R.E.M. Fables Of The Reconstruction: 25th Anniversary Edition
Release Date: July 13, 2010
Label: I.R.S.
R.E.M. has teamed with I.R.S. for the release of an expanded 25th Anniversary 2CD and digital edition of the band's 1985 album, Fables Of The Reconstruction.
The new edition features the digitally remastered original album, plus 14 previously unreleased demo recordings, cut prior to the album's studio sessions, including one long-sought track that has never been released. Also added are insightful new liner notes by R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, with the 2CD package presented in a lift-top box with a poster and four postcards. Also available July 13 is the remastered original album on 180-gram vinyl.