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The Perfect Prescription

Spacemen 3

1987 · Rock

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The Perfect Prescription by Spacemen 3

The Perfect Prescription is a Rock album by Spacemen 3, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 41 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.

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The Perfect Prescription is the second studio album by Spacemen 3. It is a concept album, "a vision of a drug trip from inception to its blasted conclusion, highs and lows fully intact".The music becomes progressively more orchestral and serene until the high of the trip, represented by "Ecstasy Symphony"/"Transparent Radiation (Flashback)", moving on to the moment of realization where the high has faded and the comedown ensues, represented by the harsh opening guitar chords in "Things'll Never Be the Same". Coming down is represented in the blues based "Come Down Easy", whilst the potentially fatal effects of an overdose are portrayed in the final track "Call the Doctor". The music was written by the band except "Transparent Radiation" which is a Red Krayola cover from their 1967 album Parable of Arable Land. The band also borrow heavily from the gospel standard covered by Bob Dylan 'In My Time of Dying" for "Come Down Easy" and pay homage to Lou Reed in "Ode to Street Hassle".

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Take Me To The Other Side4:28
  2. A2Walkin' With Jesus3:43
  3. A3Ode To Street Hassle4:01
  4. A4Ecstasy Symphony1:54
  5. A5Transparent Radiation (Flashback)9:03

Side B

  1. B1Feel So Good5:16
  2. B2Things'll Never Be The Same6:05
  3. B3Come Down Easy6:46
  4. B4Call The Doctor3:52

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Psych Rock
  • shimmering
  • dreamy
  • psychedelic

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Issued in gold or bronze sleeve. This is the release with the gold cover.
A Long-Playing Glass Record

Credits

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Performers

  • Alex GreenSAXOPHONE
  • Jason PierceGUITAR, KEYBOARDS GUITAR, ORGAN , VOCALS GUITAR, ORGAN, ORGAN , VOCALS
  • Mick ManningTRUMPET
  • Owen JohnVIOLIN
  • Pete BassmanBASS
  • Pete KemberGUITAR, KEYBOARDS
  • RoscoPERCUSSION
  • Sonic BoomGUITAR, EFFECTS , ORGAN, VOCALS GUITAR, ORGAN, VOCALS GUITAR, ORGAN, VOCALS, EFFECTS
  • Nicholas "Natty" BrookerPERCUSSION

20 collectors on Gatefold own this · 41 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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