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R.E.M's vast collection of “rare and unreleased” recordings from BBC sessions

#BBCSessions #LosingMyReligion #REM  The collection span over 30 years R.E.M's new collection of “rare and unreleased live and studio recordings” from across archives at the BBC. Spanning over 30 years, the box set collection will include 8 CDs, a DVD and will include a John Peel Session (1998), Drivetime and Mark and Lard appearances (2003) together with a live performance in Radio 1’s Live Lounge (2008). The collection also includes Nottingham’s Rock City performance from 1984 and the Milton Keynes Monster Tour from 1995, which was their first after a one-year break. Their headline set from Glastonbury 1999 also features, as does an invitation-only show at London’s St James’s Church from 2004. You can listen to a live 1991 performance of ‘Losing My Religion’ from Into The Night here: The DVD includes a 60-minuted retrospective of the band’s performances at the BBC via the  Accelerating Backwards  film, which has not been available commercially previously...