72 Where To Get More Information about R.E.M. (Books)
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This article is from the R.E.M. FAQ, by Ron Henry (rgh3@cornell.edu) with numerous contributions by others.
72 Where To Get More Information about R.E.M. (Books)
Several books have been published about R.E.M. The best of them are listed
below, with a brief description and some bibliographical information. If
your local bookstore does not carry a title you want, you should ask them
to special order it, and provide them with the publisher and ISBN
information included below.
REMnants - The R.E.M. Collector's Handbook and Price Guide, by Gary Nabors.
A list of over 1200 collectible R.E.M. items fully described and valued,
plus a 29 page interview with Peter. A must for the die-hard R.E.M.
collector. (Eclipse Publishers, 261 pages, ISBN 0963624148.)
It Crawled From The South: An R.E.M. Companion, by Marcus Gray. Second
expanded ed.: Da Capo Press, March 1997, ISBN: 0306807513.
This is THE book for the serious fan. Some might even go so far as
to say to read this and REMnants cover to cover before posting to
rec.music.rem! This book is considerably more in-depth than REMarks.
REMarks: The Story of R.E.M., by Tony Fletcher. Second ed. of the first bio
to appear. A pretty complete compilation of all the well-known info about
the band, with lots of pretty pictures. Probably the best bio for the
casual fan. (London : Omnibus, 1993. 159 p. ISBN 0711932212 (pbk),
0711932212 (cloth).)
R.E.M.: Behind the Mask, by Jim Greer. A pretty hardcover coffee table book
written by a writer from SPIN. The author pretty much re-wrote REMarks,
replacing fact with his own opinions. (Little Brown, 1992, ISBN
0316327301.)
Party Out Of Bounds, by Rodger Lyle Brown. A book about the early (and
mostly pre-REM) Athens music scene. Marcus Gray (author of It Crawled From
the South) called it "entertaining." (Out of Print as of this writing.)
R.E.M. File Under Water, by John Story. An update of "A Few Chords and A
Cloud of Dust", a complete discography, bootleg list, etc. published a
while back by Total Recall Productions. (Imaginary Books, ISBN
1-897787-00-6)
Talk About the Passion, by Denise Sullivan. Interviews with various folks
about the band over the years. (Charles F. Miller Books, 1994, ISBN
0-88733-184-X.)
REM: The "Rolling Stone" Files: The Ultimate Compendium of Interviews,
Articles, Facts & Opinions from the Files "Rolling Stone". (Hyperion/
Little Brown, 1995, 320p., ISBN 0786880546, $14.95 retail price)
There have also been some cheap "CD-size" biographies of the band put out
by various publishers to be sold in music stores that all rehash material
from the primary sources listed above.
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