Succumbs

"Succumbs" was R.E.M.'s first commercially-available full-length movie. Released in October 1987 by UNI/A&M, it contains video footage shot by R.E.M.'s lead singer Michael Stipe dating back to the mid-1980s, while the band was still recording under the I.R.S. Records label. Stipe collaborated with local Athens, Georgia artist James Herbert for some tracks.

For fans who came to know R.E.M. after they signed on with Warner, "Succumbs" offers a glimpse at the unique feel of the band before their commercial success. It is available only on VHS, and it is likely only available second-hand. However, all the videos contained in this package now feature on the When the Light Is Mine DVD, released in September 2006.

Interstitial videos between the promotional clips include guitarist Peter Buck arguing the relative merits of Nehru jackets.

Videos

*"Radio Free Europe"
*"So. Central Rain"
*"Left of Reckoning"
*"Cant Get There From Here"
*"Driver 8"
*"Live and How to Live It"
*"Feeling Gravitys Pull"
*"Fall on Me"