Blu-ray, 2x CD (deluxe edition, 25th anniversary)

New Adventures in Hi‐Fi

Album by R.E.M.

Released 9 September 1996

alternative rock rock

Tracklist

CD 1
1
How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us
4:30
3.6 ★
2
The Wake‐Up Bomb
5:08
3.4 ★
3
New Test Leper
5:25
3.6 ★
4
Undertow
5:09
3.2 ★
5
E‐Bow the Letter
5:24
3.6 ★
6
Leave
7:17
3.7 ★
7
Departure
3:29
3.2 ★
8
Bittersweet Me
4:05
3.6 ★
9
Be Mine
5:32
3.8 ★
10
Binky the Doormat
5:01
3.0 ★
11
Zither
2:34
3.4 ★
12
So Fast, So Numb
4:12
3.5 ★
13
Low Desert
3:31
3.4 ★
14
Electrolite
4:04
3.5 ★
CD 2
1
Tricycle (instrumental)
1:57
2
Departure (live Rome soundcheck Rome, Italy / 2/22/1995)
3:34
3
Wall of Death
3:08
4
Undertow (live from Atlanta, GA / 11/18/1995)
5:04
3.0 ★
5
Wichita Lineman (live from Houston, TX / 9/15/1995)
3:19
6
New Test Leper (acoustic / live from Seattle, WA / 4/19/1996)
5:30
7
The Wake‐Up Bomb (live from Atlanta, GA / 10/4/1995)
5:09
8
Binky the Doormat (live from Atlanta, GA / 11/18/1995)
5:02
2.0 ★
9
King of Comedy (808 State remix)
5:36
10
Be Mine (Mike on Bus version)
4:56
11
Love Is All Around
3:03
12
Sponge
4:06
13
Leave (alternate version)
4:42
4.0 ★
Blu-ray 3
1
How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us (5.1 mix)
4:31
2
The Wake‐Up Bomb (5.1 mix)
5:08
3
New Test Leper (5.1 mix)
5:26
4
Undertow (5.1 mix)
5:10
5
E‐Bow the Letter (5.1 mix)
5:24
6
Leave (5.1 mix)
7:17
7
Departure (5.1 mix)
3:29
8
Bittersweet Me (5.1 mix)
4:05
9
Be Mine (5.1 mix)
5:33
10
Binky the Doormat (5.1 mix)
5:01
11
Zither (5.1 mix)
2:34
12
So Fast, So Numb (5.1 mix)
4:12
13
Low Desert (5.1 mix)
3:32
14
Electrolite (5.1 mix)
4:05
15
How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us
4:31
3.6 ★
16
The Wake‐Up Bomb
5:08
3.4 ★
17
New Test Leper
5:26
3.6 ★
18
Undertow
5:10
3.2 ★
19
E‐Bow the Letter
5:24
3.6 ★
20
Leave
7:17
3.7 ★
21
Departure
3:29
3.2 ★
22
Bittersweet Me
4:05
3.6 ★
23
Be Mine
5:33
3.8 ★
24
Binky the Doormat
5:01
3.0 ★
25
Zither
2:34
3.4 ★
26
So Fast, So Numb
4:12
3.5 ★
27
Low Desert
3:32
3.4 ★
28
Electrolite
4:05
3.5 ★
29
R.E.M. Outdoor Projections (Sept 7, 1996 – 5 Cities)
65:02
30
New Adventures in Hi‐Fi EPK (30 min version)
29:18
31
E‐Bow the Letter (music video)
5:31
32
Bittersweet Me (music video)
4:51
33
Electrolite (music video)
4:15
34
How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us (music video)
5:02
35
New Test Leper (music video)
5:37

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Release credits

808 State
remixer [9]
Adam Kasper
recording [2.10, 3.15, 3.17, 3.19, 3.23, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.9]
Andy Carlson
violin [1.14, 3.28]
Bill Berry
acoustic guitar [3.20, 1.6], background vocals [3.24, 1.10], bass guitar [3.25, 1.11], drums (drum set) [1.1-10, 1.12-14, 3.15-24, 3.26-28], percussion [3.15-24, 3.26-28, 1.1-10, 1.12-14], synthesizer [3.20, 1.6], whistle [3.15, 1.1]
Eric Stolz
editor [1.1-14, 3.15-28]
Jeff Wooding
recording [1.2, 1.4, 1.6-8, 1.10-14, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20-22, 3.24-28]
Jo Ravitch
recording [2.2, 2.8, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6-8, 1.10-14, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20-22, 3.24-28]
Joe O’Herlihy
recording [3.16, 3.18, 3.20-22, 3.24-28, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6-8, 1.10-14, 2.2, 2.8]
John Keane
additional [3.15-28, 1.1-14], mix [1.1-14, 3.15-28]
Jonny Dollar
mix [13], producer [13]
Michael Stipe
lead vocals [1.1-10, 1.12-14, 3.15-24, 3.26-28], spoken vocals [1.11, 3.25], synthesizer [1.1, 3.15]
Mike Mills
Moog [3.19, 1.5], background vocals [3.15-16, 3.18, 3.21, 3.23-24, 3.26, 1.1-2, 1.4, 1.7, 1.9-10, 1.12], bass guitar [3.16-22, 3.24, 3.26-27, 1.2-8, 1.10, 1.12-13], farfisa [3.21, 1.7], guitar [1.9, 3.23], keyboard [3.20, 3.23-24, 1.6, 1.9-10], mellotron [1.5, 1.8, 3.19, 3.22], organ [1.2-3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.11-13, 3.16-17, 3.19, 3.22, 3.25-27], piano [3.15, 3.28, 1.1, 1.14], synthesizer [1.1, 3.15]
Nathan December
additional [2, 8], guitar [1.2, 1.4, 1.6-7, 1.10, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20-21, 3.24], güiro [3.28, 1.14], slide guitar [1.13, 3.27], tambourine [3.25, 1.11]
Pat McCarthy
additional [1.1-14, 3.15-28]
Patti Smith
background vocals [3.19, 1.5]
Peter Buck
banjo [3.28, 1.14], bass guitar [1.1, 1.9, 1.14, 3.15, 3.23, 3.28], bouzouki [3.15, 1.1], ebow [1.5, 3.19], electric sitar [1.5, 3.19], guitar [3.15-18, 3.20-27, 1.1-4, 1.6-13], mandolin [3.15, 1.1]
Phil Jones
engineer [9]
R.E.M.
producer [2.2, 2.8-9, 1.1-14, 3.15-28]
Sally Dworsky
additional [9]
Sam Hofstedt
assistant [1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.9, 3.15, 3.17, 3.19, 3.23]
Scott Litt
mix [2.2, 2.10, 1.1-14, 3.15-28], producer [2.2, 2.8-9, 3.15-28, 1.1-14], recording [2, 8, 10]
Scott McCaughey
additional [8], autoharp [1.11, 3.25], farfisa [1.10, 3.24], piano [3.22, 3.26-27, 1.8, 1.12-13], synthesizer [1.4, 1.6, 3.18, 3.20]
Simon Richmond
co [13]
Steve Hopwood
guest [13], guitar [13]
Sylvia Massy
mix [8]
Victor Janacua
additional [1.1-14, 3.15-28], assistant [3.15-28, 1.1-14]
William Field
assistant [3.15-28, 1.1-14]