A train trestle in Athens, GA was featured on the back cover of the original vinyl LP version of R.E.M’s “Murmur
” which was released by I.R.S. Records on April 12, 1983. Because of the cover, which was shot by Sandra Lee Phipps, the trestle has become a local landmark. Plans to demolish the trestle, now commonly referred to as the “Murmur Trestle,” met with public outcry. On October 2, 2000, the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission voted to save it.
Tracks:
Side One:
Radio Free Europe
Pilgrimage
Laughing
Talk About the Passion
Moral Kiosk
Perfect Circle
Side Two:
Catapult
Sitting Still
9–9
Shaking Through
We Walk
West of the Fields
Personnel:
Michael Stipe – lead vocals
Bill Berry – drums, backing vocals, percussion, bass guitar, piano
Peter Buck – electric & acoustic guitars
Mike Mills – bass guitar, backing vocals, piano, organ, acoustic guitar, vibraphone
R.E.M. Studio Discography
4/12/1983 – Murmur
4/9/1984 – Reckoning
6/10/1985 – Fables of the Reconstruction
7/28/1986 – Lifes Rich Pageant
9/1/1987 – Document
11/7/1988 – Green
3/12/1991 – Out Of Time
10/5/1992 – Automatic for the People
9/27/1994 – Monster
9/9/1996 – New Adventures in Hi-Fi
10/27/1998 – Up
3/15/2001 – Reveal
10/5/2004 – Around the Sun
4/1/2008 – Accelerate
⅜/2011 – Collapse into Now
Murmur Back Cover by R.E.M.
Athens, GA
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