When the Light Is Mine
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When the Light Is Mine: The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 is a DVD
featuring videos by the rock band R.E.M.
during its tenure with I.R.S. Records
from 1982 to 1987. It was released in the United States
on September 12, 2006 to coincide with the release of And I Feel Fine: The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987, a compilation album featuring selections from the band's I.R.S. back catalogue.
The DVD's title is a lyric line from one of the band's songs, "Feeling Gravitys Pull", off their 1985 album Fables of the Reconstruction
. The DVD features the band's I.R.S. videos, plus some unreleased concert footage and some rare footage from their performances on such shows as The Tube
.
Extras on the DVD include acoustic performances of "Driver 8," "Wendell Gee," "Time After Time (AnnElise)" and "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" from the band's 1983 and 1984 appearances on The Cutting Edge. Also included are excerpts from a series of video interviews designed to promote Lifes Rich Pageant
.
)
II. The Cutting Edge, June 1984 (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, hosted by Peter Zaremba, shot 1984 at the I.R.S. Records
offices, Los Angeles
)
III. Pageantry (promotional interview excerpts with Peter Buck
and Mike Mills
, shot September 1986)
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
featuring videos by the rock band R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
during its tenure with I.R.S. Records
I.R.S. Records
I.R.S. Records was a record label, started in the United States in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg and Carl Grasso. Miles was also the manager of Wishbone Ash, The Police, and later, Sting, as well as other bands. I.R.S. was the sister label of Copeland's Illegal Records .I.R.S...
from 1982 to 1987. It was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on September 12, 2006 to coincide with the release of And I Feel Fine: The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987, a compilation album featuring selections from the band's I.R.S. back catalogue.
The DVD's title is a lyric line from one of the band's songs, "Feeling Gravitys Pull", off their 1985 album Fables of the Reconstruction
Fables of the Reconstruction
Fables of the Reconstruction, also known as Reconstruction of the Fables, is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on the I.R.S...
. The DVD features the band's I.R.S. videos, plus some unreleased concert footage and some rare footage from their performances on such shows as The Tube
The Tube (TV series)
The Tube was an innovative United Kingdom pop/rock music television programme, which ran for five seasons, from 5 November 1982 until 1987...
.
Extras on the DVD include acoustic performances of "Driver 8," "Wendell Gee," "Time After Time (AnnElise)" and "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" from the band's 1983 and 1984 appearances on The Cutting Edge. Also included are excerpts from a series of video interviews designed to promote Lifes Rich Pageant
Lifes Rich Pageant
Lifes Rich Pageant is the fourth album by the American band R.E.M., released in 1986. Intended as an upbeat reaction to the sobering and historical Fables of the Reconstruction, R.E.M...
.
Video listing
(directors in parentheses)- "Wolves, Lower" (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie FarisJonathan Dayton and Valerie FarisJonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris are a team of American music video directors, also husband and wife, that received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine....
, shot 1982 at Club Lingerie, HollywoodHollywood, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema...
) - "Radio Free EuropeRadio Free Europe (song)"Radio Free Europe" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. "Radio Free Europe" was released as R.E.M.'s debut single on the short-lived independent record label Hib-Tone in 1981...
" (edit version) (Arthur Pierson, shot 13–14 May 1983 in Rev. Howard FinsterHoward FinsterHoward Finster was an American artist and Baptist reverend from Georgia. He claimed to be inspired by God to spread the gospel through the environment of Paradise Garden and over 46,000 pieces of art. His creations overlap folk art, outsider art, naïve art, and visionary art...
's "Paradise Garden", Summerville, GASummerville, GeorgiaSummerville is a city in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,556 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Chattooga County.- Geography :Summerville is located at ....
) - "Talk About the PassionTalk About the Passion"Talk About the Passion" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released as the second single released from its debut album Murmur in 1983 and a live performance at Larry's Hideaway, Toronto, Canada, from July 9, 1983 was released on the 2008 Deluxe Edition reissue of that album....
" (Jem CohenJem CohenJem Alan Cohen is an award-winning New York City-based filmmaker known for his observational portraits of urban landscapes, blending of media formats and collaborations with music artists. He is the recipient of the Independent Spirit Award and many first place awards for feature filmmaking...
, shot 1983 on the streets of New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
) - "Radio Free Europe" (live on The TubeThe Tube (TV series)The Tube was an innovative United Kingdom pop/rock music television programme, which ran for five seasons, from 5 November 1982 until 1987...
, 18 November 1983) (Gavin Taylor, shot at Tyne TeesTyne Tees TelevisionTyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...
Studios, Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
) - "Talk About the Passion" (live on The Tube, 18 November 1983) (Gavin Taylor, shot at Tyne Tees Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne)
- "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)"So. Central Rain " is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M.. It was released in May 1984 as the first single from the group's second studio album Reckoning . "So. Central Rain " became the second R.E.M. single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 85.R.E.M...
" (Howard Libov, shot December 1983 at Reflection Studios, Charlotte, NCCharlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
) - Left of Reckoning (20-minute film by James HerbertJames Herbert (director)James Herbert is an American painter and director most known for directing a series of classic music videos for the band R.E.M.. He has also made over forty short films, including John Five and Jumbo Aqua , and directed four independent features: Scars , Speedy Boys , Rabbit Pix and Abandoned...
, shot May 1984 at artist Ruben A. Miller's Whirligig Farm in Rabbittown, outside Gainesville, GAGainesville, Georgia-Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...
) - "Pretty Persuasion" (live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 20 November 1984) (Tom Corcoran, shot at BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Studios, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - "Can't Get There From HereCant Get There From Here"Cant Get There from Here", or "Can't Get There from Here", was the first single released by R.E.M. from its third studio album Fables of the Reconstruction in 1985. The song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, equaling to a position of #110 on the main Billboard Hot 100...
" (Michael StipeMichael StipeJohn Michael Stipe is an American singer and lyricist. He was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image; often...
& Aguar Video Productions, shot summer 1985 in and around Athens, GAAthens, GeorgiaAthens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
) - "Driver 8Driver 8"Driver 8" was the second single from R.E.M.'s third album, Fables of the Reconstruction. Released in September 1985, the song peaked at #22 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart...
" (original long version) (James Herbert & Michael Stipe, narrated by Michael Stipe, shot summer 1985 in Clifton Forge, VAClifton Forge, VirginiaClifton Forge is a town in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States which is part of the Roanoke Region. The population was 3,884 at the 2010 census. The Jackson River flows through the town, which as a result was once known as Jackson's River Station....
, and in James Herbert's studio, Athens, GA) - "Life and How To Live It" (James Herbert, shot fall 1985)
- "Feeling Gravitys Pull" (James Herbert, shot fall 1985)
- "Can't Get There From Here" (live on The Tube, 25 October 1985) (Gavin Taylor, shot at Tyne Tees Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne)
- "Fall On MeFall on Me"Fall on Me" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. from their fourth album Lifes Rich Pageant . It was the first of two singles released from that LP. It peaked at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Meaning and origin:Though R.E.M...
" (Michael Stipe, shot 1986) - "Swan Swan H" (live acoustic from the film Athens, GA: Inside/OutAthens, GA: Inside OutAthens, GA: Inside/Out is a documentary film about the mid-1980s music scene in Athens, Georgia, USA.The film features interviews and concert footage of local bands who were a part of the scene at the time of the documentation as well as local legends R.E.M., Pylon, and The B-52's. It also features...
) (Tony Gayton, shot 1986 in the Lucy Cobb Chapel, Athens, GA) - "The One I Love" (Robert LongoRobert LongoRobert Longo is an American painter and sculptor. Longo became famous in the 1980s for his "Men in the Cities" series, which depicted sharply dressed businessmen writhing in contorted emotion.-Early life and education:...
, shot 1987 in and around Athens, GA) - "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"It's the End of the World as We Know It " is a song by the rock band R.E.M., which appeared on their 1987 album Document, the 1988 compilation Eponymous, and the 2006 compilation And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S Years 1982–1987...
" (James Herbert, shot Summer 1987 in Athens, GA) - "Finest WorksongFinest Worksong"Finest Worksong" was the third and final single released from R.E.M.'s fifth studio album Document. It peaked at #50 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1988, at the time the group's highest-charting single in the UK....
" (Michael Stipe, shot late 1987 in Athens, GA)
Extras
I. The Cutting Edge, October 1983 (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, shot June 1983 in Echo ParkEcho Park, Los Angeles, California
Echo Park is a hilly neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and southeast of Hollywood.-History:At the end of the 19th century, when the hills were still covered with native vegetation, a horse-drawn streetcar line served the dirt road that is now Echo Park Avenue...
)
- Edited Broadcast Segment
- Additional Interviews
II. The Cutting Edge, June 1984 (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, hosted by Peter Zaremba, shot 1984 at the I.R.S. Records
I.R.S. Records
I.R.S. Records was a record label, started in the United States in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg and Carl Grasso. Miles was also the manager of Wishbone Ash, The Police, and later, Sting, as well as other bands. I.R.S. was the sister label of Copeland's Illegal Records .I.R.S...
offices, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
)
- Edited Broadcast Segment
- Additional Interviews
- Live Performances:
- "Driver 8"
- "Wendell Gee"
- "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville"
- "Time After Time (AnnElise)"
III. Pageantry (promotional interview excerpts with Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Peter Lawrence Buck , is an American rock guitarist who is best known for playing in and co-founding alternative rock band R.E.M....
and Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Michael Edward "Mike" Mills is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock group R.E.M.. Though known primarily as a bass guitarist, backing vocalist, and pianist, his musical repertoire includes also keyboards, guitar, and percussion instruments...
, shot September 1986)
Audio tracks
- Main Menu Audio: "Old Man Kensey" (Instrumental Edit, June 2006)
- Selection Submenu Audio (page one): "Theme from Two Steps Onward" (Instrumental Edit, June 2006)
- Selection Submenu Audio (page two): "Rotary Ten"
- Extras Submenu Adio: "Life and How to Live It" (Intro Edit, June 2006)
- Credit Scroll Audio: "Pilgrimage"