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WCA #589 with Mitch Easter – R.E.M., Drive-In Studio, Don Dixon, North Carolina, and Fidelatorium Recordings
March 31, 2026·1 hr 21 min·4 clips
Mitch Easter explains how R.E.M. ended up sleeping on a friend's floor before recording Radio Free Europe in his garage studio.
As heard by us
A practical, history-minded conversation about how one early R.E.M. session became something more.
This session works best when it stays close to the mechanics of the record: Mitch Easter, the producer-engineer-musician-songwriter known for his early R.E.M.
Why you'd press play
Press play for Mitch Easter's early R.E.M. origin story and the studio backstory behind it.
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