R.E.M. – (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville” is the second and final single released by American rock band R.E.M. from its second studio album Reckoning. The song failed to chart on either the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Charts.

The song was written by Mike Mills (credited to Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe), in 1980, as a plea to his then-girlfriend, Ingrid Schorr, not to return to Rockville, Maryland, where her parents lived. Schorr, who later became a journalist, has written about her amusement with the factual inaccuracies about her relationship with Mills and the background of the song that often appear in books about the band. Peter Buck has stated that the song was originally performed in a punk/thrash style and that it was recorded for this single in its now more-familiar country-inspired arrangement as a joke aimed at R.E.M. manager Bertis Downs.

SIDE A:
(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville (Special Radio Edit) 3:54
Producer – Don Dixon, Mitch Easter

SIDE B:
Catapult (Recorded Live) 4:00
Producer – EDR*
Remix – Don Dixon

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: I.R.S. Records ‎– SP 70982, I.R.S. Records ‎– SP-70982
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

CREDITS:
Photography By – Ed Colver
Written-By – Berry*, Stipe*, Mills*, Buck*

NOTES:
Catapult (Live) (Previously unreleased)
Track A from the I.R.S. album “Reckoning”

Side B recorded in Seattle, WA June 27, 1984.
Produced by EDR for The Source.

Printed in the U.S. of A.

PROMOTION COPY-NOT FOR SALE

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gnihtytterp
gnihtytterp
November 13, 2020 2:42 pm

Many thanks for R.E.M., amazing post!

Joey
Joey
November 13, 2020 12:33 am

R.E.M. had such great chemistry. Even goofing off they managed to record a memorable single.

Retro Hound
Retro Hound
November 12, 2020 2:28 pm

What a nice surprise! Thanks Paul!!

transito
transito
November 12, 2020 2:03 pm

Dear, after such a long time ,,,, I am again present in this great forum that Paul shares with us and your great phonographic contributions. Thank you

DjCow
DjCow
November 12, 2020 1:43 pm

Gracias por compartir este gran tema, eres el mejor

Grant
Grant
November 12, 2020 11:12 am

Whoa – holy smokes! Sooooo excited to see this, especially with the live version of Catapult. I have bought most of R.E.M.’s albums on both vinyl and CD, and have quite a few singles as well, but have never seen this one. THANK YOU!

Grant
Grant
Reply to  DjPaulT
November 12, 2020 1:05 pm

Amen!!

Jeff
Jeff
November 12, 2020 10:37 am

Thanks Paul for this R.E.M. song. I am most eager to hear it.

Jeff

Dean
Dean
November 12, 2020 10:27 am

Thank you, Paul. Another one I didn’t know existed!