Album
Automatic For The People
1992 · Rock
152 collectors on Gatefold own this
Automatic For The People is an Alt/Indie album by R.E.M., originally released in 1992. On Gatefold: 211 pressings tracked, owned by 152 collectors.
About
Slowing to chew over mortality and loss, R.E.M. produce their masterpiece. After the vim and lushness of 1991’s <i>Out of Time</i>, these songs are strikingly reflective. However they’re tethered to gorgeous melodies that rise like a lump in the throat on “Try Not to Breathe”, and pull you in with a consoling arm on “Everybody Hurts” and “Nightswimming”’s mournful nostalgia. The politicised “Ignoreland” ignites energy and rage but this is largely beautiful melancholy demanding to be immersed in.
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Tracklist
- 1Drive4:30
- 2Try Not To Breathe3:49
- 3The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite4:06
- 4Everybody Hurts5:17
- 5New Orleans Instrumental No. 12:12
- 6Sweetness Follows4:19
- 7Monty Got A Raw Deal3:16
- 8Ignoreland4:24
- 9Star Me Kitten3:15
- 10Man On The Moon5:12
- 11Nightswimming4:16
- 12Find The River3:49
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
Eighth studio album, recorded between June 1991 and July 1992 and released by Warner Bros. Records on October 5, 1992, in the UK and Europe, and on the following day in the U.S. Reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
Related singles:
• Drive (September 21, 1992)
• Man On The Moon (November 9, 1992)
• The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (February 1, 1993)
• Everybody Hurts (April 5, 1993)
• Nightswimming (July 12, 1993)
• Find The River (November 29, 1993)
Related releases:
• Automatic For The People EPK (opens in a new tab), video press kit (October 1992)
• Ignoreland (opens in a new tab), promotional-only single (December 1992)
• The Automatic Box (opens in a new tab), 4CD box set collecting B-sides and rarities (December 1993)
• Automatic For The People Sampler (opens in a new tab), promotional-only sampler for the 1994 Grammy Awards (February 1994)
※ How to find the correct CD version with catalogue number 9362-45055-2:
- First European GEMA/BIEM-version with WME in matrix and French price code "WE 852" in yellow tray jewel case and without SID codes.
- Another yellow tray version from the same time period, no "WME," but "MIS10" and "SRC" in matrix. French price code "WE 852" without SID codes.
- First WME repress with WME in matrix and French price code "WE 852" in standard grey tray jewel case and without SID codes.
- Second WME repress, identical to the first repress, but with French price code "WE 833" and hype sticker with reference to the first single releases. No SID codes on this variant.
- Third WME repress, post-1993, identical to the first repress, but with French price code "WE 833" and mould SID code.
- 1999 repress with same matrix structure as on the other WME releases, but without mentioning "WME." Matrix ends with "06/99," GEMA/BIEM version, French price code "WE 833" and both SID codes present.
- 2000 repress with same matrix structure as on the other WME releases, but without mentioning "WME." Matrix ends with "05/00," GEMA/BIEM version, French price code "WE 833" and both SID codes present.
- 2001 repress. GEMA/BIEM version, French price code "WE 833" and both SID codes present. Matrix number ends with "V01 MEQ."
- 2011 reissue with similar matrix as the latter version, issued for Classic Album series.
The same catalogue number or deviations of it appeared on country-specific versions for Argentina, South Korea, Czechoslovakia and Australasia.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- B2HARMONICA, CLAVINET
- Bertis Downs IVFEATURING
- Bill BerryDRUMS, PERCUSSION, KEYBOARDS, BASS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, MELODICA PERFORMER, SONGWRITER
- Daniel LauferCELLO MUSICIAN , CELLO PERFORMER , CELLO
- Deborah WorkmanMUSICIAN , OBOE OBOE PERFORMER , OBOE
- Denise Berginson-SmithMUSICIAN , VIOLIN PERFORMER , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Elizabeth Proctor MurphyCELLO MUSICIAN , CELLO PERFORMER , CELLO
- George HansonCONDUCTOR MUSICIAN , CONDUCTOR PERFORMER , CONDUCTOR
- Heidi NitchieMUSICIAN , VIOLA PERFORMER , VIOLA VIOLA
- Jefferson HoltFEATURING
- Jody TaylorMUSICIAN , VIOLIN PERFORMER , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Kathleen KeeCELLO MUSICIAN , CELLO PERFORMER , CELLO
- Lorentz OttzenMUSICIAN , VIOLIN PERFORMER , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Michael StipeART DIRECTION, DESIGN, PERFORMER LEAD VOCALS PERFORMER, SONGWRITER
- Mike MillsBASS GUITAR, PIANO, KEYBOARDS, BACKING VOCALS, DOUBLE BASS PERFORMER, SONGWRITER
- Patti GouvasMUSICIAN , VIOLIN PERFORMER , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Paul MurphyMUSICIAN , VIOLA MUSICIAN , VIOLA, LEADER PERFORMER , VIOLA, LEADER
- Peter BuckELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, MANDOLIN, BASS GUITAR, BOUZOUKI PERFORMER, SONGWRITER
152 collectors on Gatefold own this · 211 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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