MX SPACEMEN 3 WALKIN WITH JESUS SPACE ROCK NEO PSYCO

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Oct 4, 2008 Sold Date

Sep 24, 2008 Start Date

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Grupo: SPACEMEN 3
Nacionalidad: U.K
Título del disco: WALKIN´ WITH JESUS
Formato: MX
Sello: GLASS RECORDS
Año: 1986 / Edición: U.K
Referencia: GLAEP105

Unperturbed by the lack of attention that their debut album had mustered, Spacemen 3 chose ‘Walkin’ With Jesus’ as their first single. Attempts were made to record a version during the ‘Sound Of Confusion’ sessions, but the results were unsatisfying; consequently, the Northampton demo was dusted off and given an official release. The band returned to Carlos Morrocco’s studio where the Northampton demos were recorded to lay down extra tracks for the single, including a seventeen minute version of ‘Rollercoaster’. More than anything, this was the move that polarised the potential Spacemen fanbase into “for” and “against”, it being seen as either the ultimate adherence to their “hypnomonotony” manifesto, or a stupendous example of overindulgence. John Peel began playing ‘Rollercoaster’ on one of his radio shows, before cutting to other records, popping back after each one to comment “It’s still going!”. However, the real treat on the single turned out to be ‘Feel So Good’, a gentle two chord strum which could hardly have been more different to the aural assault it followed. There was clearly a change coming around the bend.

Early copies of ‘Walkin’ With Jesus’ came with a numbered insert which included lyrics and a minor essay on the band’s philosophy (“Spacemen 3 were born of boredom. Their music uses boredom to overcome itself.”) It’s not entirely clear how many of these were produced, but the figure is probably around 1,300.

Spacemen 3 were psychedelic in the loosest sense of the word; their guitar explorations were colorfully mind-altering, but not in the sense of the acid rock of the '60s. Instead, the band developed its own minimalistic psychedelia, relying on heavily distorted guitars to clash and produce their own harmonic overtones; frequently, they would lead up to walls of distortion with overamplified acoustic guitars and synths. Often the band would jam on one chord or play a series of songs, all in the same tempo and key. Though this approach was challenging, often bordering on the avant-garde, Spacemen 3 nevertheless gained a dedicated cult following. After releasing several albums in the late '80s, the band fell apart after in 1991.

In 1982, Sonic Boom (guitar, organ, vocals; born Pete Kember on November 19, 1965) and Jason Pierce (guitar, organ, vocals; also born November 19, 1965) formed Spacemen 3 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Sonic Boom and Pierce added a rhythm section comprised of Pete Baines and Rosco, and spent the next four years rehearsing and jamming. In 1986, the group released its debut album, Sound of Confusion, on Glass Records. At first the band sounded a bit like a punked-up garage rock band, but their music quickly evolved into their signature trance-like neo-psychedelia. Spacemen 3's second album, 1987's The Perfect Prescription, was the first to capture the group's distinctive style.

Following 1989's Playing With Fire, Baines and Rosco left the group to form their own band, the Darkside. They were replaced by Will Carruthers and Jon Mattock. Despite the addition of new blood to its lineup, the band was beginning to fray because of in-fighting between Sonic Boom and Pierce, as well as the former's increasing drug dependency. The new lineup struggled through a final album, 1991's Recurring, which featured Boom's songs on side one and Pierce's on side two. By the time of the release of Recurring, Pierce was performing with Carruthers and Mattock in a new band called Spiritualized. Shortly after the release of Recurring, Spacemen 3 split, and Spiritualized became Pierce's full-time band, eventually earning a cult following of its own

COVER : NEAR MINT

RECORD : MINT

GUIDE VINYL RATING
GUIA DE CLASIFICACION DE DISCOS

RECORD

COVER

P = Poor (Mal):
Heavy surface wear and scratches, skip when played.
Alta suciedad en superficies y rayones, salta cuando es reproducido.
F = Fair (Pobre):
Many scratches, will probably skip when played, should be replaced with a better copy when available.
Mucho rayones, probablemente salte cuando sea reproducido, deberia ser reemplazado por una copia mejor.
G = Good (Bien):
May have light scratches, plays well, may have surface noise.
Puede tener rayones leves, reproduce correctamente, pero tiene ruido de fondo.
VG = Very good (Muy Bien).
Very clean vinyl with minor blemishes, plays very well with little or no surface noise.
Disco limpio con pequeñas manchas, reproduce muy bien con poco o ningun ruido de fondo.
NM = Near Mint (Casi Perfecto):
Almost perfect vinyl, has been played very little, no scratches.
Disco casi perfecto, ha sido reproducido muy poco.
M = Mint (Perfecto):
Record has been opened but vinyl shows no sign of use.
Disco abierto, pero no evidencia signos de uso.
SN = Sealed new (Nuevo):
Record retains it's original factory shrink wrap, never use.
El disco mantiene su elvoltorio original, precintado.

P = Poor (Mal):
Heavy cover wear, scratches and marks.
Alta suciedad en portada, rayones y marcas.
F = Fair (Pobre):
Many marks, dust, should be replaced with a better copy when available.
Muchas marcas, polvo, deberia sera reemplazado por una copia mejor.
G = Good (Bien):
May have marks on the cover.
Puede tener marcas en la portadar.
VG = Very good (Muy Bien).
Very clean cover with minor blemishes, looks very well with little or no surface marks.
Portada limpia con pequeñas manchas, se ve muy bien con pocas o ninguna marcas de superficie.
NM = Near Mint (Casi Perfecta):
Almost perfect cover, no draw, no marks, no paints.
Portada casi perfecta, no hay marcas, ni dibujos, ni pintadas.
M = Mint (Perfecta):
Record has been opened but cover shows no sign of use.
Disco abierto, pero la portada no muestra ningun signo de uso.
SN = Sealed new (Nueva):
Cover retains it's original factory shrink wrap, never use.
El disco mantiene su envoltorio original, precintado.