Fiction Tales

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]

Fiction Tales
Studio album by Modern Eon
Released	1981
Recorded	The Manor, Britannia Row Studios
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Dindisc
Producer	Modern Eon, Lawrence Diana
Modern Eon chronology
Pieces EP (1979) Fiction Tales (1981)

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.

References

1. "MODERN EON | Artist". Official Charts. 1981-06-13. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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.

External links

• Fiction Tales at Discogs (list of releases)