Interscope-Capitol Records Definitive Sound Series (DSS) announces R.E.M.’s Reckoning as the newest release in its acclaimed premium audiophile vinyl series. Available September 18, the limited-edition all-analog 180g One Step pressing continues the series’ exploration of the band’s formative I.R.S. catalog following the sold-out DSS edition of Chronic Town/Murmur. The album is available now for Pre-Order.
Mastered directly from the original analog master tapes, Reckoning reunites original producers Don Dixon and Mitch Easter with mastering engineer Chris Bellman, who cut an entirely new set of lacquers at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Their involvement helped ensure that every decision remained faithful to the warmth, dynamics, balance, and distinctive character of the original 1984 recording. One of the most revealing moments in the creation of the new edition came when Don Dixon heard the finished test pressings and remarked that he was “hearing details within the recording that had escaped him on previous vinyl editions.”
Limited to 5,000 numbered copies, the Definitive Sound Series edition features the original album artwork in a premium heavyweight tip-on single-pocket gatefold jacket and is housed in a custom-designed slipcase. Each copy includes a certificate of authenticity detailing the mastering, plating, and pressing chain.
Track Listing
Side L
1. Harborc0at
2. 7 chineSe bros.
3. so. Central Rain
4. Pretty Persuasion
5. Time After Time (annElise)
Side R
1. Second GuessinG
2. Letter Never seNt
3. camerA
4. (don’t Go back TO) ROCKVILLE
5. little america