1981 studio album by Modern Eon
Fiction Tales is the only studio album by English post-punk band Modern Eon . It was released in 1981 on record label Dindisc and reached No. 65 on the UK Albums Chart .[1]
Track listing [ ]
1. "Second Still" 2. "The Grass Still Grows" 3. "Playwrite" 4. "Watching the Dancers" 5. "Real Hymn" 6. "Waiting for the Cavalry"
1. "High Noon" 2. "Child's Play" 3. "Choreography" 4. "Euthenics" 5. "In a Strange Way" 6. "Mechanic"
Critical reception [ ]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2]
Trouser Press wrote, "Although not an easy album to like, Fiction Tales does convey originality and stylishness as well as flashes of accessibility; occasional use of odd instrumentation and a good drummer make this more than just a routine genre exercise".[3]
Personnel [ ]
Danny Hampson – bass guitar
Cliff Hewitt – drums, timpani
Tim Lever – guitar, saxophone
Alix Johnson – guitar, vocals, Chinese horn, piano
Bob Wakelin – synthesizer, strings, percussion, vocals on "High Noon"
Technical
Modern Eon - production
Lawrence Diana – co-production, engineering
Further reading [ ]
Reynolds, Simon (2006). Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984 . Faber & Faber Limited. ISBN 057121570X .
Nice, James (1 June 2011). Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records . Aurum Press, Limited. ISBN 1845136349 .
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