№ 63 of 100
Murmur
Murmur by R.E.M. (1983), № 63 in The Lead-In’s 100 greatest albums. R.E.M.'s first proper album. The mumble singer, the janitor's daughter on backing vocals, and the sound nobody had heard on Athens radio. College rock is born and immediately disowned.
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