Scott Litt is an American record producer who mostly works with artists in the alternative rock genre and is probably best known for producing six R.E.M. albums (Document, 1987; Green, 1988; Out of Time, 1991; Automatic for the People, 1992; Monster, 1994; and New Adventures in Hi-Fi, 1996). In 1998, R.E.M. and Litt discontinued their cooperation and the band had Patrick McCarthy produce their subsequent albums. In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music1 were coined in the early 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired music genres which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... R.E.M. is a rock band formed in Athens, Georgia on April 5, 1980 by Michael Stipe (vocals), Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar), and Mike Mills (bass). ... Document is a album by R.E.M.. It was released in 1987. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Green is a 1988 album by R.E.M.. It was their first release on a major record label. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Out of Time is the seventh album released by the band R.E.M.. It was released in the United States on 12 March 1991 and contains 11 tracks for a total length of 44:09 minutes. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Automatic for the People is an album released by R.E.M. in 1992, by Warner Brothers. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monster is a 1994 album, released by the American band, R.E.M.. Track listing: Whats The Frequency, Kenneth? - 3:59 Download sample Crush With Eyeliner - 4:39 King Of Comedy - 3:39 I Dont Sleep, I Dream - 3:25 Star 69 - 3:07 Strange Currencies - 3:51... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... New Adventures in Hi-Fi is a 1996 album by R.E.M.. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted it the 59th greatest album of all time. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Apart from R.E.M., the commercially most successful act Litt worked with were Nirvana, for whom he mixed the singles Heart-Shaped Box and All Apologies from the 1993 album In Utero, and the posthumous release MTV Unplugged in New York (1994). This article is about the 1980s-1990s grunge band Nirvana. ... Heart-Shaped Box is the title of a hit song by the band Nirvana. ... All Apologies is a song written by Kurt Cobain and appears on Nirvanas 1993 release In Utero. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... In Utero is the final complete studio album from the band Nirvana. ... MTV Unplugged in New York is the name of a concert by Nirvana, recorded on the MTV Unplugged series. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Litt, who began in the late 1970s engineering recordings by Ian Hunter and Carly Simon, also worked for The dB's, Juliana Hatfield, Incubus, the Indigo Girls, Paul Kelly, New Order, The Replacements, Patti Smith, Matthew Sweet, and the The Woodentops. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Ian Hunter Patterson (born June 3, 1939 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) was formerly lead singer with the band Mott the Hoople and later on a solo artist. ... Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom. ... The dBs were a power pop group of the late 1970s and 1980s. ... Juliana Hatfield (b. ... There is also a demon called an incubus. ... The Indigo Girls are an American folk-rock duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. ... Paul Kelly is a musician, singer and songwriter, born in South Australia in 1955, but long based in - and associated with - Melbourne, Australia. ... New Order are an English electronic dance/rock crossover group, which formed in 1980 from Joy Division following the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. ... The Replacements were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Patty Smyth is also a musician, formerly of the band Scandal. ... Matthew Sweet (born c. ...