PLAYING WITH FIRE

SPACEMEN 3のベスト盤というべきアルバム。それを反映するようにSPACEMEN 3解散後、Sonic Boomが所属したSpace Ageより別バージョン＆デモを追加した2枚組がリリースされた。内容的には2ndアルバムをさらに発展させたものとなっており、僕自身もこのアルバムがSPACEMEN 3にのめり込むきっかけとなった。ただ2ndアルバムを発展させたというような感じだが、聴いたときの感触は1stアルバムにかなり近いと思う。

アルバムタイトルの”Playing With Fire”って、The Rolling Stones「Out of Our Heads」収録の”Play With Fire”から引用したのかなあ…。それに”I’m All Right”をカバーしてるしなぁ…タイトルは”It’s Allright”だけど。

ある音楽ライターの方がSonic BoomとBrian Jonesを重ね合わせていたけど、Sonic Boom自身はやっぱりThe Rolling StonesというよりもBrian Jonesのファンだったのかな。

Track List:

1. Honey [kember] 3:01
2. Come Down Softly To My Soul [pierce] 3:47
3. How Does It Feel ? [kember] 7:58
4. I Believe It [kember] 3:20
5. Revolution [kember] 5:58
6. Let Me Down Gently [kember] 4:29
7. So Hot (Wash Away All of My Tears) [pierce] 2:38
8. Suicide [kember/pierce] 11:03
9. Lord Can You Hear Me? [pierce] 4:34
10. Suicide (live) [kember/pierce] 12:26
11. Repeater (How Does It Feel ?) (live) [kember] 5:29
12. Che [rev/vega/kember]* 4:31
13. May The Circle Be Unbroken [trad.]* 3:45

* Only Space Age Recordings Release.

[13]: A cover of Traditional song.

Track List (Space Age Disc Two):

1. Honey (demo) 3:24
2. Let Me Down Gently (drum mix) 4:50
3. How Does It Feel ? (alternate version) 8:24
4. Suicide (alternate mix) 11:51
5. Lord Can You Here Me? (demo vocal) 4:40
6. I Believe It (alternate mix) 3:20
7. Che (maracas mix) 4:37
8. Any Way That You Want Me (demo) [taylor] 3:21
9. Girl On Fire (demo) [parfitt] 2:06

[8]: A cover of ? song.
[9]: A cover of ? song.

Personnel:
Sonic Boom: Vocals, Vox Starstreamer, Fender Jaguar, Vox Super Continental
Jason Pierce: Vocals, Fender Telecaster, Rickenbecher
Will Carruthers: Bass Vibration

Additional musicians:
Michael Bentham (violin), Josephine Wiggs (cello)

Notes:
Produced by Sonic & Jason
Mixed at VHF Sound Centre Rugby
Cut by G. Porky Peckham
Photograph by Phil Nicholls
Engineered by Paul Adkins, Graham Walker and Pat
Digitally re-mastered at Serendipity
Artwork by Andy at Tundra

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