And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987

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And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 is a compilation album by R.E.M. that features songs from the band's years at I.R.S. Records. It was released 12 September 2006. A special edition album has a second disc. A companion DVD, called When the Light Is Mine, was released the same day.

And I Feel Fine is available in two versions: A regular one-CD version with the 21 fan-favorite tracks spanning the Chronic Town EP from 1982 to Document from 1987, and a second edition that contains the CD plus a bonus CD that includes rarities including unreleased songs, alternate mixes, and others.

Two songs - "Bad Day" and "All the Right Friends" - appear in demo or outtake version here and in final versions on the 2003 Warner Bros. R.E.M. compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe except as indicated.

1. "Begin the Begin" (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 3:29
2. "Radio Free Europe" (from Murmur, 1983) – 4:06
3. "Pretty Persuasion" (from Reckoning, 1984) – 3:51
4. "Talk About the Passion" (from Murmur, 1983) – 3:22
5. "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" (from Reckoning, 1984) – 4:33
6. "Sitting Still" (from Murmur, 1983) – 3:18
7. "Gardening at Night" (from Chronic Town, 1982) – 3:29
8. "7 Chinese Bros." (from Reckoning, 1984) – 4:15
9. "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" (from Reckoning, 1984) – 3:15
10. "Driver 8" (from Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985) – 3:23
11. "Cant Get There From Here" (from Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985) – 3:39
12. "Finest Worksong" (from Document, 1987) – 3:48
13. "Feeling Gravitys Pull" (from Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985) – 4:51
14. "I Believe" (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 3:49
15. "Life and How To Live It" (from Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985) – 4:08
16. "Cuyahoga" (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 4:21
17. "The One I Love" (from Document, 1987) – 3:17
18. "Welcome to the Occupation" (from Document, 1987) – 2:47
19. "Fall On Me" (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 2:51
20. "Perfect Circle" (from Murmur, 1983) – 3:29
21. "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (from Document, 1987) – 4:05

Bonus disc

1. "Pilgrimage" (Mike's pick – from Murmur, 1983) – 4:30
2. "These Days" (Bill's pick – from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986) – 3:25
3. "Gardening at Night" (Slower electric demo) – 4:44
4. "Radio Free Europe" (Hib-Tone version) – 3:48
5. "Sitting Still" (Hib-Tone version) – 3:16
6. "Life and How to Live It" (Live at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands, 14 September 1987) – 6:36
7. "Ages of You" (Live at The Paradise, Boston, 13 July 1983) – 3:48
8. "We Walk" (Live at The Paradise, Boston, 13 July 1983) – 3:17
9. "1,000,000" (Live at The Paradise, Boston. 13 July 1983) – 3:25
10. "Finest Worksong" (Other mix) – 3:47
11. "Hyena" (Demo) – 2:50
12. "Theme from Two Steps Onward" – 4:37
13. "Superman" (Gary Zekley, Mitchell Bottler) (from Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986)) – 2:53
14. "All the Right Friends" (Demo) – 3:53
15. "Mystery to Me" (Demo) – 2:01
16. "Just a Touch" (Live in-studio version) – 2:38
17. "Bad Day" (session outtake from Lifes Rich Pageant, originally called "PSA") – 3:03
18. "King of Birds" (last song cut from the Best of...) – 4:09
19. "Swan Swan H" (Live, acoustic from Athens, GA: Inside Out) – 2:43
20. "Disturbance at the Heron House" (Peter's pick - from Document, 1987) – 3:32
21. "Time After Time (annElise)" (Michael's pick - from Reckoning, 1984) – 3:31