SPACEMEN 3 Playing With Fire 1988 UK FIRE - EMBOSSED w/MAIL ORDER SHEET - MINT
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Jul 9, 2015
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Jun 29, 2015
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SPACEMEN 3 Playing With Fire 1988 UK FIRE - EMBOSSED w/MAIL ORDER SHEET - MINT
SPACEMEN 3Playing With Fire
1988 UK FIRE RECORDS ?(FIRE LP 16) FIRST ISSUE
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL EMBOSSED SLEEVE
WITH THE RED INSERT LIVE RECORD OFFER ONLY INCLUDED IN INITIAL COPIES - *NUMBERED* #2297
SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS LIKE-NEW
MARTIX SIDE ONE: FIRE LP-16-A3 ? WRITE TO CV21 3HY - 207 FOR FREE GIFT
MARTIX SIDE TWO: FIRE LP-16-B3 ? NEVER GONNA GET OUTTA THIS WORLD ALIVE PORKY
Appropriately preceded by the mind-melting crunch of the "Revolution" single, Playing with Fire proved to be the end of Spacemen 3 as a functioning band, but in truly spectacular fashion.
Exploring both the depths of serene, agog beauty and sheer tape-shredding chaos, Playing with Fire pushed the extremes of The Perfect Prescription to an even further edge.
It's little surprise that Pierce and Sonic couldn't find themselves properly working together after it, but even less that hordes of bands to follow would rank Playing with Fire as the equal (or better) of psychedelia's '60s/'70s forebears.
Sonic himself is quoted in one reissue's liner notes as feeling the album "was the refining point of a lot of my theories on minimalism being maximalism" -- as apt a description as any.
One of his songs, "How Does It Feel?," sums it up by using a series of notes echoing off into the distance, again and again.
With future Spiritualized bassist Will Carruthers in place of Bain, the trio (and uncredited drummer) created glazed, liquid songs with subtle arrangements and sheer revelling in aural joys.
Flange is everywhere, as is echo, full dynamic stereo mixes and more, a feast of sound.
When aiming toward a gentler, hushed sound, most notably on Pierce's compositions, the incorporation of gospel power filtered through the band's own perspective results in wonders, as heard on "Come Down Softly to My Soul" and the album closing "Lord Can You Hear Me?"
As for the louder end of things, besides the awesome "Revolution" itself, a slow burn blast that just keeps getting more and more obsessive and frenetic as it goes, Sonic calling for a release of energy in a mere five seconds, the other complete freakout is "Suicide." An instrumental tribute to the New York synth pioneers, Spacemen 3 keep the minimalism and up the feedback with astonishing results.
Side 1:
Honey (3:01)
Come Down Softly To My Soul (3:46)
How Does It Feel? (7:58)
I Believe It (3:19)
Revolution (5:57)
Side 2:
Let Me Down Gently (4:29)
So Hot (Wash Away All Of My Tears) (2:38)
Suicide (11:03)
Lord Can You Hear Me? (4:33)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
But as-new and this barely touched copy plays to its high visual standard with practically nothing to fault - (very) slight low-level background on some of the quietest moments - nothing really and I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins - nothing else to fault - fantastic copy - as instructed PLAY LOUD!
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
NUMBERED INSERT: MINT
POST & PACKING:
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INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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