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R.E.M.’s 2001 album "Reveal" will be reissued in November for its 25th anniversary.

The band’s 12th studio album spawned 2 hits in the UK, including the top 10 single "Imitation Of Life" and "All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)". The band’s commercial fortunes remained in decline in the US where "Imitation Of Life" stalled at # 83.

Despite both singles offering demos, alternate versions of album tracks, live cuts and non album b sides ("2JN", "Yellow River", "165 Hillcrest") none of these are included on any format of the anniversary reissue, with bonus audio content reserved solely for "The Black Sessions Revealed", a 2001 concert recorded for Radio France.

The formats are a 2 CD + 1 BluRay set, and a 2 LP vinyl set of "The Black Sessions Revealed". The album is also available on vinyl although availability seems limited, at least for now. The official R.E.M. store also has exclusive coloured vinyl versions of both. There is no word on remastering, which suggests the album hasn’t been remastered.

The 2 CD + BluRay edition features the album on CD 1, "The Black Sessions Revealed" on CD 2 and a BluRay which includes the album in 5.1 Surround and hi-res stereo. Presumably these are the same mixes that were put out 21 years ago on the CD + DVD-A reissue.

"Revealed" will be released on November 20th, 2026, via Concord Records.