R.E.M. will release a 25th anniversary reissue of their iconic album Automatic for the People in November. According to NME, the two-disc reissue includes a full live set from R.E.M’s show at the 40 Watt Club on November 19, 1992. A four-disc Deluxe Edition also features 20 previously unreleased demos from the Automatic for the People sessions, including bonus track “Photograph” featuring Natalie Merchant. The deluxe edition comes in a 12? x 12? lift-top box and features an all-new 60-page book, offering never-before-seen photos by Anton Corbjin and Melodie McDaniel, as well as new liner notes by Scottish music journalist Tom Doyle. Both the standard and deluxe editions are out November 10. See the full story in NME here.

 

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