Document (25th anniversary edition)

~ Release by R.E.M. (see all versions of this release, 24 available)

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media: Original Album
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Finest Worksong additional recording engineer: Gary Laney engineer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) producer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band) additional mixer: Steve Catania bass guitar: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) lead vocals: Michael Stipe recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States mixed at: Master Control in Burbank, California, United States live recording of: Finest Worksong (on 1995-07-30) writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music recording of: Finest Worksong writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	4	3:50
2	Welcome to the Occupation additional recording engineer: Gary Laney engineer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) producer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band) additional mixer: Steve Catania bass guitar: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) lead vocals: Michael Stipe recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States mixed at: Master Control in Burbank, California, United States recording of: Welcome to the Occupation writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	3.5	2:49
3	Exhuming McCarthy additional recording engineer: Gary Laney engineer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) producer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band) additional mixer: Steve Catania bass guitar: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) lead vocals: Michael Stipe recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States mixed at: Master Control in Burbank, California, United States recording of: Exhuming McCarthy writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	4	3:22
4	Disturbance at the Heron House additional recording engineer: Gary Laney engineer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) producer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band) additional mixer: Steve Catania bass guitar: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) lead vocals: Michael Stipe recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States mixed at: Master Control in Burbank, California, United States recording of: Disturbance at the Heron House writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	3.75	3:34
5	Strange cover recording of: Strange writer: Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter) publisher: Alley Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.		2:33
6	It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) additional recording engineer: Gary Laney engineer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) producer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band) additional mixer: Steve Catania bass guitar: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) lead vocals: Michael Stipe recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States mixed at: Master Control in Burbank, California, United States part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 69) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 69) recording of: It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	4.2	4:08
7	The One I Love additional recording engineer: Gary Laney engineer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) producer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band) additional mixer: Steve Catania bass guitar: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) lead vocals: Michael Stipe phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1987) recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States mixed at: Master Control in Burbank, California, United States part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 149) recording of: The One I Love writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music, Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Tunes and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)	4.25	3:18
8	Fireplace additional recording engineer: Gary Laney engineer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) producer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band) additional mixer: Steve Catania bass guitar: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) lead vocals: Michael Stipe recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States mixed at: Master Control in Burbank, California, United States recording of: Fireplace writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	3.75	3:25
9	Lightnin’ Hopkins additional recording engineer: Gary Laney engineer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) producer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band) additional mixer: Steve Catania bass guitar: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) lead vocals: Michael Stipe recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States mixed at: Master Control in Burbank, California, United States recording of: Lightnin’ Hopkins writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	3.65	3:21
10	King of Birds additional recording engineer: Gary Laney engineer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) producer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band) additional mixer: Steve Catania bass guitar: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) lead vocals: Michael Stipe recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States mixed at: Master Control in Burbank, California, United States recording of: King of Birds writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	3.65	4:11
11	Oddfellows Local 151 additional recording engineer: Gary Laney engineer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) producer: Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band) additional mixer: Steve Catania bass guitar: Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) drums (drum set): Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer) guitar: Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) lead vocals: Michael Stipe recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States mixed at: Master Control in Burbank, California, United States recording of: Oddfellows Local 151 writer: Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe publisher: Night Garden Music	3.65	5:22

2▶Digital Media: Work Tour 9/14/1987, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)

purchase for download:	https://mora.jp/package/43000006/05099997200659_L/ [info] https://mora.jp/package/43000006/05099997200659/ [info] https://music.apple.com/us/album/1472703176 [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/65kIVEdb93smbnC7k4aie7 [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/5909291 [info]
streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/us/album/721291748 [info] https://tidal.com/album/17275328 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Finest Worksong It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) The One I Love
included in:	Document / Lifes Rich Pageant The Collection

part of:	Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 41) (order: 41) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 462) (order: 463) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 470) (order: 471) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 588) (order: 589)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/21299 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/3z25 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/r_e_m_/document/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000651105 [info]
Wikidata:	Q904490 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 5099997200659
Format:: 2×Digital Media
Length:: 1:59:36

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Capitol Records

Release events

[Worldwide]
2012-09-21

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