{"product_id":"r-e-m-the-black-sessions-revealed","title":"R.E.M. - The Black Sessions Revealed","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn the spring of 2001, R.E.M. were promoting \u003cem\u003eReveal\u003c\/em\u003e, the lush, sun-drenched record that followed their first years as a trio. On May 7 of that year they played Paris for a performance recorded for Radio France, and \u003cem\u003eThe Black Sessions Revealed\u003c\/em\u003e finally brings that night to vinyl to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe set leans into \u003cem\u003eReveal\u003c\/em\u003e highlights like \"Imitation of Life,\" \"I've Been High,\" \"All the Way to Reno\" and \"I'll Take the Rain,\" and the band sounds relaxed and generous, letting the new songs sit comfortably next to the hits. Michael Stipe is in strong voice throughout, and the arrangements give Peter Buck and Mike Mills plenty of room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe back half becomes a career celebration, with \"Daysleeper,\" \"Electrolite,\" \"The One I Love,\" \"So. Central Rain,\" \"Losing My Religion\" and \"Man on the Moon\" before a closing \"It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine).\" It is an intimate document of a band at ease with its legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis limited edition collects all seventeen songs across two LPs in a gatefold jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AMS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":50783338168482,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/5024\/3490\/files\/4547692-3747258.jpg?v=1793490292","url":"https:\/\/staticatx.com\/products\/r-e-m-the-black-sessions-revealed","provider":"Static ATX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}