R.E.M. Murmur 1983 I.R.S. SP-70604 1st Press (1/1 Matrix) STERLING LP +Inner REM

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R.E.M.
MURMUR
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IRS Records SP 70604
Original 1983 issue • Stereo LP
Original Custom Printed INNER SLEEVE included
1st PRESSING (1 / 1 MATRIX)
STERLING MASTER

VINYL is VG+
Very clean, high gloss Vinyl shows a number of very light surface hairlines under hard bright light that are almost entirely inaudible. LP plays bright, bold and extremely clear EX+ to mostly NM, with that amazing Sterling mastered sound that is built to play LOUD. Labels are super clean both sides.
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COVER is EX
Crisp and tight with straight edges and sharp corners all around and minimal wear; a few mild edge creases at spine. No writing, soil or other marks. Seams and spine completely intact with no splits.

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NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG

Listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's original Top 500 Albums of All Time

FIRST PRESSING
MATRIX NUMBERS:
?Side One: SP0 70604 A ES 1
?Side Two: SP0 70604 B-ES 1
"STERLING" stamped and "EMW" etched in trail-off wax both sides.

R.E.M.'s first full album - making a solid, loud statement that ATHENS GA is Happening.
...featuring "Radio Free Europe", "Talk about the Passion" and "Perfect Circle".

Original Custom Printed INNER SLEEVE is in EXCELLENT Condition with no splits.

Recorded At – Reflection Sound Studios, Charlotte, NC, January 1983
Produced and Engineered by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
? 1983 I.R.S. Inc.
NO Bar Code

"Leaving behind the garagey jangle pop of their first recordings, R.E.M. developed a strangely subdued variation of their trademark sound for their full-length debut album, Murmur. Heightening the enigmatic tendencies of Chronic Town by de-emphasizing the backbeat and accentuating the ambience of the ringing guitar, R.E.M. created a distinctive sound for the album -- one that sounds eerily timeless.

Even though it is firmly in the tradition of American folk-rock, post-punk, and garage rock, Murmur sounds as if it appeared out of nowhere, without any ties to the past, present, or future. Part of the distinctiveness lies in the atmospheric production (Mitch Easter), which exudes a detached sense of mystery, but it also comes from the remarkably accomplished songwriting. The songs on Murmur sound as if they've existed forever, yet they subvert folk and pop conventions by taking unpredictable twists and turns into melodic, evocative territory, whether it's the measured riffs of "Pilgrimage", the melancholic "Talk About the Passion", or the winding guitars and pianos of "Perfect Circle". R.E.M. may have made albums as good as Murmur in the years following its release, but they never again made anything that sounded quite like it.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine AllMusic Guide REVIEW

A superb 1st Press Sterling Master with superb sound in very respectable condition

Disc kept in separate ANTI-STATIC inner sleeve to protect both the original inner and the vinyl.
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve
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