R.E.M. at Atlanta’s 688 Club, February 1981 -rare 40-minute set [View all]

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00:00 (cuts in) Rave On
01:37 Burning Down
05:43 Dangerous Times
08:17 All the Right Friends
13:00 Get on Their Way
15:54 Different Girl
19:25 Permanent Vacation
21:44 White Tornado
23:53 Narrator
27:00 Wind Out
28:45 Gardening at Night
32:36 Mystery to Me
34:36 Radio Free Europe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=RiZW_Wlj8Kw

In February 1981, a full 18 months before releasing their debut Chronic Town EP, R.E.M. played three known concerts, including a pair in Atlanta opening for Joe “King” Carrasco at the 688 Club. Little of this period has been seen on video all these years later, but Slicing Up Eyeballs is thrilled to be able to premiere — courtesy of Wuxtry Records in Athens, Ga. — this 40-minute set filmed at one of those Atlanta dates.

http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2012/11/30/rem-688-club-atlanta-1981-rare-video/