Editing Spacemen 3 (section)

====1987====
In January 1987, Spacemen 3 commenced work on their second album, ''[[The Perfect Prescription]]'', which was recorded at Paul Adkins' VHF Studios, near Rugby; it was at the request of [[Audio engineer|sound engineer]] Graham Walker.{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=107–108}}<ref name="Record Collector"/> It took eight months and £3,000 to produce.{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=108–112}}<ref name="Record Collector" />

Whilst working on the album, "Transparent Radiation"—a cover of a song by the [[Red Crayola]]—was recorded, and released as a single in July 1987. "Transparent Radiation" was awarded 'Single of the Week' by ''Sounds'', and matched the previous single in reaching no. 29 on the independent chart.<ref name="Lazell" /><ref>''Sounds'', Autumn 1987</ref> The B-side included "Ecstasy Symphony", an experimental piece using an [[organ (music)|organ]] drone.{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=111, 127–130}}<ref name="Forced Exposure"/><ref name="amg"/>

''The Perfect Prescription'' was completed in September 1987 and released the same month.
Kember described it as "kind of a concept album, it's about our better and worse experiences with drugs".<ref name="Forced Exposure"/> Produced by Kember and Pierce, they agreed to restrict the amount of guitar overdubs in order that it would be easier to replicate the songs live.<ref name="ReferenceB">album liner notes, ''Forged Prescriptions'', ''The Perfect Prescription'' re-release.</ref> ''The Perfect Prescription'' received little critical attention in the UK, being better received in the United States. However, it represented Kember and Pierce's "collaborative zenith" (Erik Morse),{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=132–133}} and the album "is practically a best-of in all but name".

''The Perfect Prescription'' "marked a serious artistic development, drawing deeper from gospel, ambient, and spiritual music, granting a serenity and depth to their spaced-out garage psychedelia".<ref name="amg"/> Much of the album did not feature drums. This was the first album on which Kember contributed lead vocals.{{sfn|Morse|2004|pp=124–127}}<ref name="Record Collector"/>

Spacemen 3 performed live on about twenty occasions during 1987. This included several gigs in the Netherlands and Belgium in March, and a few dates in London, Sheffield and Leeds later on in the year.<ref name="spacemen3.co.uk GIGS">{{cite web |url=http://spacemen3.co.uk/pages/misc/spacemengigs.htm |title=I have a passion sweet Lord... and it just won't go away |website=www.spacemen3.co.uk |access-date=2011-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402150514/http://spacemen3.co.uk/pages/misc/spacemengigs.htm |archive-date=2 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }} spacemen3.co.uk fan website – gig list. Accessed 25 September 2011.</ref>