Spacemen 3 ‎– The Perfect Prescription

This version is an artifact of that brief time when CDs were really taking off and indie labels toyed with the idea of pressing records without picture sleeves to save a bit of money. Buyers and bands both said no way.

Does anybody happen to know how many of these were originally pressed?

Got this masterpiece for $8 I did. Couldn't believe I found the album used, let alone an original in perfect shape. One of the greatest finds in my collection.

I was really hesitant to pull the trigger on this version of this record. But man, i'm glad I did. It sounds great! I think you will enjoy spinning this gem.

Glass vs early Fire
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I am in the extremely fortunate position of owning near mint copies of both the Glass original and the very first Fire pressing of The Perfect Prescription. As to which one is better, the answer may surprise you.

If I were to play the two side-by-side to someone blindfolded, they would immediately be able to identify the Glass pressing; it is very obviously cut from the master tape. The sound is clear and detailed. The Fire on the other hand is murky and with somewhat less information.

Yet, the mastering on the Fire seems much closer to the Spacemen 3 intent. It is warm, dreamy, thick and quasi-hallucinatory. The Glass is very different or should I say indifferent. Whoever mastered it clearly didn’t really understand what the Spacemen were trying to achieve and consequently the end result sounds like generic UK indie fare, far less of a sensual experience than the Fire. But then there’s more detail and clarity…so what can you do?

Since they’re so different in intent, I can only realistically recommend both to the big fan. For others, if you’re wary of modern reissues but can’t raise the scratch on the Glass, don’t dismiss the early Fire - it’s definitely both stunner and keeper.

I'm lucky enough to have a bronze copy and a gold copy, both on Glass records . Not sure how you tell which is which though.Either way, this album is their masterpiece. "walkin' with Jesus" is top of my funeral play list, Feel so Good and Come down Easy...stoner classics. Call the Doctor .....takes them out of the stooges/ velvets rip off's into 13th floor elevators genius. The Ecstasy Symphony / Transparent Radiation segue is enough to guarantee greatness. It is amazing....really. AMAZING! No drums...just sonically incredible. The best tripping track ever ?

Anybody else thinks this pressing sounds too low and kinda muffled? Fairly underwhelmed by this version, sadly.

If you have this copy, I'm interested in purchase at a sensible price. PM me.