Fiction Tales
Studio album by
Released1981
RecordedThe Manor, Britannia Row Studios
GenrePost-punk
LabelDindisc
ProducerModern Eon, Lawrence Diana
Modern Eon chronology
Pieces EP
(1979)
Fiction Tales
(1981)

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

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Second Still" 
2."The Grass Still Grows" 
3."Playwrite" 
4."Watching the Dancers" 
5."Real Hymn" 
6."Waiting for the Cavalry" 
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."High Noon" 
2."Child's Play" 
3."Choreography" 
4."Euthenics" 
5."In a Strange Way" 
6."Mechanic" 

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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.

References

  1. "MODERN EON | Artist". Official Charts. 13 June 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. "Fiction Tales – Modern Eon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  3. Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Modern Eon". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
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