Sound of Confusion
| Sound of Confusion | ||||
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| Released | July 1986 | |||
| Genre | Garage rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 39:48 71:20 (1994 re-release) | |||
| Label | Glass (original UK release) Fire (various UK reissues) Taang! (1995 US release) | |||
| Spacemen 3 chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1994 re-release. | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | 5/10[2] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[5] |
Sound of Confusion is the first studio album by space rock group
13th Floor Elevators, "Mary Anne" (originally ″Just One Time″) by Juicy Lucy and "Little Doll" by The Stooges. The closing track "O.D. Catastrophe" clearly references the vocal melody of "T.V. Eye" by The Stooges, with an early version of the song even being titled "T.V. Catastrophe".[6]
It was re-released in 1994 by
Walkin' With Jesus EP and a demo of the song "2.35".[1]
It was re-released again in 1996 on Fire Records, who also re-released it as a vinyl LP in 2009.
Track listing
- Original release (Glass GLALP 018)
All tracks are written by
13th Floor Elevators cover)Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall 7:50 4. "Mary Anne" (The song "Mary Anne" is actually a cover of "Just One Time" by Juicy Lucy) Glenn Ross Campbell, Neil Hubbard 4:13 5. "Little Doll" (The Stooges cover) David Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, James Osterberg 5:25 6. "2:35" 3:08 7. "O.D. Catastrophe" 8:54
- 1994 re-issue bonus tracks (Taang!)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | " 13th Floor Elevators cover. Extended Version) | Erickson, Hall | 17:03 |
| 10. | "Feel So Good" | 4:57 | |
| 11. | "2:35" (Demo) | 3:40 |
Personnel
- Peter Kember - guitar, feedback
- vocals
- Pete Bain - bass
- Nicholas Brooker - percussion
References
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Sound of Confusion – Spacemen 3". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Fadele, Dele (9 September 1989). "Spacemen 3: Sound of Confusion". NME. p. 41.
- ^ Mathers, Ian (21 November 2013). "Spacemen 3: Sound of Confusion / The Perfect Prescription / Performance". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ "T.V. Catastrophe - Spacemen 3 | Song Info | AllMusic".
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