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R.E.M.’s ‘Radio Free Europe’ preserved for all time

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Bonus Track: R.E.M. Live at Tyrone’s O.C.

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Bonus Track: R.E.M. Live at Tyrone’s O.C.

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Radio Free Europe

“Radio Free Europe” was R.E.M.’s first single. It represents a breakthrough moment, when indie rock was splitting away from punk music to become its own sound. Engineer Mitch Easter, radio manager Mike Henry, and R.E.M.’s Mike Mills look back.

Bonus Track: <br>R.E.M. Live at Tyrone’s O.C.

We have a real rarity to offer: a cassette recording one of R.E.M.’s first appearances, in 1981, at the club Tyrone’s O.C. in Athens, Georgia. (Audio courtesy of Mike Henry, with permission from R.E.M.)

Bonus Track: R.E.M. Live at Tyrone’s O.C.

We have a real rarity to offer: a cassette recording one of R.E.M.’s first appearances, in 1981, at the club Tyrone’s O.C. in Athens, Georgia. (Audio courtesy of Mike Henry, with permission from R.E.M.)

Radio Free Europe

“Radio Free Europe” was R.E.M.’s first single. It represents a breakthrough moment, when indie rock was splitting away from punk music to become its own sound. Engineer Mitch Easter, radio manager Mike Henry, and R.E.M.’s Mike Mills look back.

Bonus Track: <br>R.E.M. Live at Tyrone’s O.C.

We have a real rarity to offer: a cassette recording one of R.E.M.’s first appearances, in 1981, at the club Tyrone’s O.C. in Athens, Georgia. (Audio courtesy of Mike Henry, with permission from R.E.M.)

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