Up - 1998 US Warner Bros. label 14-track CD - Limited edition Box

Scarce 1998 US limited box set comprising 14-track CD album housed in spiral bound flip book featuring exclusive photographs and complete lyrics on one side of the pages and a puzzle poster of Michael Stipe at the 1998 Tibetan Freedom Festival on the other side. Everthing presented in a 52 x 10" cardboard box wrapped in yellow and blue 'R.E.M. Up' cellophane.

Condition:
Disc has a little superficial playing surface wear - graded straight VG+. Book and box are perfect - outer cellophane near mint - back sticker has been torn to open the package? consider it missing.

Tracklisting:

1. Airportman
2. Lotus
3. Suspicion
4. Hope
5. At My Most Beautiful
6. The Apologist
7. Sad Professor
8. You're In The Air
9. Walk Unafraid
10. Why Not Smile
11. Daysleeper
12. Diminished
13. Parakeet
14. Falls To Climb

Credits:

R.E.M.:
Peter Buck - bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Mike Mills - keyboards, guitar, bass, backing vocals
Michael Stipe - lead vocals, guitar

Additional musicians:
Barrett Martin - percussion
Scott McCaughey - keyboards, percussion
Joey Waronker - drums, percussion
Douglas Sommer - Double Bass

Jere Flint - Conductor
Sou-Chun Su, Willard Shull, Jun-Ching Lin, David Arenz, Ellie Arenz, Jay Christy - Violin
Heidi Nitchie, Paul Murphy, Reid Harris, Patti Gouvas - Viola
Christopher Rex, Elizabeth Murphy, Daniel Laufer - Cello
John Sharpley, Eddie Horst - String Arrangements

Technical credits:
Nigel Godrich - engineering, mix
Pat McCarthy - production, mix
R.E.M. - Mix, Production, String Arrangements
Robert Shimp, Michael McCoy, Rob Haddock, David Henry, Charlie Francis - Engineer
Suzanne Dyer, Alex Lowe, John Hanlon - Mixing
Craig Silvey, Steve Holsworth - Editing
Ted Jensen - Mastering
John Keane - Engineer, Mixing
Nick Wickham - Photography