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R.E.M. - Tyrone's O.C., Athens, GA 1981-04-10 (1st Set)

Track listing:
  1. Rave On 1:37
  2. Burning Down 3:56
  3. A Girl Like You 2:10
  4. Get On Their Way 2:52
  5. There She Goes Again 2:36
  6. Pretty Persuasion 3:54
  7. Body Count 4:35
  8. Different Girl 3:19
  9. Action 1:53
  10. Narrator 2:42
  11. Hey Hey Nadine 2:26
  12. Baby I 2:13
  13. Permanent Vacation 1:57

Notes

From the "Georgia Peaches - Ripe!" double vinyl

This is a really fun early show originally recorded in stereo from the soundboard.

This show was originally thought to have been from 10 January 1981, but has been attributed to this date instead because:
1. At the end of Get On Their Way at the 30 Jan 81 show, Stipe says that was the first time they've played that - and sounds very basic as well - they called it Get On Back Home - therefore it is an older set than the 30 Jan show.
2. The setlist is virtually identical to the 2 April setlist - it is easy to get the numbers wrong - 1/10//81 v 4/10/81.
This show can be found on the vinyl bootlegs "Georgia Peaches - Ripe!", as well as an edited version on "So Much Younger Then". The double CD bootleg "Tyrone's Athens 1981" also features the show, minus Rave On and White Tornado. 'Burning Down' comes after 'Action' on these bootlegs, however a new recording has been unearthed where Burning Down appears to have been played after Rave On instead. After hearing the new version, it's now my view Burning Down should be second in the setlist, and not after Action.