R.E.M Will Re-Release Their 1986 Albums

R.E.M. will re-release their 1986 album Life's Rich Pageant on July 12. This version of Pageant will feature the remastered album plus a disc of 19 previously unreleased demos along with a poster, postcards and new liner notes. Former Cure keyboardist Lol Tolhurst will rejoin the group when they play their first three albums -- 1979’s Three Imaginary Boys, 1980’s Seventeen Seconds and 1981’s Faith -- on May 31 and June 1 at Australia's Sydney Opera House as part of the Vivid Live Festival.