Lifes Rich Pageant

Lifes Rich Pageant
Studio album by R.E.M.
Released	July 28, 1986 (1986-07-28)
Recorded	April–May 1986
Studio	Belmont Mall, Belmont, Indiana, United States
Genre	Alternative rock jangle pop
Length	38:23
Label	I.R.S.
Producer	Don Gehman
R.E.M. chronology
Fables of the Reconstruction (1985) Lifes Rich Pageant (1986) Dead Letter Office (1987)
Singles from Lifes Rich Pageant
"Fall on Me" Released: August 1986 "Superman" Released: November 1986

Lifes Rich Pageant is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band R.E.M. and was released on 28 July, 1986 through I.R.S.. It was recorded at Belmont, Indiana. It went to number 21 in the United States and number 43 in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

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

Side one – "Dinner side"

1. "Begin the Begin" – 3:28
2. "These Days" – 3:24
3. "Fall on Me" – 2:50
4. "Cuyahoga" – 4:19
5. "Hyena" – 2:50
6. "Underneath the Bunker" (unlisted on packaging) – 1:25

Side two – "Supper side"

1. "The Flowers of Guatemala" – 3:55
2. "I Believe" – 3:49
3. "What If We Give It Away?" – 3:33
4. "Just a Touch" – 3:00
5. "Swan Swan H" – 2:42
6. "Superman" (Mitchell Bottler and Gary Zekley) (unlisted on packaging) – 2:52

1993 I.R.S. Vintage Years reissue bonus tracks

13. "Tired of Singing Trouble" – 0:59
    • Previously unreleased
14. "Rotary Ten" – 1:58
    • B-side of "Fall on Me" American 7" single
15. "Toys in the Attic" (Steve Tyler, Joe Perry) – 2:26
    • B-side of "Fall on Me" British 12" single
16. "Just a Touch" (Live in studio) – 2:38
    • Previously unreleased version, recorded live to 2-track during Reckoning sessions, 1984
17. "Dream (All I Have to Do)" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:38
    • Originally released on the soundtrack to the film Athens, GA: Inside Out, 1987
18. "Swan Swan H" (Acoustic version) – 2:41
    • Originally released on the soundtrack to the film Athens, GA: Inside Out, 1987

Notes

• "Rotary Ten" and "Toys in the Attic" can be found on Dead Letter Office.
• Although sometimes referred to as such, the first release of this edition does not have the original tracks remastered. They follow the first print of the album and only add the extra tracks.

2011 25th Anniversary Edition reissue bonus tracks (The Athens Demos)

1. "Fall on Me" – 2:50
2. "Hyena" – 2:50
3. "March Song" ("King of Birds" demo) – 3:46
4. "These Days" – 3:36
5. "Bad Day" – 3:26
6. "Salsa" ("Underneath the Bunker" demo) – 1:32
7. "Swan Swan H" – 2:39
8. "The Flowers of Guatemala" – 3:29
9. "Begin the Begin" – 3:44
10. "Cuyahoga" – 4:33
11. "I Believe" – 3:37
12. "Out of Tune" – 0:34
13. "Jazz" ("Rotary Ten" demo) – 1:13
14. "Two Steps Onward" – 4:24
15. "Just a Touch" – 2:31
16. "Mystery to Me" – 2:07
17. "Wait" – 2:10
18. "All the Right Friends" – 3:40
19. "Get On Their Way" ("What If We Give It Away?" demo) – 3:17

Notes

• "Superman" was listed on some early UK CD copies as "Superwoman."
• The track listing on the back of the album is incorrect. It has never been corrected. The order is given as 1-5-10-8-2-7-4-9-3-11, which leaves out "Superman" and "Underneath the Bunker." The track listing is correct on the actual vinyl, cassette, and some CD versions.
• Early American pressings of the CD have the track number for "Cuyahoga" as "0R" instead of "04" printed on the disc itself. This error resurfaces on the cover of Green.
• On the vinyl and cassette releases, R.E.M. labeled side one (tracks 1–6) as the "Dinner side" and side two (tracks 7–12) as the "Supper side."
• The European 'I.R.S. Years Vintage 1986' release preserves the erroneous track list, but properly lists the bonus tracks.