R.E.M.Fables Of The Reconstruction

Label:

I.R.S. Records – 00602465172270

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Tracklist

A Side - Fables Of The Reconstruction
A1 Feeling Gravitys Pull 4:48
A2 Maps And Legends 3:10
A3 Driver 8 3:23
A4 Life And How To Live It 4:07
A5 Old Man Kensey 4:10
Another Side - Reconstruction Of The Fables
B1 Can’t Get There From Here 3:37
B2 Green Grow The Rushes 3:42
B3 Kohoutek 3:17
B4 Auctioneer (Another Engine) 2:41
B5 Good Advices 3:30
B6 Wendell Gee 3:05

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyUniversal Music
  • Record CompanyUniversal International Music B.V.
  • Manufactured ByPrecision Record Pressing – 10-104134
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Capitol Records, LLC
  • Copyright ©Capitol Records, LLC
  • Recorded AtLivingston Studios
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Mastered AtCapitol Mastering
  • Mastered AtGZ Media – 278929E

Credits

  • CelloDavid Newby
  • Cover, Sleeve, Layout [Layout & Mechanical]M K Johnston
  • Crew [Sect. Of Transportation]G P Trump*
  • Management [Ambassador]W J Holt*
  • Management [Asst. To The King]S L Phipps*
  • Management [Sect. Of Defense]B E Downs 4*
  • Management [V. Pres. In Charge Of M. Mills]E M Hammond*
  • Mastered ByJack Skinner
  • Mastered By [April 2010]Ron McMaster
  • Performer [Best Boy]WT Berry*
  • Performer [Consolate Mediator]ME Mills*
  • Performer [Gaffer Interpretor]JM Stipe*
  • Performer [Ministry Of Music]PL Buck*
  • Producer [Produced By]Joe Boyd
  • Recorded By [Engineered], Engineer [Engineered]Tony Harris
  • Songwriter [Songs By]Peter Buck
  • Tenor SaxophonePeter Thomas*
  • Tenor Saxophone, Baritone SaxophoneDavid Bitelli*
  • TrumpetJim Dvořák*
  • ViolinPhilippa Ibbotson

Notes

Comes with a printed and photo-illustrated inner sleeve with credits. There is a 'Made in Czech Republic' sticker on the back of the shrink-wrap.

The US version Fables Of The Reconstruction is missing the UMe logo on the back cover bottom left and has less text on the rim of the labels.

Track B3 title is incorrectly listed on the inner sleeve as "Kahoetek."

[Back cover, labels and inner sleeve]
A Capitol Records release; ℗ 1985 © 2024 Capitol Records LLC

[Back cover]
Made in EU.

[Inner sleeve]
Recorded By Engineered
Jerry Boys
Tony Harris
and Barry Clempson
at Livingston Studios London N22
March 1985
Mastered By Ron McMaster at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, April 2010

Runouts are engraved.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 6 02465 17227 0
  • Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 602465172270
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 00602465172270-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 00602465172270-B
  • Label Code: LC01846
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 278929E1/A 10-104134 / 602465172270 - A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 278929E2/A 10-104134 / 602465172270 - B

Other Versions (5 of 134)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables (LP, Album, Stereo, Gloversville Pressing) I.R.S. Records IRS-5592 US 1985
Recently Edited
Fables Of The Reconstruction (LP, Album) Epic ELPS 4495 New Zealand 1985
Fables Of The Reconstruction (LP, Album) I.R.S. Records MIRF 1003 UK 1985
Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables (LP, Album) I.R.S. Records IRS-5592 Canada 1985
Recently Edited
Fables Of The Reconstruction (LP, Album, Stereo) I.R.S. Records ILP 26525, 26525 Europe 1985

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Reviews

  • Batwingsforever's avatar
    Batwingsforever
    This pressing is outstanding. Clean, lush, no pops or crackles.

    Some people may just need to clean their records when they take them out the first time....
    • kdoctober's avatar
      kdoctober
      Edited 12 months ago
      I also posted this on the USA 2024 vinyl page:
      The Europe 2024 was pressed at GZ (Made in Czech Republic). I would assume the Europe GZ pressed 2024 is the same CUT as the USA 2024. The USA was pressed by Precision in Canada, but it was CUT by GZ (278929E). If the Europe press also has 278929E in runout, then we could know it's the same cut. No one has submitted the Europe runout yet. Going by the liner notes, the master source for this cut was made by Ron McMaster in 2010 at Capitol Mastering (probably digital file for this cut). Neither the Europe nor USA say MASTERED BY CAPITOL in the runout because Capitol did not cut these, nor make any metal parts for these releases (GZ cut, GZ press and Precision press). BTW, that 2010 work by Ron McMaster was a RE-master, so it should probably say remaster in the release descriptions for both these.
      Also I assume these are DMM cut as that is standard practice for GZ and the runout area is much wider than on the original vinyl releases of this album
      • Lost_Trax's avatar
        Lost_Trax
        Edited one year ago
        Noisy pressing between tracks and on quiet outros, also they messed up the album sleeve. On the OG pressing the record goes into the left side (not traditional right side as this pressing changes it to) and the back cover art has been turned 90 degrees so doesn’t replicate the original sleeve’s layout.

        The mix sounds decent, although quieter and slightly less high end than the OG. Overall, it’s perfectly acceptable but for anyone who is a big fan of this album I’d recommend waiting for an OG copy at a decent price.
        • HereComesTheSummer's avatar
          Isn't this the same as: https://discogs.librosgratis.biz/release/30838626-REM-Fables-Of-The-Reconstruction ? I think that these should be merged.

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