R.E.M. – Murmur

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Label:	I.R.S. Records – SP 70604
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Test Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1983
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock

Tracklist

A1	Radio Free Europe	4:05
A2	Pilgrimage	4:25
A3	Laughing	3:52
A4	Talk About The ion	3:22
A5	Moral Kiosk	3:32
A6	Perfect Circle	3:23
B1	Catapult	3:54
B2	Sitting Still	3:07
B3	9 - 9	3:02
B4	Shaking Through	4:00
B5	We Walk	3:04
B6	West Of The Fields	3:15

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Notes

White cardstock sleeve with SP-70604 in blue pen in upper right corner
Generic Electrosound Group Midwest Inc. test pressing labels, A side has SP-70604 in blue pen

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A side etch, except Sterling stamp): SP0-70604-AES1 STERLING EMW
Matrix / Runout (B side etch, except Sterling stamp): SP0-70604-B-ES1 STERLING EMW

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Murmur (LP, Album, Stereo, (B) On Label)	I.R.S. Records	SP 70604, SP70604, SP-70604	US	1983
Recently Edited	Murmur (LP, Album, Stereo)	Illegal Records (2)	ILP 25433, 25433, SP 70604	Europe	1983
	Murmur (LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records	SP 70604, SP70604	UK	1983
New Submission	Murmur (LP, Album)	CBS/Sony	25AP 2659	Japan	1983
Recently Edited	Murmur (LP, Album)	Epic	ELPS 4380	Australia	1983

Reviews

shappy1964 Dec 7, 2021
Received my copy yesterday and listened to it last night. It's a stunner. Been buying multiple NM/M copies of the first press, at least six of them including an amazing white hot stamper from Better Records and this test press beats them all. Was a $400 roll of the dice since test pressings not always the best pressing due to a number of factors, but THIS one is special and perfectly executed.