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Reckoning

Rmst DLX Dig Ocrd ed., Deluxe Edition

2 CD, Extra Tracks, Remastered

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 279 ratings

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Audio CD, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered, June 23, 2009
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Harborcoat
2 7 Chinese Bros.
3 So. Central Rain
4 Pretty Persuasion
5 Time After Time (Annelise)
6 Second Guessing
7 Letter Never Sent
8 Camera
9 (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
10 Little America

Disc: 2

1 Femme Fatale*
2 Radio Free Europe *
3 Gardening at Night *
4 9-9 *
5 Windout*
6 Letter Never Sent*
7 Sitting Still *
8 Driver 8 *
9 So. Central Rain *
10 7 Chinese Bros.*
11 Harborcoat*
12 Hyena*
13 Pretty Persuasion*
14 Little America*
15 Second Guessing*
16 (Don't Go Back To) Rockville**Previously Unreleased

Editorial Reviews

Reckoning "confirms R.E.M. as one of the most beautifully exciting groups on the planet." wrote NME in 1984. R.E.M.'s second full-length album also prompted The Washington Post to proclaim that "there isn't an American band worth following more than R.E.M." Twenty-five years later, Reckoning remains a fan favorite for capturing R.E.M. during the youthful freshness of a new, fiercely independent American music scene.

The two-CD Reckoning - Deluxe Edition features the original album remastered plus a bonus disc of a previously unreleased concert recorded during the band's Little America tour at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom on July 7, 1984 and broadcast on WXRT. On the Deluxe Edition's bonus disc, the group not only performs eight of Reckoning's ten songs, "Gardening At Night" from 1982's Chronic Town EP and "Radio Free Europe," "9-9" and "Sitting Still" from Murmur but also new songs that had yet to make it onto tape: "Driver 8" would later debut on R.E.M.'s third album and "Hyena" on its fourth.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.16 x 5.55 x 0.63 inches; 4.59 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ A&M
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5453128
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2009
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 29, 2009
  • Label ‏ : ‎ A&M
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0027WNRK4
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 279 ratings

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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2009
    By 1984, the path of popular music was an eight lane toll road of synthesizers and drum machines. Angry drivers, were not even paying attention to where they were going. There was no soul or any answers at the end of this highway....To be outta control and speeding to the beat, meant you were in the center of nothing. In all this emptiness, you at last, were surrounded by everyone else, blind to the beautiful view all around them, as if they were machines from a science fiction movie....1984.

    From a back country path deep in the South, along comes R.E.M.
    This band of light and energy crossed the highway so quickly and headed back into the woods, that hardly anyone payed them any attention. I was lucky to have seen them cross the interstate, and I went exploring in the woods, searching for answers.

    Deep into a green forest, I found guitars and drums and words that became strange shapes and forms. Everything else was on the outside of the woods, nothing else was as important as this. I abandoned the eighties, as something better was to be found in this forest....Here, I found hope.

    "Reckoning" is my favorite album from R.E.M.
    This record, rocks as much as it talks.
    "Pretty Persuation" "Harborcoat" "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" "7 Chinese Brothers" "Second Guessing" & "So. Central Rain" are enough music to fill a Greatest Hits record, from any other band. The surprise here is that this is only a second full album of songs from a band that had been touring the South, in a station wagon playing crazy gigs anywhere that would have them.

    The sound has improved to the original record, and that in itself is a big deal. But at last the Chicago show that was broadcast in July 1984 (and bootlegged to death) gives us a listen to R.E.M's part of that night from the Aragon Ballroom. Opening act, The Dream Syndicate, released their set in 1984 as: "This Is Not The New Dream Syndicate Album...Live!"
    Everything, that Reckoning was on vinyl, all but erupts in concert. Early R.E.M. was a touring band of faith-healers looking for converts in every town in their path. The entire show is not on this disc, but enough is here to prove to the world, what a few already knew...R.E.M. were young and spiky, but seasoned and professional, all at the same time.

    As R.E.M. was the bridge from the 1960's into the 1980's, this band effected the music that would blast forth from Seattle in the early 1990's. This record, is as important as it is fun to experience.
    "Reckoning" is best album of the eighties.
    FIVE STARS!!!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2024
    Been trying to score this album for quite some time. Used copies generally go for $30. This pressing is flawless. Sounds great on my system. Clean no pops or crackles. Sorry but new beats old vinyl most every time. Enjoy!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
    Super packaging and top-quality vinyl
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2013
    Okay, like many of you, I own the early catalogue on multiple media (usually vinyl and cd - though with some of you vets I know we can add cassette). Sonically, I cant' distinguish much difference from previous cd releases, though I maintain that my vinyl remains superior to these "bright" boxes (I have a pretty decent Denon system that gives even compressed sound a chance to shine).

    THE REASON TO BUY, however, is the addition of live material - in this case, a strong show from Chicago in July '84 that contains almost the whole of Reckoning (excepting Camera and Time After Time), but a neat sampling of Fables, Murmur, and Chronic Town./K
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2024
    No pops, cracks or skips. The remaster is not great but I think that's because of the age of the recording. It's fine for me.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2021
    Excellent remastered version of the original album, plus a second CD with 16 songs from the July 7, 1984 concert at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Both CDs are high quality. Although it's been nearly 40 years since Reckoning was first released, I really enjoyed this.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2013
    This is a great album, hands down. I have been listening to R.E.M for almost 30 years, and this is the record I keep coming back to. It is one of my favorite "front-to-back records," and that says a lot.

    If you are looking for an old, but progressed R.E.M. kinda sound, this is it.

    Also, the 180 gram pressing is amazing. This is a quality piece of wax!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013
    I used to listen to REM in college in soon after, but they had fallen off my radar as all you ever hear on the radio is their more recent stuff. This disc reminded me of why I loved them then. They just have a great sound that has never been duplicated. The anthemic "Don't Go Back to Rockville" and the hypnotic "7 Chinese Brothers" are the highlights for me.
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  • Alberto Satisfaction
    5.0 out of 5 stars Chulada.
    Reviewed in Mexico on June 15, 2021
    Suena increíble esta edición. Al parecer no lo han vuelto a reeditar desde 2009 pero si pueden conseguir un ejemplar, no lo duden. Excelente adquisición.
  • teo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Grande album
    Reviewed in Italy on May 18, 2023
    Venditore serio. Lo consiglio. Chi non conosce i primi album dei Rem lo dovrebbe fare. La deluxe edition contiene anche un secondo cd dal vivo.
  • Jdsph
    5.0 out of 5 stars alles gut
    Reviewed in Germany on February 14, 2023
    alles gut
  • G. Walsh
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great reissue
    Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2020
    A high quality vinyl reissue in all respects.
  • FPlan
    5.0 out of 5 stars R.E.M. - The Masters!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2016
    It's R.E.M.; sadly a dying breed. All of their music and albums are a must have for anyone with any taste!