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Murmurings from the Archive: The World of R.E.M. Blogspots

In the sprawling digital ruins of the internet, few places offer as much specific, chaotic devotion as the "discography blog." Before the dominance of streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, and before the sleek uniformity of Discogs, there was Blogspot.

For fans of R.E.M.—the alternative rock giants from Athens, Georgia—Blogspot became a sanctuary. It was a place where the "discography blog" wasn't just a list of albums; it was a curated museum of bootlegs, B-sides, radio sessions, and fan-remastered gems that the major labels had long let go out of print. rem discography blogspot

1. Introduction: Why Blogspot for R.E.M.?

  • Brief overview of R.E.M.’s career (1980–2011).
  • Blogspot’s role in music archiving: fan blogs sharing live recordings, out-of-print singles, international editions, and bootlegs.
  • Disclaimer: Respect copyright — focus on officially available content + rare, fan-shared live material.

Methods

  • Search strategies: targeted queries combining band name, keywords (discography, singles, bootlegs, rarities), and site:blogspot.com, plus use of search engine caches and web archives.
  • Evaluation criteria: authorship transparency, completeness, citation of sources, update frequency, media and tracklist accuracy, presence of release identifiers (catalog numbers, release dates), and cross-checking against authoritative sources (official band sites, record labels, Discogs, AllMusic, MusicBrainz).
  • Legal and ethical checks: copyright status of posted audio/images and proper attribution.

Chronic Town (1982) – The Prologue

Technically an EP, but no discography is complete without it. Murmurings from the Archive: The World of R

  • Track to hear: "Gardening at Night"
  • Blogspot trivia: Most retro blogs note that this album was recorded for $30,000. The cover art—a vintage circus photo—set the obscure visual tone for the band's early career.

Dead Letter Office (1987)

  • The B-Side Bible: A collection of rarities, covers (their famous take on "Strange" by Wire), and outtakes.
  • Essential for collectors: The hidden track "Voice of Harold" is just Stipe singing the liner notes of a gospel album over the music of "7 Chinese Bros."

Automatic for the People (1992)

  • The Masterpiece: Despite being a massive success, it is a sad album about mortality ("Everybody Hurts," "Man on the Moon," "Nightswimming").
  • No drum machine: Drummer Bill Berry played almost every part softly.
  • Discography verdict: If you only own one R.E.M. album, this is it.

The Ethical Dilemma (The "Bootleg" Question)

This is where the memory gets sticky. R.E.M. was famously lenient about taping live shows (they encouraged it), but they were protective of their studio outtakes. Brief overview of R

The Discography Blogspot operated in a grey area. While it hosted officially released B-sides (which you were supposed to buy via the "In Time" or "Part Lies, Part Heart..." compilations), it also hosted the Unsurpassed bootleg series—studio rehearsals that were stolen from the vaults in the mid-80s.

By the mid-2010s, the major Blogspot hosts were either shut down by Blogger (Google) for DMCA violations, or the owners simply let the links die as MegaUpload and RapidShare collapsed.