R.E.M. to release Deluxe Edition of debut album Murmur

Amidst Athens, Ga.'s dance-inspiring rock 'n' roll scene, which featured the likes of The B-52's and Pylon, college-rock upstarts R.E.M. released full-length debut Murmur in 1983. It went gold, became Rolling Stone 's album of the year (beating out Thriller ) and began the path that would eventually lead to this year's Accelerate .

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