Rec.Music.REM and murmur contributions (Part 2)

Index of Topics

Photo Archive

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Index of Topics

R.E.M. and Athens
Bootlegs

R.E.M. and Athens

Contributed by Joe and Jim Huff :

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A photo of the show poster from an R.E.M. performance at a semi-private graduation party at Augusta College in Augusta, GA held on June 4, 1982.

According to Joe, "Free with A.C.I.D." refers not to those paper squares which were popular in those days, but to the Augusta College ID card. The Scorchers, and Stipe and company were well received by dedicated Augusta College and Medical College of Georgia-going fans wearing camouflage and safari attire, and a few unsuspecting bystanders. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was played that night, appropriate to the party's Safari Night Party theme.

Contributed by William Wayne Barker, barker@geology.wisc.edu :

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This photo of Howard Finster was taken in 1994 during Howard Finster Day in Summerville, GA. Reverend Finster continues to make and sell his art. His Paradise Gardens -- where a couple of early REM videos were filmed -- is an amazing place. Reverend Finster greets his public on Sundays. He's a very charming, spiritual man, and loves to talk to people.

Contributed by Gary Nabors, nabors@postoffice.ptd.net :

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Color photo, first commercial REM poster from 1984.

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Rare marble vinyl 1991 Christmas single. One recently sold in the UK for $250. Record only, not the pic sleeve.

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R.E.M. backstage in 1985, apparently prior to going on. Stipe is in "mustard hair" mode. Pete with bandana, Mills in FFA jacket, Bill in that leather jacket he always used to wear.

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A black and white stage-view photo of REM performing live at the Rat in Boston in 1984.

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Three similar postcard views of College Avenue in Athens, one from around 1900, one from 1915-1920, and one from 1940 or so. The Wuxtry is labeled on the middle card. Shows the same view over time.

The location of the Wuxtry (not including the store next door which they annexed in 1990 or so) where Stipe and Buck met used to be a shoe repair shop. The metal awning on the roof looks like it is the same one in the photo from 1915-20.

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A hilarious caricature of the band from the Italian rock magazine Buscadero. You've got to see it to believe it. Black & white.

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Photo at the 40 Watt of Robyn Hitchcock, Mike Mills, Kevn Kinney, and Peter Buck on stage, December 1990.

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Photo of the interior of the "REM Church," looking towards the altar where the band played their inaugural show. On the back wall you can see the same design in the wood that is behind Stipe and Mills in Sandi Phipps' photos taken on April 5, 1980 (see Remarks, p. 4-5).

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The band members standing in a body of water, circa 1989.

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An Italian postcard of Stipe. Read this carefully.

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Letter written by Michael Stipe to Howard Finster, Nov 1985, which is tacked up on the wall of Howard's studio.

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Postcard of the Lycy Cobb Institute in Athens, which appears in the "The One I Love" video. Right next to this building is the chapel in which "Athens, GA - Inside/Out" footage was filmed. Photo circa 1895.

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One of the more interesting REM concert posters, from the show at Mudd Island in Memphis, 1986.

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One of the rarest REM picture sleeves, from a German promotional issue of Pop Song.

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The famous, now destroyed church where REM debuted.

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The cover of the book Remnants: The REM Collector's Handbook and Price Guide, by Gary Nabors.

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Photo of Gary Nabors, Remnants author, in Howard Finster's Paradise Garden next to his "Seepents in the Wilderness" cement sculpture, which appeared on the Reckoning promo poster and ads. Likely some connection between this sculpture and the "two-headed snake" design used for the cover of Reckoning.

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A remarkable photo of Stipe on stage in London, 1985.

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A photo of Stipe on the day of the Athens Music Festival, Sept. 25, 1988.

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The photo from the Tourfilm press kit, which shows Stipe, Jim McKay, and Jem Cohen.

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A postcard view of the famous railroad trestle that appears on the back cover of Murmur. The card originally had some writing on the front, which was erased and painted over using Photoshop. This card circa 1905.

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The members of REM reclining on a truck, circa 1985.

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All three of the rare REM Up Close radio show discs.

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The former Uptown lounge in Athens. Buck, Mills, and Berry backed Roger McGuinn there May 11, 1988. (On bootleg _The Byrds Fly South_). The Indigo Girls filmed a video there.

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The famous BBQ establishment in Athens.

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The used car dealership that inspired the song.

And also .gif files of the following 7" picture sleeves :

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The Dutch "Radio Free Europe" picture sleeve

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The Hib-Tone "R.F.E." pic sleeve

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"So. Central Rain" pic sleeve

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