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1991 studio album by Spacemen 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Recurring is the fourth and final Spacemen 3 studio album, released in early 1991 on Fire Records.[5] The band had broken up prior to the release of the album.[11][12] During the recording, the relations between band members had soured to the extent that the record is in two parts – the first side by Peter Kember, and the second by Jason Pierce.[11][13]
| Recurring | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 78:33 (CD) | |||
| Label | Fire Records (UK) (original UK release)[1] RCA Records (US) Dedicated Records (Germany) Space Age Recordings (2004 UK reissue) | |||
| Producer | Peter Kember/Jason Pierce | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| NME | 7/10[4] |
| Q | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| Select | 4/5[7] |
| Sounds |  [8] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[9] |
| Vox | 7/10[10] |
The album includes "Hypnotized", a Pierce composition that was released as a single in the UK in 1989.[14][15]
Recurring peaked at No. 46 on the UK Albums Chart.[16]
The original UK vinyl pressing had only ten tracks, with shorter edits of two tracks. "Big City" was cut in half and "Billy Whizz" faded out before its "Blue 1" crescendo. The cassette release contained the same track listing but with full versions of all tracks.[citation needed]
"Just to See You Smile" originally appeared on the B-side of "Hypnotized", in an alternate mix listed as "Just to See You Smile (Honey Pt. 2)", owning up to the track's melodic affinity to the earlier Spacemen 3 tune "Honey". Elsewhere, "Why Couldn't I See" is another song whose main guitar riff is largely derived from the 45-minute improvisation Dreamweapon (the others were "Honey" and "How Does It Feel"); and "I Love You" features an uncredited sample of a Jan and Dean radio jingle for Coca-Cola (possibly written or cowritten by Brian Wilson, from 1963.)[citation needed]
The only track on which both Pierce and Kember appear is "When Tomorrow Hits", a cover of a Mudhoney song.[14] It was originally intended for a double A-side split single, with Mudhoney covering "Revolution" from Playing With Fire. This release was scotched when Kember caught wind of the fact that Mudhoney had fitted "Revolution" with somewhat irreverent lyrics about methadone suppositories. The Mudhoney recording eventually surfaced as a b-side.
Trouser Press called Recurring an "undated adaptation of ’60s folky acid-rock with elements of the Beatles, Stones and others" and a "lullingly pleasant album."[14] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "bad imitation acid house."[6] Peter Kane in Q Magazine called highlighted the rave-inspired "Big City" and described the rest of the album as "wispy voices atmospherically draped over guitars that sparkle lightly".[17]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big City (Everybody I Know Can Be Found Here)" (edited version) | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Just To See You Smile (Orchestral Mix)" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "I Love You" | 5:32 |
| 4. | "Set Me Free / I've Got the Key" | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Set Me Free (Reprise)" | 1:50 |
| 6. | "Feel So Sad (Reprise)" | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Hypnotized" | 5:57 |
| 8. | "Sometimes" | 6:36 |
| 9. | "Feelin' Just Fine (Head Full of Shit)" | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Billy Whizz / Blue 1" (edited version) | 5:05 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big City (Everybody I Know Can Be Found Here)" | 10:50 |
| 2. | "Just to See You Smile (Orchestral mix)" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "I Love You" | 5:32 |
| 4. | "Set Me Free / I've Got the Key" | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Set Me Free (reprise)" | 1:50 |
| 6. | "Feel So Sad (reprise)" | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Hypnotized" | 5:57 |
| 8. | "Sometimes" | 6:36 |
| 9. | "Feelin' Just Fine (Head Full of Shit)" | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Billy Whizz / Blue 1" | 7:33 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big City (Everybody I Know Can Be Found Here)" | 10:50 |
| 2. | "Just to See You Smile (Orchestral mix)" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "I Love You" | 5:32 |
| 4. | "Set Me Free / I've Got the Key" | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Set Me Free (reprise)" | 1:50 |
| 6. | "Why Couldn't I See" | 6:37 |
| 7. | "Just to See You Smile (instrumental)" | 3:19 |
| 8. | "When Tomorrow Hits" | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Feel So Sad (reprise)" | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Hypnotized" | 5:57 |
| 11. | "Sometimes" | 6:36 |
| 12. | "Feelin' Just Fine (Head Full of Shit)" | 4:33 |
| 13. | "Billy Whizz / Blue 1" | 7:33 |
| 14. | "Drive / Feel So Sad" | 5:34 |
| 15. | "Feelin' Just Fine (alternative mix)" | 4:30 |
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