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The Automatic Box 
Summary
The Automatic Box is a four-disc box set by R.E.M., released in Germany in December 1993.[1] It was primarily a collection of B-sides from Automatic for the People, though disc four contains B-sides from Green-era singles (then collected on the 7" vinyl box set Singleactiongreen). "It's a Free World Baby", "Fretless", "Mandolin Strum", and "Organ Song" were outtakes recorded during Out of Time recording sessions. This is part of a Warner Bros. Records series that compiles rarities and b-sides from a specific record, also containing the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Live Rare Remix Box.
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| Released | December 1993 | |||
| Recorded | May 1988 – September 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 63:51 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Scott Litt and R.E.M. | |||
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Track listing edit
All tracks written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe except as indicated.
- Disc 1 – Vocal tracks
- "It's a Free World Baby" – 5:11
- "Fretless" – 4:49
- "Chance (Dub)" – 2:32
- "Star Me Kitten" (demo) – 3:04
- Disc 2 – Instrumentals
- "Winged Mammal Theme" – 2:55
- "Organ Song" – 3:28
- "Mandolin Strum" – 3:45
- "Fruity Organ" – 3:26
- "New Orleans Instrumental No. 2" – 3:48
- Disc 3 – Covers
- "Arms of Love" (Robyn Hitchcock) – 3:35
- "Dark Globe" (Syd Barrett) – 1:51
- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss) – 2:41
- "First We Take Manhattan" (Leonard Cohen) – 6:06
- Disc 4 – B-sides from Singleactiongreen
- "Ghost Rider" (Martin Rev, Alan Vega) – 3:44
- "Funtime" (David Bowie, Iggy Pop) – 2:14
- "Memphis Train Blues" – 1:38
- "Pop Song 89" (acoustic) – 3:03
- "Everybody Hurts" (live at the 1993 MTV Awards) – 4:56