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R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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The Hi Side
"How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" – 4:31
"The Wake-Up Bomb" – 5:08
"New Test Leper" – 5:26
"Undertow" – 5:09
"E-Bow the Letter" – 5:23
"Leave" – 7:18
The Fi Side
"Departure" – 3:28
"Bittersweet Me" – 4:06
"Be Mine" – 5:32
"Binky the Doormat" – 5:01
"Zither" – 2:33
"So Fast, So Numb" – 4:12
"Low Desert" – 3:30
"Electrolite" – 4:05
R.E.M. Band Members / Musicians
Bill Berry – drums, percussion, "ennio whistle"
Peter Buck – guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, bass guitar
Mike Mills – piano, backing vocals, synthesizer
Michael Stipe – vocals, synthesizer
"The Wake-Up Bomb"
Recorded live at the North Charleston Coliseum, in Charleston, United States on November 16, 1995
Bill Berry – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – guitar
Nathan December – guitar
Mike Mills – bass guitar, backing vocals, organ
Michael Stipe – vocals
"New Test Leper"
Recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, United States
Bill Berry – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – guitar
Mike Mills – bass guitar, organ
Michael Stipe – vocals
"Undertow"
Recorded live at the FleetCenter in Boston, United States on October 3, 1995
Bill Berry – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – guitar
Nathan December – guitar
Mike Mills – bass guitar, backing vocals
Michael Stipe – vocals
"E-Bow the Letter"
Recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, United States
Bill Berry – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – guitar, E-bow, electric sitar
Mike Mills – bass guitar, organ, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron
Patti Smith – vocals
Michael Stipe – vocals
"Leave"
Recorded at a soundcheck at the Omni Theater in Atlanta, United States on November 18, 19, or 21, 1995
Bill Berry – drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, synthesizer
Peter Buck – guitar, E-bow
Nathan December – guitar
Scott McCaughey – ARP Odyssey
Mike Mills – bass guitar, keyboards
Michael Stipe – vocals
"Departure"
Recorded live at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, United States on June 6 or 7, 1995
Bill Berry – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – guitar
Nathan December – guitar
Mike Mills – fuzz bass, backing vocals, Farfisa organ
Michael Stipe – vocals
"Bittersweet Me"
Recorded at a soundcheck at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, United States on November 7, 1995
Bill Berry – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – guitar
Scott McCaughey – piano
Mike Mills – bass guitar, organ, Mellotron
Michael Stipe – vocals
"Be Mine"
Recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, United States
Bill Berry – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – bass guitar, guitar, E-bow
Mike Mills – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
Michael Stipe – vocals
"Binky the Doormat"
Recorded live at the Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix, United States on November 4, 1995
Bill Berry – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Peter Buck – guitar
Nathan December – guitar
Scott McCaughey – Farfisa organ
Mike Mills – fuzz bass, backing vocals, keyboards
Michael Stipe – vocals
"Zither"
Recorded in the dressing room of The Spectrum in Philadelphia, United States on October 12, 13, or 14, 1995
Bill Berry – bass guitar
Peter Buck – guitar
Nathan December – tambourine
Scott McCaughey – autoharp
Mike Mills – organ
Michael Stipe – count in
"So Fast, So Numb"
Recorded at a soundcheck at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, United States on November 15, 1995
Bill Berry – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – guitar
Scott McCaughey – piano
Mike Mills – bass guitar, backing vocals, organ
Michael Stipe – vocals
"Low Desert"
Recorded at a soundcheck at the Omni Theater in Atlanta, United States on November 18, 19, or 21, 1995
Bill Berry – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – guitar
Nathan December – slide guitar
Scott McCaughey – piano
Mike Mills – bass guitar, organ
Michael Stipe – vocals
"Electrolite"
Recorded at a soundcheck at the Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix, United States on November 4, 1995
Bill Berry – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – bass guitar, banjo
Andy Carlson – violin
Nathan December – guiro
Mike Mills – piano
Michael Stipe – vocals
William Field – assistant engineering, Athens
Sam Hofstedt – assistant engineering, Seattle
Victor Janacua – assistant engineering, Los Angeles
Adam Kasper – recording engineering, Seattle
John Keane – recording and mixing
Scott Litt – co-producing and mixing engineering
Bob Ludwig/Gateway Mastering – mastering
Pat McCarthy – recording engineering, Los Angeles
Mark "Microwave" Mytrowitz – technical assistance
Joe O'Herlihy – tour recording engineering
Jo Ravitch – tour recording engineering
Eric Stolz – digital editing
Jeff Wooding – tour recording engineering
New Adventures in Hi-Fi is the 10th studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was their 5th major label release for Warner Bros. Records, released on September 9, 1996, in Europe and Australia and the following day in the United States. New Adventures in Hi-Fi was the last album recorded with founding member Bill Berry (who left the band amicably the following year), original manager Jefferson Holt, and long-time producer Scott Litt. It is also their longest studio album, with a total track time of 65 minutes. The members of R.E.M. consider the recorded album representative of the band at their peak, and fans generally regard it as the band's last great record before a perceived artistic decline during the late 1990s and early 2000s. It has sold around seven million units, growing in cult status years after its release, with several retrospectives ranking it among the top of the band's recorded catalogue.
