If any album deserves a physical re-release to celebrate its 25th anniversary it’s R.E.M.’s Out Of Time. After all, the original release’s novel use of longbox packaging has led some to call it “the most politically significant album in U.S. history.”
Of course, that puts a lot of pressure on Concord Bicycle Records, the label reissuing the classic album. Luckily, they seem to be game. Available as a two-CD, three-LP, and “deluxe” four-disc box set, the 25th anniversary reissue boasts a remastered version of the album as well as demos, B-sides, and a previously unreleased song, plus new liner notes and interviews from all four band members.
(Read: Out of Time Turns 25: A Father and Son Bond Over R.E.M.)
The deluxe box set also includes recordings from R.E.M.’s performance at Mountain Stage in 1991 and a Blu-ray disc with hi-resolution audio and 5.1 Surround Sound versions of Out Of Time, all of the music videos from the album, and the 1991 electronic press kit featuring in-studio footage, exclusive performances and more.
Check out the various tracklists below:
Out of Time – 25th Anniversary Edition (2-CD Set) Tracklist:
Disc 1
Out of Time
01. Radio Song
02. Losing My Religion
03. Low
04. Near Wild Heaven
05. Endgame
06. Shiny Happy People
07. Belong
08. Half A World Away
09. Texarkana
10. Country Feedback
11. Me In Honey
Disc 2
Out of Time Demos
01. Losing My Religion 1 (demo)
02. Near Wild Heaven 1 (demo)
03. Shiny Happy People 1 (demo)
04. Texarkana 1 (demo)
05. Untitled Demo 2
06. Radio – Acoustic (Radio Song 1 demo)
07. Near Wild Heaven 2 (demo)
08. Shiny Happy People 2 (demo)
09. Slow Sad Rocker (Endgame demo)
10. Radio – Band (Radio Song 3 demo)
11. Losing My Religion 2 (demo)
12. Belong (demo)
13. Blackbirds (Half A World Away demo)
14. Texarkana (demo)
15. Country Feedback (demo)
16. Me On Keyboard (Me In Honey demo)
17. Low (demo)
18. 40 Sec. (40 Second Song demo)
19. Fretless 1 (demo)
Out of Time – 25th Anniversary Edition (3-LP Set) Tracklist:
Disc 1
Out of TIme
Time Side:
01. Radio Song
02. Losing My Religion
03. Low
04. Near Wild Heaven
05. Endgame
Memory Side:
06. Shiny Happy People
07. Belong
08. Half A World Away
09. Texarkana
10. Country Feedback
11. Me In Honey
Disc 2
Side 1:
01. Losing My Religion 1 (demo)
02. Near Wild Heaven 1 (demo)
03. Shiny Happy People 1 (demo)
04. Texarkana 1 (demo)
05. Untitled Demo 2
Side 2:
06. Radio – Acoustic (Radio Song 1 demo)
07. Near Wild Heaven 2 (demo)
08. Shiny Happy People 2 (demo)
09. Slow Sad Rocker (Endgame demo)
Disc 3
Side 1:
01. Radio – Band (Radio Song 3 demo)
02. Losing My Religion 2 (demo)
03. Belong (demo)
04. Blackbirds (Half A World Away demo)
05. Texarkana (demo)
Side 2:
06. Country Feedback (demo)
07. Me On Keyboard (Me In Honey demo)
08. Low (demo)
09. 40 Sec. (40 Second Song demo)
10. Fretless 1 (demo)
Out of Time – 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (4 Disc Set) Tracklist:
Disc 1
Out of Time
01. Radio Song
02. Losing My Religion
03. Low
04. Near Wild Heaven
05. Endgame
06. Shiny Happy People
07. Belong
08. Half A World Away
09. Texarkana
10. Country Feedback
11. Me In Honey
Disc 2
Out of Time Demos
01. Losing My Religion 1 (demo)
02. Near Wild Heaven 1 (demo)
03. Shiny Happy People 1 (demo)
04. Texarkana 1 (demo)
05. Untitled Demo 2
06. Radio – Acoustic (Radio Song 1 demo)
07. Near Wild Heaven 2 (demo)
08. Shiny Happy People 2 (demo)
09. Slow Sad Rocker (Endgame demo)
10. Radio – Band (Radio Song 3 demo)
11. Losing My Religion 2 (demo)
12. Belong (demo)
13. Blackbirds (Half A World Away demo)
14. Texarkana (demo)
15. Country Feedback (demo)
16. Me On Keyboard (Me In Honey demo)
17. Low (demo)
18. 40 Sec. (40 Second Song demo)
19. Fretless 1 (demo)
Disc 3
Live at Mountain Stage
01. Introduction
02. World Leader Pretend
03. Radio Song
04. Fall On Me
05. It’s the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
06. Half A World Away
07. Belong
08. Love Is All Around
09. Losing My Religion
10. Dallas
11. Radio Song
12. Disturbance At The Heron House
13. Low
14. Sawn Swan H
15. Pop Song 89
DISC 4
Out of Time – Blu-ray
01.Out Of Time – Hi-Resolution Audio
02. Out Of Time – 5.1 Surround Sound
03. Radio Song (music video)
04. Losing My Religion (music video)
05. Low (music video)
06. Near Wild Heaven (music video)
07. Shiny Happy People (music video)
08. Belong (music video)
09. Half A World Away (music video)
10. Country Feedback (music video)
11. Time Piece
