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Succumbs was R.E.M.

R.E.M.

R.E.M. is an American Rock music band formed in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , in 1980 by Michael Stipe , Peter Buck , Mike Mills , and Bill Berry ....
's first commercially-available full-length movie

Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
. Released in October 1987 by UNI/A&M, it contains video footage shot by R.E.M.'s lead singer Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe

John Michael Stipe is an United States singer who is the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Stipe has become well-known for the "mumbling" style of his early career and for his complex, surrealism lyrics, as well as his social and political activism....
dating back to the mid-1980s, while the band was still recording under the I.R.S. Records

I.R.S. Records

I.R.S. Records was a record label, started in the United States in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg and Carl Grasso. Miles was also the manager of Wishbone Ash, The Police, and later, Sting , as well as other bands....
label. Stipe collaborated with local Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....
artist James Herbert

James Herbert

James Herbert is an England novelist known for his work in the horror . He has been widely recognised as a writer of simple yet compelling sensationalist novels, which are notable for their use of horrific Set Piece ....
for some tracks.

For fans who came to know R.E.M. after they signed on with Warner, Succumbs offers a glimpse at the unique feel of the band

Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
before their commercial success.

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Succumbs was R.E.M.

R.E.M.

Film

Michael Stipe

I.R.S. Records

Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....
artist James Herbert

James Herbert

Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
before their commercial success. It is available only on VHS

VHS

The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard developed by JVC and launched in Europe and Asia in September 1976, and the United States in June 1977....
, and it is likely only available second-hand. However, all the videos contained in this package now feature on the When the Light Is Mine

When the Light Is Mine

When the Light Is Mine: The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 is a DVD featuring videos by the rock band R.E.M. during its tenure with I.R.S....
DVD, released in September 2006.

Interstitial videos between the promotional clips include guitarist Peter Buck

Peter Buck

Peter Lawrence Buck is the guitarist and co-founder, along with Bill Berry, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, of the alternative rock band R.E.M.....
arguing the relative merits of Nehru jacket

Nehru jacket

The Nehru jacket is a hip-length tailored coat for men or women, with a stand-up or "mandarin" collar, and modeled on the South Asian achkan or sherwani, an apparel worn by Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964....
s.

Videos

"Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe (song)

"Radio Free Europe" is a song by United States alternative rock band R.E.M. "Radio Free Europe" was released as R.E.M.'s debut single on the short-lived independent record label Hib-Tone in 1981....
"
"So. Central Rain
So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)

"So. Central Rain " is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M.. It was released in May 1984 as the first single from the group's second studio album Reckoning ....
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Left of Reckoning
Left of Reckoning

Left of Reckoning is a short film by James Herbert , set to the first half of the R.E.M. album Reckoning . This comprises the songs "Harborcoat", "7 Chinese Bros.", "So....
"Cant Get There From Here
Cant Get There From Here

"Cant Get There from Here" or "Can't Get There from Here", was the first Single released by R.E.M. from their third studio album Fables of the Reconstruction in 1985....
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"Driver 8
Driver 8

"Driver 8" was the second single from R.E.M.'s third album, Fables of the Reconstruction. While credited to Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe, it was primarily written by Bill Berry....
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"Live and How to Live It"
"Feeling Gravitys Pull"
"Fall on Me
Fall on Me

"Fall on Me" is a song by R.E.M. from their fourth album, 1986's Lifes Rich Pageant. It was the first of two singles released from that LP....
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