R.E.M. delivered two knockout performances on MTV’s acclaimed ‘Unplugged’ series, the first in 1991 and the other in 2001. They are the only band to appear on the series twice.
Audio from the two shows had never been available... until Record Store Day 2014, when they were released as a limited edition four-LP vinyl set.
Following a sell out of vinyl on Record Store Day, R.E.M.’s Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions are to be released on CD and digitally on Friday May 16th.
This collection uncovers six songs from the session that were never broadcast, including tracks from Reveal and Up (1998), as well as a haunting and tranquil re-imagination of the band’s breakthrough single, “The One I Love” from 1985’s Document.
