RECKONING -R.E.M. 1984 LP IRS Records SP 70044 1st Indianapolis Pressing VG/VG+
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Description
Reckoning (alternatively titled File Under Water) is the second studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on April 9, 1984, by I.R.S. Records. Lead singer Michael Stipe dealt with darker subject matter in his lyrics, with water-related imagery being a recurring theme on the album.
Within a month of its release, Reckoning peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and it remained there for nearly a year. While the album's domestic chart placing was unusually high for a college rock band at the time, scant airplay and poor distribution overseas allowed it to chart no higher than number 91 in the United Kingdom. In 1991 the record was certified gold (500,000 copies shipped) by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album's first single, "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)", was released in May and reached number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Its second single, "(Don't Go Back to) Rockville", was released in August; unlike its predecessor, it did not chart.
AND THEN THERE’S THIS: The spine of the vinyl version of the album features the phrase "File Under Water". Stipe told NME in 1984 the phrase is the true title of the record. He added "In America, both titles are on the spine, with nothing on the cover. Here [in the United Kingdom] they insisted on Reckoning being on the cover." Instead of labeling the sides of the record as "side one" and "side two", the sides were designated as "L" and "R", respectively.
THIS COPY is a 1st Indianapolis pressing from 1984 on the I.R.S. Records label (see Noted, below).
The vinyl has a couple of marks when viewed at the right angle, and audibly, during a test listen, a couple of places had some light crackle or a tick. Overall, I am grading the vinyl as Very Good [VG].
The original cover is still quite sturdy, with only some slight edge rubbing. Overall the cover is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.
The original illustrated black & white sleeve inner sleeve has only one small tear (as shown in one of the photos) and a couple of small seam splits. Overall, it, too, is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.
Notes
Issued with an illustrated b&w printed inner sleeve.
Recorded @ Reflection Sound, Charlotte NC
Dec 8 9 10 12 13 14 15
Jan 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Published by Night Garden Music (BMI), a division of R.E.M./Athens Ltd.
Administered in this world by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
MIA
Thanks Russell
℗ & © 1984 I.R.S., Inc.
Manufactured and distributed by A&M Records, Inc.
Printed in the U.S. of A.
“File Under Water” appears on spine
© 1984 International Record Syndicate, Inc. [back cover]
Sides are labeled "L" and "R" on the labels
Cat # SP-70044 appears on the label.
Cat # SP70044 appears on the spine and rear sleeve, bottom-right.
Pressing plant derived from single-letter code (R) printed on labels:
R = RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Lacquer Cut By Greg Calbi derived from runout etching ⚾ (a baseball - can be mistaken as H or M in circle) near the Sterling stamp
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Scanned): 0 4479-70044-1
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A ): SP-070044-A
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): SP-070044-B
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A [“L”]): SP0 70044-A-RCA1 I A1B STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B [“R”]): SP0 70044B-RCA1 STERLING⚾ I A3A
ENJOY!
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