R.E.M.'s 1987 Commercial Breakthrough 'Document' Turns 30

R.E.M. didn't quite know what to make of their 1987 LP Document – which turns 30 this week – shortly before it came out. They were six years and five albums into their career by that point, but they'd never seen a song go higher than #78 on the Billboard Hot 100. But, working with new producer Scott Litt, they'd

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