| Sound of Confusion | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Spacemen 3 |
| Cover: | Spacemen_3_-_Sound_Of_Confusion_Orig.jpg |
| Released: | July 1986 |
| Genre: | Garage rock, neo-psychedelia |
| Length: | 39:48 71:20 (1994 re-release) |
| Label: | Glass (original UK release) Fire (various UK reissues) Taang! (1995 US release) |
| Next Title: | Transparent Radiation |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
Sound of Confusion is the first studio album by space rock group Spacemen 3, released in July 1986 on Glass Records. Four of the seven songs are cover versions; "Hey Man" combines the melody of Amen (gospel song) with the lyrics of Fixin' to Die Blues by Bukka White, "Rollercoaster", originally by the 13th Floor Elevators, "Mary Anne" (originally ″Just One Time″) by Juicy Lucy and "Little Doll" by The Stooges. The closing track "O.D. Catastrophe" clearly references the vocal melody of "T.V. Eye" by The Stooges, with an early version of the song even being titled "T.V. Catastrophe".[1]
It was re-released in 1994 by Taang! including the three tracks on the Walkin' With Jesus EP and a demo of the song "2.35". It was re-released again in 1996 on Fire Records, who also re-released it as a vinyl LP in 2009.