Killing Floor: Killing Floor 1969 + Out Of Uranus 1971

 

The band came together in 1968 when singer Bill Thorndycraft and guitarist Mick Clarke met up in a South London blues band. Originally performing in a blues band known as The Loop, Killing

Floor founder members Mick Clarke (lead guitar) and Bill Thorndycraft (vocals/harmonica) formed the band in 1968 in London, England. After one unsatisfactory gig with the band the two decided to form a new unit together..Bill suggested the name Killing Floor. The band name came from the title of Howlin' Wolf's 1964 track, "Killing Floor". Bill had already met drummer Bazz Smith while touring in Germany, and ads in the "Melody Maker" music paper brought responses from bass player Stuart (Mac) McDonald and pianist Lou Martin.
                         

The band rehearsed hard in various South London pubs and rehearsal rooms, learning a repertoire of Chicago blues standards, but adding their own rock influences. Their first live performance was at

London's "Middle Earth" with Captain Beefheart, and soon the band was playing at all the blues clubs of the time, including appearances at London's Marquee club with The Nice and Yes. The band were again indebted to Edward, who arranged for them to appear at the California Ballroom in Dunstable, where they supported Ten Years After, Jethro Tull, Chicken Shack, and The Herd. Favourite venues included the Blues Loft in High Wycombe where they literally brought the house down..the footstomping of the crowd bringing down the ceiling in the room below!
                        

The first album was released in 1969 on the Spark Label, a subsidiary of the Southern Music publishing group, and licensed in the USA by Sire Records. It got good reviews and airplay, and the band played sessions for John Peel, Johnny Walker, Alexis Korner and other national radio shows. In 1970, the

band's second album, "Out of Uranus" was released on Penny Farthing Records. Although Edward retained record producer duties, Larry Page oversaw the recording sessions as executive producer. AllMusic commented that "Out of Uranus is rawer and more irreverent than most second-line British blues-rock of the late '60s and early '70s, as indicated by the title itself". A single from Out of Uranus, "Call For the Politicians", received airplay on BBC Radio 1, and also sold well in Germany.They released two albums and four singles before initially disbanding in 1972. They have issued another two albums since their reformation in 2002. 
                     

KILLING FLOOR - KILLING FLOOR 1969

                                

The sheer toughness -- and overall derivative -- nature of Killing Floor's debut album, issued six months after Led Zeppelin's debut in 1969 on the Spark label, is a wondrous contrast to the overly slick treatment American blues were given by British artists. All of these tunes, with the exception of one, are revamped

versions of songs from the blues canon with different words. The lone "cover" in the set was written by Willie Dixon titled "Woman You Need Love," the tune Zep ripped for "Whole Lotta Love." This is a raw, immediate, overdriven, psychedelic blues record that offers an interesting historical counterpoint to the immediate impact of Page and Plant and Co., but it also offers a great contrast to the recent 1990s versions of American groups trying to rock up the blues in like style: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion immediately comes to mind. They also provide a heavier, less reverent, and altogether heavier update of the Yardbirds rave-up sound. 
                          

Killing Floor – 1969 - Killing Floor
Label: Repertoire Records – REPUK 1108
Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue 2007
Country:    
Released: 1969    
Genre: Blues
Style: Electric Blues

TRACKS

                                        

01. Woman You Need Love    4:50
02. Nobody By My Side    4:53
03. Come Home Baby    4:03
04. Bedtime Blues    7:29
05. Sunday Morning    1:02
06. Try To Understand    2:37
07. My Mind Can Ride Easy    2:29
08. Wet    0:42
09. Keep On Walking    4:57
10. Forget It    5:32
11. Lou's Blues    2:38
12. People Change Your Mind    8:20

LINE - UP

Vocals, Harmonica ['Harp'] – Bill Thorndycraft
Piano – Lou Martin
Bass – Stuart MacDonald
Drums – Bas Smith
Harpsichord – Lou Martin (tracks: 5)
Lead Guitar – Mick Clarke 

NOTES

Written-By – Smith (tracks: 8, 12), Thorndycraft (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 10, 12), Martin (tracks: 5, 8, 11), Clarke (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 10, 12), MacDonald (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 10, 12), Willie Dixon (tracks: 1)

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KILLING FLOOR - OUT OF URANUS 1970

                      

One of the hottest bands on the UK blues scenes was Killing Floor, that featured the powerful guitar of Mick Clarke and harmonica playing of vocalist Bill Thorndycraft. This was the Killer’s second album,

originally released in 1971 and packed with dynamic performances. The ten tracks range from the ‘psycho blues’ number ‘Out Out Of Uranus’ to the fast and funky ‘Acid Bean’ and explosive ‘Son Of Wet’, a raving jam session that features Buddy Rich inspired drummer Bazz Smith. Raised in an era when the Who and Led Zeppelin were all powerful, Killing Floor display some of their riff laden influences while creating their own distinctive sound. This exciting album has become legendary among fans of classic British rock and remains essential listening for all true collectors. 
                       

Killing Floor – 1971 - Out Of Uranus
Label: Repertoire Records – REP 4367-WP
Format: CD, Reissue 1993
Country: Germany
Released: 1971
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock

TRACKS

                    

01. Out Of Uranus    4:35
02. Soon There Will Be Everything    3:52
03. Acid Bean    4:18
04. Where Nobody Ever Goes    5:20
05. Sun Keeps Shining    4:22
06. Call For The Politicians    2:20
07. Fido Castrol    4:40
08. Lost Alone    5:05
09. Son Of Wet    5:08
10. Milkman    5:27

LINE - UP

Guitar – Mike Clarke
Keyboards – Lou Martin
Lead Vocals, Harmonica – Bill Thorndycraft
Producer – John Edward 
Violin, Effects [Special] – Paul Spencer Mac
Vocals, Bass – Stuart Mcdonald 
Drums – Bas Smith
Written-By – Bas Smith (tracks: 4, 9), Bill Thorndycraft (tracks: 6), Killing Floor (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 10), Mick Clarke (tracks: 6)

NOTES

Originally released by Penny Farthing Records in 1971. 

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Robyn Hitchcock: 6 Albums 1981 - 2017

This is my last post for a while. I'm signing off for a bit because I'm heading to an Ionian island to splash around like a duck in the sea, under the Mediterranean sun. See you later alligators.

                             

 

Robyn Hitchcock is a rock ’n’ roll surrealist. Born in London in 1953, he describes his songs as “paintings you can listen to”. As much a child of Dalí, de Chirico and J. G. Ballard as of his 1960s musical heroes, he is a master of the absurd, reveling in the beauty of the unexpected. His first band, the Soft

Boys (1976–81), has remained an influential art-rock touchstone for generations of musicians. Hitchcock has floated at a tangent to the mainstream for five decades, and his songs have been performed by R.E.M., the Replacements, Uncle Tupelo, Vic Chesnutt, Sparklehorse and Suzanne Vega with the Grateful Dead, among others. He came of age in the 1960s while he attended Winchester College, an eccentric hothouse boarding school in the south of England. Hitchcock lives in Nashville with his wife Emma Swift and their two cats, Ringo and Tubby.
                                 

Robyn Hitchcock is one of England's most enduring and prolific singer/songwriters. Heavily influenced by Syd Barrett, John Lennon, and Bob Dylan, Hitchcock first made his name as a member of the Soft Boys, who pioneered a fusion of punk and psychedelia on 1980's Underwater Moonlight. He

stepped out as a solo artist with 1981's Black Snake Diamond Role, introduced his backing band the Egyptians on 1985's Fegmania!, and made his major-label debut on 1988's Globe of Frogs. Hitchcock delivered a steady stream of fine albums through the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, including 1998's Storefront Hitchcock, 2006's Olé! Tarantula, and 2010's Propellor Time, while 2017's Robyn Hitchcock, 2022's Shufflemania, and 2026's The Confuser saw him delivering strong, stylish work in his sixth decade as a recording artist. 
                                

In 2007, he was the subject of a documentary, Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects,

directed by John Edginton, shown on the U.S. Sundance Channel and in the UK on BBC Four (and later released on DVD). "Food, sex and death are all corridors to life if you like. You need sex to get you here, you need food to keep you here and you need death to get you out and they’re the entry and exit signs." The filmmaker eavesdrops on Hitchcock at work on his latest collection of songs with contributors including Nick Lowe, former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, Peter Buck and

Gillian Welch. The film culminates with Hitchcock and the band taking the songs on the road in America. A live EP with The Venus 3, Sex, Food, Death... and Tarantulas, was released in conjunction with the documentary. The film also includes candid interviews with Hitchcock, who reveals much about the source of his work: "At heart I'm a frightened angry person. That's probably why my stuff isn't totally insubstantial. I'm constantly, deep down inside, in a kind of rage."

                                 

01. ROBYN HITCHCOCK - BLACK SNAKE DIAMOND ROLE 1981 DELUXE EDITION 2007

                                               

While the other three members of the Soft Boys appeared on the album (guitarist Kimberley Rew, bassist

Matthew Seligman, and drummer Morris Windsor) along with Vince Ely of the Psychedelic Furs, Knox from the Vibrators, and a then-unknown Thomas Dolby, Black Snake Diamond Role represented a subtle but clear shift away from the more aggressive tone of the Soft Boys toward a more pop-oriented sound. Black Snake Diamond Role staked out a distinct sonic territory for Hitchcock's solo career that still made room for the abundant talent he'd displayed in his years with the Soft Boys, and remains one of his most enjoyable efforts. 
                          

Robyn Hitchcock – 1981 - Black Snake Diamond Röle
Label: Yep Roc Records – YEP-2611
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition 2007
Country: US
Released: 1981    
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock

TRACKS

                         

01. The Man Who Invented Himself (Zinc Pear Mix)    3:00
02. Brenda's Iron Sledge (Amniotic Mix)    2:57
03. Do Policemen Sing?    3:37
04. The Lizard    5:03
05. Meat   3:05
Guitar – Knox 
06. Acid Bird    4:43
07. I Watch The Cars    2:26
08. Out Of The Picture   3:42
Guitar – Knox 
09. City Of Shame    3:23
10. Love   4:46
Backing Vocals – Howie Gilbert, Robb Appleton
Bass [Overbass] – Matthew Seligman
Keyboards [Ocean] – Thomas Dolby
    

BONUS TRACKS            

11. All I Wanna Do Is Fall In Love    3:48
12. A Skull, A Suitcase, And A Long Red Bottle Of Wine   4:59
Harmonica – Robb Appleton
Keyboards – Thomas Dolby    
13. It Was The Night    3:36
14. I Watch The Cars No. 2    4:26
15. Give Me A Spanner Ralph  2:38 
Harmonica – Robb Appleton    
16. It's A Mystic Trip    2:59
17. Grooving On A Inner Plane    4:12
Vocals, Handclaps – James A. Smith    
18. Happy The Golden Prince    6:40

LINE - UP

                             

Robyn Hitchcock - piano, bass, lead guitar, artwork
Morris Windsor - drums, backing vocals
Gary Barnacle - saxophone on "The Man Who Invented Himself"
Matthew Seligman - bass, overbass on "Love"
Vince Ely - drums on "Brenda's Iron Sledge", "Do Policemen Sing?", "The Lizard" and "I Watch the Cars"
Kimberley Rew - guitar on "Do Policemen Sing?", "The Lizard", "I Watch the Cars" and "City of Shame"
Knox - guitar on "Meat" and "Out of the Picture"
Robb Appleton - backing vocals on "Love"
Howie Gilbert - backing vocals on "Love"
Tom Dolby - keyboards/ocean on "Love"

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02. ROBYN HITCHCOCK AND THE EGYPTIANS - GOTTA LET THIS HEN OUT! (LIVE) 1985

                      

Recorded at the Marquee in London shortly after the release of Fegmania!, the live Gotta Let This Hen Out! is a tense and exciting record, finding the raw energy that usually goes untapped in Robyn Hitchcock's music. Although the album makes the Egyptians sound more like a rock & roll band than they

actually were -- they never played with such reckless abandon before or since -- the driving performances don't wreck the melodic and lyrical eccentricities of the songs; instead, the increased vigor gives the music a searing power, obliterating the notion that Hitchcock's songs are delicate and precious. The set list also accentuates Hitchcock's strengths, relying on his most accessible and melodic material, whether it's newer Egyptians material like "Egyptian Cream," "Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl," and "Acid Bird," or earlier Soft Boys tracks like "Kingdom of Love," "Only the Stones Remain," "The Face of Death," and "Leppo and the Jooves." 

                         

Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – 1985 - Gotta Let This Hen Out!
Label: Yep Roc Records – YEP 2617, Yep Roc Records – YEP-2617
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 2008
Country: US
Released: 1985    
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock

TRACKS

                              

01. Sometimes I Wish I Was A Pretty Girl    2:09
02. Kingdom Of Love    4:11
03. Acid Bird    4:46
04. The Cars She Used To Drive    2:53
05. My Wife And My Dead Wife    4:00
06. Brenda's Iron Sledge    3:06
07. The Fly    3:41
08. Only The Stones Remain    2:38
09. Egyptian Cream    3:31
10. Leppo And The Jooves    4:54
11. America    4:17
12. Heaven    3:53
13. Listening To The Higsons    3:07
14. The Face Of Death    3:26
15. If You Were A Priest    2:37
16. Freeze    3:55
17. I'm Only You    6:25
18. Unsettled    3:49
19. Egyptian Cream 2    4:25

LINE - UP

                        

Robyn Hitchcock - vocals, guitar
Roger Jackson - keyboards
Andy Metcalfe - bass, vocals
Morris Windsor - drums, ice cream

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03. ROBYN HITCHCOCK AND THE EGYPTIANS - ELEMENT OF LIGHT 1986

                              

Element of Light, Hitchcock's second studio album with the Egyptians, remains one of his finest moments and offers a convincing argument for his talents as a pop craftsman. Using John Lennon's work for Revolver and The Beatles as a template, Hitchcock wrote an elegant set of songs for Element of Light,

songs that contained all of his cryptic lyrical sensibilities, yet featured more refined melodies and song structures. The Egyptians play with a subtle grace, moving between the stately "Winchester" and light psychedelia of "If You Were a Priest" to the bracing attack of "Tell Me About Your Drugs" with ease. While it sacrifices some of the edgy tension of Hitchcock's earlier work, Element of Light is his most melodic and eerily beautiful record. [In 2008, Yep Roc released a new edition of Element of Light which included the original album re-mastered, six bonus cuts (four of which had never seen the light of day) and expanded packaging.] 
                            

Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians – 1986 - Element Of Light
Label: Rhino Records – R2 71839
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: US
Released: 1995
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock

TRACKS

                                     

01. If You Were A Priest    3:00
02. Winchester   5:01
Piano – Andy Metcalfe
03. Somewhere Apart   2:48
Electric Piano – Roger Jackson
Upright Piano – Robyn Hitchcock
04. Ted, Woody And Junior   2:51
Organ – Roger Jackson
Piano – Andy Metcalfe
05. The President   4:16
Recorded By [Backing Track, Guitar Overdubs] – Steve Robertshaw
06. Raymond Chandler Evening   2:15
Keyboards [Bass Keyboard] – Andy Metcalfe
07. Bass    3:00
08. Airscape   5:09
Glass Harmonica – Roger Jackson
09. Never Stop Bleeding    2:475:37
10. Lady Waters & The Hooded One   
Recorded By [Backing Track] – Steve Robertshaw
11. The Black Crow Knows    3:34
12. The Crawling    3:20
13. The Leopard    4:21
14. Tell Me About Your Drugs   2:47
Bass, Keyboards – Robyn Hitchcock
Drums – Andy Metcalfe
Guitar – Morris Windsor
    

BONUS SELECTIONS

            
15. The Can Opener    2:27
16. Raymond Chandler Evening (Demo)   1:54
Double Bass [String Bass], Trumpet [Muted] – Chris Cox (4)
Saxophone – James Fletcher
17. The President (Demo)    3:47
18. If You Were A Priest (Demo)   2:46
Percussion – Chris Cox     
19. Airscape (Live)   4:49
Percussion – Andy Metcalfe, Morris Windsor
20. The Leopard (Demo)      5:14
Percussion – Chris Cox 
    

LINE - UP

                              

Robyn Hitchcock – guitar, vocals, upright piano on "Somewhere Apart", bass on "Tell Me About Your Drugs"
Andy Metcalfe – bass, vocals on "If You Were A Priest", "Winchester", "Ted, Woody and Junior", "Bass", "Airscape", "Lady Waters & the Hooded One", "The Black Crow Knows", "Tell Me About Your Drugs", piano on "Winchester", "Ted, Woody and Junior", bass keyboard on "Raymond Chandler Evening", keyboards on "Never Stop Bleeding" and "The Leopard", drums on "Tell Me About Your Drugs"
Morris Windsor – drums, vocals on "Ted, Woody and Junior", "Bass", "Airscape" and "Lady Waters & the Hooded One", electric guitar on "Tell Me About Your Drugs"
Roger Jackson – keyboards, glass harmonica on "Airscape", vocals on "Lady Waters & the Hooded One"

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DRUGS LYRICS

                          

Do you believe in the Holy Grail?
Tell me about your drugs
Do you know anyone in jail?
Tell me about your drugs
                    

Do you wake up on somebody's floor?
Tell me about your drugs
And you just can't take it anymore?
Tell me about your drugs

                                  

Ah, we all get hit by forces that we just don't understand

                           

Do you believe in the Holy Ghost?
Tell me about your drugs
Do you like the things that hurt you most?
Tell me about your drugs
Do you wish you were somebody else?
Tell me about your drugs
But you wake up and you're still yourself
Talkin' about your drugs

                                          

Ah, we get messed up by forces that we just don't understand

                             

Well, now tell me about your drugs, come on(Bop bop shoo bop, a-wop bop shoo bop)
Why don't you tell me about your drugs?
I'd love to know more about your drugs
Why don't you get intimate about your drugs
Why don't you call me up and go on for hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours about your drugs
Tell me Morris

                            

Do you believe in the endless sleep?
Tell me about your drugs
Do you believe in human sheep?
Tell me about your drugs
WIth their curly little whirly tails?
Tell me about your drugs
So they hang themselves when all else fails
And they're thinkin' about their drugs

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04. ROBYN HITCHCOCK - JEWELS FOR SOPHIA 1999

                              

Exhilarated by the simple joys of the Jonathan Demme movie Storefront Hitchcock, the celebrated Mr. H

demonstrates more of the straightforward, idiosyncratic charm and scrumptious tunes that made his film such a surprise. And what a fine piece of work! Without altering his established formula, it's clear the one-time Soft Boys leader has hit on a good vein. No need for lush production, even if it worked well on some of his earlier '90s albums such as Perspex Island. Jewels just collects all his strengths. More than two decades after first launch, Commander Hitchcock is still firing super-creative rockets. Jewels indeed. 
                                

Robyn Hitchcock – 1999 - Jewels For Sophia
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 9362-47433-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 1999
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

                                                                

01. Mexican God    2:57
02. The Cheese Alarm    4:03
03. Viva! Sea-Tac    3:51
04. I Feel Beautiful    4:02
05. You've Got A Sweet Mouth On You, Baby    4:27
06. NASA Clapping    3:30
07. Sally Was A Legend    2:32
08. Antwoman    4:44
09. Elizabeth Jade    2:19
10. No, I Don't Remember Guildford    4:45
11. Dark Princess    5:40
12. Jewels For Sophia    4:09
13. Mr Tongs    3:55
14. Gene Hackman    2:40

LINE - UP

                              

Robyn Hitchcock - lead vocals, acoustic guitar (#1,2,3,4,5,9,10,11,12), electric guitar (#2,3,4,6,7,8,10,11), bass guitar (#2,12), backing vocals (#2,10), harmonica (#5,6,10), piano (#10,12), handclaps (#12)
Tim Keegan - backing vocals (#2,3,8,10,11,12), acoustic guitar (#3,10,12), pop (#4), piano (#8), electric guitar (#9), shaker (#11)
TRACKS 1,2,4,5,8,11 – PRODUCED BY JON BRION IN LOS ANGELES
Jon Brion - bass guitar (#1,11), drums (#1,2,8,11), keyboards (#2,8,11), marimba (#4), low sonic wobble (#4), marxophone (#4), vocals (#5), percussion (#5), organ (#11)
Aloke Dutta - tabla (#2)
Grant Lee Phillips - backing vocals (#4,8), bass guitar (#8)

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05. ROBYN HITCHCOCK AND THE VENUS 3 - PROPELLOR TIME 2010

                                   

Robyn Hitchcock has made a few albums that announce themselves as masterpieces right out of the box, such as I Often Dream of Trains, Fegmania!, or the Soft Boys' Underwater Moonlight, but his catalog also includes a handful of records that sneak up on you with a subtle excellence, such as Eye, Respect, and

Jewels for Sophia. Propellor Time falls into the latter category; on the surface, it doesn't feel all that different from the albums that immediately preceded it (Olé! Tarantula and Goodnight Oslo), but play it a few times, let it sink in, and this album sounds like one of the most satisfying things Hitchcock has made since the mid-'90s. Robyn Hitchcock doesn't really make bad albums, but he doesn't always make legitimately great ones; Propellor Time thankfully feels like one of the high-watermarks of his post-millennial body of work, and it's beautiful, essential listening. 

                               

Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 – 2010 - Propellor Time
Label: Sartorial Records – FIT047CD
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 2010
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

TRACKS

                               

01. Star Of Venus    4:20  
Acoustic Guitar – Chris Ballew
02. The Afterlight   3:50
Acoustic Guitar – Chris Ballew
Banjo – Neill MacColl
03. Luckiness   3:12
Banjo – Neill MacColl
Mandolin – John Paul Jones
Saw [Musical] – Ruby Wright 
04. Ordinary Millionaire   3:51
Cor Anglais – Kate St. John
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Music By – Johnny Marr
Words By – RH
05. John In The Air   2:56
Piano – Chris Ballew
06. Propellor Time   5:13
Electric Guitar – Chris Ballew
Music By – Peter Buck
Words By – RH    
07. Primitive   3:42
Accordion [Treated] – Kate St John
08. Sickie Boy    3:58
09. Born On The Wind    4:33
10. Evolove   3:58
Acoustic Guitar – Chris Ballew
Mandolin – John Paul Jones
Mellotron – Charlie Francis
Saw [Musical] – Ruby Wright
    

LINE - UP

                          

Robyn Hitchcock – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
Peter Buck – 12-string electric guitar, 6-string acoustic guitar
Scott McCaughey – bass, vocals
Bill Rieflin – drums

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS

Chris Ballew – guitar, backing vocals, piano
Charlie Francis – keyboards, mellotrons
John Paul Jones – mandolin
Nick Lowe – backing vocals
Neil MacColl – banjo
Johnny Marr – guitar
Kate St John – oboe, treated accordion
Morris Windsor – backing vocals
Ruby Wright – musical saw

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06. ROBYN HITCHCOCK - ROBYN HITCHCOCK 2017

                            

Eponymous albums usually herald a debut or a stylistic sea change. Robyn Hitchcock's 22nd studio LP is

neither, but it embraces elements of both. Recorded in Nashville with pop sorcerer Brendan Benson, it's a distillation of the 64-year-old surrealist's entire career, and easily his most vibrant collection of new music since the early 1990s. No longer the hyper-prolific, Byzantine food-, sex-, and death-obsessed Syd Barrett-phile of old -- well, maybe just a little bit -- Hitchcock has settled into a sort of seasoned eccentricity, and this economical, late career gem proves that he's still got plenty of Madcap Laughs left in the hopper. 
                             

Robyn Hitchcock – 2017 - Robyn Hitchcock
Label: Yep Roc Records – YEP-2483
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Apr 21, 2017
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

TRACKS

                                  

01. I Want To Tell You About What I Want    3:42
02. Virginia Woolf    2:53
03. I Pray When I'm Drunk    2:06
04. Mad Shelley's Letterbox    3:38
05. Sayonara Judge    5:55
06. Detective Mindhorn    3:28
07. 1970 In Aspic    3:14
08. Raymond And The Wires    2:21
09. Autumn Sunglasses    5:06
10. Time Coast    3:42

LINE - UP

                                 

Robyn Hitchcock – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Anne McCue – guitar
Jon Estes – bass
Jon Radford – drums
Russ Pahl – pedal steel
Emma Swift & Pat Sansone – harmony vocals on "Sayonara Judge", "Time Coast", "Detective Mindhorn", and "1970 In Aspic"
Grant Lee Phillips – harmonies on "I Pray When I'm Drunk" and "Raymond And The Wires"
Gillian Welch – harmonies on "Autumn Sunglasses"

SAYONARA JUDGE LYRICS

                              

Losing my face
Losing my friends
Losing my temper
Losing my place on the map
Losing my home
Losing my January to December
But I'm twirling my cane
Out on my own
Sayonara, I'm a loser
But I'm walking on air

Losing my case
Losing my form
Losing my tether

                            

Losing my neighborhood
My self-esteem

                                

Losing my mind, I can't keep it together
But together is not all that it seems
Sayonara, I'm a loser
But I'm walking on air
Uh-huh

Losing your trust

                           

Losing your love
Losing your number
Losing your praise
Your rubber stamp
Losing your smile
I never danced, not even a rhumba
But if I did, I'd be dancing in style
Sayonara, I'm a loser
But I'm walking on air
(Air, uh-huh)

                                         

                

Goodbye judge
I won't wait for the sentence
I know what you always wanted to do
Goodbye judge
Auf wiedersehn jury
I'm not sticking around
For any of you

                                 

            

Sayonara, I'm a loser
But I'm walking on air
(air, uh-huh)
Walking on air
(air, yes, sir)
Walking on air
(air, uh-huh)
(air, uh-huh)
Goodbye teddy bear
(air, uh-huh)
(air, uh-huh)

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