Fiction Tales

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)

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.

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

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".

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.

External links

• Fiction Tales at Discogs (list of releases)