I found an old cassette tape that had this on it. Based on things said
during the show and the setlist, I'm pretty sure this is from the Summer of
1981 in Athens. After looking at the R.E.M. timeline, i'm realizing this
might be the first very old recording to surface in a long time. This
doesn't seem to match any setlist I've ever seen before. I do not have very
good audio editing equipment, so all of this is on one track. I urge someone
to break it into tracks and repost this, as i'd like as many people to have
a copy as possible

Athens Summer 1981

Setlist:

Baby I
Route 66
Scheherazade (skips*)
Lisa Says
Mystery to Me
?????? He Said, She Said
All the Right Friends
A Girl Like You (dropout*)
Dangerous Times
?????? (Mediocrity)
Shakin All Over (Johnny Kidd and the Pirates Cover)
?????? "i've got a charm i wear every day"
Body Count
Different Girl (cut)

please place mercurylines.com in the notes field if you edit this.
thanks.

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This show appearered on EZT in the fall of 2004.  My copy was left in the single track version that came out first.  I can split it for you if you wish.  The above thext is what came with the file, with the exception of comments that have been marked with an *

Grade: B-
Sound lacks bass, but is not terribly bad.  Show scores high on the historical chart, as it may be the earliest live recording of R.E.M.