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Spacemen 3

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Formed in 1982 in the town of Rugby by Pete Kember (Sonic Boom) and Jason Pierce, Spacemen 3 were to become one of the most important bands of the eighties, with their offshoots destined to spread out and become equally as vital in the nineties. Spacemen 3 and Jesus & Mary Chain, The were the godfathers of the shoegazer and drone-rock scene which blossomed in the U.K. at the close of the '80s. But while both bands showed an obvious affinity for the pioneering sounds of Velvet Underground, The, they otherwise found different sources of inspiration, with S3 masterminds Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) and J Spaceman (Jason Pierce) eschewing the Beach Boys, The influenced pop symphonics favored by the J&MC's Reid Brothers and instead channeling noisy minimalists ranging from Sonic Youth to Red Krayola to Suicide.
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Releases:
Sound Of Confusion (Album) (6 versions)   Glass Records (2) ... 1986
Walkin' With Jesus (12")   Glass Records (2) 1986
The Perfect Prescription (Album) (9 versions)   Glass Records (2) ... 1987
Transparent Radiation (12", EP)   Glass Records (2) 1987
Performance (7 versions)   Glass Records (2) ... 1988
Playing With Fire (Album) (17 versions)   Fire Records ... 1988
Revolution (Maxi, Single) (4 versions)   Fire Records 1988
Take Me To The Other Side (12")   Glass Records (2) 1988
Hypnotized / Just To See You Smile (Honey Pt. 2) (3 versions)   Fire Records 1989
Threebie 3 (Maxi) (3 versions)   Fire Records ... 1989
Transparent Radiation (7")   Forced Exposure 1989
Big City (Maxi, Single) (7 versions)   Fire Records ... 1990
Dreamweapon (5 versions)   Fierce Recordings ... 1990
Recurring (Album) (7 versions)   Fire Records ... 1990
Taking Drugs To Make Music To Take Drugs To (Comp) (4 versions)   Father Yod ... 1990
I Love You/Sometimes (2xFlexi, 7")   Fire Records 1991
Walkin' With Jesus / Transparent Radiation (CD, Comp)   Oblivious Participant 1993
For All The Fucked-Up Children Of This World We Give You Spacemen 3 (Album) (2 versions)   Sympathy For The Record Industry 1995
Live In Europe 1989 (2 versions)   Space Age Recordings 1995
Revolution Or Heroin (CD)   Fierce Recordings 1995
Spacemen Are Go! (Live In Europe 1989) (CD, Album)   BOMP! 1995
The Singles (CD, Comp)   Taang! Records 1995
Translucent Flashbacks (The Glass Singles) (Comp) (2 versions)   Fire Records 1995
Forged Prescriptions (2xCD)   Space Age Recordings 2003
Walking With Jesus (7", Single, Ora)   Earworm 2003
DJ Tones EP (EP) (2 versions)   Space Age Recordings ... 2008
Big City (Demo) & I Believe It (7", Red)   The Great Pop Supplement  
Production:
Indie Top 20 Vol VIII (2 versions) Hypnotized Beechwood Music ... 1990
Appears On:
This Gift (12") Revolution Glitterhouse Records 1989
Gradient (2xCDr, Album) Losing Touch Not On Label (Thorn Apple) 2002
Parasites / Walking With Jesus (7", Single) Walking With Jesus I Hate Rock N' Roll 2008
Tracks Appear On:
50,000 Glass Fans Can't Be Wrong - A Glass Records Selection (LP, Ltd, Cle) 2:35 Glass Records (2) 1986
The Munster Dance Hall Favorites! Vol.1 (7", Comp) Take Me To The Other Side Teenager From Outer Space Records 1987
Cheree Presents: CHEREE F5 (Flexi, 7") Extract From "An Eveni... Cheree Records 1989
Diving For Pearls Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Hypnotized Dino Entertainment 1989
Indie Top 20 Vol. VI - Pride Of Independents (Comp) (2 versions) Revolution Beechwood Music 1989
Rough Trade - Music For The 90's (CD, Smplr) Revolution (Live) Rough Trade Germany 1989
Dedicated: An Introduction (CD, Smplr) Big City, When Tomorro... RCA 1990
Indie Top 20 Vol VIII (3 versions) Hypnotized Beechwood Music ... 1990
Sniffin Rock #11 (7", Comp) When Tomorrow Hits Sniffin Rock 1990
Indie Top 20 Volume 12 (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Big City Beechwood Music 1991
My Cheree Amour (CD) Extract From An Evenin... Cheree Records 1991
The Best Of Indie Top 20 (Vols 6-10) (Comp) (2 versions) Revolution Beechwood Music 1991
Going Underground (2xCD, Comp) Revolution Eurostar 1992
RCD Classic Collection 7 - PSYCHEDELIA (CD, Album, Comp) Things'll Never Be The... RCD Magazine 1993
A Taste Of... 3rd Stone Records Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Ecstacy In Slow Motion... 3rd Stone 1995
The New Atlantis (CD, Comp) X-Tacy (Live Intro The... Space Age Recordings 1996
A Taste Of... 3rd Stone Records Volume 2 (CD, Comp) I Want You Right Now 3rd Stone 1997
Unconditionally Guaranteed 2 (CD, Promo, Comp) Revolution Uncut Magazine 1999
Rough Trade Shops - 25 Years (4xCD) Revolution Mute Records Ltd. 2001
AIM Presents: Британская Дюжина #1 (CD, Comp, Promo) Transparent Radiation Play Magazine, Союз 2004
No To G8! Yes To Breakcore! (CDr, Comp, Uno) Revolution Not On Label 2004
A Bugged Out Mix By Erol Alkan / A Bugged In Selection With Erol Alkan (Comp) (2 versions) Big City (Remix) Resist Music 2005
A Mind Expansion Compilation (2xCD, Comp) Transparent Radiation ... Mind Expansion 2006
Back To Mine (CD, Promo) Big City DMC Publishing 2006
Global Underground GU32: Mexico City (Comp) (3 versions) Ecstacy Symphony Global Underground Ltd. 2007
In Search Of Syd : 15 Mind-Bending Freak-Outs! (CD, Comp) Things'll Never Be The... Mojo Magazine 2007
The Brit Box: UK Indie, Shoegaze, And Brit-Pop Gems Of The Last Millennium (4xCD, Comp, RM + Box) Walkin' With Jesus (So... Rhino Records (2) 2007
Disco Exotique. Volume 2 (12", Comp, Promo) Big City (D.I.T.S. Edit) Disco Exotique 2008
RA.155 (File, MP3, Mixed, Pod) Taking Drugs To Make M... Resident Advisor 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Losing Touch With Your Mind... (2 versions)   Munster Records 1991
Revolution / When Tomorrow Hits (7", Ltd) When Tomorrow Hits Not On Label (Mudhoney) 1992
Untitled (7", Ltd, Ora) Take Me To The Other S... Moroccan Mayhem 1995
Rvng Prsnts Mx5.5: Purple Pills For Sleepless Nights (CDr, Comp, Mixed, Ltd) Hypnotized Rvng Intl. 2008
Come Down Easy (7")   Not On Label  
For All The Fucked-up Children Of This World We Give You Spacemen 3 (CD)   Quiver At Dawn Entertainment  
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