Fiction Tales

Fiction Tales
Fiction Tales
Studio album by Modern Eon
Released	1981
Recorded	The Manor, Britannia Row Studios
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Dindisc
Producers	Modern Eon, Lawrence Diana
Modern Eon chronology

Fiction Tales is the only studio album by English post-punk band Modern Eon. It was released in 1981 on record label Dindisc and reached No. 65 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Second Still"
2.	"The Grass Still Grows"
3.	"Playwrite"
4.	"Watching the Dancers"
5.	"Real Hymn"
6.	"Waiting for the Cavalry"

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"High Noon"
2.	"Child's Play"
3.	"Choreography"
4.	"Euthenics"
5.	"In a Strange Way"
6.	"Mechanic"

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Trouser Press wrote, "Although not an easy album to like, Fiction Tales does convey originality and stylishness as well as flashes of accessibility; occasional use of odd instrumentation and a good drummer make this more than just a routine genre exercise".

Personnel

Danny Hampson – bass guitar
Cliff Hewitt – drums, timpani
Tim Lever – guitar, saxophone
Alix Johnson – guitar, vocals, Chinese horn, piano
Bob Wakelin – synthesizer, strings, percussion, vocals on "High Noon"

Technical

Modern Eon - production
Lawrence Diana – co-production, engineering

References

↑ "MODERN EON | Artist". Official Charts. 13 June 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
↑ "Fiction Tales – Modern Eon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
↑ Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Modern Eon". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

External links

Fiction Tales at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "MODERN EON | Artist". Official Charts. 13 June 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

[2] "Fiction Tales – Modern Eon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

[3] Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Modern Eon". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.