Trouser Press called Recurring an "undated adaptation of ’60s folky acid-rock with elements of the Beatles, Stones and others" and a "lullingly pleasant album." The New Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "bad imitation acid house."
Track listing
;Original vinyl release (Fire FIRELP23)
;Original cassette release (FIRE MC23)
;Original CD release (FIRE CD23)
Personnel
;Spacemen 3
- Sonic Boom (Peter Kember) – vocals, Vox Starstreamer, Burns Jazz guitar, Vox Super Continental, Vox Conqueror, acoustic 12-string guitar, synthesizer, samples, feedback, tremeloes, drones
- Jason (Jason Pierce) – vocals, Fender Telecaster guitar, acoustic guitars, autoharp, blues harp, piano and keyboards
- Will Carruthers – bass vibrations
- Mark Refoy – Fender Telecaster guitar, acoustic guitars
- Jon Mattock – percussion
;Additional musicians
- Richard Formby – lead and rhythm guitars
- Pat Fish – flute
- Owen John – violins
- Alex Green – saxophones
;Production
- Sonic Boom and J. Spaceman (Jason Pierce) – producers
- Paul Adkins – engineer
- Anjali Dutt – remix engineer (tracks 9, 11–15)
- Sarah Bedingham – remix engineer (tracks 9, 11–15)
- Mr. Ugly (Natty Brooker) – original artwork