R.E.M. release Reveal reissue on 20 November 2026

R.E.M. will release Reveal (25th Anniversary Edition) on 20 November 2026 through Craft Recordings, pairing the album with a previously unreleased Radio France performance. The set adds archival material to the band’s catalogue in deluxe physical and expanded digital formats.

The release date and expanded package

The band’s official announcement sets the release for 20 November 2026. The edition expands the original album with The Black Sessions Revealed, a 17-song performance recorded for Radio France in Paris.

R.E.M. describe the performance as previously unreleased, making the archival recording the package’s main addition. Format details list a deluxe 2-CD/Blu-ray set and an expanded digital edition, with Craft Recordings named as the label.

Why Reveal remains central to this R.E.M. release

R.E.M. emerged from Athens, Georgia, as an American alternative rock band, and the edition keeps that identity at its centre through the group’s own catalogue. Rather than introducing a new studio album, the release revisits a central R.E.M. title and places it beside a full performance document.

The pairing connects two listening experiences: the polished studio record and a live radio session built around the same band’s repertoire. That design gives the anniversary edition a clear archival purpose without separating the performance from the album it accompanies.

The Radio France performance also gets a vinyl edition

The Black Sessions Revealed will also be issued separately as a 2-LP set, bringing the performance to vinyl for the first time. The wider package adds reimagined cover art by longtime R.E.M. designer Chris Billheimer.

The Blu-ray will offer high-resolution audio and 5.1 surround sound, alongside music videos and the album’s original electronic press kit. A 32-page hardcover book with archival photographs and new reflections from Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills completes the deluxe presentation.

R.E.M.: what fans in Germany need to know

• R.E.M. will release Reveal (25th Anniversary Edition) on 20 November 2026 through Craft Recordings.
• The formats are a deluxe 2-CD/Blu-ray set, an expanded digital edition and a separate 2-LP release of The Black Sessions Revealed.
• The deluxe package includes new liner notes, archival photographs, reimagined cover art and a 32-page hardcover book.
• Official release information is listed at remhq.com.

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R.E.M.: frequently asked questions

When is the R.E.M. Reveal reissue released?

R.E.M. will release Reveal (25th Anniversary Edition) on 20 November 2026 through Craft Recordings.

What is included in R.E.M.’s Reveal reissue?

It includes the original album and The Black Sessions Revealed, a previously unreleased 17-song Radio France performance.

Which formats will the Reveal reissue use?

The edition will arrive as a deluxe 2-CD/Blu-ray set and expanded digital edition, while The Black Sessions Revealed will also come as a 2-LP set.