The rim text extends fully around the labels on this release. For releases where the text does not cover the full circumference of the labels, see Out Of Time.
Issued in a cardboard sleeve with a glossy finish. The spinal text is duplicated on the top seam. The back cover has the Warner ‘W’ logo debossed in the lower right-hand corner.
Includes a paper inner sleeve. A collage of photographs and illustrations is printed on one side and a list of credits is printed on the other side.
[Rear cover:]
Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Time Warner Company … ℗ 1991 R.E.M. / Athens, Ltd. © 1991 R.E.M. / Athens, Ltd.
Made in Germany
[Inner sleeve:]
Basic tracks recorded at Bearsville Studios, New York
Overdubs recorded at John Keane Studios, Georgia
Strings recorded at Soundscape Studios, Georgia
Mixed at Paisley Park Studios, Minnesota
Mastered [at] Precision Mastering, California
Published by Night Garden Music, administered everywhere by Unichappell Music, Inc. BMI
Kate Pierson appears courtesy of Reprise Records
KRS-1 appears courtesy of Jive Records
© 1991 R.E.M. / Athens, Ltd.
[Centre labels:]
All songs (G.B. only) Copyright Control
Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH
℗ 1991 R.E.M. / Athens, Ltd.
[Runouts:]
As identified by their specific pattern in the runouts:
Direct Metal Mastered (‘DMM’). The original master was produced at Precision Lacquer (‘Precision’). Those masters were plated at Specialty Records Corporation (country code ‘SP-GER’), whose stampers had been used for pressing by Record Service Alsdorf (‘R/S Alsdorf’).
Runout for all variants are (hand)-etched and stamped with varying segments. In any case ‘R/S Alsdorf 759 926496-1-A/B’ matrices are stamped.
