Automatic for the People by R.E.M

This Version
1992, USA, Black Vinyl, Standard Weight, WB, 093624505518

About the Album
Sandwiched between Out of Time and Monster, this album is nothing like them. The songs are mostly mid-tempo, with tons of atmosphere. There is no way I can listen to Everybody Hurts without picturing the people in traffic from the music video. The production by Scott Litt and R.E.M. is crisp and slightly bass-heavy, working perfectly for Drive. It sounds so. good. on vinyl. No wonder it yielded six singles.

Quite unfortunately, Nightswimming has some funny lines running across it on my copy, and the piano (only the piano), sounds warped. I imagine it to be a factory defect, but I'm curious if anyone else has this problem.

One side of the inner

Other Versions

There are 1992 versions from the UK, Germany, Korean, Ecuador, Croatia, and Brazil. There is a reissue, but I am unclear the country of production. Check out Discogs.com for details about a lot of the versions.

Scarcity

The UK and German originals appear to be more common than the US version.  Check here for how much it has sold for on eBay recently.  The current reissue is approx $20 on Amazon.

Back cover

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