Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. REM had just signed a their first major label contract when they headed into the studio to record their 6th album "Green". The fellas welcome a special guest from the @VerseChorusVerse music podcast and discuss whiny vocals, the history of college radio, and the curse of a successful first album

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gjbg4TUCwfemiBAaaKp0f?si=be6c50438044492a

Listen to Green here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/7rfKAiPs9ToZP9zEJDBqBH?si=C6SIYbMIRa2DP_ylms89dA

Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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Next week's album: Adam and the Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier