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The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography by Peter Ames Carlin

The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography runs 16.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mike Chamberlain (about 10.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.1listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.1 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

341 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography is an audiobook by Peter Ames Carlin: a 16.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Mike Chamberlain, released November 5, 2024, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.1 hrs
Narrated by
Mike Chamberlain
Released
November 5, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9780593947579

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography as an audiobook?

The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography runs 16.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.7 hours.

Is The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography?

The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography is narrated by Mike Chamberlain.

Is The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.7 hours, saving 5.4 hours.