R.E.M. - Murmur (30th anniversary)

Today (April 13th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Murmur, the debut album from R.E.M.

This is a classic alternative album that first grew popular on the college radio music scene of 1983. Click here for my complete review of the album.

R.E.M. - Murmur

On April 13th of 1983, a quartet of musicians (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe) came up from Athens, GA, to Reflection Studios in Charlotte, NC (not far from here) to record their debut album - Murmur. It charted at number 100 in the UK, number 47 in New Zealand and number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 200.