And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987

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And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987
Greatest hits album by R.E.M.
Released	September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11)
Recorded	April 15, 1981 – September 14, 1987
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	154:33
Label	EMI/I.R.S. Records
Producer	Mitch Easter, Don Dixon, Joe Boyd, Don Gehman, Scott Litt & R.E.M.
R.E.M. chronology
iTunes Originals – R.E.M. (2004) And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 (2006) When the Light Is Mine: The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 (2006)
R.E.M. compilations chronology
In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 (2003) And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 (2006) Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Pitchfork Media	9.7/10 [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 is a compilation album by R.E.M. that features songs from the band's years at I.R.S. Records. All tracks have been remastered, and the set was released 12 September 2006. A companion DVD, called When the Light Is Mine, was released the same day.

And I Feel Fine is available in three versions: a standard one-disc version with 21 fan-favorite tracks spanning the Chronic Town EP from 1982 to Document from 1987 including every song released as a single on I.R.S. except for "Wendell Gee" and "Superman;", a second edition that adds a bonus disc including rarities, the "Superman" single, unreleased songs, and alternate mixes, and a third edition, which combines the two disc version with the When the Light Is Mine DVD.

Two songs, "Bad Day" and "All the Right Friends," appear in outtake versions here, as opposed to final versions on the 2003 Warner Bros. R.E.M. compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003. The songs "Theme from Two Steps Onward" and "Mystery to Me" were previously unreleased in any form and, like the version of "Bad Day," were Lifes Rich Pageant outtakes. The band had originally intended to include "Theme from Two Steps Onward" as an exclusive track on Eponymous but had lost the tape. Demo versions of all four songs recorded during the Lifes Rich Pageant sessions were later released on the 25th Anniversary Edition of that album.

And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 reached #70 in the UK Albums Chart. In the U.S., each version charted separately, with the two-disc version reaching a higher peak than the single-disc version.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe except "Superman" by Gary Zekley and Mitchell Bottler.

Disc one[]

Disc two[]

Best Buy exclusive[]

An exclusive Best Buy version contained a digital download card which allowed the buyer to download two bonus tracks and a bonus video:

Charts[]

References[]

External links[]

• Homepage of Terry Allen, cover artist