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R.E.M. share "E-Bow the Letter" (ft. Thom Yorke) from new 'At the BBC' box set

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R.E.M. are releasing a box set that gathers all their appearances on the BBC, be it sessions for John Peel or other presenters, recordings from festivals and televised appearances (like Later with Jools Holland). All in all, R.E.M at the BBC encompasses 20 years worth of recordings over eight CDs and a DVD. For those who don’t need that much, there are two-disc The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC compilations being released on CD and vinyl as well. They’re all out October 19 via Craft Recordings.

One of the gems is a 2004 live version of their New Adventures in Hi-Fi single “E-Bow the Letter” that features Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and was recorded St. James’ Church for BBC 2. You can listen to that and check out the full track lists for the box set and two-disc comps, plus a few other tracks from R.E.M. at The BBC, below.

Related: Thom Yorke scored the remake of Suspiria and will be touring later this fall.

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R.E.M. at the BBC (8-CD/1-DVD) Track Listing:
Note, the digital album mirrors discs 1 – 8.

Disc 1 (64:17) – Sessions
Into The Night, BBC Radio 1, 13 March 1991
1. World Leader Pretend 4:36
2. Fretless 5:16
3. Half A World Away 3:33
4. Radio Song 4:05
5. Losing My Religion 4:42
6. Love Is All Around 3:09

John Peel Studio Session, 25 October 1998
7. Walk Unafraid 4:04
8. Daysleeper 3:18
9. Lotus 4:13
10. At My Most Beautiful 3:16

Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1, 15 October 2003
11. Bad Day 4:03
12. Orange Crush 3:55

Drivetime, BBC Radio 2, 15 October 2003
13. Man On The Moon 4:59
14. Imitation Of Life 3:41

Radio 1 Live Lounge, 26 March 2008
15. Supernatural Superserious 3:23
16. Munich 3:18

Disc 2 (62:32) – Sessions
BBC Radio 1 Session, 25 October 1998
Introduction :26
Losing My Religion 4:44
New Test Leper 5:53
Lotus 4:48
Parakeet 4:23
Electrolite 4:23
Perfect Circle 4:39
The Apologist 4:40
Daysleeper 4:44
Country Feedback 7:23
At My Most Beautiful 4:14
Walk Unafraid 4:52
Man On The Moon 6:11

Disc 3 (58:49) – Live Broadcasts
Rock City, Nottingham, 21 November 1984
Second Guessing 2:57
Hyena 2:57
Talk About The Passion 3:04
West Of The Fields 3:07
(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville 4:29
Auctioneer (Another Engine) 3:01
So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) 4:51
Old Man Kensey 4:24
Gardening At Night 3:26
9-9/Hey Diddle Diddle/Feeling Gravitys Pull 5:39
Windout 1:49
Driver 8 3:25
Pretty Persuasion 3:33
Radio Free Europe 3:49
Wendell Gee 3:21
Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars) 4:47

Disc 4 (51:59) – Live Broadcasts
Milton Keynes, 30 July 1995
What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? 3:58
Crush With Eyeliner 4:42
Drive 3:51
Turn You Inside Out 4:17
Try Not To Breathe 3:50
I Took Your Name 4:15
Undertow 5:16
Bang And Blame 4:58
I Don’t Sleep I Dream 4:14
Strange Currencies 4:31
Revolution 3:20
Tongue 4:38

Disc 5 (56:43) – Live Broadcasts
Milton Keynes, 30 July 1995
Man On The Moon 5:46
Country Feedback 6:49
Half A World Away 4:04
Losing My Religion 4:54
Pop Song 89 3:27
Finest Worksong 3:48
Get Up 2:54
Star 69 4:00
Let Me In 3:59
Everybody Hurts 7:24
Fall On Me 3:11
Departure 3:52
Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 5:15

Disc 6 (43:05) – Live Broadcasts
Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, 25 June 1999
Lotus 4:36
What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? 4:09
So Fast, So Numb 4:47
The Apologist 4:36
Fall On Me 3:26
Daysleeper 3:29
The Wake-Up Bomb 5:01
The One I Love 3:27
Sweetness Follows 5:50
At My Most Beautiful 3:37

Disc 7 (53:28) – Live Broadcasts
Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, 25 June 1999
Losing My Religion 5:24
Everybody Hurts 6:47
Walk Unafraid 4:17
Star 69 3:04
Finest Worksong 4:22
Man On The Moon 5:43
Why Not Smile 2:10
Crush With Eyeliner 4:40
Tongue 5:19
Cuyahoga 4:37
Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 6:58

Disc 8 (55:24) – Live Broadcasts
St. James’ Church, London Radio 2, 15 September 2004
Intro :47
So Fast, So Numb 5:13
Boy In The Well 5:20
I Wanted To Be Wrong 5:19
E-Bow The Letter (with Thom Yorke) 5:09
Around The Sun 5:02
Aftermath 3:58
Losing My Religion 4:47
Walk Unafraid 5:10
Leaving New York 4:48
Imitation Of Life 4:35
Man On The Moon 5:34

Disc 9 (DVD) – Television Broadcasts
Accelerating Backwards
Moon River
Pretty Persuasion
Pop Song 89
Orange Crush
Losing My Religion
Half A World Away
Crush With Eyeliner
Man On The Moon
Daysleeper
Imitation Of Life
So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
Leaving New York

Later… with Jools Holland Presents R.E.M.
Intro
Losing My Religion
Lotus
New Test Leper
Daysleeper
Electrolite
At My Most Beautiful
The Apologist
Country Feedback
Parakeet
So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
Walk Unafraid
Man On The Moon
The Passenger

Bonus Videos
I’ve Been High
Nightswimming
Bad Day

The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC (2-LP) Track Listing:

Disc 1 – Sessions
A1. World Leader Pretend 4:36
A2. Radio Song 4:05
A3. Losing My Religion 4:42
Recorded for Nicky Campbell Session Into The Night on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 13 March 1991

A4. Lotus 4:13
A5. At My Most Beautiful 3:16
Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 25 October 1998

B1. Bad Day 4:03
B2. Orange Crush 3:55
Recorded for Mark and Lard on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 15 October 2003

B3. Man On The Moon 4:59
B4. Imitation Of Life 3:41
Recorded for Drivetime on BBC Radio 2
First broadcast 15 October 2003

B5. Supernatural Superserious 3:23
Recorded for Radio 1 Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 26 March 2008

Disc 2 – Broadcasts
C1. Driver 8 3:25
C2. Radio Free Europe 3:49
First broadcast on 21 November 1984 from Rock City, Nottingham

C3. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? 3:54
C4. Drive 3:51
C5. Half A World Away 4:04
C6. Pop Song 89 3:27
First broadcast on 30 July 1995 from Milton Keynes

D1. Everybody Hurts 6:47
D2. Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 6:58
First broadcast on 25 June 1999 from Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival

D3. Losing My Religion 4:47
D4. Man On The Moon 5:34
First broadcast on 15 September 2004 from St. James’s Church, London

The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC (2-CD), Track Listing:

Disc 1 – Sessions
1. World Leader Pretend 4:36
2. Half A World Away 3:33
3. Radio Song 4:05
4. Losing My Religion 4:42
Recorded for Nicky Campbell Session Into The Night on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 13 March 1991

5. Lotus 4:13
6. At My Most Beautiful 3:16
Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 25 October 1998

7. Electrolite 4:23
8. Perfect Circle 4:39
9. Daysleeper 4:44
Recorded for John Peel Session on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 25 October 1998

10. Country Feedback
Recorded for Later… with Jools Holland on BBC1
First broadcast on 27 October 1998

11. Bad Day 4:03
12. Orange Crush 3:55
Recorded for Mark and Lard on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 15 October 2003

13. Nightswimming
Recorded for Later… with Jools Holland on BBC1
First broadcast on 14 October 2003

14. Man On The Moon 4:59
15. Imitation Of Life 3:41
Recorded for Drivetime on BBC Radio 2
First broadcast 15 October 2003

16. Supernatural Superserious 3:23
Recorded for Radio 1 Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast 26 March 2008

Disc 2 – Broadcasts
1. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville 4:29
2. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) 4:51
3. Gardening At Night 3:26
4. Driver 8 3:25
5. Radio Free Europe 3:49
First broadcast on 21 November 1984 from Rock City, Nottingham

6. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? 3:54
7. Crush With Eyeliner 4:42
8. Drive 3:51
9. Half A World Away 4:04
10. Pop Song 89 3:27
11. Finest Worksong 3:48
First broadcast on 30 July 1995 from Milton Keynes

12. Fall On Me 3:26
13. The One I Love 3:27
14. Everybody Hurts 6:47
15. Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 6:58
First broadcast on 25 June 1999 from Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival

16. E-Bow The Letter (with Thom Yorke) 5:09
17. Losing My Religion 4:47
18. Man On The Moon 5:34
First broadcast on 15 September 2004 from St. James’s Church, London