Pour ses 25 ans, l’album paru en 1996 ressort en version augmentée le 29 octobre.
Intronisé au Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, R.E.M. est l’un des groupes les plus adulés de l’underground américain. Issu de la scène post-punk, le groupe a contribué à créer le ‘College Rock’ durant les années 80.
Sorti en 1996, New Adventures in Hi-Fi célèbre cette année ses 25 ans. Produit par Scott Litt, l’album expérimente de nouvelles textures sonores, remplies d’images cinématographiques, de notes dissonantes et d’effets obsédants. Electrolite, E-Bow the Letter (avec Patti Smith) et Bittersweet Me sont les singles de cet album certifié platine à l’époque.
Sommaire
Contenu des différentes éditions
2CD+Blu-Ray
- CD 1: L’album remasterisé
- CD 2 : B-Sides et raretés
- Blu-Ray : images de projection durant leur tournée, EPK, Clips et album en audio haute résolution
- Livret richement illustré, accompagné de photos inédites.
2CD
- CD 1: L’album remasterisé
- CD 2 : B-Sides et raretés
2LP
- L’album remasterisé
Tracklisting détaillé
2CD + 1Blu-Ray
CD1 – New Adventures in Hi-Fi (remastered audio)
- How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us
- The Wake-Up Bomb
- New Test Leper
- Undertow
- E-Bow the Letter
- Leave
- Departure
- Bittersweet Me
- Be Mine
- Binky the Doormat
- Zither
- So Fast, So Numb
- Low Desert
- Electrolite
CD2 – B-Sides and Rarities
- Tricycle (Instrumental)
- Departure (Live Rome Soundcheck / Rome, Italy / 2/22/1995)
- Wall of Death
- Undertow (Live / Atlanta, GA / 11/18/1995)
- Wichita Lineman (Live / Houston, TX / 9/15/1995)
- New Test Leper (Live Acoustic / Seattle, WA / 4/19/1996)
- The Wake-Up Bomb (Live / Atlanta, GA / 10/4/1995)
- Binky the Doormat (Live / Atlanta, GA / 11/18/1995)
- King of Comedy (808 State Remix)
- Be Mine (Mike on Bus version)
- Love Is All Around
- Sponge
- Leave (Alternate Version)
Blu-Ray
- R.E.M. Outdoor Projections – Saturday Sept 7, 1996 – 5 cities (64:56)
- New Adventures in Hi-Fi EPK – previously unreleased 30 min version (29:13)
- New Adventures in Hi-Fi 5.1 Audio
- New Adventures in Hi-Fi – Hi-Resolution Audio
- E-Bow the Letter (Music Video)
- Bittersweet Me (Music Video)
- Electrolite (Music Video)
- How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us (Music Video)
- New Test Leper (Music Video)
2CD
CD1 – New Adventures in Hi-Fi (remastered audio)
- How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us
- The Wake-Up Bomb
- New Test Leper
- Undertow
- E-Bow the Letter
- Leave
- Departure
- Bittersweet Me
- Be Mine
- Binky the Doormat
- Zither
- So Fast, So Numb
- Low Desert
- Electrolite
CD2 – B-Sides and Rarities
- Tricycle (Instrumental)
- Departure (Live Rome Soundcheck / Rome, Italy / 2/22/1995)
- Wall of Death
- Undertow (Live / Atlanta, GA / 11/18/1995)
- Wichita Lineman (Live / Houston, TX / 9/15/1995)
- New Test Leper (Live Acoustic / Seattle, WA / 4/19/1996)
- The Wake-Up Bomb (Live / Atlanta, GA / 10/4/1995)
- Binky the Doormat (Live / Atlanta, GA / 11/18/1995)
- King of Comedy (808 State Remix)
- Be Mine (Mike on Bus Version)
- Love Is All Around
- Sponge
- Leave (Alternate Version)
2LP
Side A
- How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us
- The Wake-Up Bomb
- New Test Leper
Side B
- Undertow
- E-Bow the Letter
- Leave
Side C
- Departure
- Bittersweet Me
- Be Mine
- Binky the Doormat
Side D
- Zither
- So Fast, So Numb
- Low Desert
- Electrolite
Infos via Valérie Lefebvre – Universal Music Catalogue