R.E.M. – Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables
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I.R.S. Records – IRS-5592 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Alternative Rock |
Tracklist
| A Side - Fables Of The Reconstruction | |||
| A1 | Feeling Gravitys Pull | 4:48 | |
| A2 | Maps And Legends | 3:01 | |
| A3 | Driver 8 | 3:18 | |
| A4 | Life And How To Live It | 4:20 | |
| A5 | Old Man Kensey | 4:10 | |
| Another Side - Reconstruction Of The Fables | |||
| B1 | Can't Get There From Here | 4:10 | |
| B2 | Green Grow The Rushes | 3:42 | |
| B3 | Kohoutek | 3:10 | |
| B4 | Auctioneer (Another Engine) | 2:41 | |
| B5 | Good Advices | 3:30 | |
| B6 | Wendell Gee | 2:56 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
- Distributed By – MCA Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – International Record Syndicate, Inc.
- Copyright © – International Record Syndicate, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – I.R.S., Inc.
- Recorded At – Livingston Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
- Published By – Night Garden Music
- Published By – Unichappell Music, Inc.
Credits
- Cello – David Newby
- Cover, Sleeve, Layout [Layout & Mechanical] – M K Johnston
- Creative Director [Directors] – S L Phipps*
- Engineer – Tony Harris
- Mastered By – Jack Skinner
- Producer – Joe Boyd
- Songwriter – J. Ayers* (tracks: A5)
- Songwriter [All Songs By] – R.E.M.
- Tenor Saxophone – Peter Thomas*
- Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – David Bitelli*
- Trumpet – Jim Dvořák*
- Violin – Philippa Ibbotson
Notes
"⧈-G-⧈" stamped in runouts denotes MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville, pressing. Remainder of runouts etched, Sterling stamped.
Issued on gold labels, with I.R.S. logo at 3 o'clock. Typesetting differences compared to Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables, with a space under label matrices.
Other Gloversville pressings:
Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables with grey labels.
The way the sleeve is laid out, the cover is upside down if it is held the traditional way with the spine to the left and the opening is to the right.
Includes printed and photo-illustrated inner sleeve with credits.
Recorded March 1985 at Livingston Studios London N22.
Published by Night Garden Music, istered in the real world by Unichappell Music, Inc. - BMI
℗ 1985 International Record Syndicate, Inc.
© 1985 International Record Syndicate, Inc.
Spine: ℗ 1985 I.R.S., Inc.
Track B3 title incorrectly listed on inner sleeve as "Kahoetek."
Issued on gold labels, with I.R.S. logo at 3 o'clock. Typesetting differences compared to Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables, with a space under label matrices.
Other Gloversville pressings:
Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables with grey labels.
The way the sleeve is laid out, the cover is upside down if it is held the traditional way with the spine to the left and the opening is to the right.
Includes printed and photo-illustrated inner sleeve with credits.
Recorded March 1985 at Livingston Studios London N22.
Published by Night Garden Music, istered in the real world by Unichappell Music, Inc. - BMI
℗ 1985 International Record Syndicate, Inc.
© 1985 International Record Syndicate, Inc.
Spine: ℗ 1985 I.R.S., Inc.
Track B3 title incorrectly listed on inner sleeve as "Kahoetek."
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 0 76732-5592-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 076732559215
- Rights Society: BMI
- Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): ⧈-G-⧈
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): IRS4535
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): IRS4462
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): IRS-4535-SS3 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): IRS-4462-SS3 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): IRS-4535-SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): IRS-4462-SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): IRS-4535 SS1 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): IRS-4462-SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): IRS-4535 SS1 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): IRS-4462 SS1 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): IRS- 4535 SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): IRS- 4462 SS1 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6 (⧈-G-⧈ stamped on top of STERLING)): IRS-4535 SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): IRS-4462 SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7 (⧈-G-⧈ stamped on top of STERLING)): IRS-4535 SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): IRS-4462 SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 1
Other Versions (5 of 134)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Fables Of The Reconstruction (LP, Album) | Epic | ELPS 4495 | New Zealand | 1985 | ||
| Fables Of The Reconstruction (LP, Album) | I.R.S. Records | MIRF 1003 | UK | 1985 | |||
| Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables (LP, Album) | I.R.S. Records | IRS-5592 | Canada | 1985 | |||
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Fables Of The Reconstruction (LP, Album, Stereo) | I.R.S. Records | ILP 26525, 26525 | Europe | 1985 | ||
| Fables Of The Reconstruction (CD, Album) | I.R.S. Records | IRSD-5592 | US | 1985 |
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Great R.E.M. sound. Album sounds fantastic and full of that iconic sound.
My copy has a gold promo stamp on it and notice the front cover is upside down and sideways to the back! 😏
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Edited one year agoBack in the day (Univrsity of Florida/1986), after Murmur and Reckoning, I didn't get it. My girlfriend did. I get it now. Where are you now Sharon? Ah, youth.
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