Dead Letter Office

by R.E.M.

Dead Letter Office cover art

Released as a stopgap collection of B-sides, studio outtakes, and playful cover songs, 'Dead Letter Office' offers a loose, unpolished glimpse into the college-rock titans' early years. Peter Buck heavily detailed the album's liner notes with self-deprecating apologies for the drunken recording sessions and eccentric track choices, including an abundance of Velvet Underground covers. Despite its inherently messy nature, it provides a charming documentation of their formative indie-jangle era.

Genres

  • Jangle Pop
  • Alternative Rock
  • New Wave

Tracklist

  1. Crazy
  2. There She Goes Again
  3. Burning Down
  4. Voice Of Harold
  5. Burning Hell
  6. White Tornado
  7. Toys In The Attic
  8. Windout
  9. Ages Of You
  10. Pale Blue Eyes
  11. Rotary Ten
  12. Bandwagon
  13. Femme Fatale
  14. Walters Theme
  15. King Of The Road