Tracklist
| Fables Of The Reconstruction | ||
| A1 | Feeling Gravity's Pull | 4:48 |
| A2 | Maps And Legends | 3:01 |
| A3 | Driver 8 | 3:18 |
| A4 | Life And How To Live It | 4:20 |
| A5 | Old Man Kensey | 4:10 |
| Reconstruction Of The Fables | ||
| B1 | Can't Get There From Here | 4:10 |
| B2 | Green Grow The Rushes | 3:42 |
| B3 | Kohoutek | 3:10 |
| B4 | Auctioneer (Another Engine) | 2:41 |
| B5 | Good Advices | 3:30 |
| B5 | Wendell Gee | 2:56 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – I.R.S., Inc.
- Marketed By – CBS Records New Zealand
- Copyright (c) – International Record Syndicate, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – I.R.S., Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – I.R.S., Inc.
- Produced At – Livingston Studios
- Recorded At – Livingston Studios
- Engineered At – Livingston Studios
Credits
- Cello – David Newby
- Cover, Sleeve [Layout & Mechanical] – M K Johnston
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Barry Clempson, Jerry Boys, Tony Harris
- Producer [Produced By] – Joe Boyd
- Tenor Saxophone – Peter Thomas
- Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – David Bitelli*
- Trumpet – Jim Dvořák*
- Violin – Camilla Brunt, Philippa Ibbotson
- Written-By – Berry*, J. Ayers* (tracks: A5), Stipe*, Mills*, Buck*, R.E.M.
Notes
White, plain Illegal labels, and printed two-sided insert. Looks like the same Australian jacket as Fables Of The Reconstruction.[Jacket rear]
Sound recording made by I.R.S. Inc.
Made and distributed in Australia un-der licence by CBS Records Australia Pty. Limited.
[Labels]
Illegal Records are marketed in New Zealand by CBS Records New Zealand
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ELPS 4495 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ELPS 4495 B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, egraved): ELPS 4495 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, egraved): ELPS 4495 B
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRS-5592 | R.E.M. | Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables (LP, Album, (G)) | I.R.S. Records | IRS-5592 | US | 1985 |
| IRSMC 5592 | R.E.M. | Fables Of The Reconstruction (Cass, Album) | I.R.S. Records | IRSMC 5592 | Canada | 1985 |
| IRSC-5592 | R.E.M. | Fables Of The Reconstruction (Cass, Album, Cle) | I.R.S. Records | IRSC-5592 | US | 1985 |
| ILP 26525, 26525 | R.E.M. | Fables Of The Reconstruction (LP, Album) | I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records | ILP 26525, 26525 | Europe | 1985 |
| ILP 26525 | R.E.M. | Fables Of The Reconstruction (LP, Album) | I.R.S. Records | ILP 26525 | Portugal | 1985 |

