Green[LP]

Green[LP]

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R.E.M. achieved global success with the 1988 release of <i>Green</i>, the Athens, Georgia quartet s sixth studio album and first for Warner Bros. Records, which would be the band s label home for the rest of their recording career. While R.E.M. was fast becoming one of the most acclaimed and revered acts in the U.S., <i>Green</i> was their first album to gain the attention of a worldwide audience. Packed with tracks destined to be definitive additions to the band s canon, including "Orange Crush, " "Pop Song 89, " and "Stand, " <i>Green</i> was certified double platinum and doubled the domestic sales of the band s previous release. <i>Green</i> continued R.E.M. s dedication to the message of social consciousness, as evidenced by the album s title, which would go on to became a ubiquitous buzzword for environmentally friendly initiatives.<br><br>To celebrate the landmark album s 25-year anniversary, Rhino presents the remastered album on 180-gram vinyl with original art and packaging. <i>Green: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition</i> is also available digitally and as a 2-CD set that features the remastered original album accompanied by a disc of live performances taken from the penultimate show of R.E.M. s 130-date <i>Green</i> World Tour. All 21 songs were recorded in Greensboro, North Carolina on November 10, 1989, just miles from where Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry had their very first recording session at Mitch Easter s Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem.