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Lifes Rich Pageant is the fourth studio album by American rock band R.E.M. It was released on July 28, 1986, through I.R.S. Records. The album was recorded with producer Don Gehman at Belmont Mall Studio in Belmont, Indiana.

The album saw R.E.M. adapt a less obscure, hard rock-influenced sound with prominent drums and distorted electric guitar. The lyrical content shifted from the obscure writing of their previous albums, with lead vocalist Michael Stipe writing about environmentalism, colonialism, and other social issues.