Compilation and Hall of Fame induction

EMI released a compilation album covering R.E.M.’s work during its tenure on I.R.S. in 2006 called And I Feel Fine… The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 along with the video album When the Light Is Mine: The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 —the label had previously released the compilations The Best of R.E.M. (1991), R.E.M.: Singles Collected (1994), and R.E.M.: In the Attic – Alternative Recordings 1985–1989 (1997). That same month, all four original band members performed during the ceremony for their induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame . While rehearsing for the ceremony, the band recorded a cover of John Lennon ‘s ” #9 Dream ” for Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur , a tribute album benefiting Amnesty International . The song—released as a single for the album and the campaign—featured Bill Berry’s first studio recording with the band since his departure almost a decade earlier.