds like a master tape.   * Priced to sell!  Discogs suggests this album is worth at least another $100.   * Shipment: Disc in its sleeve will be placed in the plastic slipcover outside of the jacket, which prevents the disc from damaging the spine of the jacket during shipment.  
As for the music on this disc, check out the following 5-Star review from AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine:

Leaving behind the garage-y, 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. 

Good Luck!  May music bring you more joy than your ears know what to do with... Dr. John