| The Perfect Prescription | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1987 | |||
| Recorded | V.H.F. in Rugby | |||
| Genre | Neo-psychedelia[1] | |||
| Length | 45:39 | |||
| Label | Glass (original UK release) Fire (various UK reissues) Genius Records (original US release) Taang! (1996 US reissue) | |||
| Producer | Sonic Boom & Jason | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1996 re-release | ||||
| Singles from The Perfect Prescription | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10[3] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 8/10[4] |
| Mojo |  [5] |
| MusicHound | 4.5/5[6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 10/10[8] |
| Record Collector | [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[11] |
The Perfect Prescription is the second studio album by British neo-psychedelic band Spacemen 3, released in 1987. It is a concept album, "a vision of a drug trip from inception to its blasted conclusion, highs and lows fully intact."[2]
Pitchfork Media listed it at #50 in their list of the greatest albums of the 1980s.[12]
- ^ Terich, Jeff (2 July 2015). "10 Essential Neo-Psychedelia Albums". Treble. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "The Perfect Prescription – Spacemen 3". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Perry, Tom (5 November 2009). "Album Review: Spacemen 3 – The Perfect Prescription (reissue)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Spacemen 3". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. pp. 1415–1416. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
- ^ Perry, Andrew (December 2009). "Spacemen 3: The Perfect Prescription". Mojo. No. 193.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Spacemen 3". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 1062. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ Lindhart, Alexander Lloyd (28 October 2003). "Spacemen 3: Forged Prescriptions Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Mathers, Ian (21 November 2013). "Spacemen 3: Sound of Confusion / The Perfect Prescription / Performance". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Kendall, Matt (December 2009). "The Perfect Prescription | Spacemen 3". Record Collector. No. 369. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Spacemen 3". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 763–764. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Strauss, Neil (1995). "Spacemen 3". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 371–373. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ "The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s - Page 6". Pitchfork.