R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe (lead vocals), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Bill Berry (drums and percussion). R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. Eponymous is the first compilation album album by R.E.M., released in 1988. It was their last authorized release on I.R.S. Records, to whom they had been contracted since 1982, having just signed with Warner Bros. Records. The title is a pun on the convention in the recording industry to refer to a band's self-titled album as their "Eponymous Album". Eponymous is notable for its inclusion of several rare or alternate versions of known tracks. Spanning from the Chronic Town EP to the previous year's breakthrough hit album Document, Eponymous provides a fair overview of R.E.M.'s early work. 01 - Radio Free Europe (Original Hi-Tone Single) 02 - Gardening At Night (Different Vocal Mix) 03 - Talk About The Passion 04 - So. Central Rain 05 - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville 06 - Can't Get There From Here 07 - Driver 8 08 - Romance 09 - Fall On Me 10 - The One I Love 11 - Finest Worksong (Mutual Drum Horn Mix) 12 - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) LINK
