The 10th album from REM titled “Adventures In Hi-Fi released this day in 1996 featuring the singles “E-Bow the letter” with added backing vocals from Patti Smith, “Bittersweet Me”, “How The West Was Won” and “Where it Got Us” and “Electrolite” all the singles released had multiple added live songs or worthy outtakes and some great covers.The album was recorded after coming off the road in support of the previous album “Monster” with a lot of the recording process with tracks being recorded live on the road resulting in several songs being about travel and motion. It was also drummer Bill Berry’s last album with the band and the last of the Scott Litt produced, considered to be among their better latter day albums it also featured one of their best songs “Leave”.
The Fat Angel Sings 