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R.E.M.: Be Seeing You?

Barney Hoskyns, MOJO, August 1996

Last year's Monster tour almost killed them. They have dispensed with the services of their "fifth" member. They now live time zones apart. On the eve of the release of their mystery-shrouded new album, Barney Hoskyns reports on the disintegration of R.E.M.

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