Album dolazi u novom miksu kojemu je autor producent Scott Litt.
R.E.M. je najavio deluxe izdanje svog devetog studijskog albuma “Monster” iz 1994. godine. Riječ je o posljednjem u nizu reizdanja u arhivskoj seriji kojom obilježavaju 25. obljetnice izvorne objave ploča.
“Monster” će tako izaći i u novom miksu koji potpisuje izvorni producent albuma Scott Litt. “Originalni miks bio je utopljen u gitarama s feedbackom i vokalima umiješanima u zid zvuka, a u ovoj alternativnoj verziji gitare su povučene, a vokali gurnuti naprijed, što stvara otvoreniji zvuk koji bolje otkriva stihove,” piše u objavi za medije.
U paketu će se naći i 15 prethodno neobjavljenih demo snimki, koncert s turneje “Monster Tour” iz 1995., te disk s dokumentarnim filmom “Road Movie”, službeni spotovi i novi popratni tekst s intervjuima s bendom. Sve to dolazi u kutiji s nanovo smišljenim dizajnom izvornog autora Chrisa Bilheimera.
Izdanje u box setu na šest diskova bit će dostupno od prvog studenog, a novi miks bit će dostupan i kao zasebno izdanje na dvije ploče.
“Monster (25th Anniversary Reissue)”, popis pjesama:
Disc: 1 – Monster (Remastered)
01. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
02. Crush With Eyeliner
03. King Of Comedy
04. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
05. Star 69Strange Currencies
06. Strange Currencies
07. Tongue
08. Bang And Blame
09. I Took Your Name
10. Let Me In
11. Circus Envy
12. You
Disc: 2 – Monster (Demos)
01. Pete’s Hit
02. Uptempo Mo Distortion
03. Uptempo Ricky
04. Harlan County with Whistling
05. Lost Song
06. AM Boo
07. Mike’s Gtr
08. Sputnik 1 Remix
09. Black Sky 4-14
10. Revolution 4-21
11. Rocker with vocal
12. Time Is On Mike’s Side
13. 1Experiment 4-28 no vocal
14. Highland Fling 4-29
15. Cranky 4-29
Disc: 3 – Monster (Remixed)
01. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? (2019 Remix)
02. Crush With Eyeliner (2019 Remix)
03. King Of Comedy (2019 Remix)
04. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream (2019 Remix)
05. Star 69 (2019 Remix)
06. Strange Currencies (2019 Remix)
07. Tongue (2019 Remix)
08. Bang And Blame (2019 Remix)
09. I Took Your Name (2019 Remix)
10. Let Me In (2019 Remix)
11. Circus Envy (2019 Remix)
12. You (2019 Remix)
Disc: 4 – Live in Chicago 6/3/95 – Monster 1995 Tour Part 1
01. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
02. Circus Envy
03. Crush With Eyeliner
04. Near Wild Heaven
05. Welcome To The Occupation
06. Undertow
07. I Took Your Name
08. Strange Currencies
09. Me In Honey
10. Revolution
11. Tongue
12. Man On The Moon
13. Country Feedback
14. Monty Got A Raw Deal
Disc: 5 – Live in Chicago 6/3/95 – Monster 1995 Tour Part 2
01. Losing My Religion
02. You
03. Departure
04. Orange Crush
05. Get Up
06. Star 69
07. Let Me In
08. Everybody Hurts
09. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
10. Pop Song 89
11. Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Disc: 6 Blu-ray
01. Monster – 5.1 Surround Sound
02. Monster – Hi-Resolution Audio
03. Road Movie (concert film)
04. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? (music video)
05. Crush With Eyeliner (music video)
06. Star 69 (music video)
07. Strange Currencies (music video)
08. Tongue (music video)
09. Bang and Blame (music video)