Fables of the Reconstruction

Fables of the Reconstruction
Fables of the Reconstruction
Studio album by R.E.M.
Released	June 10, 1985
Recorded	February–March 1985
Studio	Livingston (London, United Kingdom)
Genre	Alternative rock; jangle pop; folk rock; psychedelic folk; Southern Gothic;
Length	39:44
Label	I.R.S.
Producer	Joe Boyd
R.E.M. chronology
Singles from Fables of the Reconstruction
	"Cant Get There from Here"; Released: June 1985; "Driver 8"; Released: September 1985; "Wendell Gee"; Released: September 1985;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The A.V. Club	A^[5]
Chicago Tribune	^[6]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[7]
Pitchfork	8.5/10^[1]
Q	^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[10]
Uncut	^[11]
The Village Voice	B+^[12]

Fables of the Reconstruction is the third studio album by alternative rock band R.E.M. and was released on June 10, 1985. It went to number 28 in the United States and number 35 in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe except where noted.

Side one – "Fables of the Reconstruction"

"Feeling Gravitys Pull" – 4:48
"Maps and Legends" – 3:10
"Driver 8" – 3:23
"Life and How to Live It" – 4:06
"Old Man Kensey" (Jeremy Ayers, Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 4:08

Side two – "Reconstruction of the Fables"

"Cant Get There from Here" – 3:39
"Green Grow the Rushes" – 3:46
"Kohoutek" – 3:18
"Auctioneer (Another Engine)" – 2:44
"Good Advices" – 3:30
"Wendell Gee" – 3:01

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Perpetua, Matthew (July 14, 2010). "R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
↑ Lukowski, Andrzej (July 13, 2010). "Album Review: R.E.M. – Fables of the Reconstruction: Deluxe Edition". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fables of the Reconstruction – R.E.M." AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
↑ "R.E.M. Disc Two: Fables of the Reconstruction". KCRW. July 5, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
↑ Gordon, Scott (July 13, 2010). "R.E.M.: Fables Of The Reconstruction". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
↑ Kot, Greg (March 24, 1991). "Traveling Through The Years With R.E.M." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ Browne, David (March 22, 1991). "An R.E.M. discography". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
↑ "R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction". Q. No. 290. September 2010.
↑ Puterbaugh, Parke (June 20, 1985). "Fables of the Reconstruction". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
↑ Nawrocki, Tom (2004). "R.E.M.". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 685–687. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
↑ Jones, Allan (September 2010). "R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction". Uncut. No. 160. p. 107.
↑ Christgau, Robert (June 25, 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

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[pitchfork-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Perpetua, Matthew (July 14, 2010). "R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 26, 2012.

[dis-2] Lukowski, Andrzej (July 13, 2010). "Album Review: R.E.M. – Fables of the Reconstruction: Deluxe Edition". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.

[allmusic-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fables of the Reconstruction – R.E.M." AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2012.

[4] "R.E.M. Disc Two: Fables of the Reconstruction". KCRW. July 5, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[5] Gordon, Scott (July 13, 2010). "R.E.M.: Fables Of The Reconstruction". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[6] Kot, Greg (March 24, 1991). "Traveling Through The Years With R.E.M." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

[7] Browne, David (March 22, 1991). "An R.E.M. discography". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

[8] "R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction". Q. No. 290. September 2010.

[9] Puterbaugh, Parke (June 20, 1985). "Fables of the Reconstruction". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 26, 2012.

[10] Nawrocki, Tom (2004). "R.E.M.". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 685–687. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[11] Jones, Allan (September 2010). "R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction". Uncut. No. 160. p. 107.

[12] Christgau, Robert (June 25, 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

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