Spacemen 3 — Live In Europe 1989

Record Store Day 2019 Exclusive on Orange/Green Splattered color vinyl / Limited Pressing by Space Age Recordings Pressed in 2019 / Made in EU / Includes full-length, 16-minute version of ''Suicide'' that is edited down 30 on CD. Re-mastered by John Rivers at Woodbine Street Studio especially for vinyl. 180 gram vinyl; Splattered opaque color vinyl.''Recorded over four nights in Germany during what turned out to be Spacemen 3's final tour, Live in Europe 1989 is far better than the more ragged earlier Spacemen 3 live album, 1988's Performance. The album's also notable for documenting the group's short-lived quartet lineup, with bassist Willie Carruthers and drummer Jon Mattock. Despite the change in rhythm sections, the focus is, as always, on guitarists Pete Kember and Jason Pierce, who by this point in the group's career aren't even pretending to be interesting in standard verse-chorus-verse structure... Although newcomers are advised to start with Playing With Fire or Recurring, Live in Europe 1989 is essential for fans.'' --Stewart Mason, All Music