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A	So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) Written-By – Berry*, Stipe*, Mills*, Buck*	3:11
B	King Of The Road Written-By – Roger Miller	4:34

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – A&M Records, Inc.
• Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – I.R.S., Inc.
• Copyright (c) – I.R.S., Inc.
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
• Published By – Night Garden Music
• Published By – Tree Publishing Co.
• Published By – Unichappell Music, Inc.

Credits

• Artwork [Back Cover] – Rev. Howard Finster
• Producer – Don Dixon, Mitch Easter

Notes

Translucent purple vinyl pressing (Vinyl looks a regular black until held up to light, when it's see-through and Purple in Color.).

Title on sleeve: S. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
Title on label: so. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)

Issued in Picture Sleeve.

Labels have the letter X beneath the timing on each side (pressing plant code).

Track A: From the I.R.S. album "Reckoning" SP-70044

A: Night Garden Music. Administered in this world by Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI)
B2: Tree Publishing Co. (BMI)
℗©1984 I.R.S., Inc.
Manufactured and distributed by A&M Records, Inc.
Printed in the U.S.A.
(IR-09927-A)/(IR-09927-B)

The song on the B-side is a medley, starts with "Walter's Theme" (R.E.M. original, unlisted on the cover, but listed on the Dead Letter Office compilation album later), then it goes into a cover version of Roger Miller's "King Of The Road".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): IR-09927-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): IR-09927-B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Dead Wax Etched (variant 1)): P A&MIR-09927-A·P1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Dead Wax Etched (variant 1)): P A&MIR-09927-B·P2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Dead Wax Etched (variant 2)): A&MIR-09927-A·C1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Dead Wax Etched (variant 2)): A&MIR-09927-B-C2
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Dead Wax Stamped): STERLING
• Rights Society: BMI
• Other (Label Pressing Plant Code): X

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
IR-9927, IR9927	R.E.M.	S. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) ‎(7", Single)	I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records	IR-9927, IR9927	US	1984
A 12.4255, ILSA 12.4255, ILSA 12-4255	R.E.M.	S. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) ‎(12", Maxi)	I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records	A 12.4255, ILSA 12.4255, ILSA 12-4255	Netherlands	1984
IRS 105	R.E.M.	So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) ‎(7", Single)	I.R.S. Records	IRS 105	UK	1984
ES 971	R.E.M.	S. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) ‎(7", Single)	I.R.S. Records	ES 971	Australia	1984
IRSX 105	R.E.M.	S. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) ‎(12", Single)	I.R.S. Records	IRSX 105	UK	1984