R.E.M.-Radio Free Europe b/w Sitting Still (First U.S.

Pressing) 1981
Posted by robertaich @ July 13th, 2012

R.E.M.-Radio Free Europe b/w Sitting Still

Hib-Tone 0001|1981

Yep, this is the one. As Original as it gets. I have a few. Most of the first
pressings I had were given away to try to turn friends on to this happening’ new
band. Like I knew there was to be a second pressing, a second record, a career
beyond the Summer of ’81?

So most of mine are 2nd pressing, with Hib-Tone’s address on the label. But the one
you hear here is the one 1st pressing I serendipitously held on to.

These guys will do something one day, I just know it.

Enjoy this:

http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pj81.php

Side 1: HT-0001 RADIO FREE EUROPE O.K.? MASTERFONICS

Side 2: HT-0001 SITTING STILL MASTERFONICS

Radio Free Europe 3:35

Sitting Still 3:10

1981 Dorothy Jane Music Co. BMI

The System:
RCM: Nitty Gritty 1.5 fi
TT: Linn LP12 Valhalla
Arm: Akito
Cart: Denon DL-110
Phono: Grado PH-1
Pre-Amp: McCormack Line Stage TLC-1 Deluxe
Cables: DH Labs Silver Sonic from Grado to pre, Vampire RCA to mini to:
Computer: MacBook Pro 2.2 Intel Core i7
Software: Audacity 1.3.13
ClickRepair 3.7
Izotope RX 2 v2.02 Advanced
XAct
Rarify

The Drill: Washed on RCM,

Linn/Akito/Denon>Grado>SilverSonic>McCormack>Vampire>MacBook Pro>Audacity@24/96,
each side broken into tracks and meta data added>Click Repair at 25, manual, pitch
protection, reverse, simple, noise output on >FLAC’ed with XAct, numbering added to
the FLAC titles>Rarified.