The Feelies weren’t exactly prolific. The band, a big influence on later alternative music stars such as R.E.M., released only four albums in its 15 years together.

The biggest gap came between the first two, 1980’s “Crazy Rhythms,” and 1986’s “The Good Earth.”

The two albums have been remastered and were reissued in September on the Bar/None label. The reissues coincide with a flurry of Feelies-related activity, including a show at September’s Flaming Lips-curated All Tomorrow Parties in New York City.

Now there’s talk of a short tour, new songs and maybe even a new album.

Don’t hold your breath. This band moves at its own pace and always has.

One reason was “We didn’t live in New York,” guitarist-vocalist Glenn Mercer says by telephone from his home in New Jersey.

“The problem for most bands that weren’t from New York is that had to relocate from pretty far away,” Mercer says. “We had the advantage of living close enough to come and go as we please.

“It allowed us to work at a different pace,” Mercer continues. “If you have a lot of bills and high rent, you have to play more often. There’s not as much time to work on a song and a sound.”

The Feelies’ sound, Mercer says, “is defined more by what we leave out.” The band mates, Mercer says, share a distaste for “filling up al the space with reverb and big crashing drums.”

Those qualities are consistent across their catalog, but “Crazy Rhythms” stands out for its jittery, caffeinated pace.

Mercer attributes that to the city they didn’t live in but in which then spent much of their time.

“In general that period of time was New York City oriented,” Mercer says. “That’s where we did the majority of our playing. I sort of look at that record as more city oriented.”

“The Good Earth,” in contrast, feels more relaxed and spacious, if still capable of intensity.

“Just prior to that [recording “The Good Earth”] we’d done our first cross-country tour and we had the influence of a lot of small towns and college towns,” Mercer says.

A lineup change might have had some impact as well. The “Crazy Rhythms” rhythm section of bassist Keith Clayton and drummer Anton Fier left, replaced by drummer Stanley Demeski, percussionist Dave Weckerman and bassist Brenda Sauter. Mercer and fellow singer-guitarist Bill Million have been the sole constants in the lineup.

The album was produced by Feelies fan Peter Buck of R.E.M.

The band signed to A&M for two more albums, 1988’s “Only Life” and 1991’s “Time For a Witness” before Million abruptly left the band to move to Florida and start a family.

Various members of the Feelies played together in different band over they years, but the five didn’t play together again until last year when Sonic Youth invited them to open a couple of shows. 

Now there’s talk, tentative, of course, of a more permanent reunion.

“That’s our hope,” Mercer says. “It’s one of the things we discussed prior to the reunion gigs, doing it on a permanent basis.”

Don’t try to rush them, though.

“We always go on our own pace by our own schedule,” Mercer says.

And don’t start camping out for Feelies reunion tour tickets just yet.

“Oh boy, that’s hard to say,” Mercer says when asked about the possibility of hitting the road. “We’ve had to turn down a lot of stuff. It’s hard to jump back in the van.”