Monster Box Set

Craft Recordings will reissue R.E.M.‘s 1994 album "Monster" as a 6 disc 25th anniversary issue in November. The 5 CD and BluRay set will include a brand new Scott Litt stereo mix, unreleased demos and a 5.1 surround sound mix. Although the album was not particularly well received critically, it still delivered twice the number of UK top 10 hits than its much loved predecessor "Automatic For The People", ‘What’s The Frequency Kenneth?’ and ‘Strange Currencies’ both got to # 9, whereas # 7 hit ‘Everybody Hurts’ was the only one of 6 singles to penetrate the top 10. In fact of "Monster’s" 5 UK singles, only ‘Crush With Eyeliner’ failed to reach the top 20. Craft/Universal, November 1st, 2019.