R.E.M. Disc One: Fables of the Reconstruction

By 1985, Athens, GA-based group R.E.M. had already laid the groundwork for the alternative rock sound they helped pioneer with their two college radio-approved albums. They decided to switch things up a bit on their third album, Fables of the Reconstruction, by recording it in London with legendary folk-music producer Joe Boyd. Although the process ultimately proved uncomfortable for the band and its results were initially viewed by some fans as merely an interesting experiment, the record’s reputation has grown over the years, and it is now generally regarded as a masterpiece of Southern Gothic sounds.

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Fables of the Reconstruction will be available on-demand July 5 - August 3, 2010. The CD will be released Tuesday, July 13, 2010.

Listen to Disc Two here.

Track listing

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. Actioneer (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 Life’s 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]