As R.E.M. prepared for their 11th studio album, they almost broke up. During the initial sessions in 1997, drummer Bill Berry announced he was quitting. He had survived an onstage brain aneurysm in ...

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Today, Craft Recordings unveiled its plans to mark the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.’s release of their best-selling album, Up, by expanding and reissuing the group’s 11th studio album, which included ...

R.E.M. is reissuing its 1998 album Up, ira first following the departure of original drummer Bill Berry, for its 25th anniversary. The collection, arriving Nov. 10 through Craft Recordings, features ...