The Spontaneous Combustion Of John (track)
by The Flaming Lips
Year: 1989
From the album Telepathic Surgery (track #10)
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The Spontaneous Combustion Of John appears on the following album(s) by The Flaming Lips:
- Telepathic Surgery (track #10) (this album) (1989)
- Finally The Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid (1983-1988) (track #47) (compilation) (2002)
- Seeing The Unseeable: The Complete Studio Recordings Of The Flaming Lips 1986-1990 (track #33) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/17/2025 13:34 |  Igtonumama | 31,394 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2025 21:02 | brent13 | 10,909 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2024 03:27 |  AAL2014 | 33,942 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2023 19:14 |  DommeDamian | 71,924 | 51/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2021 18:24 | xhitmanx | 13,924 | 79/100 |
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