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R.E.M. Announces Reveal 25th Anniversary Edition
R.E.M. has announced a 25th anniversary reissue of Reveal, including The Black Sessions Revealed and multiple deluxe formats.
R.E.M. has announced a reissue of Reveal for the album’s 25th anniversary. The expanded edition will be released on November 20 through Craft Recordings. Reveal was released in May 2001 and was produced by R.E.M. with Pat McCarthy. The album was recorded in Athens, Georgia; Vancouver; Dublin; and Miami.
The release includes The Black Sessions Revealed, recorded for Radio France in Paris on May 7, 2001. The 17-song session features Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills with Scott McCaughey, Ken Stringfellow and Joey Waronker. The session includes new material such as Imitation Of Life, All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star), I’ve Been High and She Just Wants To Be, along with older songs.
A live version of Imitation Of Life from the session was released on September 30 as the first preview of the collection. Reveal (25th Anniversary Edition) will be available digitally and as a deluxe two-CD/Blu-ray package with a 32-page hardcover book. The Blu-ray will include high-resolution audio and 5.1 surround sound versions of the album, along with three original music videos.
The Black Sessions Revealed will also be released separately for the first time as a double LP.
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