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Ramones’ 1976 debut added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry

Ramones’ 1976 debut added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry

The Ramones’ 1976 self-titled debut album was inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry today alongside 25 other songs and records — including Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack — as examples of the “richness and variety of our audio heritage

Stream: Full early R.E.M. concert taped at Tyrone’s O.C. in Athens, Ga., in 1981

Stream: Full early R.E.M. concert taped at Tyrone’s O.C. in Athens, Ga., in 1981

Public radio program Studio 360 is streaming a new piece on the inclusion of R.E.M.’s ‘Radio Free Europe’ in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry and a special bonus concert from the early ’80s recorded in Athens, Ga. Hear both here.

R.E.M.’s ‘Radio Free Europe’ added to Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry

R.E.M.’s ‘Radio Free Europe’ added to Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry

The Library of Congress today added R.E.M.’s debut single ‘Radio Free Europe’ — one of the cornerstones of ’80s college rock — to its National Recording Registry, honoring the landmark song as ‘culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.’