Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M.

Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M.

Compilation album by various artists
Released	June 22, 1992 (1992-06-22)
Genre	Alternative rock punk rock^[1]
Length	62:05
Language	English
Label	Staplegun

Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M. is a tribute album of the songs of R.E.M. released in 1992. The release has received positive reviews from critics.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, with critic Bradley Torreano writing that "his would serve well as an introduction to R.E.M. for those who may be too cynical to listen to it on their own, but fans of the band may feel disappointed by how far these covers stray from the originals".^[2] This compilation was shortlist in Spin's "Stolar Tracks" feature, where the covers were called "twisted, sped up, slowed down, and reshaped" to the point where "stalwarts might only recognize a few key words".^[1] In Gimme Indie Rock, Andrew Earles recommended this among a handful of compilation albums.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe

"Radio Free Europe" by Just Say No – 3:10
"1,000,000" by Band of Susans – 4:25
"Stumble" by Gumball – 6:19
"We Walk" by Steel Pole Bath Tub – 3:40
"Talk About the Passion" by Samson & The Philistines – 4:07
"Pretty Persuasion" by Jawbreaker – 5:35
"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" by J Church – 3:40
"Feeling Gravitys Pull" by Phleg Camp – 3:03
"Cant Get There from Here" by The Mr. T Experience – 2:50
"Good Advices" by Flor de Mal – 3:06
"Bandwagon" by The Punch Line – 2:19
"I Believe" by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water – 2:39
"It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by Vic Chesnutt – 4:04
"Get Up" by King Missile – 2:31
"Losing My Religion" by Tesco Vee's Hate Police – 3:05
"Low" by Jawbox – 4:08
"Shiny Happy People" by Mitch Easter – 3:28

Personnel

Valerie Haller of Hippie House – design
Macioce – cover photography
Kim McLauchlan – liner notes
David B. Morgan – engineering
Kim Rancourt of Hippie House – design
Darren Ressler – photography
Jim Saah – photography

Release history

Release formats for *Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M.*
Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1992-06-22	Staplegun	Cassette tape	SG-001-CA
			Compact disc	SG-001-CD
			7" LP record	SG-001-LP

References

^ ^a ^b Spencer, Lauren, ed. (September 1992). "Stolar Tracks". Spins. Spin. Vol. 8, no. 6. p. 110. ISSN 0886-3032.
^ ^a ^b Torreano, Bradley (n.d.). "Various Artists – Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M." AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
^ Earles, Andrew (2014-09-15). Gimmie Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Quarto Publishing Group USA. p. 380. ISBN 9781627883795.

External links

Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M. at Discogs (list of releases)
Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M. at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

v t e R.E.M.
Bill Berry Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe Bertis Downs Jefferson Holt
Studio albums	Murmur Reckoning Fables of the Reconstruction Lifes Rich Pageant Document Green Out of Time Automatic for the People Monster New Adventures in Hi-Fi Up Reveal Around the Sun Accelerate Collapse into Now
Live albums	R.E.M. Live Live at The Olympia Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions R.E.M. at the BBC Live at the Borderline 1991
Compilations	Dead Letter Office Eponymous The Best of R.E.M. The Automatic Box Singles Collected In the Attic In Time iTunes Originals And I Feel Fine Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 Complete Rarities (I.R.S. · WB) 7IN—83–88
EPs	Chronic Town Not Bad for No Tour Vancouver Rehearsal Tapes Live from London Reckoning Songs from The Olympia
Other albums	Man on the Moon r.e.m.IX
Singles	"Radio Free Europe" "Talk About the Passion" "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" "Cant Get There from Here" "Driver 8" "Wendell Gee" "Fall on Me" "Superman" "The One I Love" "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" "Finest Worksong" "Orange Crush" "Stand" "Pop Song 89" "Get Up" "Losing My Religion" "Shiny Happy People" "Near Wild Heaven" "Radio Song" "Drive" "Man on the Moon" "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" "Everybody Hurts" "Nightswimming" "Find the River" "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" "Bang and Blame" "Crush with Eyeliner" "Strange Currencies" "Tongue" "E-Bow the Letter" "Bittersweet Me" "Electrolite" "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" "Daysleeper" "Lotus" "At My Most Beautiful" "Suspicion" "The Great Beyond" "Imitation of Life" "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)" "I'll Take the Rain" "Bad Day" "Animal" "Leaving New York" "Aftermath" "Electron Blue" "Wanderlust" "#9 Dream" "Supernatural Superserious" "Hollow Man" "Man-Sized Wreath" "Until the Day Is Done" "Mine Smell Like Honey" "Überlin" "Oh My Heart" "We All Go Back to Where We Belong"
Other songs	"Sitting Still" "Gardening at Night" "Perfect Circle" "Pretty Persuasion" "7 Chinese Bros." "Begin the Begin" "Cuyahoga" "Ages of You" "Turn You Inside-Out" "Texarkana" "Country Feedback" "First We Take Manhattan" "Ignoreland" "Dark Globe" "Star 69" "New Test Leper" "All the Right Friends" "Out in the Country"
Videos	Succumbs Tourfilm Pop Screen This Film Is On Parallel Road Movie In View Perfect Square When the Light Is Mine R.E.M. Live Live from Austin, TX REMTV
Support and side projects	Nathan December Buren Fowler Peter Holsapple Barrett Martin Scott McCaughey Bill Rieflin Ken Stringfellow Joey Waronker The Baseball Project Filthy Friends Hindu Love Gods The Minus 5 Tanzplagen Tuatara Tired Pony
Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards Tours 170 College Avenue Peter Buck Athens Andover "I Belong to You" Hib-Tone Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M. Drive XV: A Tribute to Automatic for the People
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