Hib-Tone
Hib-Toneis an Americanrecording label,based inAtlanta, Georgia,founded by Jonny Hibbert, a law student at Woodrow Wilson College of Law, in 1981.[1]The label has released eight records, including two full-length albums by the bands Design and RF and the Radar Angels. The most recent release is by singer-songwriter Noёl Hamilton.
The label is notable because it releasedR.E.M.'s debut single "Radio Free Europe"and its B-side"Sitting Still"."Radio Free Europe "was re-recorded and released on the band's first full-length album,Murmur."Sitting Still" was remixed byMitch Easterand also included onMurmur.[2]The mix produced by Hibbert and engineered by Easter of the "Hib-Tone" version of "Radio Free Europe" was subsequently released on R.E.M.'s 1988 compilation albumEponymous.The original Hibbert mixes of both songs were collected on 2006'sAnd I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S Years 1982–1987.
Singles
[edit]- R.E.M.– "Radio Free Europe" / "Sitting Still"(1981)
- The Throbs – "Just One Dance" / "Girl Don't Waste Your Tears" (1981)
- Harold Kelling– "Jezebel"/"Harlem Nocturne"(1981)
- Three Hits – "Pressure Dome" / "Numbers" (1985)
EPs
[edit]- The Neuz – Understand? 7 "(1982)
- Design – Dancing in a Trance 12 "(1984)
Albums
[edit]- R.F. & The Radar Angels – Pictures of Linda (1982)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Nabors, Gary (1993).Remnants: The R.E.M. Collector's Handbook and Price Guide.Bala Cynwyd, PA: Eclipse Publishing.ISBN0-9636241-4-8.
- ^Rosen, Craig (1997).R.E.M. Inside Out: The Story Behind Every Song.Thunder's Mouth Press.ISBN9781560251774.
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