1998 R.E.M. Fan Club Holiday Gift Package
Date
Credits
- Bruce Licher 4 Designer
Format
- Packaging 309
- Video 43
- Calendar 30
- Mailer 8
- Holiday Card 11
Type of Work
- Finished work 5435
Printers
Media
- paper 1202
Locations Made
For many years, members of rock band R.E.M.’s official fan club received an annual holiday gift package filled with various custom items and memorabilia such as stickers, postcards, calendars, holiday cards and music. From 1988–2003, recordings produced exclusively for the fan club were included.
The 1998 package contained a VHS of the band’s live performance from the 1998 Tibet Freedom Concert in Washington, DC featuring:
1. E-bow The Letter, with Thom Yorke from Radiohead
2. Lucky, performed by Radiohead with Michael Stipe on vocals
VHS tape and packaging
Poster (Up album art), folded
Sticker
Cards with high energy messages
1999 fan club calendar
Plain white shipping box with custom designed shipping tape (primary graphic pattern says “Pilfer Proof”)
