And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 explained

And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987
Type:greatest
Artist:R.E.M.
Cover:R.E.M. - And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987.jpg
Recorded:April 15, 1981 – September 14, 1987
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:78:00
(Deluxe Edition)
Label:EMI/I.R.S. Records
Producer:Mitch Easter, Don Dixon, Joe Boyd, Don Gehman, Scott Litt & R.E.M.
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And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 is a compilation album by American band R.E.M. It features songs from the band's years at I.R.S. Records. All tracks have been remastered, and the set was released 12 September 2006. A companion DVD, titled When the Light Is Mine, was released the same day.

And I Feel Fine is available in three versions: a standard one-disc version with 21 fan-favorite tracks spanning the Chronic Town EP (1982) to Document (1987), including every song released as a single on I.R.S. except for "Wendell Gee" and "Superman"; a second edition that adds a bonus disc, including rarities such as the single "Superman", unreleased songs, and alternate mixes; and a third edition, which combines the two-disc version with the When the Light Is Mine DVD.

"Bad Day" and "All the Right Friends" appear in outtake versions, and the final versions of these songs appear on the 2003 Warner Bros. R.E.M. compilation . The songs "Theme from Two Steps Onward" and "Mystery to Me" were previously unreleased in any form and, like the version of "Bad Day," were Lifes Rich Pageant outtakes. The band originally intended to include "Theme from Two Steps Onward" as an exclusive track on Eponymous but had lost the tape. Demo versions of all four songs recorded during the Lifes Rich Pageant sessions were released on the 25th anniversary edition of this album.

And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 reached #70 in the UK Albums Chart. In the U.S., each version charted separately, with the two-disc version reaching a higher peak than the single-disc version.

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe except "Superman" by Gary Zekley and Mitchell Bottler.

Disc one

  1. "Begin the Begin" (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 3:29
  2. "Radio Free Europe" (from Murmur, 1983) – 4:06
  3. "Pretty Persuasion" (from Reckoning, 1984) – 3:51
  4. "Talk About the Passion" (from Murmur, 1983) – 3:22
  5. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" (single version) (from Reckoning, 1984) – 4:33
  6. "Sitting Still" (from Murmur, 1983) – 3:18
  7. "Gardening at Night" (from Chronic Town, 1982) – 3:29
  8. "7 Chinese Bros." (from Reckoning, 1984) – 4:15
  9. "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" (from Reckoning, 1984) – 3:15
  10. "Driver 8" (from Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985) – 3:23
  11. "Cant Get There from Here" (single version) (from Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985) – 3:39
  12. "Finest Worksong" (from Document, 1987) – 3:48
  13. "Feeling Gravitys Pull" (from Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985) – 4:51
  14. "I Believe" (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 3:49
  15. "Life and How to Live It" (from Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985) – 4:08
  16. "Cuyahoga" (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 4:21
  17. "The One I Love" (from Document, 1987) – 3:17
  18. "Welcome to the Occupation" (from Document, 1987) – 2:47
  19. "Fall On Me" (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 2:51
  20. "Perfect Circle" (from Murmur, 1983) – 3:29
  21. "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (from Document, 1987) – 4:05

Disc two

  1. "Pilgrimage" (Mike's pick from Murmur, 1983) – 4:30
  2. "These Days" (Bill's pick from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 3:25
  3. "Gardening at Night" (slower electric demo from Reckoning sessions, 1984) – 4:44
  4. "Radio Free Europe" (Hib-Tone single version, 1981) – 3:48
  5. "Sitting Still" (Hib-Tone b-side version, 1981) – 3:16
  6. "Life and How to Live It" (live at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands, 14 September 1987) – 6:36
  7. "Ages of You" (live at the Paradise Rock Club, Boston, 13 July 1983) – 3:48
  8. "We Walk" (live at the Paradise Rock Club, Boston, 13 July 1983) – 3:17
  9. "1,000,000" (live at the Paradise Rock Club, Boston, 13 July 1983) – 3:25
  10. "Finest Worksong" (other mix, b-side of "Finest Worksong" 12-inch single, 1987) – 3:47
  11. "Hyena" (demo from Fables of the Reconstruction sessions, 1985) – 2:50
  12. "Theme from Two Steps Onward" (demo from Lifes Rich Pageant sessions, 1986) – 4:37
  13. "Superman" (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 2:53
  14. "All the Right Friends" (demo outtake from Murmur sessions, 1983, previously released on Dead Letter Office IRS Years reissue, 1993) – 3:53
  15. "Mystery to Me" (demo from Lifes Rich Pageant sessions, 1986) – 2:01
  16. "Just a Touch" (live-in-studio version recorded to two-track during Reckoning sessions, 1984) – 2:38
  17. "Bad Day" (at the time called "PSA", outtake from Lifes Rich Pageant sessions, 1986) – 3:03
  18. "King of Birds" (from Document, 1987) – 4:09
  19. "Swan Swan H" (live acoustic version, recorded as part of the film , 1987) – 2:43
  20. "Disturbance at the Heron House" (Peter's pick from Document, 1987) – 3:32
  21. "Time After Time (AnnElise)" (Michael's pick from Reckoning, 1984) – 3:31

Best Buy exclusive

An exclusive Best Buy version contained a digital download card which allowed the buyer to download two bonus tracks and a bonus video:

Charts

YearChartPosition
2006Billboard 200148 Regular Edition
116 Limited Edition
2006Billboard Top Internet Albums207
2006UK Albums Chart70 (1 week on the chart)

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