CHRONIC TOWNCHRONIC TOWN is also available as part of the rare tracks compilation DEAD LETTER OFFICE (IRS 0054). R. E. M.: Michael Stipe (vocals); Peter Buck (guitar); Mike Mills (bass, background vocals); Bill Berry (drums). In retrospect, the opening statement of one of pop music's biggest bands sounds every bit as urgent and important as it did when it was first released. Following hot on the heels of the Hib Tone single "Radio Free Europe," CHRONIC TOWN