R.E.M. – Lifes Rich Pageant (New Vinyl)

NEW LP

New sealed copy. 2023 reissue on 180 gram vinyl.

Lifes Rich Pageant is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on July 28, 1986. R.E.M. chose Don Gehman to produce the album, which was recorded at John Mellencamp's Belmont Mall Studio in Belmont, Indiana. This was the only album the band recorded with Gehman, who moved them from the more obscure and dense sound of their earlier albums to an accessible, hard rock-influenced quality. The album was well-received critically.

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Lifes Rich Pageant received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 93 out of 100 from 20 critic scores. PopMatters included it in their list of the "12 Essential 1980s Alternative Rock Albums". Slant Magazine listed the album at #52 on its list of "Best Albums of 1980s" saying "Lifes Rich Pageant stands as a nearly seamless transition between the band's formative period and their commercial dominance." In 2000, it ranked at number 162 in the list of Virgin's All-Time Album Top 1000 List.

TRACKLIST:

Dinner Side    
A1        Begin The Begin    
A2        These Days    
A3        Fall On Me    
A4        Cuyahoga    
A5        Hyena    
A6        Underneath The Bunker    

Supper Side    
B1        The Flowers Of Guatemala    
B2        I Believe    
B3        What If We Give It Away?    
B4        Just A Touch    
B5        Swan Swan H    
B6        Superman