Fables of the Reconstruction

Fables of the Reconstruction
Studio album by
R.E.M.
ReleasedJune 10, 1985 (1985-06-10)
RecordedFebruary–March 1985
StudioLivingston (London, United Kingdom)
Genre
Length39:44
LabelI.R.S.
ProducerJoe Boyd
R.E.M. chronology
Reckoning
(1984)		 Fables of the Reconstruction
(1985)		 Lifes Rich Pageant
(1986)
Singles from Fables of the Reconstruction
  1. "Cant Get There from Here"
    Released: June 1985
  2. "Driver 8"
    Released: September 1985
  3. "Wendell Gee"
    Released: September 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars
The A.V. ClubA
Chicago Tribune3/4 stars
Entertainment WeeklyB−
Pitchfork8.5/10
Q4/5 stars
Rolling Stone4/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 stars
Uncut5/5 stars
The Village VoiceB+

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"

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

Side two – "Reconstruction of the Fables"

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

References

  1. 1 2 Perpetua, Matthew (July 14, 2010). "R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  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.
  3. 1 2 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. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. 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.