{"product_id":"perfect-circle-the-story-of-rem-9781787590830","title":"Perfect Circle: The Story of R.E.M.","description":"R.E.M., the most acclaimed American group of their generation, disbanded in September 2011 with their idealism and dignity intact. In this, the final edition of his best-selling R.E.M. biography, Tony Fletcher brings their story to a conclusion and explains what led this unique group to draw a curtain on their career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eOmnibus Enhanced\u003c\/i\u003e digital edition of \u003cb\u003ePerfect Circle\u003c\/b\u003e includes a bonus multimedia discography charting every album and single of R.E.M’s career, presented in chronological order through audio, video and imagery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on interviews with band members, friends, associates and business partners, the book follows R.E.M.’s upward trajectory from the seminal debut \u003ci\u003eMurmur\u003c\/i\u003e in 1983 to the 1990s when their albums \u003ci\u003eOut Of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutomatic For The People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMonster\u003c\/i\u003e sold tens of millions, making them one of the world’s biggest groups, to their final years together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGranted access to the group throughout their career, Tony Fletcher delves beyond R.E.M.s renowned humility and social awareness, discussing fame, fortune and sexuality with the same keen eye he casts on the group’s astonishing career and musical catalogue. The result is neither blind fan worship nor jaundiced critical cynicism, but a balanced and thorough telling of one of the most compelling rock stories of our time.","brand":"Tony Fletcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48287030149371,"sku":"9781787590830","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_8b50f8e2-6bfc-403e-af15-ea1f3e397a75.jpg?v=1771574918","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/perfect-circle-the-story-of-rem-9781787590830","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}