The band put out their second reissue this week as a new treatment of “Reckoning” hit the stores on Tuesday. The new disc also includes a concert from the ensuing tour. Strangely, I have not gone out and bought the CD yet.

I will. It’s only a matter of time, you know. There’s no real reason for my hesitance. I just didn’t feel like it. I love Reckoning, but have heard it a million times. Nothing gets me going like an REM show from pre-1985, but I have heard much of this one and already. I might grab it this weekend sometime.

The band has taken the occasion of this release to get the word out about the CD they have planned for this fall. Live from the Olympia will compile some of the songs from the five nights of “working rehearsals” the band played in Dublin in 2007 while in the midst of recording “Accelerate.”

Fans can get a peak at the CD on July 7 when “Reckoning Songs from the Olympia” is released digitally. This four-song sampler will include songs from the band’s second album which were played during the Dublin shows. No idea if they also appear on the two-CD set to be released later this year or if these are bonus tracks. Either way, I have always thought that “Reckoning” provided many of their best live songs since the songs basically came about on the road so I’ll get this one.