R.E.M Set To Reissue 'Fables of the Reconstruction'

R.E.M Set To Reissue 'Fables of the Reconstruction': "

Originally posted on May 18, 2010

It's already been 25 years since the first release of Fables of the Reconstruction, and R.E.M are set to re-release it in style. The package is said to come with two 180g vinyl discs, and it will also include a lift-top box with a poster, post cards, and liner notes by R.E.M guitarist Peter Buck. 

Speaking of the album, Buck says, 'It's a personal favorite, and I'm really proud of how strange it is. Nobody but R.E.M. could have made that record. It took our four twisted personalities and the legendary Joe Boyd to make an album that character-filled and vibey.'

We have full details on the record which drops on July 13, and a video for the classic track "Driver 8" below. Check back to our store, as we will have the pre-order up soon. 

R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction (25th Anniversary Edition)

Disc One: digitally remastered original album

1. 'Feeling Gravity's Pull'


2. 'Maps and Legends'


3. 'Driver 8'


4. 'Life and How To Live It'


5. 'Old Man Kensey'


6. 'Can't Get There From Here'


7. 'Green Grow The Rushes'


8. 'Kohoutek'


9. 'Auctioneer (Another Engine)'


10. 'Good Advices'


11. 'Wendell Gee'

Disc Two: 'The Athens Demos'

1. 'Auctioneer (Another Engine) [demo version]'


2. 'Bandwagon [demo version]' [final version was B side to 'Can't Get There From Here']


3. 'Can't Get There From Here [demo version]'


4. 'Driver 8 [demo version]'


5. 'Feeling Gravity's Pull [demo version]'


6. 'Good Advices [demo version]'


7. 'Green Grow The Rushes [demo version]'


8. 'Hyena [demo version]' [album version appeared on Lifes Rich Pageant]


9. 'Kohoutek [demo version]'


10. 'Life and How To Live It [demo version]'


11. 'Maps and Legends [demo version]'


12. 'Old Man Kensey [demo version]'


13. 'Throw Those Trolls Away [demo version]' [previously unreleased]


14. 'Wendell Gee [demo version]'

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