Fables of the Reconstruction is the third studio album released by R.E.M., released on the I.R.S. Records in 1985. As the cover art shows, the title is "circular" - the album can also be called Reconstruction of the Fables.
Track List:
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe except where noted.
1. "Feeling Gravitys Pull" – 4:51
2. "Maps and Legends" – 3:10
3. "Driver 8" – 3:23
4. "Life and How to Live It" – 4:06
5. "Old Man Kensey" (Jerry Ayers, Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) – 4:08
6. "Cant Get There from Here" – 3:39
7. "Green Grow the Rushes" – 3:46
8. "Kohoutek" – 3:18
9. "Auctioneer (Another Engine)" – 2:44
10. "Good Advices" – 3:30
11. "Wendell Gee" – 3:01
The IRS Years reissue
On August 6, 1992, EMI (which owns the I.R.S. catalogue) re-released Fables of the Reconstruction with five bonus tracks:
12. "Crazy" (Pylon) - B-side of "Driver 8" 7 inch
13. "Burning Hell" - B-side of "Can't Get There From Here" 12 inch
14. "Bandwagon" - B-side of "Can't Get There From Here" 7 & 12 inch
15. "Driver 8" (Live) - B-side of "Wendell Gee" 12 inch
16. "Maps and Legends" (Live) - B-side of "The One I Love" 7 inch
