In what is a nice little taste test for REM fans in advance of Craft Recordings deluxe 25th anniversary reissue of Monster, the original and 2019 remixes of the album can be compared side by side.
Just point your cursor here and you will find an interactive player that lets you A/B producer Scott Litt's original and 2019 mixes of the album. As Litt explains above, he was never quite happy with his original mix, and given a second chance he has quite dramatically changed the record's audio profile.
The 25th Anniversary reissue of Monster has also been remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, and will be released on Friday 1 November on all the usual formats, digitally and on streaming services.
You can order it through the link on the interactive player, which requires you to log in with your Apple Music or Spotify account to access the full tracks – alternatively you can preview them as 30-second snippets.
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