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Bootleg Corner Now Faces West

Hey Avocadonites, Kevzero here, welcome to Bootleg Corner. A post dedicated to the semi-authorized records. Throughout the years I’ve amassed a rather large collection of bootleg CDs, vinyl, downloads, even the occasional cassette; from live recordings to outtake sessions. So I’ve decided to create a space here to occasionally review some them  for you, and a place for other fans of Recordings Of Indiscriminate oRigin(RIORs) to gather together.

This Week: 

REM – Pretty Persuasion FM Broadcast Live In Orlando, Florida April 30th, 1989

Label: Bad Joker (European Union) 201564943DE1-EB47-4747-B3FC-C4168D1D001E

Track List:

Side 1

  1. Turn You Inside Out
  2. Orange Crush
  3. Gravity
  4. Swan Swan
  5. Begin The Begin
  6. Pretty Persuasion 

Side 2

  1. Crazy
  2. Finest Work Song
  3. You Are The Everything 
  4. Academy Fight Song
  5. Stand
  6. Perfect Circle
  7. Get Up

Liner Notes: none 

Overview: 

REM come to Orlando in a concert that was broadcast over the radio. The concert set list was a mixture of older song and newer songs.

Performance: A-

 The band deliver a really great, rocking performance here. It nicely captures REM as they make the transition from underground indie darlings to mainstream stars

Recording: B+

A  radio recording from the source not, as sometime is the case with these types of bootlegs, off the radio

Highlights:

 The whole concert is really good, but I think  “You Are The Everything” and “Stand”(which is probably my favorite REM song) come off best here.

Lowlights:

 Nothing really, I question the order of the set list, but I do that quite often with concerts. “Get Up” isn’t a bad song per say, but not a great song to end on. I haven’t really looked into it, but I think there’s more to the concert than on the record.

Recommended?: Yes, this is a great REM concert and a great place for new  fans to start with their earlier concerts and a great addition to  an  older fan’s collection 

This week optional discussion: Have you come across any good bootlegs recently?

Next Time… The Rolling Stones Satanic journey continues 

REM performing Orange Crush