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August 21, 2025

#310 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #64: Spacemen 3 vs. Pere Ubu

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Hey folks!

First pic: On a white background, in the middle, are the words "PLAYING WITH FIRE" and "SPACEMEN 3". "PLAYING WITH FIRE" has within the letters a photo of fire. Around this are five words arranged in a circle: REVOLUTION (pink), PURITY (purple), LOVE (yellow), SUICIDE (blue) and ACCURACY (green). Between each of those words is the Spacemen 3 logo, which is a gold triangle with a "3" in the middle of it, topped with a six-pointed star shape. Second pic: The façade of what I believe to be a carnival attraction: the awning is a series of pointy shapes, in yellow, pink, red, and orange, and all the shapes are outlined with (unlit) lightbulbs. The angle is low, and great deal of blue sky is seen to the right and up.
Spacemen 3, PLAYING WITH FIRE vs. Pere Ubu, CLOUDLAND

Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is:

#43 Spacemen 3, PLAYING WITH FIRE

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#86 Pere Ubu, CLOUDLAND

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Yesterday, #22 Neil Young, FREEDOM defeated #107 Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis, DEEP LISTENING, 76-51-1.

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