Editing Spacemen 3 (section)

====Northampton demos====
In November 1985, Spacemen 3 played a gig at a leisure centre in Coventry to an audience of fewer than ten people.{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=67–68}} Nevertheless, encouraged by the support of Pat Fish, they determined that they ought to record a new [[demo tape]].{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=70}} By this time they had reconfigured and honed their musical style, and their repertoire consisted of newer songs and re-worked older ones.<ref name="outer limits"/><ref name="Record Collector"/>

At Pierce's instigation, [[Pete Bain]] rejoined the band on bass in order to fill out their sound. Despite being a 4-piece again, they would retain the name Spacemen 3.{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=70–71}} Kember and Pierce opted to upgrade their guitar equipment ahead of recording the new demos. Kember purchased a Burns Jazz [[electric guitar]] and 1960s Vox Conqueror [[amplifier]]; whilst Pierce bought a [[Fender Telecaster]] and a 1970s HH amplifier. Both of their new amplifiers included distortion/fuzz and [[tremolo]]; these two effects were key components of Spacemen 3's signature sound.{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=71–72}}<ref name="outer limits"/><ref name="Record Collector"/>

In January 1986, Spacemen 3 attended the Studio Morocco based at the home of Carlo Marocco at Piddington, outside Northampton, to record their new demo tape. They spent three-and-a-half days at the [[Multitrack recording|16-track]] studio. Recording live as a group, with minimal [[overdubs]], they managed to get demos for approximately seven songs. Kember and Pierce handled the [[music production|production]].{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=72–75}}<ref name="outer limits"/><ref name="Record Collector"/><ref>Album liner notes – ''Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To'' reissue (Bomp!, 1995)</ref> with studio manager Dave Howard dealing with the technicalities. These "fine set of performances"<ref name="amg"/> would later be unofficially released as the vinyl album ''Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To'' on the Father Yod label in 1990 (albeit described incorrectly as "rehearsals in Rugby").<ref name="outer limits"/><ref name="Record Collector"/>

Spacemen 3 managed to obtain a record deal shortly after producing their new demos. Pat Fish had given a copy of the demo tape to Dave Barker, the owner of the independent record label [[Glass Records]], to whom Fish's band The Jazz Butcher were signed.  Spacemen 3 signed a three-year, two-album recording contract with Glass Records in early 1986.{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=77, 87}}<ref name="Forced Exposure"/><ref name="outer limits"/><ref name="Record Collector"/><ref>''Sounds'', 09/02/1991</ref>