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R.E.M. – Fables Of The Reconstruction (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1985
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Fables Of The Reconstruction is an LP by R.E.M. from 1985 released on the Epic, Illegal Records label.
About this album
Fables Of The Reconstruction is one of R.E.M.’s most distinctive early albums, sharpening the band’s indie rock into something darker, stranger and more atmospheric. Released in 1985, it followed the breakthrough of Murmur and was recorded with producer Joe Boyd in London, a setting that added to its uneasy mood. Songs such as Feeling Gravitys Pull, Driver 8 and Can’t Get There From Here balance melodic clarity with brooding imagery, while the album’s Southern Gothic detail helped set R.E.M. apart from their contemporaries. It remains a key statement in the band’s evolution from college rock favourites to major alternative voices.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: R.E.M.Label: Epic, Illegal Records – ELPS 4495Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1985Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Indie RockFables Of The Reconstruction
A1 Feeling Gravitys Pull
A2 Maps And Legends
A3 Driver 8
A4 Life And How To Live It
A5 Old Man Kensey
Reconstruction Of The Fables
B1 Can'T Get There From Here
B2 Green Grow The Rushes
B3 Kohoutek
B4 Auctioneer (Another Engine)
B5 Good Advices
B6 Wendell Gee