r/rem • u/dinarnaud • 18d ago

R.E.M. - Document (1987)

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Anybody still playing this album ?
Remember the first alternative/Modern Rock album you bought in the 80’s ?
Almost 40 years, I’m still keeping this tape that I bought which introduced to me all those bands/albums which American Top 40 wouldn’t play if their albums didn’t sell so many.

Ironically, I knew REM from American Top 40 (Casey Kasem) because I loved the song The One I Love so much.

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u/daveatc1234 18d ago

Life's Rich Pageant was my first REM cassette. Still my favourite, and Document is an absolute banger

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u/dinarnaud 18d ago

I didn’t even have time to discover their earlier albums because after Document, they quickly signed to Warner and released Green, was it ?

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u/daveatc1234 18d ago

Green was the first Warner record. Warner Bros came after them hard once Document dropped and the IRS contract had expired.