Reckoning
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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. Produced by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon, the album was recorded at Reflection Sound Studio in Charlotte, North Carolina, over 16 days in December 1983 and January 1984. Dixon and Easter intended to capture the sound of R.E.M.'s live per…

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Released
April 9th, 1984
Type
Album
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Labels
I.R.S. Records
A&M Records

Professional reviews

Source Rating
AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
5/5 stars
Chicago Tribune (Greg Kot – March 24, 1991)
3.5/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly (David Browne – March 22, 1991)A−
The Guardian (Michael Hann – July 31, 2009)
4/5 stars
Pitchfork (Matt LeMay – July 2, 2009)10/10
Rolling Stone (Christopher Connelly – May 24, 1984)
4/5 stars
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4.7

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Last updated: August 30th, 2014

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