{"product_id":"r-e-m-document","title":"R.E.M. - Document","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolitically charged and brimming with hooks, Document is R.E.M.'s 1987 leap toward the big time, here as a limited 180-gram pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir fifth album and last studio record for I.R.S., it was the first they co-produced with Scott Litt, whose clearer, punchier sound pulled Michael Stipe's vocals out of the murk of earlier releases. The lyrics took aim at the politics of Reagan-era America, while the band's jangle picked up a harder, more muscular edge that pointed straight toward bigger stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe One I Love became their breakthrough hit, a seemingly romantic song with a famously cold twist. It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) rattles off a breathless stream of images over a racing beat, while Finest Worksong opens the record with a defiant call to action. Exhuming McCarthy draws a pointed line between past and present paranoia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Buck's guitars ring loud and clear, and Mike Mills and Bill Berry give the songs urgent momentum from start to finish, with Mills' backing vocals adding a sweet counterweight to Stipe's bark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the sound of a cult band getting ready for arenas, and a cornerstone of American alternative rock that still sounds fierce today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57165873316145,"sku":"076742205911","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/R.E.M.-Document.jpg?v=1793186406","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/r-e-m-document","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}